Rajshahi District Chess Championship 2025
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44 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Aug 2025 to 23 Aug 2025 in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Top 10 Elo average was 1845, and top seed was Hossain Md. Monayem (🇧🇩 BAN, 1877).
Hossain Uozzol Md. Aktar (🇧🇩 BAN, 1871) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Hossain Md. Monayem (5.0) and Islam Rony Md. Hanif Bin (5.0). Md. Aktar shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Shahariar Taufiq Al (1638) beat Karim Md. Rezaul (1823), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇧🇩Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dates
21 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇩Bangladesh×36
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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9
2
2
5
3
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Md. Aktar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Hossain Md. Monayem beat Hossain Uozzol Md. Aktar (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Hossain Md. Monayem 5 wins (R2–R6)Hossain Uozzol Md. Aktar 3 wins (R1–R3)Islam Rony Md. Hanif Bin 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hossain Md. Monayem | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Hossain Uozzol Md. Aktar | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Islam Rony Md. Hanif Bin | — | — | * | — |
| 4Hossain Md. Anower | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md. Aktar, Hossain Uozzol | 1871 | BAN | +32N | +15B | +9N | −2B | +4N | +6B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 2034 | +20.4 |
| 2 | Md. Monayem, Hossain | 1877 | BAN | F | +18N | +12B | +1N | +5B | +7N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 2540 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Md. Hanif Bin, Islam Rony | 1842 | BAN | =24B | =19N | +25B | +27N | +8B | +14N | 5.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 14.75 | 2550 | +15.0 |
| 4 | Md. Anower, Hossain | 1845 | BAN | +30B | +20N | =5B | +24N | −1B | +12N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.25 | 1823 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Sk. Md. Abdul Muttalib | 1756 | BAN | +36N | +37B | =4N | +6B | −2N | +22B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.75 | 1864 | +8.6 |
| 6 | S.m., Kotaiba Biplob | 1869 | BAN | +22B | +27N | +8B | −5N | +9B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1796 | -8.2 |
| 7 | Taufiq Al, Shahariar | 1638 | BAN | +43N | +23B | −13N | +16B | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1722 | +12.0 |
| 8 | Md Ferdous, Wahid | 1770 | BAN | +42N | +16B | −6N | +15B | −3N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1643 | -9.8 |
| 9 | Md. Abu Saleh, Molla | 1785 | BAN | +35B | +29N | −1B | +28N | −6N | +20B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1070 | -15.2 |
| 10 | Md. Rezaul, Karim | 1823 | BAN | −28B | +30N | +19B | +35N | −7B | +27N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 838 | -14.8 |
| 11 | Md Sultan , Ahmed Sajib | 1859 | BAN | +40N | +28B | F | F | +17N | +13B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 2640 | +9.4 |
| 12 | Belal, Hossen | 1842 | BAN | +44N | +17B | −2N | =13B | +23N | −4B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1581 | -38.0 |
| 13 | Md Azahar, Ali | 1840 | BAN | =33N | +39B | +7B | =12N | =14B | −11N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1832 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Habibullah | 1730 | BAN | −16N | +42B | +17N | +29B | =13N | −3B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1648 | -4.0 |
| 15 | Kazi Rakibul, Hasan | 1594 | BAN | +21B | −1N | +20B | −8N | F | +31B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1021 | -17.6 |
| 16 | Nazmus, Shahadat | 0 | BAN | +14B | −8N | +18B | −7N | +?B | −23N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Md Samiul Alam | 0 | BAN | +?B | −12N | −14B | +18N | −11B | +?N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1696 | 0.0 |
| 18 | S, M Farabi Rahman | 1595 | BAN | +38N | −2B | −16N | −17B | +41N | +29B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1077 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Naeemur, Rahman | 0 | BAN | =39N | =3B | −10N | +32B | +30N | −?B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Nirab, Barman | 0 | BAN | +?N | −4B | −15N | +40B | +34B | −9N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Saiduzzaman, Saikat | 0 | BAN | −15N | +40B | +31B | −22N | +?B | −8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jarif, Ahmed Ononno | 0 | BAN | −6N | +41B | =23N | +21B | F | −5N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1013 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 532028946 | 0 | — | F | −7N | =22B | +25N | −12B | +16B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Md Kawsar Ali | 0 | BAN | =3N | +33B | +?N | −4B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1815 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Tanvir, Hossain | 0 | BAN | +31N | =?B | −3N | −23B | +26B | −?N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Md? Taseen, Arefin | 0 | BAN | −?N | =34B | +39N | −31B | −25N | +41B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Anonnyo, Tuhin | 0 | BAN | +41N | −6B | F | −3B | +29N | −10B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1045 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Md, Nuruzzaman | 0 | BAN | +10N | −11N | +38B | −9B | −?N | −32B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Rezwan, Mahmud | 0 | BAN | +34N | −9B | +?B | −14N | −27B | −18N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Labib, Haque | 0 | BAN | −4N | −10B | +36N | F | −19B | +35N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 532014066 | 0 | — | −25B | F | −21N | +26N | +35B | −15N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ilham, Nawar | 0 | BAN | −1B | −38N | F | −19N | +36B | +28N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1071 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Md Matiur Rahman | 0 | BAN | =13B | −24N | +34N | =?B | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Abdullah Farook, Popel | 1617 | BAN | −29B | =26N | −33B | +39B | −20N | −36N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 2533 | +26.4 |
| 35 | Md Shihabul Islam | 0 | BAN | −9N | F | +?B | −10B | −31N | −30B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Muminur, Rahman | 0 | BAN | −5B | −?N | −30B | F | −32N | +34B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1687 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 532028911 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 532028903 | 0 | — | −18B | +32B | −28N | −?N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Aminul, Islam Helal | 1733 | BAN | =19B | −13N | −26B | −34N | F | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 929 | -20.2 |
| 40 | FIDE 532014643 | 0 | — | −11B | −21N | F | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1059 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 532028938 | 0 | — | −27B | −22N | F | −?N | −18B | −26N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 532028881 | 0 | — | −8B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 950 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 532014279 | 0 | — | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Md, Kamruzzaman | 0 | BAN | −12B | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1029 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Md. Monayem, HossainBAN+32.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Abdullah Farook, PopelBAN+26.41.5 pts · #16
- 3Md. Aktar, Hossain UozzolBAN+20.45.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Belal, HossenBAN-38.03.5 pts · #24
- 2Aminul, Islam HelalBAN-20.20.5 pts · #30
- 3Kazi Rakibul, HasanBAN-17.63.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R5+185 Elo gap
- R4+116 Elo gap
- R4+113 Elo gap