49th National Zonal Chess Tournament, Zone-5, Sylhet and Mymensing Divisions
28 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 29 Aug 2025 in Moulavibazar, Bangladesh. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1957, and top seed was Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan (🇧🇩 BAN, 2068).
Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan (🇧🇩 BAN, 2068) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sarker Avik (5.5) and Dhar Tutul (5.0). Bhuiyan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Orjan Safwan Swadin (1748) beat Sanatan Zahid (1961), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsGolam Mostafa Bhuiyan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan beat CM Sarker Avik (White).
Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Dhar Tutul 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2CMSarker Avik | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3CMDhar Tutul | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jalil Abdul | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhuiyan, Golam Mostafa | 2068 | BAN | +7B | +13N | +4B | +14N | +2B | +6N | −5B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 26.00 | 2198 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Avik, SarkerCM | 1991 | BAN | +22N | +15B | =6N | +13B | −1N | +3B | +9N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 18.75 | 2088 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Tutul , DharCM | 1995 | BAN | +20B | −4N | +12B | +17N | +5B | −2N | +8B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 2032 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Asaduzzaman, Ahad | 1865 | BAN | +21N | +3B | −1N | +15B | +9N | +13B | −6B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 16.50 | 2011 | +19.8 |
| 5 | Abdul, Jalil | 1858 | BAN | +19B | −8N | +20B | +12N | −3N | +14B | +1N | 5.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 15.00 | 2035 | +47.6 |
| 6 | Shatadru Shovan, Dey | 1908 | BAN | +27N | F | =2B | +8N | +14B | −1B | +4N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 2130 | +29.8 |
| 7 | Safwan Swadin, Orjan | 1748 | BAN | −1N | +18B | =10N | +11B | −15N | +19B | +14N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1898 | +37.2 |
| 8 | Md. Jamal UddinCM | 2022 | BAN | +11N | +5B | −14N | −6B | +20N | +15B | −3N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.00 | 1876 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Yaruf, Ahmed | 0 | BAN | −12B | +26N | +16B | +19N | −4B | +17N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1808 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Prodyumna, Singha Bijoy | 1928 | BAN | +26B | −12N | =7B | +16N | −17B | +21N | =11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1728 | -53.6 |
| 11 | Sudipto, Pal | 1705 | BAN | −8B | =19N | +28B | −7N | +22B | +12N | =10N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1780 | +12.0 |
| 12 | Radha Kishor, Singha | 1768 | BAN | +9N | +10B | −3N | −5B | +23N | −11B | =13N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1727 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Shah Md. Saiful, Ali | 1895 | BAN | +18B | −1B | +25N | −2N | +21B | −4N | =12B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 1601 | -54.0 |
| 14 | Zahid, Sanatan | 1961 | BAN | +28B | +16N | +8B | −1B | −6N | −5N | −7B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1783 | -28.2 |
| 15 | Syed Shahjahan, Mehdi | 1830 | BAN | +23B | −2N | +24B | −4N | +7B | −8N | −16B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1654 | -21.6 |
| 16 | Md, Mohsin Ali | 1842 | BAN | F | −14B | −9N | −10B | +18N | +23B | +15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1781 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Rezaul, Karim Chowdhury | 1936 | BAN | −24N | +27B | +22N | −3B | +10N | −9B | F | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1962 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Md Shohidul, Islam | 0 | BAN | −13N | −7N | −23B | F | −16B | +20N | +21B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Omar, Mahmud Ansari | 0 | BAN | −5N | =11B | +27N | −9B | F | −7N | F | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 2.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Islam, Md? Nazrul | 0 | BAN | −3N | +21B | −5N | F | −8B | −18B | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1158 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Muhammed, Abdur Rob | 0 | BAN | −4B | −20N | F | +22B | −13N | −10B | −18N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 1096 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Johirul, Islam Rubel | 0 | BAN | −2B | +23N | −17B | −21N | −11N | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1077 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Syed, Abu Iqbal | 0 | BAN | −15N | −22B | +18N | F | −12B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Md Dildar, Husen | 0 | BAN | +17B | F | −15N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1883 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Safwan, Shami | 0 | BAN | F | +28N | −13B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1095 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Md, Kais Shami | 0 | BAN | −10N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1128 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Md Shahid, Ahmed | 0 | BAN | −6B | −17N | −19B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1122 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kalam, Abul | 0 | BAN | −14N | −25B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1033 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abdul, JalilBAN+47.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Safwan Swadin, OrjanBAN+37.24.5 pts · #8
- 3Shatadru Shovan, DeyBAN+29.84.5 pts · #3
- 1Shah Md. Saiful, AliBAN-54.03.5 pts · #19
- 2Prodyumna, Singha BijoyBAN-53.64.0 pts · #10
- 3Zahid, SanatanBAN-28.23.0 pts · #9
- R7+213 Elo gap
- R7+210 Elo gap
- R2+160 Elo gap