Mohammad Fahad, Rahman

Rahman Mohammad Fahad, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi International Master, is rated 2424 — just 15 short of his peak of 2439 (Nov 2024, age 21) and ranked 1st among Bangladeshi players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 2 years. 93 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026, Spectrum Bangladesh National Cup-2026, and BCF Open FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Spectrum Bangladesh National Cup-2026 Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently. He reached Bangladeshi #1 in Feb 2024 and has been Bangladeshi #1 for 23 months and counting.

Awarded IM in 2019 (age 16) and FM in 2013 (age 10). Earned a GM norm at Hanoi GM3 chess tournament - March 2024. At junior level, he reached World #1 in U8, World #72 in U20, World #60 in U18, World #53 in U16, World #21 in U14, World #8 in U12 and World #2 in U10.