Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar

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Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar
CountryBangladesh
Born1989 (age 3536)
Title International Master (2012)
Peak rating 2439 (June 2015)

Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar (born 1989) is a Bangladeshi chess International Master. [1] [2]

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Career

On 31 July 2004, Sagar represented his school, Shah Ali School, in the Standard Chartered School Chess Tournament and came second. [3]

In July 2005, Sagar came second in the University of Greenwich FIDE Rating Chess tournament. [4] In October, he shared the top spot at the Prime Bank 8th Rating Chess Tournament with Syed Mahfuzur Rahman Emon, and Debaraj Chatterjee. [5]

Sagar came second in The Telegraph Schools’ Chess Championship in August 2004. [6]

In March, Sagar participated in the 33rd National Chess Championship qualifiers. [7] In September 2007, Sagar participated in the Pragati Insurance Open International Rating Chess tournament. [8] He placed second in the October 2007 Open International Rating Chess Tournament. [9] On 19 September 2007, Sagar took the lead at the Destiny 2000 3rd Open FIDE Rating chess tournament. [10]

Sagar earned the FIDE Master title in 2007 and International Master title in 2012.

In April 2008, he participated in the 34th National Chess Championship. [11] He competed in the 3rd Kolkata Open Grandmasters Chess tournament. [12] In August 2008, Sagar participated in the 8th United Insurance & United Leasing International Masters Chess. [13] In November 2008, he participated in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. [14] [15] He won the Asian Junior Chess Championship in Chennai, India in December. [16]

In February 2009, Sagar lead the BASIC Bank 30th National Junior Chess Championships. [17] In June 2009, Sagar came third in the first SCS International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament held in Orissa, India after drawing with GM Meelotpal Das. [18] In August 2009, Sagar participated in the 9th United Insurance & United Leasing Grandmasters Chess tournament but lost to Shrestha Keshav. [19] He lost another round to Nepali Badrilal. [20] In September, he competed in the fourth Kolkata Open International Grandmasters Chess Tournament. [21]

Sagar has won the Mercantile Bank 36th National Championship in 2010 at the Bangladesh Chess Federation after beating Debaraj Chatterjee. [22] [23] In March, he participated in the Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Uttara Club. [24] [25] In May, he participated in the Commonwealth Chess Championship held in New Delhi. [26] In June, he participated in the 36th National Chess Championship preliminary work. [27] In November, he participated in the 39th World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk. [28] In November, he participated in the Berger Six Seasons Grandmasters Chess Tournament at Uttara Club. [29] [30] In December, he won the 8th Amritolal Dey International Rating Chess tournament after securing the lead. [31] [32]

In 2011, Sagar was part of Destiny 2000's team in the Premier Division Chess League. [33]

In May, Sagar competed in the Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi. [34] Sagar participated in the 38th Access Group National Chess B Championship at the Bangladesh Chess Federation in September 2012. [35] He finished 26th at the NIT Grandmasters Chess Tournament in October 2012. [36] He competed in the Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd 38th National A Chess Championship in November 2012 at the Bangladesh Olympic Association. [37] [38] Sagar shared second place at the Shaheed Muktijoddha Mufti Mohammad Kased International Rating Chess Tournament with Ziaur Rahman and FM Nasir Ahmed in December 2012. [39] He was included in the national team created by Bangladesh Chess Federation. [40] He was in the top five performing chess player in 2012. [41]

In July 2013, Sagar placed 18th in the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games. [42] He shared second position at the Berger Paints 39th National 'A' Chess Championship with Enamul Hossain Razib. [43] He was second in the Berger Paints 39th National 'A' Chess Championship in October 2013. [44]

In August 2014, Sagar competed in the 41st World Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway. [45]

Sagar was the best Bangladeshi player in the 2015 Commonwealth Chess Championship in New Delhi. [46]

Sagar competed in the 46th National Premier Chess Championship in January 2022. [47]

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