Enamul Hossain (born 1981) is the fifth chess player from Bangladesh to become a Grandmaster. No other player from his country has earned the title since he attained it in 2008. He defeated Pavel Eljanov in a two-game match in Chess World Cup 2007, becoming the only Bangladeshi to qualify for the second round of a chess world cup. He also won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship four times.
Enamul Hossain was born in 1981,[1] and grew up in Dhaka. He learned the rules of chess from his father. In 1993, he played his first chess tournament, which raised his interest in the game.[2] His first FIDE rating was 2255,[2] which was published in January 1996.[3] He owned only two chess books (one of them is Bobby Fischer's My 60 Memorable Games) and he studied them multiple times; it was due to the unavailability of chess books in his country. He played his first Bangladeshi Chess Championship in 1995.[2] He received coaching from Michał Krasenkow in the same year,[5] which is also the only formal coaching he has received.[2] He played as a member of the Bangladeshi team in Chess Olympiad for the first time when he was 15 years old.[2][6]
Hossain won the Bangladeshi championship for the first time in 1997.[7] He earned the International Master (IM) title in 2002.[1] He got his 1st Grandmaster norm in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia the same year he became an IM and achieved his 2nd norm in a Grandmaster tournament in Abu Dhabi in 2007.[8] Since he already reached 2500 rating once in October 2006,[3][9] which is also required for claiming the Grandmaster title, he became the fifth Grandmaster (GM) from Bangladesh when he fulfilled his 3rd norm in the final round of Bangladeshi championship on 4 May 2008.[8] He qualified for participating in Chess World Cup 2007 and became the only Bangladeshi player to qualify for the second round in a world cup.[10] He did so by defeating Pavel Eljanov;[8] although it was the only world cup he was able to qualify for.[11] He reached his peak rating in April 2009 with a value of 2531.[3][9]
Fide records show that Hossain took part in only four tournaments from December 2009 to September 2012.[12] His rating also gradually decreased from being 2531 in July 2009 to 2404 in July 2021 with occasional increases.[9] Hossain has not done anything unrelated to chess for income. Besides being an active player, he is a chess coach training particularly the young generation.[2]
Achievements
As mentioned before, Hossain earned the highest title in chess – the Grandmaster title – in 2008. He beat Pavel Eljanov (rated 2691 at that time) in a two-game match in the 2007 Chess World Cup, drawing the first and winning the second game.[13] By doing so, he became the only Bangladeshi player to reach the second round of a chess world cup. He finished in 10th place in the Asian Chess Championship in 2007.[14] He won a GM tournament in Vizag, India in 2012 against a field of 17 grandmasters.[15] He won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship four times – in 1997, 2006, 2016 and 2017.[7][16]
References
^ ab"Hossain, Enamul (Profile Info)". FIDE. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ abcdefNo coach, just a few books and he became a GM! - Bangladesh's Enamul Hossain. Chessbase India. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ abc"GM Enamul Hossain". Chessbase. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^Krasenkow, Michal (28 April 2019). "Five Decades in Chess". Learn from Michal Krasenkow. Thinkers Publishing. p. 13. ISBN978-94-92510-46-4. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^Krasenkow mentions in his book that he spent several months as a trainer of the Bangladeshi national team in 1995.[4]
^"Hossain, Enamul". olympbase.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^ ab"National Open: National Champions". bdchessfed.com. Bangladesh Chess Federation. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^বদিউজ্জামান (10 June 2021). "বিশ্বকাপের দ্বিতীয় রাউন্ডে খেলতে চাই" [Interview with grandmaster Ziaur Rahman: I want to play in World Cup's second round]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^"Hossain, Enamul". olympbase.org. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
^"Hossain, Enamul (Individual Calculations)". FIDE. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^Grivas, Efstratios (26 November 2007). "Khanty-Mansiysk: when giants stumble". Chessbase. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^"VI Asian Individual Chess Championship". chess-results.com. Heinz Herzog. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^"Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Championship". chessimprover.com. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^sports reporter (7 December 2017). "Razib denies Rakib again". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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Enamul Hossain born 1981 is the fifth chess player from Bangladesh to become a Grandmaster No other player from his country has earned the title since he attained it in 2008 He defeated Pavel Eljanov in a two game match in Chess World Cup 2007 becoming the only Bangladeshi to qualify for the second round of a chess world cup He also won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship four times Enamul HossainCountryBangladeshBorn1981 age 41 42 TitleGrandmaster 2008 FIDE rating2395 November 2021 Peak rating2531 April 2009 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Achievements 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and career EditEnamul Hossain was born in 1981 1 and grew up in Dhaka He learned the rules of chess from his father In 1993 he played his first chess tournament which raised his interest in the game 2 His first FIDE rating was 2255 2 which was published in January 1996 3 He owned only two chess books one of them is Bobby Fischer s My 60 Memorable Games and he studied them multiple times it was due to the unavailability of chess books in his country He played his first Bangladeshi Chess Championship in 1995 2 He received coaching from Michal Krasenkow in the same year 5 which is also the only formal coaching he has received 2 He played as a member of the Bangladeshi team in Chess Olympiad for the first time when he was 15 years old 2 6 Hossain won the Bangladeshi championship for the first time in 1997 7 He earned the International Master IM title in 2002 1 He got his 1st Grandmaster norm in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled Slovenia the same year he became an IM and achieved his 2nd norm in a Grandmaster tournament in Abu Dhabi in 2007 8 Since he already reached 2500 rating once in October 2006 3 9 which is also required for claiming the Grandmaster title he became the fifth Grandmaster GM from Bangladesh when he fulfilled his 3rd norm in the final round of Bangladeshi championship on 4 May 2008 8 He qualified for participating in Chess World Cup 2007 and became the only Bangladeshi player to qualify for the second round in a world cup 10 He did so by defeating Pavel Eljanov 8 although it was the only world cup he was able to qualify for 11 He reached his peak rating in April 2009 with a value of 2531 3 9 Fide records show that Hossain took part in only four tournaments from December 2009 to September 2012 12 His rating also gradually decreased from being 2531 in July 2009 to 2404 in July 2021 with occasional increases 9 Hossain has not done anything unrelated to chess for income Besides being an active player he is a chess coach training particularly the young generation 2 Achievements EditAs mentioned before Hossain earned the highest title in chess the Grandmaster title in 2008 He beat Pavel Eljanov rated 2691 at that time in a two game match in the 2007 Chess World Cup drawing the first and winning the second game 13 By doing so he became the only Bangladeshi player to reach the second round of a chess world cup He finished in 10th place in the Asian Chess Championship in 2007 14 He won a GM tournament in Vizag India in 2012 against a field of 17 grandmasters 15 He won the Bangladeshi Chess Championship four times in 1997 2006 2016 and 2017 7 16 References Edit a b Hossain Enamul Profile Info FIDE Retrieved 18 July 2021 a b c d e f No coach just a few books and he became a GM Bangladesh s Enamul Hossain Chessbase India 14 November 2019 Retrieved 16 July 2021 a b c GM Enamul Hossain Chessbase Retrieved 17 July 2021 Krasenkow Michal 28 April 2019 Five Decades in Chess Learn from Michal Krasenkow Thinkers Publishing p 13 ISBN 978 94 92510 46 4 Retrieved 17 July 2021 Krasenkow mentions in his book that he spent several months as a trainer of the Bangladeshi national team in 1995 4 Hossain Enamul olympbase org Retrieved 17 July 2021 a b National Open National Champions bdchessfed com Bangladesh Chess Federation Retrieved 17 July 2021 a b c Rajib new GM The Daily Star Bangladesh 5 May 2008 Retrieved 17 July 2021 a b c Hossain Enamul Rating Progress Chart FIDE Retrieved 17 July 2021 বদ উজ জ ম ন 10 June 2021 ব শ বক প র দ ব ত য র উন ড খ লত চ ই Interview with grandmaster Ziaur Rahman I want to play in World Cup s second round Prothom Alo in Bengali Dhaka Retrieved 17 July 2021 Hossain Enamul olympbase org Retrieved 17 July 2021 Hossain Enamul Individual Calculations FIDE Retrieved 18 July 2021 Grivas Efstratios 26 November 2007 Khanty Mansiysk when giants stumble Chessbase Retrieved 4 August 2021 VI Asian Individual Chess Championship chess results com Heinz Herzog 30 September 2007 Retrieved 18 July 2021 Vizag Grandmasters International Open Chess Championship chessimprover com 30 September 2007 Retrieved 19 July 2021 sports reporter 7 December 2017 Razib denies Rakib again The Daily Star Bangladesh Retrieved 2 August 2021 External links EditEnamul Hossain rating card at FIDE Enamul Hossain chess games at 365Chess com Enamul Hossain chess games at ChessTempo com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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