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Ahmed, Shafiq
CM🇧🇩FIDE 10201564· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1976
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Shafiq Ahmed, a 50-year-old Bangladeshi Candidate Master, is rated 2103 and ranked 25th among Bangladeshi players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Premier Division Chess League 2025, 49th National 'B' Chess Championship 2025, and 1st Division Chess League. Also played 5 rapid events (including Professor M A Mannan Memorial International Rapid rating Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2005–2007) and 13 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2236 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2010); he also reached Bangladeshi #10 in Apr 2002.
Awarded CM in 2023 (age 47).
Current rating
2103
Standard
Rpd2089·Blz2041
All-time high
2236
−133 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 34
Jan 2010 · age 34
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Bangladeshi players · of 1,282
Career timeline
22 entries2026
5th Bangladeshi 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2103
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Aug 2025
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 47
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
2052 → 2103
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
22/ 3464.7%
20W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 5/10 | #14 | 2130 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #11 | 2089 | -1.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #8 | 2363 | +33.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 2113 | +15.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShakil Abu SufianIM
🇧🇩BAN·2236
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMd Minhaz UddinIM
🇧🇩BAN·2300
+3 −12 =2
17 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKhandaker Aminul IslamFM
🇧🇩BAN·2189
+4 −6 =5
15 games·last met Mar 2033
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vsSyed Mahfuzur RahmanFM
🇧🇩BAN·2191
+2 −11 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSharif Hossain Md.FM
🇧🇩BAN·2071
+5 −6 =2
13 games·last met May 2023
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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
Bangladesh
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| ... | ||
| 25 | 2,103 | |
Asia-Pacific
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| ... | ||
| 2108 | 2,103 | |
World
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| ... | ||
| 15147 | 2,103 | |