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Saiful Islam, Chowdhury
CM🇧🇩FIDE 10208038· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1983
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Chowdhury Saiful Islam, a 43-year-old Bangladeshi Candidate Master, is rated 2105 and ranked 23rd among Bangladeshi players, and in the top 7% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012), 21 months (2022–2024) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2nd Shafiqul Bari Chowdhury Mehedi Memorial Rapid Rating Chess Tournament-2025) recently. His peak of 2205 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2014); he also reached Bangladeshi #14 in Oct 2021.
Previously known as Chowdhury Md. Saiful Islam (until Jul 2016). Awarded CM in 2018 (age 35).
Current rating
2105
Standard
Rpd2072·Blz2142
All-time high
2205
−100 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 31
Dec 2014 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#23
#23 · Bangladeshi players · of 1,282
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 41
Aug 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2104 → returned at 2105
Aug 2024
5th Bangladeshi 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2121
Feb 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+60 Elo)
2070 → 2130
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Apr 2022
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2121
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
2104 → 2105
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsSingha Rana Pratap1,957·M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament·R6·+6.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsSuvankar Maity2,075·M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament·R5·-10.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 2082 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAhad Asaduzzaman
🇧🇩BAN·1890
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSanatan Zahid
🇧🇩BAN·1976
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsRahman Mohammad FahadIM
🇧🇩BAN·2453
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsSingha Rana Pratap
🇧🇩BAN·1964
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsDebaraj ChatterjeeFM
🇧🇩BAN·2143
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#23
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,084
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bangladesh
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| 23 | 2,105 | |
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World
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