Khustia District National-B Selection Chess Championship FIDE Rating Chess Tournament-2025
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Khustia, Bangladesh. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Islam Md. Muhimenul (🇧🇩 BAN, 2070).
Nishit Kumar Pal (🇧🇩 BAN, 1977) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Parvej Md. Rubel (4.5) and Islam Md. Muhimenul (4.0). Pal took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Uddin S.m. Gofur (1649) beat Emon Moniruzaman (1818), a +169-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Nishit Kumar Pal takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Pal takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
Nishit Kumar Pal drew with Parvej Md. Rubel (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nishit Kumar Pal | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Parvej Md. Rubel | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Islam Md. Muhimenul | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Islam Adv. Md. Sofiqul | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pal, Nishit Kumar | 1977 | BAN | +8B | =2N | +6B | +3N | =5B | =4N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 24.5 | 18.25 | 2044 | +11.2 |
| 2 | Md. Rubel, Parvej | 1842 | BAN | +11N | =1B | +9N | =4B | +7N | =3B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 15.25 | 2025 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Md. Muhimenul, Islam | 2070 | BAN | +15N | +7B | +5N | −1B | =4N | =2N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 1975 | -12.6 |
| 4 | Adv. Md. Sofiqul, Islam | 1848 | BAN | +14B | =6N | +12B | =2N | =3B | =1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 1970 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Kh., Bulbul Ferdous Golap | 1906 | BAN | +10N | +16B | −3B | +8N | =1N | =6B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1941 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Abdulla Al, Mamun | 1782 | BAN | +17N | =4B | −1N | +9B | +13N | =5N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1785 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Mir Mosharaf, Hossain | 1824 | BAN | +18B | −3N | +14B | +11N | −2B | +15N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1798 | -2.8 |
| 8 | Zubair, Islam Abon | 1656 | BAN | −1N | +17B | +19N | −5B | +14N | +10B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1778 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Md Imtiaz, Hossain | 0 | BAN | +?B | =13N | −2B | −6N | +11B | −12N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1622 | 0.0 |
| 10 | S.m. Gofur, Uddin | 1649 | BAN | −5B | +18N | =13B | +12N | −15B | −8N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1578 | -7.6 |
| 11 | Ali Md Monirul, Alam | 0 | BAN | −2B | +?N | +16N | −7B | −9N | =13B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1812 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Moniruzaman, Emon | 1818 | BAN | =13B | +20N | −4N | −10B | F | +9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1656 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Md Milon | 0 | BAN | =12N | =9B | =10N | F | −6B | =11N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Md Liakot, Ali | 1578 | BAN | −4N | +15B | −7N | +19B | −8B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1565 | -3.2 |
| 15 | S M towfiq Al, Helal | 1702 | BAN | −3B | −14N | +18B | F | +10N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1587 | -26.8 |
| 16 | Abir, Ahamed | 1763 | BAN | +19B | −5N | −11B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1106 | -12.4 |
| 17 | FIDE 532018045 | 0 | — | −6B | −8N | −?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 952 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 532027699 | 0 | — | −7N | −10B | −15N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 532027702 | 0 | — | −16N | F | −8B | −14N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Md.shafiqul, Islam | 1846 | BAN | F | −12B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1018 | -10.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Zubair, Islam AbonBAN+22.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Adv. Md. Sofiqul, IslamBAN+19.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Md. Rubel, ParvejBAN+19.04.5 pts · #5
- 1S M towfiq Al, HelalBAN-26.82.0 pts · #10
- 2Moniruzaman, EmonBAN-12.82.5 pts · #9
- 3Md. Muhimenul, IslamBAN-12.64.0 pts · #2
- R4+169 Elo gap
- R2+124 Elo gap