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Gaffar, Sheikh
🇧🇩FIDE 10293574· Male· Bangladesh· Born in 1978
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Sheikh Gaffar, a 48-year-old Bangladeshi player, is rated 1545 — just 26 short of his peak of 1571 (Jan 2025, age 47). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including 1st Idris Ali Khan Rapid Rating Chess Tournament 2025) recently.
Current rating
1545
Standard
Rpd1602·Blz—
All-time high
1571
−26 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 47
Jan 2025 · age 47
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#167,307
#167,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2025
99th Bangladeshi 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1571
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 47
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 47
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1571
at age 47 · −26 from today
Jan 2025
First FIDE rating
1571 · at age 47
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025perf 1638 (+93) · 2/5 · #21
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1571 → 1545
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsNafi Abdullah Al1,632·Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R4·+24.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRahman Sabbir1,598·Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R6·-17.0
2.[L]vsAdhikary Mukul1,673·Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R3·-12.9
3.[L]vsTarique Md. Abu1,767·Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025·R2·-8.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #21 | 1638 | -25.6 |
Worst Elo result: Md Taiyeb Safwan International Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025 (-25.6 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
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Bangladesh
#1,110
out of 2,323 players
Asia-Pacific
#30,552
in continent
World
#167,281
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Asia-Pacific
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