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Islam, M.M. Zahirul
🇧🇩FIDE 10204008· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1980
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M.M. Zahirul Islam, a 46-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1964. He is climbing fast, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BCF Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2026, SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026, and SPCETRUM Bangladesh National Cup-2026, Preliminary Phase. Also played 4 rapid (including NG Chess Club 7th rapid ratingChess Tournament.) and 1 blitz events (including Open FIDE Blitz Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2005–2007), 23 months (2008–2010) and 31 months (2010–2012). His peak of 2008 was reached at age 46 (Feb 2026, Bangladeshi #56 at the time).
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1958
All-time high
2008
−44 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 46
Feb 2026 · age 46
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,826
#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Bangladeshi rank: #56
at age 46 · rated 2008
Feb 2026
8th Bangladeshi 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2008
Feb 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 46
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2008
at age 46 · −44 from today
Feb 2026
2025
11th Bangladeshi 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1990
Dec 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1732 → 1876
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-1, Dhaka City and Divisionperf 2182 (+253) · 7/8 · #10
Top opponent
Evolution
+90
1874 → 1964
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
36.5/ 6060.8%
31W11D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/8 | #44 | 1940 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #83 | 1850 | -21.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #68 | 1828 | -19.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #32 | 2061 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 2114 | +29.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/8 | #23 | 1934 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #21 | 2053 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/8 | #10 | 2182 | +54.6 |
Worst Elo result: SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026 (-21.0 Elo, finished #83).
Most-Played Opponents
vsJabed Al Azad
🇧🇩BAN·2134
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHossain Md. MasumCM
🇧🇩BAN·2014
+4 −3 =6
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMd Sariat UllahCM
🇧🇩BAN·2060
+0 −11 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMd Abu HanifCM
🇧🇩BAN·2078
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJaved MohammadFM
🇧🇩BAN·2216
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Bangladesh
#98
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,094
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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