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Chowdhury, Sohel
CM🇧🇩FIDE 10201114· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1972
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Sohel Chowdhury, a 54-year-old Bangladeshi Candidate Master, is rated 2103 and ranked 25th among Bangladeshi players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +102 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Poet Nazrul FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026, M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament, and BCF Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Shahid Abu Sayeed FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including BCF Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2267 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2007, Bangladeshi #11 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2013 (age 41).
Current rating
2103
Standard
Rpd2076·Blz2087
All-time high
2267
−164 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 35
Apr 2007 · age 35
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
104 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Bangladeshi players · of 1,282
Career timeline
26 entries2026
3rd Bangladeshi 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2103
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Jun 2026
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Oct 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
May 2021
2020
3rd Bangladeshi 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2148
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+188 Elo)
1962 → 2150
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Divisional Series FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, Chattogramperf 2223 (+194) · 5.5/6 · #7
Top opponent
Evolution
+102
2001 → 2103
Tournaments
15
106 games
Score
70.5/ 10666.5%
53W35D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsBhuiyan Md. Nasim HossainCM1,907·Manha's Castle International Rating Chess Tournament·R8·-13.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2294 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2153 | +16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2228 | +47.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/8 | #17 | 2048 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/8 | #24 | 1953 | -17.0 |
Knockout | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | R32 | 1469 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 2058 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2016 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #51 | 2192 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/9 | #35 | 1896 | -38.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSyed Mahfuzur RahmanFM
🇧🇩BAN·2191
+9 −25 =16
50 games·last met May 2026
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vsMehdi Hasan ParagFM
🇧🇩BAN·2155
+5 −20 =9
34 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMd Minhaz UddinIM
🇧🇩BAN·2300
+4 −23 =6
33 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGolam Mostafa Bhuiyan
🇧🇩BAN·2161
+11 −17 =5
33 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMd Abu HanifCM
🇧🇩BAN·2078
+6 −15 =10
31 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#25
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,108
in continent
World
#15,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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