Reefat Bin-Sattar
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Reefat Bin-Sattar (born July 25, 1974) is a chess
player from Bangladesh
and the third grandmaster to emerge from the country.
An International Master since 1993, Bin-Sattar finally achieved the International Grandmaster
title in 2006, when his FIDE rating reached the 2500 level required. All three of his qualifying norms were obtained at tournaments held in Dhaka
. The two Bangladeshi players to have gained the title previously are Niaz Murshed and Ziaur Rahman.
Bin-Sattar has represented Bangladesh in seven Chess Olympiad
s, from 1994 to 2006.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player from Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and the third grandmaster to emerge from the country.
An International Master since 1993, Bin-Sattar finally achieved the International Grandmaster
International Grandmaster
The title Grandmaster is awarded to strong chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain....
title in 2006, when his FIDE rating reached the 2500 level required. All three of his qualifying norms were obtained at tournaments held in Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. The two Bangladeshi players to have gained the title previously are Niaz Murshed and Ziaur Rahman.
Bin-Sattar has represented Bangladesh in seven Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s, from 1994 to 2006.