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Shah Mahfuzul, Karim
🇧🇩FIDE 10206531· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1965
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Karim Shah Mahfuzul, a 61-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1878. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Divisional Series FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025-Patuakhali (Barisal Division), Divisional Series Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025 Jhenaidah (Khulna Division), and 2nd Division Chess League 2025. Also played 4 rapid events (including Sylhet Open International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 20 months (2008–2010), 27 months (2011–2013), 16 months (2013–2014), 18 months (2016–2017), 33 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2051 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2010); he also reached Bangladeshi #45 in Sep 2011.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1989·Blz—
All-time high
2051
−173 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 45
Jan 2010 · age 45
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
3rd Bangladeshi 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1878
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1874 → returned at 1894
Apr 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 57
Aug 2022
6th Bangladeshi 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1884
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1912
Dec 2018
4th Bangladeshi 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1956
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-46
1924 → 1878
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
12W3D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/4 | #43 | 2757 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #42 | 1884 | -25.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #53 | 2023 | -4.6 |
Worst Elo result: Divisional Series Fide Rating Chess Tournament 2025 Jhenaidah (Khulna Division) (-25.4 Elo, finished #42).
Most-Played Opponents
vsDhar TutulCM
🇧🇩BAN·2009
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMiha Md Akik
🇧🇩BAN·1827
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSanatan Zahid
🇧🇩BAN·1976
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsChowdhury Saiful IslamCM
🇧🇩BAN·2105
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsMd. Zaber Al Hamid
🇧🇩BAN·1921
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#227
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#6,354
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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