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Afnan, Zarif Haque
🇧🇩FIDE 10265171· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 2008
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Zarif Haque Afnan, a 18-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 2073 — just 1 short of his peak of 2074 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 35th among Bangladeshi players, and in the top 8% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SSPL International Open International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2026, Manha's Castle International Rating Chess Tournament, and Premier Division Chess League 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U18) and 4 blitz events (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Blitz U18) recently. He reached Bangladeshi #33 in Apr 2026.
At junior level, he reached #3, #4 and #3 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz2005
All-time high
2074
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35
#35 · Bangladeshi players · of 1,282
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Peak Bangladeshi rank: #33
at age 18 · rated 2074
Apr 2026
3rd Bangladeshi U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2074
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2074
at age 18 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Sep 2025
2024
4th Bangladeshi U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2005
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+89
1984 → 2073
Tournaments
11
81 games
Score
46.5/ 8157.4%
41W11D29L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMehdi Hasan ParagFM2,122·July Mass Uprising International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R2·+25.7
3.[W]vsSk. Rashedul Hasan2,068·July Mass Uprising International FIDE Rating Chess Tournament·R1·+22.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #12 | 2069 | +66.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #12 | 2067 | +58.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #43 | 1939 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #35 | 2017 | -30.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/5 | #17 | 2464 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/8 | #41 | 2006 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #8 | 2080 | +84.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #25 | 2041 | +37.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #24 | 1876 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #40 | 1942 | -21.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSajid Sakline MostafaFM
🇧🇩BAN·2330
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSohel ChowdhuryCM
🇧🇩BAN·2103
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChowdhury Siam
🇧🇩BAN·2096
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsShan Tashriq Saihan
🇧🇩BAN·2104
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKibria Azaan Safayat
🇧🇩BAN·2027
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Bangladesh
#35
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#2,436
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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