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

Top seed

🇧🇩Hossain Md. Monayem1877

Avg top 10

1,845

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇩Bangladesh×36

Top 3

🥇
Hossain Uozzol Md. Aktar
🇧🇩BAN·1871
5.0pts·2034perf+20.4
🥈
Hossain Md. Monayem
🇧🇩BAN·1877
5.0pts·2540perf+32.8
🥉
Islam Rony Md. Hanif Bin
🇧🇩BAN·1842
5.0pts·2550perf+15.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight 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

Md. Monayem5Md. Aktar5Md. Hanif Bin5Md. Anower4.5Muttalib4.5S.m.4

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
+32.8
5.0 pts · #1
2Abdullah Farook, PopelBAN
+26.4
1.5 pts · #16
3Md. Aktar, Hossain UozzolBAN
+20.4
5.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Belal, HossenBAN
-38.0
3.5 pts · #24
2Aminul, Islam HelalBAN
-20.2
0.5 pts · #30
3Kazi Rakibul, HasanBAN
-17.6
3.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R5+185 Elo gap
Taufiq Al, Shahariar1638 beat Md. Rezaul, Karim1823
R4+116 Elo gap
Abdullah Farook, Popel1617 beat Aminul, Islam Helal1733
R4+113 Elo gap
Sk. Md. Abdul Muttalib1756 beat S.m., Kotaiba Biplob1869