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Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury
🇧🇩FIDE 10201742· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1962
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Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury, a 64-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1786. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 139 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament, 2nd Division Chess League, and ACPB Satkhira 1st International Standard Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 14 rapid (including Professor M A Mannan Memorial International Rapid rating Chess Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including BCF Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 2125 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2002, Bangladeshi #41 at the time).
Previously known as Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury (until Jun 2022).
Current rating
1786
Standard
Rpd1832·Blz1636
All-time high
2125
−339 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 40
Apr 2002 · age 40
Activity
116
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
129 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#80,760
#80,760 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1688 → 1794
Oct 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 62
Jan 2024
2023
5th Bangladeshi 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1734
Jan 2023
2022
6-month rising streak
+104 Elo
Dec 2022
Renamed to Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury
at age 60
Jun 2022
2018
3rd Bangladeshi 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1840
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1779 → 1786
Tournaments
27
165 games
Score
85/ 16551.5%
79W12D74L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsHafizur Rahman Mohammed1,566·Elegant 46th FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R5·-15.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/3 | #45 | 2752 | +1.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/4 | #127 | 1720 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #25 | 1834 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #63 | 2124 | +19.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #13 | 2068 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/2 | #38 | 2608 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #26 | 1911 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #15 | 998 | -26.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #20 | 2133 | +28.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/7 | #55 | 1988 | +24.8 |
Worst Elo result: Shailkupa 2nd International Rating Chess Tournament 2026 (-26.2 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSohel ChowdhuryCM
🇧🇩BAN·2103
+2 −20 =1
23 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsHossain Faisal
🇧🇩BAN·1962
+7 −15 =0
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsGolam Mostafa Bhuiyan
🇧🇩BAN·2161
+3 −18 =1
22 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsMomin Abdul
🇧🇩BAN·1961
+4 −16 =2
22 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsIslam Ripon Mukitul
🇧🇩BAN·1907
+4 −13 =4
21 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#474
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#9,953
in continent
World
#80,758
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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