Sharmin Sultana Shirin (Bengali: শারমিন সুলতানা শিরিন, born 26 January 1989) is a Bangladeshi chess player[1] and two-time winner of the Women's Bangladeshi Chess Championship (2009 and 2013).[2] In 2013, she became the sixth female Bangladeshi player to receive the FIDE title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).[3][4] She earned the Woman International Master title (WIM) in 2019.[4]
| Sharmin Sultana Shirin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Born | 26 January 1989 (age 35) |
| Title | Woman International Master (2019) |
| Peak rating | 2052 (November 2015) |
Chess career
editShe played chess at the 2010 Asian Games in the women's team standard and women's individual rapid events.[5] She competed at the Chess Olympiads three times with the Bangladeshi women's chess team (2010, 2012, and 2014).[6] She also played in the women's individual standard events at the 2013 and 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
She was a participant at the Women's Chess World Cup 2021 in Sochi,[7] where she was defeated by American player Carissa Yip in the first round.[8]
FIDE ratings
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sharmin Shirin Sultana". Chess-DB.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ শিরোপা ফিরে পেলেন শিরিন [Shirin gets the title back"]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Hoque, Shishir (29 May 2013). "Shirin achieves FM title". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
National Woman Chess Champion Sharmin Sultana Shirin achieved Woman Fide Master title
- ^ a b "Sultana, Sharmin Shirin". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Asian Games (chess - women) :: Sharmin Shirin Sultana". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Sharmin Shirin Sultana". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Ziaur, Niaz, Sharmin left for Russia". The Independent. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
Grandmaster (GM) Ziaur Rahman and GM Niaz Murshed and Women's International Master (WIM) Sharmin Sultana Shirin left for Russia today by Turkish Airlines to take part in the FIDE World Cup Chess 2021 and FIDE Women's World Cup Chess 2021
- ^ "Ziaur, Niaz, Sharmin's World Cup chess mission begins". The Daily Observer. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
WIM Sharmin Sultana Shirin (rating-2011) is scheduled to face American International Master and Women's Grand Master Yip Carissa (rating-2430)
- ^ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: FIDE (period since 2001), OlimpBase (period 1971 to 2001)
External links
edit- Sharmin Sultana Shirin rating card at FIDE
- Sharmin Shirin Sultana player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sultana Sharmin Shirin member profile at Chess.com