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Enamul Hossain was born in 1981 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. His first rating was 2255. He owned only two chess books, one of which 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. He received coaching from [[Michał Krasenkow]] in the same year which was also the only formal coaching he received. He qualified for the Bangladesh team of [[Chess Olympiad]] for the first time when he was 15 years old.<ref name="iv2019">{{cite AV media|date=November 14, 2019|title=No coach, just a few books and he became a GM! - Bangladesh's Enamul Hossain|language=English|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=7m9QDdxRjv8/|access-date=July 16, 2021|publisher=Chessbase India}}</ref> |
Enamul Hossain was born in 1981 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. His first rating was 2255. He owned only two chess books, one of which 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. He received coaching from [[Michał Krasenkow]] in the same year which was also the only formal coaching he received. He qualified for the Bangladesh team of [[Chess Olympiad]] for the first time when he was 15 years old.<ref name="iv2019">{{cite AV media|date=November 14, 2019|title=No coach, just a few books and he became a GM! - Bangladesh's Enamul Hossain|language=English|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=7m9QDdxRjv8/|access-date=July 16, 2021|publisher=Chessbase India}}</ref> |
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Hossain won the Bangladeshi championship in 1997.<ref name="iv2019"/> He earned the [[International Master]] (IM) title in 2002.<ref name="fide-prof">{{fide}}</ref> He got his 1st [[Grandmaster norm]] in the [[35th Chess Olympiad]] in Bled, Slovenia the same year and achieved his 2nd norm in a Grandmaster tournament in Abu Dhabi in 2007. |
Hossain won the Bangladeshi championship for the first time in 1997.<ref name="iv2019"/><ref name="champlist">{{cite web|title=National Open: National Champions|url=https://bdchessfed.com/national-open/|website=bdchessfed.com|publisher=Bangladesh Chess Federation|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> He earned the [[International Master]] (IM) title in 2002.<ref name="fide-prof">{{fide}}</ref> 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. Since he already reached 2500 rating in October 2006,<ref name="cb-players>{{cite web|title=GM Enamul Hossain|url=https://players.chessbase.com/en/player/Hossain_Enamul/109886/|publisher=[[Chessbase]]|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref><ref name="fide-ratchart">{{cite web|title=Hossain, Enamul|url=https://ratings.fide.com/profile/10200649/chart/|publisher=[[FIDE]]|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> which is required for claiming the Grandmaster title, he became the fifth Grandmaster from Bangladesh as he made his 3rd norm in the final round of national championship on 4 May, 2008.<ref name="new-gm">{{Cite news|date=May 5, 2008|title=Rajib new GM|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-35055|work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]]|language=en|access-date=July 17, 2021}}</ref> He reached his peak rating in April 2009 with a value of 2531.<ref name="cb-players/><ref name="fide-ratchart"/> |
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| Enamul Hossain | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
Enamul Hossain (1981–present) is the fifth Grandmaster of Bangladesh.
Early life and carreer
Enamul Hossain was born in 1981 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. His first rating was 2255. He owned only two chess books, one of which 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. He received coaching from Michał Krasenkow in the same year which was also the only formal coaching he received. He qualified for the Bangladesh team of Chess Olympiad for the first time when he was 15 years old.[1]
Hossain won the Bangladeshi championship for the first time in 1997.[1][2] He earned the International Master (IM) title in 2002.[3] 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. Since he already reached 2500 rating in October 2006,[4][5] which is required for claiming the Grandmaster title, he became the fifth Grandmaster from Bangladesh as he made his 3rd norm in the final round of national championship on 4 May, 2008.[6] He reached his peak rating in April 2009 with a value of 2531.[4][5]
Notable games
The following game was played in the 2007 world cup. The opponent was Pavel Eljanov (19th in the world then).
Enamul was white, Pavel was black. The game is a nice depiction of a system called 'Spanish Game, Berlin Defense'. The game lasted till 61 moves, and then Pavel resigned.
after .....b5 Enamul played 39. Nxg7.
Notable tournaments
Commonwealth Championship (2008)
8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
and participated in 2014, 2016, 2018 Chess Olympiads.
References
- ^ a b No coach, just a few books and he became a GM! - Bangladesh's Enamul Hossain. Chessbase India. November 14, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "National Open: National Champions". bdchessfed.com. Bangladesh Chess Federation. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Enamul Hossain rating card at FIDE
- ^ a b "GM Enamul Hossain". Chessbase. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b "Hossain, Enamul". FIDE. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Rajib new GM". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). May 5, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links
- Enamul Hossain player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- OlimpBase
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