Abdullah Al Rakib
{{short description|Bangladeshi chess grandmaster (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox chess biography
| name = Abdullah Al-Rakib
| full_name =
| country = Bangladesh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|2}}
| birth_place = Narayanganj, Bangladesh
| title = Grandmaster (2007)
| rating =
| peakrating = 2535 (January 2009)
| FideID = 10200444
}}
Abdullah Al-Rakib ({{langx|bn|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.{{cite news |url=http://www.chessdom.com/berger-paints-39th-national-chess-championship-2013/ |title=Berger Paints 39th National Chess Championship-2013 |publisher=Chessdom |date=5 October 2013 |quote=Grandmaster Al-Rakib Abdulla narrowly edged colleague Ziaur Rahman to claim the national title with 11 points from 13 games.}}
Career
On 25 September 2007, he became the 4th GM from Bangladesh.{{cite news |title=Rakib becomes country's 4th Grandmaster |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=5526 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=2007-09-26 |quote=Abdullah Al Rakib joined the Grandmaster-club in Bangladesh}} 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".{{cite news |script-title=bn:গ্র্যাণ্ডমাস্টার খেতাব পেলেন রাকিব |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/mcat.news.details.php?nid=NjEzNjY=&mid=OA== |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=2007-09-26 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{cite news |title=Rakib gets FIDE approval of GM title |url=http://bdnews24.com/sport/2007/09/25/rakib-gets-fide-approval-of-gm-title |date=25 September 2007 |newspaper=bdnews24.com |quote=
Abdullah Al Rakib has been officially announced as a Grandmaster by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
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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.
References
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External links
- {{FIDE|name=Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah}}
- {{Chessgames player|11586|Al Rakib Mollah Abdullah}}
- {{OlimpBase player|wksgqqki|Abdullah Al-Rakib}}
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Category:21st-century Bangladeshi chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
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