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Islam, M.M. Zahirul

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#33,826

#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
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

Top opponent
Evolution
+90
18741964
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
36.5/ 6060.8%
31W11D18L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/8#441940-4.4
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/6#831850-21.0
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/5#681828-19.2
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#322061+16.6
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/7#72114+29.2
Team
Sep 20255/8#231934+3.0
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/9#212053+29.6
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/8#102182+54.6

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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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
World
Bangladesh
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,347
6
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2,330
7
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2,324
8
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2,300
9
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2,236
10
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2,216
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98🇧🇩Islam, M.M. Zahirul1,964
Asia-Pacific
1
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2,777
1
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2,777
3
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2,761
4
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2,753
5
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2,739
6
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2,738
7
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2,735
8
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2,733
9
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2,732
10
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2,731
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4094🇧🇩Islam, M.M. Zahirul1,964
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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33825🇧🇩Islam, M.M. Zahirul1,964