Abdullah Al Rakib

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Abdullah Al-Rakib
CountryBangladesh
Born (1980-12-02) 2 December 1980 (age 43)
Title Grandmaster (2007)
FIDE   rating 2409 (October 2024)
Peak rating 2535 (January 2009)

Abdullah Al-Rakib (Bengali : আবদুল্লাহ আল রাকিব; born 2 December 1980) is a Bangladeshi chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship in 2013. [1]

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Career

On 25 September 2007, he became the 4th GM from Bangladesh. [2] Rakib should have had his recognition after April at the Board meeting of FIDE. According to Bangladesh Chess Federation, it was a misunderstanding that caused the delay. However, the recognition came in the Presidential Board meeting of FIDE held in 13–14 September in Mexico. Rakib said, "Being Grandmaster is a particular recognition. It does not mean my game restricts here. I know very well about my weaknesses. I have to fix them". [3] Rakib had his first norm in 2001 at Kolkata in "Asian International Chess Competition" and the second one at the "Grandmasters Tournament" of Leonine Chess Club. He achieved his last required norm in April 2007 at the National Championship. [4]

His best results are: 1st at Dhaka 2004; 1st at Destiny Open, Bangladesh 2004; 1st Dhaka 2005; 1st at Mercantile Bank, Bangladesh 2007.

He has represented Bangladesh in seven Chess Olympiads.

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References

  1. "Berger Paints 39th National Chess Championship-2013". Chessdom. 5 October 2013. Grandmaster Al-Rakib Abdulla narrowly edged colleague Ziaur Rahman to claim the national title with 11 points from 13 games.
  2. "Rakib becomes country's 4th Grandmaster". The Daily Star . 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007. Abdullah Al Rakib joined the Grandmaster-club in Bangladesh
  3. গ্র্যাণ্ডমাস্টার খেতাব পেলেন রাকিব. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Rakib gets FIDE approval of GM title". bdnews24.com. 25 September 2007. Abdullah Al Rakib has been officially announced as a Grandmaster by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).