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Rezaul, Karim
🇧🇩FIDE 10225781· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1981
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Karim Rezaul, a 45-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1778. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 17 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Elegant 52nd FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Below-1900, 64 Sqaure Chess Club 1st Standard Rating Chess Tournament Below-2000, and Elegant 51st FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including Professor M A Mannan Memorial International Rapid rating Chess Tournament) and 6 blitz events (including Zia Victory Day Open Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2016–2019) and 24 months (2021–2023). His peak of 1833 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1778
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1829
All-time high
1833
−55 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 43
Apr 2024 · age 43
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,275
#83,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1631 → 1814
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1833
at age 43 · −55 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
100 career games
at age 43
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Mar 2023
2022
40th Bangladeshi 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1805
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1798 → 1778
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
17/ 2860.7%
16W2D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAhad Asaduzzaman1,889·Brain Bridge Chess Academy 1st Standard Rating Tournament-2025 Below-2000·R4·+12.7
2.[W]vsSalim Mohammed1,849·Elegant 52nd FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026, Below-1900·R2·+12.0
3.[W]vsJoyel Md1,850·Brain Bridge Chess Academy 1st Standard Rating Tournament-2025 Below-2000·R6·+11.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAtanu Aranyak Sarkar1,522·64 Sqaure Chess Club 1st Standard Rating Chess Tournament Below-2000·R3·-15.8
2.[L]vsMominul Islam Shaon1,588·64 Sqaure Chess Club 1st Standard Rating Chess Tournament Below-2000·R5·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #12 | 2619 | +27.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #51 | 1656 | -33.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/3 | #15 | 1959 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/1 | #27 | 2616 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #34 | 2698 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #11 | 1714 | -9.4 |
Worst Elo result: 64 Sqaure Chess Club 1st Standard Rating Chess Tournament Below-2000 (-33.4 Elo, finished #51).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMomin Abdul
🇧🇩BAN·1961
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsSk. Rashedul Hasan
🇧🇩BAN·1942
+2 −7 =0
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsHossain Md. MasumCM
🇧🇩BAN·2014
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMd. Monjur Alam
🇧🇩BAN·1929
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHossain Faisal
🇧🇩BAN·1962
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Bangladesh
#500
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#10,314
in continent
World
#83,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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