42nd National Junior (U-20) Chess Championship 2025
75 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Oct 2025 to 14 Oct 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Sajid Sakline Mostafa (🇧🇩 BAN, FM, 2317).
Sajid Sakline Mostafa (🇧🇩 BAN, FM, 2317) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Oitijjo Barua (6.5) and Nasheed Muhtady Tajwar (6.5). Sakline Mostafa won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mahmood Azaan (1639) beat Rayan Rashid Mugdho (2028), a +389-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Sajid Sakline Mostafa led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa 6 wins (R1–R6)Rayan Rashid Mugdho 4 wins (R5–R8)Oitijjo Barua 4 wins (R1–R4)
Rayan Rashid Mugdho was #13 at R5, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSajid Sakline Mostafa | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Rayan Rashid Mugdho | — | * | — | — |
| 3Oitijjo Barua | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Kibria Azaan Safayat | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakline Mostafa, SajidFM | 2317 | BAN | +31N | +28B | +24N | +40B | +11N | +2B | =9N | +4B | +3N | 8.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 43.75 | 2438 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Barua, Oitijjo | 1980 | BAN | +48B | +34N | +25B | +4N | =9B | −1N | −3B | +18N | +13B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 31.25 | 2036 | +36.0 |
| 3 | Muhtady Tajwar, Nasheed | 1901 | BAN | +51N | =8B | −7N | +30B | +16N | +41B | +2N | +11B | −1B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 30.25 | 1979 | +36.0 |
| 4 | Md. Sajidul, HaqueCM | 2081 | BAN | +35N | +16B | +13N | −2B | +15N | =40B | +24N | −1N | +26B | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 30.25 | 2036 | -8.0 |
| 5 | Safayat, Kibria Azaan | 1849 | BAN | +58N | −55B | +27N | +21B | −40N | +8B | +16N | +24B | =10N | 6.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 29.25 | 1874 | +16.7 |
| 6 | Rayan Rashid Mugdho | 2028 | BAN | +46B | −25N | +8N | −41B | +50N | +33B | +40N | +12B | =9N | 6.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 27.25 | 1915 | -26.8 |
| 7 | Awsaf, Chowdhury | 1868 | BAN | =29B | +56N | +3B | −10N | =25B | +19N | =18B | =15N | +16B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 28.25 | 1861 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Md Zayan, Khan | 1626 | BAN | +59B | =3N | −6B | +17N | =18B | −5N | +35B | +31N | =12N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 23.50 | 1774 | +57.6 |
| 9 | Swarnavo Choudhury | 2079 | BAN | +42B | F | +61N | =15B | =2N | +12N | =1B | =14N | =6B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 27.00 | 2060 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Tushin, Talukder | 2042 | BAN | +27N | +41B | −15N | +7B | +28N | =24B | =11N | F | =5B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 26.25 | 1953 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Mohammed, Shaker UllahCM | 2130 | BAN | +45B | +63N | +12B | +14N | −1B | +37N | =10B | −3N | F | 5.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 22.75 | 2051 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Ajraf, Anan | 1867 | BAN | +72N | +21B | −11N | +33B | +31N | −9B | +28N | −6N | =8B | 5.5 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 19.75 | 1836 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Abrar, Reazul Ahnaf Mohammad | 1854 | BAN | +71B | +19N | −4B | +34N | −37B | +22N | =25B | +41N | −2N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 19.75 | 1774 | -28.8 |
| 14 | Radmim Raha, Rajya | 1965 | BAN | +50N | +20B | +55N | −11B | =41N | +15B | =23N | =9B | F | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 22.50 | 1936 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Md Nafis Fuad Zahin | 1735 | BAN | +57B | +22N | +10B | =9N | −4B | −14N | F | =7B | +21N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 23.75 | 1933 | +33.6 |
| 16 | Mustakim, Nafi | 1657 | BAN | +65B | −4N | +42B | +29N | −3B | +45N | −5B | +22N | −7N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 1705 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Shekh Noore Raian, Aanas | 1408 | BAN | −24N | +26B | =20N | −8B | +30N | +43B | −41N | =33B | +42N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 20.00 | 1511 | +26.0 |
| 18 | Pranjol, Barua | 1747 | BAN | +69N | +70B | −40N | =55B | =8N | +31B | =7N | −2B | =32N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 14.50 | 1692 | -22.4 |
| 19 | Sabbir , Rahman | 1596 | BAN | +26N | −13B | +69N | +61B | −24N | −7B | =46N | =30B | +47N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 14.00 | 1624 | +2.4 |
| 20 | Md Riad, Rahman | 1630 | BAN | +75B | −14N | =17B | −32N | +44B | =39N | −45B | +29N | +41B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 15.50 | 1541 | -36.4 |
| 21 | Syed Ibnul, Hasan | 1574 | BAN | +68B | −12N | +47B | −5N | −29B | +67N | +48B | +45N | −15B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1613 | +6.0 |
| 22 | Jihadul, Islam | 1573 | BAN | +64N | −15B | +70N | −28B | +58N | −13B | +50N | −16B | +46N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 10.50 | 1513 | -20.4 |
| 23 | Afnan, Zarif Haque | 2012 | BAN | F | +57N | +45B | =25N | +32B | +55N | =14B | F | F | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 1927 | -8.8 |
| 24 | Siam, Chowdhury | 1909 | BAN | +17B | +33N | −1B | +36N | +19B | =10N | −4B | −5N | F | 4.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 20.75 | 1875 | -8.0 |
| 25 | Azaan, Mahmood | 1639 | BAN | +67N | +6B | −2N | =23B | =7N | +51B | =13N | F | F | 4.5 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 18.75 | 1914 | +78.0 |
| 26 | Prachurjo, Shoumik | 0 | BAN | −19B | −17N | +65B | +72N | =56B | +32N | +55B | F | −4N | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 8.75 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Md Ahonaf, Al Rashid | 1479 | BAN | −10B | +65N | −5B | −47N | +53B | =49N | −34B | +70N | +44B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1509 | -0.4 |
| 28 | Abidur Rahim, Manam | 1720 | BAN | +60B | −1N | +39B | +22N | −10B | +29N | −12B | F | F | 4.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 15.00 | 1754 | +1.6 |
| 29 | Ibrahim, Mursalin | 0 | BAN | =7N | =30B | +38N | −16B | +21N | −28B | −31N | −20B | +52N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 17.00 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Md Famin, Alam | 0 | BAN | =37B | =29N | =32B | −3N | −17B | +71N | +49B | =19N | F | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.50 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Shayan Meerab, Hasan | 1557 | BAN | −1B | +60N | F | +63N | −12B | −18N | +29B | −8B | +66N | 4.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 1543 | -6.4 |
| 32 | S, M Farabi Rahman | 1592 | BAN | +54N | −61B | =30N | +20B | −23N | −26B | F | +42N | =18B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 35.0 | 16.00 | 1726 | +31.2 |
| 33 | Ailan, Afnan Tajwar | 1629 | BAN | +66N | −24B | F | −12N | +42B | −6N | =39B | =17N | +45B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 12.00 | 1633 | -6.0 |
| 34 | S M Raiyan, Abdullah | 1633 | BAN | +43N | −2B | +58N | −13B | −51N | =57B | +27N | =46B | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.75 | 1484 | -42.8 |
| 35 | Sheikh Asaduzzaman, Alif | 1497 | BAN | −4B | −47N | +49B | +53N | +66B | −36N | −8N | +60B | −38N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 9.00 | 889 | -43.6 |
| 36 | Arham, , Omar | 1635 | BAN | +49B | F | +51N | −24B | +46N | +35B | F | F | F | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1758 | +24.4 |
| 37 | Dutta, Ryek Keshor | 1714 | BAN | =30N | =38B | +50N | +46B | +13N | −11B | F | F | F | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 15.50 | 1831 | +32.8 |
| 38 | Kabir, Rishan | 1595 | BAN | =56B | =37N | −29B | F | F | +47N | =42B | =39N | +35B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1648 | +10.8 |
| 39 | Nilav, Kumar Gupta | 1525 | BAN | F | +52B | −28N | +67B | =43N | =20B | =33N | =38B | F | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1557 | +4.8 |
| 40 | Md, Azmaeen Parvez SayorCM | 2004 | BAN | +44N | F | +18B | −1N | +5B | =4N | −6B | F | F | 3.5 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 18.25 | 1995 | +2.0 |
| 41 | Rafiul, Hasan Pranto | 1641 | BAN | +53B | −10N | F | +6N | =14B | −3N | +17B | −13B | −20N | 3.5 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 17.25 | 1730 | +19.2 |
| 42 | Rafiul Islam, Rakib | 1484 | BAN | −9N | +67B | −16N | +52B | −33N | +65B | =38N | −32B | −17B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 7.00 | 1226 | -58.4 |
| 43 | Mohaammad Samsul Arefin, Faisal | 0 | BAN | −34B | −46N | +57B | +48N | =39B | −17N | −47B | −44N | +49B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 10.50 | 1289 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Zoaib, Hasan | 1448 | BAN | −40B | +53N | −63B | F | −20N | +52B | =56N | +43B | −27N | 3.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 869 | -38.8 |
| 45 | Aranyak Sarkar, Atanu | 1554 | BAN | −11N | +62B | −23N | F | +47B | −16B | +20N | −21B | −33N | 3.0 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 10.00 | 1460 | -31.6 |
| 46 | Farsat Hossain Ayyaan | 1452 | BAN | −6N | +43B | F | −37N | −36B | +66N | =19B | =34N | −22B | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 9.00 | 1392 | -16.7 |
| 47 | Md Asib Uddin, Biswas | 0 | BAN | F | +35B | −21N | +27B | −45N | −38B | +43N | F | −19B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 12.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Tanvir Azad, Siam | 1419 | BAN | −2N | +66B | F | −43B | +52N | +56B | −21N | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 897 | -14.8 |
| 49 | FIDE 532030665 | 0 | — | −36N | −50B | −35N | +60B | +71N | =27B | −30N | =53B | −43N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.75 | 1183 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Md Shahriar, Taj | 1410 | BAN | −14B | +49N | −37B | +59N | −6B | +70N | −22B | F | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 5.50 | 924 | -23.6 |
| 51 | Mohammad Adil Ahnaf Nowrose | 1403 | BAN | −3B | +75N | −36B | +68N | +34B | −25N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 1485 | +12.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 10288619 | 0 | — | −?B | −39N | +64B | −42N | −48B | −44N | +59B | +67N | −29B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 532030649 | 0 | — | −41N | −44B | +73N | −35B | −27N | F | =70B | =49N | +62B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.75 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Shahrid, Shayan | 0 | BAN | −32B | +71N | F | −58B | F | F | −62N | +64B | +73N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Mohammed Ashaz, Hoque | 1571 | BAN | +73B | +5N | −14B | =18N | F | −23B | −26N | F | F | 2.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.00 | 1796 | +36.4 |
| 56 | Shahriar Shahin, Labib | 0 | BAN | =38N | −7B | F | +70B | =26N | −48N | =44B | F | F | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 6.50 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Faiaz, Kaiser | 0 | BAN | −15N | −23B | −43N | +73B | +59B | =34N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 532030584 | 0 | — | −5B | +68N | −34B | +54N | −22B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Omar Bin, Azad Sifat | 0 | BAN | −8N | +72B | F | −50B | −57N | +62B | −52N | F | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 60 | M A, Muaz | 0 | BAN | −28N | −31B | F | −49N | F | F | +67B | −35N | +65B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Rahman, Md Tariqur | 1782 | BAN | +74B | +32N | −9B | −19N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1630 | -25.6 |
| 62 | Khandaker Aayan, Amin | 0 | BAN | −63B | −45N | −68B | −65N | +73B | −59N | +54B | F | −53N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Imad Uddin, Ahmad Hasin | 1722 | BAN | +62N | −11B | +44N | −31B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1584 | -25.2 |
| 64 | Syed Musnoon, Farhan | 0 | BAN | −22B | F | −52N | F | F | +73N | +71B | −54N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 532030622 | 0 | — | −16N | −27B | −26N | +62B | F | −42N | −66B | F | −60N | 1.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 2.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 532030690 | 0 | — | −33B | −48N | F | F | −35N | −46B | +65N | F | −31B | 1.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 1.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 532030657 | 0 | — | −25B | −42N | +71B | −39N | F | −21B | −60N | −52B | F | 1.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 532030711 | 0 | — | −21N | −58B | +62N | −51B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Bijoy Kumar Roy, Utpol | 0 | BAN | −18B | +73N | −19B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 70 | Talib Ahmed, Mahrus | 0 | BAN | F | −18N | −22B | −56N | F | −50B | =53N | −27B | F | 0.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 532030576 | 0 | — | −13N | −54B | −67N | F | −49B | −30B | −64N | F | F | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 1054 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 10299300 | 0 | — | −12B | −59N | F | −26B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 1067 | 0.0 |
| 73 | FIDE 10288902 | 0 | — | −55N | −69B | −53B | −57N | −62N | −64B | F | F | −54B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 74 | FIDE 532030592 | 0 | — | −61N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
| 75 | FIDE 532030681 | 0 | — | −20N | −51B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Azaan, MahmoodBAN+78.04.5 pts · #20
- 2Md Zayan, KhanBAN+57.65.5 pts · #12
- 3Mohammed Ashaz, HoqueBAN+36.42.5 pts · #40
- 1Rafiul Islam, RakibBAN-58.43.5 pts · #50
- 2Sheikh Asaduzzaman, AlifBAN-43.64.0 pts · #62
- 3S M Raiyan, AbdullahBAN-42.84.0 pts · #37
- R2+389 Elo gap
- R4+387 Elo gap
- R3+307 Elo gap