Ziaur Rahman (chess player)

Ziaur Rahman
জিয়াউর রহমান
CountryBangladesh
Born(1974-05-01)1 May 1974
Died5 July 2024(2024-07-05) (aged 50)
Shahbag, Bangladesh
TitleGrandmaster (2002)
FIDE rating2421 (November 2024)
Peak rating2570 (October 2005)

Ziaur Rahman (1 May 1974 – 5 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi chess grandmaster. He was the second Bangladeshi to earn the Grandmaster title in 2002.[1] His 2570 FIDE rating in October 2005 is still the highest ever achieved by a Bangladeshi chess player.[2]

  1. ^ "Zia runner-up in Delhi". The Daily Star. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman dies while playing chess". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 5 July 2024.