Wadifa Ahmed

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Wadifa Ahmed
CountryBangladesh
Born2008 (age 16–17)
Milan, Italy
Title Woman International Master (2025)
Peak rating 2109 (April 2025)

Wadifa Ahmed (born 2008) is a Bangladeshi chess player. [1] In 2025, she became the 4th Bangladeshi to earn the title of Woman International Master. [2]

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Early life

Wadifa Ahmed was born in 2008 in Milan, Italy to Mainuddin Ahmed and Taslima Khatun. [3] [4] Wadifa's elder sister, Walijah Ahmed (b. 2003), is also an active chess player with Woman Candidate Master title. [5] The sisters moved to Bangladesh with their mother in 2015. [3] Grandmaster Enamul Hossain trained them for competitions. [3]

Career

Ahmed earned Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 2023. In January 2024, she became the unbeaten champion at the National Junior Women's (U-20) Championships. [3] She qualified for the Women's Chess World Cup 2025. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wadifa, Ahmed FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Chess Ranking and World Top lists - International Chess Federation". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Rahman, Anisur. "Sisters usher new hope in chess". The Daily Star.
  4. ↑ "Wadifa wins Asian Zonal Chess C'ship, earns WIM title".
  5. ↑ "Ahmed, Walijah FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  6. ↑ "Wadifa, Neer earn maiden World Cup berths".
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