49th National Chess Championship 2025
14 players participated in this 13-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 01 Oct 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 13 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2286, and top seed was Rahman Mohammad Fahad (🇧🇩 BAN, IM, 2416).
Niaz Murshed (🇧🇩 BAN, GM, 2316) won with 10.5/13, ahead of Rahman Mohammad Fahad (9.5) and Sajid Sakline Mostafa (8.5). Murshed shared the lead from round 12 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 13: Shaker Ullah Mohammed (CM, 2088) beat Rahman Mohammad Fahad (IM, 2416), a +328-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 13 roundsGM Niaz Murshed led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad takes the sole lead (8.5/10).
GM Niaz Murshed drew with IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (White).
GM Niaz Murshed 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad 3 wins (R6–R8)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇩GMMurshed, Niaz | 2316 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10.5 | 60.75 | 80.5 | +25.1 | 2480 |
| 2 | 🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman | 2416 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.5 | 56.00 | 81.5 | -1.5 | 2396 |
| 3 | 🇧🇩FMSakline Mostafa, Sajid | 2269 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 49.75 | 82.5 | +27.8 | 2342 |
| 4 | 🇧🇩IMManon, Reja Neer | 2369 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 52.25 | 83.0 | -8.9 | 2311 |
| 5 | 🇧🇩FMZia, Tahsin Tajwar | 2334 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 44.00 | 83.5 | -15.8 | 2284 |
| 6 | 🇧🇩FMIslam, Khandaker Aminul | 2189 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 35.50 | 84.0 | +26.6 | 2267 |
| 7 | 🇧🇩IMMd Minhaz Uddin | 2255 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 38.75 | 84.5 | -3.8 | 2233 |
| 8 | 🇧🇩IMAbu Sufian, Shakil | 2217 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 37.50 | 84.5 | +3.2 | 2236 |
| 9 | 🇧🇩FMSubrota, Biswas | 2338 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 35.00 | 84.5 | -37.2 | 2227 |
| 11 | 🇧🇩CMMohammed, Shaker Ullah | 2088 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 30.00 | 86.0 | +31.9 | 2159 |
| 10 | 🇧🇩FMMohammad, Javed | 2100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 26.00 | 86.0 | +17.8 | 2158 |
| 12 | 🇧🇩Anata, Choudhury | 2152 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 26.75 | 87.0 | -20.0 | 2100 |
| 13 | 🇧🇩FMMd., Sharif Hossain | 2135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 17.75 | 87.5 | -24.4 | 2067 |
| 14 | 🇧🇩CMMd Abu Hanif | 2109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 3.0 | 17.00 | 88.0 | -25.0 | 2033 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohammed, Shaker UllahCMBAN+31.95.0 pts · #11
- 2Sakline Mostafa, SajidFMBAN+27.88.5 pts · #3
- 3Islam, Khandaker AminulFMBAN+26.67.0 pts · #6
- 1Subrota, BiswasFMBAN-37.26.5 pts · #9
- 2Md Abu HanifCMBAN-25.03.0 pts · #14
- 3Md., Sharif HossainFMBAN-24.43.5 pts · #13
- R13+328 Elo gap
- R5+260 Elo gap
- R12+199 Elo gap