Ziaur Rahman (chess player)

For the former president of Bangladesh, see Ziaur Rahman.
Ziaur Rahman
Country Bangladesh
Born 1974 (age 4142)
Title Grandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating 2510 (December 2016)
(No. 936 in the Sep 2015 FIDE World Rankings)
Peak rating 2570 (October 2005)

Ziaur Rahman (born 1974) is a Bangladeshi chess Grandmaster. He holds the highest FIDE rating ever achieved by a Bangladeshi chess player (2570 in October 2005).

Early life and career

Rahman passed his SSC from Government Laboratory High School. He later graduated from University of Dhaka. He earned the International Master (IM) title in 1993 and the GM title in 2002.

His playing style is solid positional.



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