49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-3, Khulna and Barisal Divisions
54 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in Magura, Bangladesh. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1977, and top seed was Rahman Md.abzid (🇧🇩 BAN, CM, 2073).
Biswas Jodunath (🇧🇩 BAN, 1950) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ali Md. Ratan (5.5) and Sahrifuzzaman Md (5.5). Jodunath shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Biswas Sajal (1870) beat Delwar Hossain (2049), a +179-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 5 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 5.5/7. Jodunath takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).
Roy Dipteman 4 wins (R4–R7)Sahrifuzzaman Md 4 wins (R3–R6)
Roy Dipteman was #15 at R4, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roy Dipteman | * | — | — | — |
| 2Sahrifuzzaman Md | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Rajya Radmim Raha | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Biswas Jodunath | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jodunath, Biswas | 1950 | BAN | +8N | +12B | +36N | +2B | =9N | =4B | =3N | 5.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 24.75 | 2106 | +25.8 |
| 2 | Md. Ratan, Ali | 1943 | BAN | +15B | +24N | +7B | −1N | +16B | =12N | +6B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 23.25 | 2117 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Md, Sahrifuzzaman | 1929 | BAN | +27B | −9N | +29B | +13N | +15B | +7N | =1B | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 22.25 | 2084 | +25.8 |
| 4 | Radmim Raha, Rajya | 1890 | BAN | +31B | +14N | =6B | =10N | +23B | =1N | +17B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 21.00 | 2106 | +74.8 |
| 5 | Dipteman, Roy | 1796 | BAN | =13B | +17N | −10B | +41N | +14B | +22N | +12B | 5.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 19.25 | 2130 | +118.0 |
| 6 | Md.abzid, RahmanCM | 2073 | BAN | +16N | +18B | =4N | +26B | =10N | +9B | −2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.50 | 2076 | +2.2 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nazrul, Islam | 1857 | BAN | +52N | +45B | −2N | +19B | +28N | −3B | +15N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1961 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Md Kayez, Molla | 1818 | BAN | −1B | +44N | −11N | +42B | +20N | +19B | +14B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1896 | +16.4 |
| 9 | Md Foajul, Islam | 1821 | BAN | +11N | +3B | +35B | +22N | =1B | −6N | F | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 17.75 | 2156 | +52.4 |
| 10 | Haque, Masudul | 2015 | BAN | +25N | =51B | +5N | =4B | =6B | +13N | F | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 2092 | +11.6 |
| 11 | Pal, Nishit Kumar | 1977 | BAN | −9B | +39N | +8B | −16N | +29B | =17N | +21B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1877 | -15.0 |
| 12 | Islam, Sheik Md. Khairul | 1849 | BAN | +44B | −1N | +32B | +33N | +22B | =2B | −5N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.75 | 1885 | +5.0 |
| 13 | Md, Enamul Bahar | 1938 | BAN | =5N | +40B | +51N | −3B | +39N | −10B | +23B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 9.25 | 1944 | +2.6 |
| 14 | Akramul, Azam | 1748 | BAN | +54N | −4B | +18N | +36B | −5N | +16B | −8N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1905 | +30.4 |
| 15 | Al, Monir | 1808 | BAN | −2N | +49B | +45N | +20B | −3N | +24B | −7B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1905 | +31.6 |
| 16 | Shahabuddin | 1830 | BAN | −6B | +53N | +43B | +11B | −2N | −14N | +22B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1896 | +20.0 |
| 17 | Sajal, Biswas | 1870 | BAN | =50N | −5B | +40N | +46B | +26N | =11B | −4N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1955 | +14.4 |
| 18 | Musfikun Nabi, Orko | 1876 | BAN | +19N | −6N | −14B | +52B | =32N | +39B | =25N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.50 | 1766 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Abu, Bakkar | 0 | BAN | −18B | +25B | +34N | −7N | +49B | −8N | =20B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 7.25 | 1800 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sojib, Islam | 1907 | BAN | =39B | =30N | +27B | −15N | −8B | +37N | =19N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1789 | -38.4 |
| 21 | Shakil, Ahmed | 0 | BAN | −47N | −28B | +37N | +40B | +38N | =25B | −11N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1835 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Uma, Sankar Mandal | 1949 | BAN | +28N | +47B | +38N | −9B | −12N | −5B | −16N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 6.00 | 1783 | -32.0 |
| 23 | Md Arafat, Hossain | 1741 | BAN | +46B | −35N | F | +38B | −4N | +28B | −13N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1886 | +46.4 |
| 24 | Shahidul, Islam | 1845 | BAN | +42N | −2B | F | +27N | +33B | −15N | F | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1831 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Md Rajib Hasan | 1826 | BAN | −10B | −19N | F | +43N | +35B | =21N | =18B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1930 | +8.4 |
| 26 | Hossain, Delwar | 2049 | BAN | =30B | +43N | +41B | −6N | −17B | =32N | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1838 | -22.8 |
| 27 | Hossain, Zakir Pannu | 1785 | BAN | −3N | +42B | −20N | −24B | +52N | +34B | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1692 | -9.2 |
| 28 | Md. Abu, Tarique | 1813 | BAN | −22B | +21N | +46B | +35N | −7B | −23N | F | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1796 | -2.6 |
| 29 | Md Jahid, Hasan | 1816 | BAN | −45N | +52B | −3N | +34B | −11N | −33B | +53N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1739 | -24.8 |
| 30 | Purnendu, Biswas | 1828 | BAN | =26N | =20B | −33N | F | F | +42B | +52N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1789 | -3.4 |
| 31 | Mahbub, Ashfaque | 1738 | BAN | −4N | −34B | =49N | +50B | +48N | F | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1710 | -4.4 |
| 32 | Chakma, Jagaran | 0 | BAN | +34N | −38B | −12N | F | =18B | =26B | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1830 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Md. Miraz, Hossain | 1786 | BAN | F | −36N | +30B | −12B | −24N | +29N | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1772 | -4.0 |
| 34 | Abdus, Sattar | 1859 | BAN | −32B | +31N | −19B | −29N | +43B | −27N | −37B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1575 | -59.6 |
| 35 | Md Eleas, Hosen | 1899 | BAN | +48N | +23B | −9N | −28B | −25N | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1719 | -49.2 |
| 36 | Arup, Golder | 1881 | BAN | +37N | +33B | −1B | −14N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1804 | -8.2 |
| 37 | Gazi Nasir Uddin Selim | 1733 | BAN | −36B | −46N | −21B | F | +42N | −20B | +34N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1693 | -3.6 |
| 38 | Chanu, Miah | 1879 | BAN | +53B | +32N | −22B | −23N | −21B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1666 | -16.8 |
| 39 | Md. Sumon, Hossain | 1763 | BAN | =20N | −11B | +50N | F | −13B | −18N | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 2.25 | 1603 | -13.2 |
| 40 | Ananda Kumar, Sarma | 1777 | BAN | =41B | −13N | −17B | −21N | +50B | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1639 | -9.2 |
| 41 | Mollah, Istiak Ahmed | 1928 | BAN | =40N | +50B | −26N | −5B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 1601 | -24.4 |
| 42 | Raiyan, Rahman | 0 | BAN | −24B | −27N | +53B | −8N | −37B | −30N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Produd, Biswas | 0 | BAN | +49N | −26B | −16N | −25B | −34N | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1091 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Tuhin | 0 | BAN | −12N | −8B | F | −48B | +53N | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Md., Hadiuzzaman | 1950 | BAN | +29B | −7N | −15B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1702 | -20.0 |
| 46 | Uzzol, Hossain | 1896 | BAN | −23N | +37B | −28N | −17N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1596 | -63.2 |
| 47 | Md. Rubel, Parvej | 1842 | BAN | +21B | −22N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1149 | -7.0 |
| 48 | Mohammad Shahinur, Rashid | 1756 | BAN | −35B | F | F | +44N | −31B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1019 | -33.6 |
| 49 | Md Maharbubul, Alam | 0 | BAN | −43B | −15N | =31B | F | −19N | F | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Bm Towfiq Ur, Rhaman | 0 | BAN | =17B | −41N | −39B | −31N | −40N | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Prince Carol Chowdhury | 1871 | BAN | F | =10N | −13B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1784 | -4.4 |
| 52 | Ali Md Monirul, Alam | 0 | BAN | −7B | −29N | F | −18N | −27B | F | −30B | 0.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 1032 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Faysal, Ahmed | 1683 | BAN | −38N | −16B | −42N | F | −44B | F | −29B | 0.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1042 | -34.8 |
| 54 | Md. Golam, Mostafa | 1897 | BAN | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 948 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dipteman, RoyBAN+118.05.5 pts · #1
- 2Radmim Raha, RajyaBAN+74.85.5 pts · #3
- 3Md Foajul, IslamBAN+52.44.5 pts · #9
- 1Uzzol, HossainBAN-63.21.0 pts · #39
- 2Abdus, SattarBAN-59.62.0 pts · #40
- 3Md Eleas, HosenBAN-49.22.0 pts · #26
- R5+179 Elo gap
- R1+156 Elo gap
- R1+155 Elo gap