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Shah Md. Saiful, Ali
🇧🇩FIDE 10224424· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1967
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Ali Shah Md. Saiful, a 59-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1833. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 66 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included), 16 months (2021–2023) and 28 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: M. Naser Rahman MP International Standard Rating Chess Tournament and 49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-5, Sylhet and Mymensing Divisions. Also played 3 rapid events (including Sylhet Open International Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2021).
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz—
All-time high
1907
−74 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 54
Nov 2021 · age 54
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2023
10th Bangladeshi 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1825
Oct 2023
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1825 → returned at 1841
Apr 2023
2022
8th Bangladeshi 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1907
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 1907
at age 54 · −74 from today
Nov 2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1907 → returned at 1825
Nov 2021
2016
9th Bangladeshi 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1902
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-62
1895 → 1833
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
7W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAhad Asaduzzaman1,865·49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-5, Sylhet and Mymensing Divisions·R6·-18.6
2.[L]vsSarker AvikCM1,991·49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-5, Sylhet and Mymensing Divisions·R4·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/1 | #55 | 2875 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/4 | #19 | 2261 | -54.0 |
Worst Elo result: 49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-5, Sylhet and Mymensing Divisions (-54.0 Elo, finished #19).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSingha Radha Kishor
🇧🇩BAN·1762
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAhmed Md Shahid
🇧🇩BAN
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsAhad Asaduzzaman
🇧🇩BAN·1890
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsChowdhury Md Delwar Hossain
🇧🇩BAN
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMohsin Ali Md
🇧🇩BAN·1858
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#344
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#7,959
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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