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10 Best Bangladeshi Chess Players From Bangladesh (FIDE Ranked)

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Best Bangladeshi Chess Players From Bangladesh

In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we ranked the best Cypriot Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best Bangladeshi Chess players from Bangladesh, starting with the number ten spot in FIDE. All of the players in this list are master level players with Elo ratings exceeding 2200. For more information on ratings, see the guide on how to get a FIDE rating.

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  • 10. Abu Sufian Shakil
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 9. Biswas Subrota
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 8. Minhaj Uddin Mahmud
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 7. Tahsin Tajwar Zia
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 6. Bin-Sattar Reefat
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 5. Enamul Hossain
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 4. Rahman Mohammad Fahad
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 3. Abdullah Al-Rakib
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 2. Niaz Murshed
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 1. Ziaur Rahman
    • Ratings
    • Profiles

10. Abu Sufian Shakil

Full Name: Abu Sufian Shakil

Title: International master

Born: July 01, 1980

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 6859

Rapid: 2258

Blitz: 2296

Classical: 2229

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Abu Sufian Shakil is a famous Bangladesh chess player and a national chess trainer. He was awarded a FIDE Master title by FIDE in 2001 and later won an international Master in 2011. Shakil secured a chance to participate in the Chess Olympiad games in 2008 at Dresden, Germany, in 2006 at Turin, Italy, and in 2010 at Khanty Manshisk, Russia. He is also part of the Bangladesh national chess team and has represented the country in many competitions between 2005 to 2015.

9. Biswas Subrota

Full Name: Biswas Subrota

Title: FIDE Master

Born: August 04, 2002

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 5949

Rapid: 2181

Blitz: 2177

Classical: 2253

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Biswas Subrota is a Bangladesh chess player with a FIDE master title. He has played 12 chess matches, recording a remarkable result of Wins: 66.7% (8), Loss of 16.7% (2), and a Draw: 16.7% (2). In the matches he played, Biswas recorded a white result of Wins: 57.1% (4), Loss: 28.6% (2), and Draw: 14.3% (1) in a total of 7 games. In addition, he recorded a Black result of Wins: 80% (4), Loss: 0%, and Draw: 20% (1) in a total of 5 games. He reached his highest FIDE rating on January 01, 2022, when he recorded a peak rating of 2320.

8. Minhaj Uddin Mahmud

Full Name: Minhaj Uddin Mahmud

Title: International Master

Born: February 10, 1989

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 5700

Rapid: 2287

Blitz: 2339

Classical: 2260

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Minhaj Uddin is a Bangladesh chess player with significant achievements in his chess career. He currently holds an international master title which was awarded to him by the FIDE organization in 2912. Mahmud won the 2010 Bangladesh chess championships in the men’s category. He has also represented his country in many chess tournaments between 2008 to 2015.

7. Tahsin Tajwar Zia

Full Name: Tahsin Tajwar Zia

Title: FIDE master

Born: January 24, 2005

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 4113

Rapid: 2138

Blitz: 1800

Classical: 2307

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Tahsin Tajwar is an upcoming Bangladesh chess player with impressive positive progress in his chess career. He won a candidate master title in 2020 at 15 and later qualified for a FIDE Master title two years later. This was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2020 with a peak rating of 2307.

6. Bin-Sattar Reefat

Full Name: Bin-Sattar Reefat

Title: Grandmaster

Born: July 25, 1974

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 2625

Rapid: 2415

Blitz: 2462

Classical: 2367

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Bin-Sattar Reefat was a popular Bangladesh chess player with a grandmaster title by FIDE in 2005. He first won his international Master title from FIDE in 1993. He also represented his national team in seven chess Olympiads games between 1994 and 2006.

5. Enamul Hossain

Full Name: Enamul Hossain

Title: Grandmaster

Born: August 21, 1981

Federation: Grandmaster

Ratings

World ranking: 2378

Rapid: 2465

Blitz: 2443

Classical: 2377

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Enamul Hossain is a high profiled chess player from Bangladesh. He won his grandmaster title in 2008 to become the fifth Bangladesh chess player to win the title. In addition, he is the only chess player from Bangladesh to reach the second round of the 2007 chess world cup games. This was after he defeated a strong chess player Pavel Eljanov in a tough two-game match in the tournament. He is also a four-time winner of the Bangladesh international chess championships.

4. Rahman Mohammad Fahad

Full Name: Rahman Mohammad Fahad

Title: International Master

Born: June 21, 2003

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 2007

Rapid: 2318

Blitz: 2323

Classical: 2396

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Rahman is a famous Bangladesh international master; a title FIDE awarded him in 2019. He secured a chance to participate in the 2019 Chess world cup competitions. In the world cup tournament, Rahman was eliminated in the first round by Anish Giri.

3. Abdullah Al-Rakib

Full Name: Abdullah Al-Rakib

Title: Grandmaster

Born: December 02, 1980

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 1770

Rapid: 2464

Blitz: 2417

Classical: 2408

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Abdullah Al Rakib is a Bangladesh chess grandmaster. Abdullah became the fourth chess player from Bangladesh to win the grandmaster title on September 25, 2007. He is also the winner of the 2013 Bangladesh national chess championships. He has also represented his country in many chess Olympiad games.

2. Niaz Murshed

Full Name: Niaz Murshed

Title: Grandmaster

Born: May 13, 1966

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 1682

Rapid: 2496

Blitz: 2442

Classical: 2413

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Niaz Murshed is a high profiled chess player from Bangladesh that earned his grandmaster title from FIDE in 1987. This made him become the first chess player from South Asia to win the title. He also represented his national team in several chess Olympiad games between 1984 to 2014. He achieved his highest FIDE rating in July 1993 when he recorded a peak rating of 2525 and became one of the top-ranked players to break through the 2500 Elo rating mark.

1. Ziaur Rahman

Full Name: Ziaur Rahman

Title: Grandmaster

Birth: October 20, 1974

Federation: Bangladesh

Ratings

World ranking: 1524

Rapid: 2500

Blitz: 2460

Classical: 2424

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Ziaur Rahman is a top-ranked chess player from Bangladesh with a Grandmaster title from FIDE he earned in 2002. Rahman achieved his highest FIDE rating in October 2005 when he reached a peak rating of 2570. This made him the Bangladesh chess player with the highest FIDE rating and one of the chess players to break through the Elo rating mark of 2500. He won an International Master title in 1993. In 2021, Rahman won the Mujib Borsho invitational tournament held in Dhaka after scoring 7.5/9 points.

That concludes the list of the best Bangladeshi Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Slovenian Chess players or the best Mexican Chess players.

Sources

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