| Ziaur Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Born | May 1, 1974 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2412 (February 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2570 (October 2005) |
Ziaur Rahman (Bengali: জিয়াউর রহমান; born 1974) is a Bangladeshi chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2002.[1] He holds the highest FIDE rating ever achieved by a Bangladeshi chess player (2570 in October 2005).
Rahman passed his SSC from Government Laboratory High School. He later graduated from University of Dhaka. He earned the International Master (IM) title in 1993 and the GM title in 2002.
In 2021, he won the Mujib Borsho Invitational at Dhaka with a score of 7.5/9[2]
His playing style is solid positional.
In 2022, he made history by representing Bangladesh in the 44th Chess Olympia dad with his son, Tahsin Tajwar Zia. They were the first father-son duo to be on a national chess team.[3]
