Rani Hamid facts for kids
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Rani Hamid
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Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun
14 July 1944 (age 80) Sylhet, Assam Province, British India
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Rani Hamid, born on July 14, 1944, is a famous chess player from Bangladesh. She made history in 1985 by becoming Bangladesh's first Woman International Master. This is a special title given to top female chess players.
Rani Hamid has won the national championship an amazing 20 times! Her most recent win was at the age of 75. She also won the British Women's Chess Championship three times. In 2017, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Chess event in Delhi. She was also a Zonal Champion in 2018.
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Becoming a Chess Champion
Rani Hamid was born Sayeda Jasimunnessa Khatun in Sylhet in 1944. She started playing chess when she was 34 years old. Even though she started later than some, she quickly became very good.
She won the national title for six years in a row, from 1979 to 1984. Since 1984, Rani Hamid has played in all the World Chess Olympiads. These are big international team chess tournaments. In 1985, she earned the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.
Winning the British Women's Championship
Rani Hamid won the British Women's Championship three times. She won in 1983, 1985, and 1989. In 1983, she shared the win with another player, Helen Milligan.
Recent Achievements
In 2017, Rani Hamid won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Chess event in Delhi. She was also named Zonal Champion in 2018. At the Chess World Cup in Russia in 2018, she received the "Journalists Choice Award."
In September 2019, Rani Hamid won her 20th Bangladesh National Women's title. This makes her the player with the most national women's championship titles in Bangladesh.
In September 2024, at 80 years old, Rani Hamid played in the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. She defeated Springer Leshay from Barbados. This helped Bangladesh's women's team win their match against Barbados.
Rani Hamid's Family
Rani Hamid was married to Lieutenant Colonel MA Hamid from 1959 until his death in 2008. He was known for organizing sports events.
Their son, Kaiser Hamid, was a famous football player. He played for Mohammedan Sporting Club. He was also the captain of the Bangladesh national football team in the 1980s and 1990s. Another son, Sohel Hamid, was a national squash champion. Their youngest son, Shajahan Hamid Bobby, was a national handball player and a football player. Rani Hamid also has a daughter named Jabin Hamid.
