Mohammad Fahad Rahman | |
Country: | Bangladesh |
Birth Date: | 4 July 2003 |
Birth Place: | Faridpur, Bangladesh |
International Master (2019) | |
Fideid: | 10207791 |
Peakrating: | 2428 (July 2023) |
Mohammad Fahad Rahman (born 4 July 2003) is a Bangladeshi chess player.[1] [2]
Rahman qualified for the Chess World Cup 2019, where he was defeated by second seed Anish Giri in the first round. He was due to be coached by Igor Rausis during the tournament, but Rausis was caught cheating in the Strasbourg Open, and the Bangladesh Chess Federation cut ties with Rausis.[3]
On 31 March 2024, Rahman won the first of three Grandmaster (GM) norms which is required to become the sixth GM from Bangladesh and the first since 2009.[4]