LEONINE 3rd Grandmasters Chess Tournament 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2394, and top seed was Abdimalik Abdisalimov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2553).
Aaryan Varshney (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2500) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Rahman Mohammad Fahad (6.0) and Duc Hoa Nguyen (5.5). Varshney won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Rahman Mohammad Fahad (IM, 2414) beat Abdimalik Abdisalimov (GM, 2553), a +139-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Aaryan Varshney led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Aaryan Varshney never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Aaryan Varshney opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Duc Hoa Nguyen); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Aaryan Varshney beat IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳GMAaryan Varshney | 2500 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 28.25 | 37.0 | +11.1 | 2603 |
| 2 | 🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman | 2414 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.00 | 38.0 | +12.4 | 2517 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳GMNguyen, Duc Hoa | 2430 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 22.00 | 38.5 | +5.1 | 2470 |
| 3 | 🇺🇿GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik | 2553 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 38.5 | -3.4 | 2513 |
| 5 | 🇧🇩IMManon, Reja Neer | 2360 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.00 | 39.0 | +9.7 | 2441 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2419 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | -5.1 | 2372 |
| 7 | 🇧🇩FMSakline Mostafa, Sajid | 2360 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 11.00 | 41.0 | -20.6 | 2273 |
| 8 | 🇧🇩GMReefat, Bin-Sattar | 2331 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 10.75 | 41.0 | -6.7 | 2276 |
| 9 | 🇧🇩FMZia, Tahsin Tajwar | 2338 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 2.5 | 10.75 | 41.5 | -25.4 | 2235 |
| 10 | 🇧🇩IMAbu Sufian, Shakil | 2239 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 2.5 | 9.75 | 41.5 | -0.1 | 2246 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mohammad Fahad, RahmanIMBAN+12.46.0 pts · #2
- 2Aaryan VarshneyGMIND+11.17.0 pts · #1
- 3Manon, Reja NeerIMBAN+9.75.0 pts · #5
- 1Zia, Tahsin TajwarFMBAN-25.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Sakline Mostafa, SajidFMBAN-20.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Reefat, Bin-SattarGMBAN-6.73.0 pts · #8
- R2+139 Elo gap
- R3+123 Elo gap