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Neelava, Choudhury
WCM🇧🇩FIDE 10254978· Female· Bangladesh· Born in 2010
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Choudhury Neelava, a 16-year-old Bangladeshi Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1901 — just 29 short of her peak of 1930 (Jan 2026, age 16). She is rising rapidly, having gained +88 Elo over the past 12 months. 96 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Division Chess League, Begum Laila Alam 15th FIDE Rating Women's Chess Tournament 2026, and SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026. Also played 14 rapid (including Shahid Abu Sayeed FIDE Rapid Rating Chess Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including BCF Open FIDE Blitz Rating Chess Tournament 2026) recently.
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 14). At junior level, she reached #4, #3 and #3 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1912·Blz1853
All-time high
1930
−29 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16
Jan 2026 · age 16
Activity
94
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#47,868
#47,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
4th Bangladeshi U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1930
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1930
at age 16 · −29 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+360 Elo)
1505 → 1865
Dec 2024
3rd Bangladeshi U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1920
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+103
1798 → 1901
Tournaments
13
99 games
Score
63/ 9963.6%
53W20D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlam Sheikh Jabbarul1,639·64 Sqaure Chess Club 1st Standard Rating Chess Tournament Below-2000·R1·-33.7
2.[L]vsShahnaz Jinnat Akter1,744·42nd National Junior (U-20) Girl's Chess Championship 2025·R9·-29.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 5/8 | #18 | 1879 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2022 | +47.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #45 | 1971 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/8 | #39 | 1780 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/8 | #43 | 1862 | -21.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/3 | #13 | 2290 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1958 | +17.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #3 | 1814 | +16.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 7/7 | #5 | 2569 | +88.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlo Nusrat JahanWCM
🇧🇩BAN·2057
+2 −8 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDebnath Neloy
🇧🇩BAN·1990
+0 −11 =1
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsTasnim Jarin
🇧🇩BAN·1588
+11 −0 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRayan Rashid Mugdho
🇧🇩BAN·1993
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsShamsul Kabir Chowdhury
🇧🇩BAN·1786
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Bangladesh
#175
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,632
in continent
World
#47,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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