Tahmidur Rahman Explained

Tahmidur Rahman (born 7 November 1963) is a Bangladeshi chess FIDE Master, Bangladeshi Chess Championship winner (1990), Chess Olympiad individual gold medalist (1988).

Biography

From the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, Tahmidur Rahman was one of Bangladesh's leading chess players. In 1990, he won Bangladeshi Chess Championship.

Tahmidur Rahman played for Bangladesh in the Chess Olympiads:^[1]

In 1986, at fourth board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+6, =3, -3),
In 1988, at second reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+5, =2, -0) and won individual gold medal,
In 1990, at third board in the 29th Chess Olympiad in Novi Sad (+5, =2, -5),
In 1992, at fourth board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+4, =4, -1),
In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+2, =0, -5).

Tahmidur Rahman played for Bangladesh in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships:^[2]

In 1987, at second board in the 7th Asian Team Chess Championship in Singapore (+1, =2, -4).

Since the early 2000s, he rarely participated in chess tournaments.^[3]