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'''Rani Hamid''' ({{lang-bn|রাণী হামিদ}}; born 1944) is a [[Bangladesh]]i chess [[Woman International Master]].<ref name=thehindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/rani-hamid-anands-cheer-girl-from-dhaka/article5348129.ece|title=Rani Hamid — Anand’s cheer girl from Dhaka|publisher=The Hindu|date=November 14 2013|author=P. K. Ajith Kumar}}</ref> Currently she is the only WIM in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.bssnews.net/aboutsportsgames.php|title=About Sports and Games|publisher=[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha]]}}</ref> |
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'''Rani Hamid''' ({{lang-bn|রাণী হামিদ}}; born 1944) is a chess player from [[Bangladesh]]. |
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Hamid was born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]. She was awarded the [[FIDE]] [[Woman International Master]] (WIM) title in 1985. She has won the [[British Chess Championship|British Women's Championship]] in 1983, 1985 |
Hamid was born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]] in 1944. She was awarded the [[FIDE]] [[Woman International Master]] (WIM) title in 1985. She has won the [[British Chess Championship|British Women's Championship]] in 1983, 1985 and 1989. |
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She is the only female chess player in history to win the [[National Chess Championship]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} |
She is the only female chess player in history to win the [[National Chess Championship]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} Her son [[Kaiser Hamid]] was a soccer player for [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Bangladesh)|Mohammedan Sporting Club]] and the captain of Bangladesh Football Team during the 1980s and 1990s. Her other son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion.<ref name=thehindu/> |
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Revision as of 01:08, 28 November 2013
| Rani Hamid | |
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Woman International Master (1985) | |
| FIDE rating | 1944 (November 2013) |
| Peak rating | 2189 (October 2007) |
| Ranking | No. 69880 (November 2013) |
Rani Hamid (
Early life and career
Hamid was born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in
Woman International Master (WIM) title in 1985. She has won the British Women's Championship
in 1983, 1985 and 1989.
She is the only female chess player in history to win the
Mohammedan Sporting Club and the captain of Bangladesh Football Team during the 1980s and 1990s. Her other son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion.[1]
References
- ^ a b P. K. Ajith Kumar (November 14 2013). "Rani Hamid — Anand's cheer girl from Dhaka". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "About Sports and Games". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha.
- ISBN 0-85112-455-0
External links
- Rani Hamid rating card at FIDE
- Rani Hamid player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- OlimpBase
- Statistics at ChessWorld.net
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