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Gulam, Sarwar
🇧🇩FIDE 10205977· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1987
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Sarwar Gulam, a 39-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1820. He has fluctuated between 1804 and 1855 over the past 2 years. 75 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament, 1st Division Chess League-2025, and Elegant 53rd FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Sir Fazle Hasan Abed Open Rated Chess Tournament - 2026) and 19 blitz events (including BCF Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2009 and May 2010. His peak of 1917 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2015).
Current rating
1820
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1926
All-time high
1917
−97 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 28
Aug 2015 · age 28
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#70,155
#70,155 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
6-month rising streak
+51 Elo
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+154 Elo)
1668 → 1822
Feb 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 37
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2023
30th Bangladeshi 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1780
Mar 2023
2021
Re-crossed 1800
at age 34
Apr 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1813 → 1820
Tournaments
15
82 games
Score
49/ 8259.8%
41W16D25L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMohan Mohammadulla1,889·49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-1, Dhaka City and Division·R5·+12.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #52 | 2194 | -14.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/4 | #39 | 1738 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1880 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #101 | 2083 | -16.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 1780 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #58 | 1895 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2035 | +16.0 |
Worst Elo result: SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026 (-16.0 Elo, finished #101).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHossain Ullash Sarwar
🇧🇩BAN·1906
+5 −8 =5
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMd Ekramuzzaman
🇧🇩BAN·1679
+9 −4 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMohiuddin Mollah
🇧🇩BAN·1715
+10 −5 =0
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMd Nesar Uddin
🇧🇩BAN·1775
+4 −7 =3
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMahtabuddin AhmedCM
🇧🇩BAN·2021
+1 −13 =0
14 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Bangladesh
#381
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#8,498
in continent
World
#70,154
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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