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Najif, Niaj
🇧🇩FIDE 10272968· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 2015
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Niaj Najif, a 11-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1893 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide under 12. He is rising rapidly, having gained +224 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2nd Division Chess League, Chess Code Standard Chess Tournament 2026, and Chattogram Chess Academy FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (Under-20). Also played 9 rapid events (including 2nd CUCC International Open Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached World #30 in U8 and #4 and #3 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1893
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1709
All-time high
1893
at best
Jun 2026 · age 11
Jun 2026 · age 11
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
50 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#423 · players worldwide under 12 · of 14,529
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1893
at age 11
Jun 2026
4th Bangladeshi U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1892
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 10
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 10
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+345 Elo)
1430 → 1775
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+224
1669 → 1893
Tournaments
8
55 games
Score
33.5/ 5560.9%
26W15D14L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMd. Saif UddinFM1,945·Divisional Series FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, Chattogram·R6·+26.1
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMahadi Saad Aabid1,675·49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-2, Chattogram Division·R5·-26.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #38 | 1877 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 1975 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2547 | +44.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #10 | 1734 | -30.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #48 | 1931 | +16.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #41 | 1821 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #21 | 1683 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/7 | #9 | 2619 | +113.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAbu Mohsin Mohammad
🇧🇩BAN·1752
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNur Jarif Jajbir
🇧🇩BAN·1679
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsM.Shahin Karim
🇧🇩BAN·1845
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTahsin Prima Tasfia
🇧🇩BAN·1725
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsEshan Ahanaf Abid
🇧🇩BAN·1763
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Bangladesh
#194
out of 2,324 players
Asia-Pacific
#5,873
in continent
World
#49,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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