Divisional Series FIDE Rating Chess Tournament 2025, Rangpur

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54 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 18 Aug 2025 in Rangpur, Bangladesh. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2016, and top seed was Biswas Subrota (🇧🇩 BAN, FM, 2352).

Biswas Subrota (🇧🇩 BAN, FM, 2352) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (5.5) and Haque Shahinur (5.0). Subrota shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Chowdhury Md Arafat (1647) beat Belal Md. Tariqul Islam (1894), a +247-point gap.

Location

🇧🇩Rangpur, Bangladesh

Dates

15 Aug 2025 → 18 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇩FMBiswas Subrota2352

Avg top 10

2,016

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇩Bangladesh×49

Top 3

🥇
FMBiswas Subrota
🇧🇩BAN·2352
6.5pts·2438perf+7.6
🥈
FMSyed Mahfuzur Rahman
🇧🇩BAN·2127
5.5pts·2158perf+7.4
🥉
Haque Shahinur
🇧🇩BAN·1874
5.0pts·2013perf+19.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Biswas Subrota led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Subrota6.5Rahman5.5Kazi5Bhuiyan5Md.abzid5Tanvir5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 Aug

FM Biswas Subrota takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Biswas Subrota beat FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Biswas Subrota 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman 3 wins (R1–R3)Saiyf Kazi 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBiswas Subrota	*	1	1	½
2FMSyed Mahfuzur Rahman	0	*	—	—
3Saiyf Kazi	0	—	*	½
4Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Subrota, BiswasFM	2352	BAN	+31N	+3B	+6N	=4B	+7B	+5N	+2N	6.5	30.5	33.5	31.00	2438	+7.6
2	Rahman, Syed MahfuzurFM	2127	BAN	+22B	+10N	+8B	=5N	+25B	+17N	−1B	5.5	29.5	33.0	24.00	2158	+7.4
3	Shahinur, Haque	1874	BAN	+19B	−1N	+11B	+15N	=8B	=9N	+17B	5.0	30.0	34.0	22.50	2013	+19.8
4	Bhuiyan, Golam Mostafa	2068	BAN	+11B	+26N	+38B	=1N	−5B	+12N	=7B	5.0	29.5	32.0	21.25	2118	+11.8
5	Md.abzid, RahmanCM	2073	BAN	+39N	+16B	+32N	=2B	+4N	−1B	=6N	5.0	29.0	31.5	19.75	2147	+16.2
6	Tanvir, Alam	1927	BAN	+34B	+17N	−1B	+26N	+18B	=7N	=5B	5.0	28.0	31.0	19.50	2092	+31.2
7	Kazi, Saiyf	1991	BAN	+27N	+43B	+37N	+14B	−1N	=6B	=4N	5.0	27.0	29.0	17.50	2087	+18.6
8	Alam, Md. Monjur	1913	BAN	+33N	+23B	−2N	+43B	=3N	+25B	=12N	5.0	25.5	27.5	17.25	1992	+10.4
9	Md Imran, Ali	1827	BAN	=25N	−13B	+29N	+39B	+14N	=3B	+26N	5.0	24.5	27.0	18.25	1963	+18.4
10	Prince Carol Chowdhury	1871	BAN	+41N	−2B	−27N	+50B	+37N	+33B	+21N	5.0	21.0	22.0	13.00	1840	-3.8
11	Md Arafat, Chowdhury	1647	BAN	−4N	+52B	−3N	+49B	+43N	+31B	+20B	5.0	20.0	21.0	11.00	1954	+76.4
12	Faisal, Hossain	1901	BAN	+40N	=21B	=13N	+37B	+16N	−4B	=8B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.75	1929	+5.0
13	Md Mottakin, Mondol	1792	BAN	=36B	+9N	=12B	−18N	+19B	=26N	+28B	4.5	24.5	27.5	18.00	1923	+18.2
14	Sharif Md, Maruf	1886	BAN	+50B	=46N	+28B	−7N	−9B	+29B	+27N	4.5	22.0	23.0	12.25	1806	-8.2
15	Rafiqul Islam, Babla	1812	BAN	+53N	−32B	+49N	−3B	=31N	+46B	+25N	4.5	17.0	17.5	8.00	1567	-35.2
16	Md Sazib, Kaisar	1868	BAN	+29B	−5N	+34B	+19N	−12B	+22N	−18B	4.0	25.0	28.0	14.50	1739	-15.6
17	Md Ataur Rahman	1855	BAN	+35N	−6B	+50N	+32B	+38N	−2B	−3N	4.0	24.0	25.0	9.50	1870	+2.4
18	Md. Abu Jafor, Siddik	1900	BAN	F	−37N	+22B	+13B	−6N	+23B	+16N	4.0	24.0	24.0	16.50	1943	+7.0
19	Md, Jikrul,hoque	0	BAN	−3N	+31B	+23N	−16B	−13N	+51B	+32N	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.00	1837	0.0
20	Md. Tariqul Islam, Belal	1894	BAN	+54N	=28B	−25N	+24B	+27N	=21B	−11N	4.0	23.5	23.5	11.25	1798	-11.6
21	Md. Rajibul, Hasan	1823	BAN	+42B	=12N	+46B	−25N	+28B	=20N	−10B	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.75	1858	+4.0
22	Ashraf Al, Imam	1712	BAN	−2N	+41B	−18N	+47B	+32N	−16B	+33N	4.0	22.0	23.5	10.00	1754	+4.8
23	Md. Mostafizur, Rahman Raju	1840	BAN	+51B	−8N	−19B	+46N	+34B	−18N	+35B	4.0	20.5	21.5	8.50	1626	-29.6
24	Mohammad, Imam Al Muttakin	1757	BAN	+49B	−38N	+30B	−20N	−26B	+42N	+37B	4.0	18.5	19.5	9.50	1657	-20.0
25	Md Shariful, Islam	0	BAN	=9B	+36N	+20B	+21B	−2N	−8N	−15B	3.5	28.0	31.0	13.50	1842	0.0
26	Safayat, Kibria Azaan	1863	BAN	+52N	−4B	+33N	−6B	+24N	=13B	−9B	3.5	26.5	27.5	10.25	1725	-33.8
27	Md. Nasir Mahmud, Helal	1641	BAN	−7B	+44N	+10B	=38N	−20B	+34N	−14B	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.25	1768	+32.4
28	Mazharul, Anwar	1764	BAN	+30B	=20N	−14N	+40B	−21N	+38B	−13N	3.5	23.0	25.5	10.50	1705	-7.6
29	Md Momin	0	BAN	−16N	=39B	−9B	+53N	+48B	−14N	+38B	3.5	20.0	20.5	5.75	1673	0.0
30	Shah, Md Fahimuzzaman Fahim	0	BAN	−28N	+54B	−24N	−41B	+47N	=37B	+40N	3.5	16.5	16.5	5.25	1491	0.0
31	Md Shahenshah, Ali	1738	BAN	−1B	−19N	+44B	+48N	=15B	−11N	=42B	3.0	24.5	26.0	7.00	1593	-24.0
32	Sajib, Hossain	1908	BAN	+48B	+15N	−5B	−17N	−22B	+44N	−19B	3.0	23.5	25.0	8.00	1670	-49.2
33	Abu Saleh Md Mohtarem, Hossain	0	BAN	−8B	+51N	−26B	+35N	+39B	−10N	−22B	3.0	23.0	24.0	6.50	1563	0.0
34	Sheikh, Mahdi Rahman Nur	1431	BAN	−6N	+35B	−16N	+52B	−23N	−27B	+45N	3.0	21.5	22.5	6.00	984	-18.8
35	Md Salauddin, Labu	0	BAN	−17B	−34N	+54N	−33B	+50N	+43B	−23N	3.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1553	0.0
36	Muhtadib Rafsan, Adib	0	BAN	=13N	−25B	−40N	−42N	+53B	=41B	+49N	3.0	16.5	17.0	5.00	1792	0.0
37	Md Asraful, Alam	1770	BAN	+45N	+18B	−7B	−12N	−10B	=30N	−24N	2.5	26.0	28.0	7.75	1644	-29.6
38	Md., Haider Ali	1874	BAN	+47N	+24B	−4N	=27B	−17B	−28N	−29N	2.5	23.5	25.0	7.25	1668	-27.6
39	Md, Ashraful Islam	1654	BAN	−5B	=29N	+42B	−9N	−33N	−40B	+47N	2.5	21.5	23.0	5.75	1141	-14.0
40	Arindam Mishra, Dipto	0	BAN	−12B	=42N	+36B	−28N	F	+39N	−30B	2.5	19.5	21.0	6.75	1648	0.0
41	Md, Mizanur,rahman	0	BAN	−10B	−22N	=53B	+30N	=42B	=36N	−46B	2.5	19.5	20.0	6.50	992	0.0
42	Md Tuhinur, Rahman	0	BAN	−21N	=40B	−39N	+36B	=41N	−24B	=31N	2.5	19.0	21.5	7.00	1421	0.0
43	Ibrahim, Mostafa	1857	BAN	+44B	−7N	+48B	−8N	−11B	−35N	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	3.50	1050	-30.2
44	Md Omr, Faruq	0	BAN	−43N	−27B	−31N	+45N	+49B	−32B	F	2.0	14.5	15.5	3.00	986	0.0
45	FIDE 532015216	0	—	−37B	−50N	−52N	−44B	+54N	+53B	−34B	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.50	801	0.0
46	Siddik, Abu Jafor	0	BAN	F	=14B	−21N	−23B	F	−15N	+41N	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1518	0.0
47	Md Ibrahim Haoldar	0	BAN	−38B	−49N	+51B	−22N	−30B	=48N	−39B	1.5	15.0	16.0	1.75	947	0.0
48	Allama, Iqbal Hossain	0	BAN	−32N	+53B	−43N	−31B	−29N	=47B	F	1.5	13.5	13.5	1.25	1034	0.0
49	FIDE 532000677	0	—	−24N	+47B	−15B	−11N	−44N	F	−36B	1.0	20.0	21.0	1.50	939	0.0
50	Md Arif, Morshed	0	BAN	−14N	+45B	−17B	−10N	−35B	F	F	1.0	19.5	20.0	2.00	1071	0.0
51	FIDE 532028350	0	—	−23N	−33B	−47N	+54B	F	−19N	F	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1040	0.0
52	Md, Nadim	0	BAN	−26B	−11N	+45B	−34N	F	F	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.00	847	0.0
53	FIDE 532028377	0	—	−15B	−48N	=41N	−29B	−36N	−45N	F	0.5	17.0	18.0	1.25	1012	0.0
54	FIDE 532028369	0	—	−20B	−30N	−35B	−51N	−45B	F	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1094	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Md Arafat, ChowdhuryBAN
+76.4
5.0 pts · #15
2Md. Nasir Mahmud, HelalBAN
+32.4
3.5 pts · #17
3Tanvir, AlamBAN
+31.2
5.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Sajib, HossainBAN
-49.2
3.0 pts · #27
2Rafiqul Islam, BablaBAN
-35.2
4.5 pts · #40
3Safayat, Kibria AzaanBAN
-33.8
3.5 pts · #25

Biggest upsets

R7+247 Elo gap
Md Arafat, Chowdhury1647 beat Md. Tariqul Islam, Belal1894
R3+230 Elo gap
Md. Nasir Mahmud, Helal1641 beat Prince Carol Chowdhury1871
R5+210 Elo gap
Md Arafat, Chowdhury1647 beat Ibrahim, Mostafa1857