Elegant 48th FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025
60 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 13 Sept 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1820, and top seed was Md. Ataur Rahman (🇧🇩 BAN, 1844).
Md Zia Uddin (🇧🇩 BAN, 1796) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Justin Matthias Baroi (4.5) and Md Nesar Uddin (4.0). Uddin shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Shabib Rafsan (1442) beat Ahmed Miraj Uddin (1783), a +341-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Uddin takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Md Zia Uddin drew with Justin Matthias Baroi (Black).
Md Zia Uddin 4 wins (R1–R4)Justin Matthias Baroi 4 wins (R1–R4)Sultan Sadat Ibna 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Md Zia Uddin | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Justin Matthias Baroi | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Sultan Sadat Ibna | — | — | * | — |
| 4Md Nesar Uddin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md Zia Uddin | 1796 | BAN | +42N | +17B | +16N | +11B | =2N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2025 | +23.0 |
| 2 | Justin Matthias Baroi | 1792 | BAN | +37B | +35N | +6B | +9N | =1B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2045 | +26.6 |
| 3 | Md Nesar Uddin | 1818 | BAN | +18B | −6N | +32B | +20N | +5B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1887 | +8.2 |
| 4 | Rahman, Md. Ataur | 1844 | BAN | +23B | +39N | −5B | +13B | +19N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 1968 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Md, Asadujjaman | 1766 | BAN | +48N | +45B | +4N | +7B | −3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1920 | +20.8 |
| 6 | Md, Joyel | 1679 | BAN | +59N | +3B | −2N | +30B | +15N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 1918 | +50.4 |
| 7 | Sadat Ibna, Sultan | 1814 | BAN | +32B | +50N | +31B | −5N | +24B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1926 | +13.4 |
| 8 | Md., Tarekuzzaman | 1777 | BAN | +54B | −27N | +18B | +21N | +28B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gulam, Sarwar | 1804 | BAN | +30N | +21B | +19N | −2B | =11N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1831 | +4.6 |
| 10 | Abidur Rahim, Manam | 1682 | BAN | +53B | =13N | +22B | −12N | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1859 | +38.0 |
| 11 | Tawhidur, Rahman | 1726 | BAN | +52N | +28B | +15N | −1N | =9B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1800 | +6.2 |
| 12 | Md, Rishan | 1837 | BAN | +36N | −16B | +26N | +10B | =14N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.75 | 1811 | -2.6 |
| 13 | Bappi, A.b. | 1813 | BAN | +34N | =10B | +27B | −4N | +44B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1849 | +6.0 |
| 14 | Md. Gazi, Miah | 1729 | BAN | −29B | +56N | +37B | +25N | =12B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 1839 | +9.0 |
| 15 | Rezaul, Karim | 1798 | BAN | +46B | +20N | −11B | +35N | −6B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1716 | -9.4 |
| 16 | Nasif, Al Arifin | 1722 | BAN | +41B | +12N | −1B | −28N | +32B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1847 | +20.4 |
| 17 | Md Zayan, Khan | 1591 | BAN | +51B | −1N | +29B | +31N | −10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1759 | +34.8 |
| 18 | Mohammed, Hafizur Rahman | 1581 | BAN | −3N | +52B | −8N | +40B | +31B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1652 | +5.2 |
| 19 | Mollah, Mohiuddin | 1743 | BAN | +43B | +29N | −9B | +27N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1631 | -9.0 |
| 20 | Moniruzzaman | 1677 | BAN | +49N | −15B | +38N | −3B | +30N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1638 | -3.6 |
| 21 | Sameen, Hasan | 1656 | BAN | +60B | −9N | +43B | −8B | +29N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 991 | -25.6 |
| 22 | Sabbir, Shah | 1815 | BAN | =26N | +38B | −10N | =33B | +27N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1668 | -13.0 |
| 23 | Md, Al-Fine | 1630 | BAN | −4N | +40B | −28N | +48B | +33N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1637 | +0.4 |
| 24 | Warisa HaiderWCM | 1717 | BAN | =33N | +58B | =44N | +34B | −7N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1804 | +18.8 |
| 25 | Sowaad Hossain, Kabbo | 0 | BAN | =58N | =26B | +49N | −14B | +36N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mohammed Ashaz, Hoque | 1549 | BAN | =22B | =25N | −12B | =43N | +46B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1709 | +22.4 |
| 27 | Trishad, Shanjit | 1619 | ENG | +44N | +8B | −13N | −19B | −22B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1725 | +26.0 |
| 28 | Ziyad Ur, Rahman | 0 | BAN | F | −11N | +23B | +16B | −8N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1714 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Jihadul, Islam | 0 | BAN | +14N | −19B | −17N | +49B | −21B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sheikh Asaduzzaman, Alif | 1493 | BAN | −9B | +53N | +39B | −6N | −20B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1519 | +3.6 |
| 31 | Md. Abdur Rauf | 1737 | BAN | +40N | +57B | −7N | −17B | −18N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 862 | -36.0 |
| 32 | Mahjabeen, Islam | 1535 | BAN | −7N | +59B | −3N | +55B | −16N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 984 | -22.8 |
| 33 | Md Salman Mojumdar, Roni | 0 | BAN | =24B | −51N | +46B | =22N | −23B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nilav, Kumar Gupta | 1513 | BAN | −13B | +41N | +51B | −24N | −39B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1566 | +6.4 |
| 35 | Md Humayun Kabir, Shamol | 1663 | BAN | +55N | −2B | +57N | −15B | −38B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 877 | -57.2 |
| 36 | Kaisher Riyadh, Nashid | 1628 | BAN | −12B | −43N | +41B | +56N | −25B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1623 | -0.2 |
| 37 | Sarder Rashedul, Hassan | 1453 | BAN | −2N | +55B | −14N | +57B | −50N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 933 | -20.0 |
| 38 | Rafsan, Shabib | 1442 | BAN | +47B | −22N | −20B | F | +35N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1735 | +54.0 |
| 39 | Malek, Khizir Ibne | 1686 | BAN | F | −4B | −30N | +45B | +34N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1589 | -20.4 |
| 40 | FIDE 496774 | 0 | — | −31B | −23N | +60B | −18N | +53B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Md Aminul, Islam | 0 | BAN | −16N | −34B | −36N | +59B | +48N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Mohiul, Alam | 1463 | BAN | −1B | +60N | +50B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1738 | +26.4 |
| 43 | Belal Hossain, Nazat | 0 | BAN | −19N | +36B | −21N | =26B | −45N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Md. Mosarof, Hossain | 1833 | BAN | −27B | +54N | =24B | F | −13N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1561 | -55.2 |
| 45 | Ahnaf, Shehzaad | 1496 | BAN | F | −5N | =47B | −39N | +43B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1472 | -3.2 |
| 46 | Farsat Hossain Ayyaan | 1473 | BAN | −15N | =49B | −33N | +52B | −26N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 874 | -21.2 |
| 47 | Miraj Uddin, Ahmed | 1783 | BAN | −38N | +48B | =45N | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1456 | -22.2 |
| 48 | Md Shahriar, Taj | 1429 | BAN | −5B | −47N | +53B | −23N | −41B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 926 | -18.8 |
| 49 | Shreyan, Kabyo | 0 | BAN | −20B | =46N | −25B | −29N | =57N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1382 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Md, Moinuddin | 1679 | BAN | F | −7B | −42N | F | +37B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1452 | -17.8 |
| 51 | Moniruzzaman, Moni | 1820 | BAN | −17N | +33B | −34N | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 757 | -32.8 |
| 52 | Mahnoor Hoque, Chowdhury | 0 | BAN | −11B | −18N | −54B | −46N | +59B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Sajib, Ahmad | 0 | BAN | −10N | −30B | −48N | +60B | −40N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Rayan, Chowdhury Shayaan | 1441 | BAN | −8N | −44B | +52N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1005 | -8.0 |
| 55 | Tausifun, Nabi | 0 | BAN | −35B | −37N | F | −32N | +56B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Sanjeedah , Khanam Mitul | 1408 | BAN | F | −14B | +59N | −36B | −55N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 879 | -7.0 |
| 57 | Mohammed Zuhayr, Hoque | 0 | BAN | F | −31N | −35B | −37N | =49B | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Kabir, Md.murshedul | 1665 | BAN | =25B | −24N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 917 | -8.6 |
| 59 | Samridha, Paul | 0 | BAN | −6B | −32N | −56B | −41N | −52N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Zaynah, Azmina Ferdous | 0 | BAN | −21N | −42B | −40N | −53N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rafsan, ShabibBAN+54.02.0 pts · #17
- 2Md, JoyelBAN+50.44.0 pts · #12
- 3Abidur Rahim, ManamBAN+38.03.5 pts · #16
- 1Md Humayun Kabir, ShamolBAN-57.22.0 pts · #49
- 2Md. Mosarof, HossainBAN-55.21.5 pts · #27
- 3Md. Abdur RaufBAN-36.02.0 pts · #51
- R1+341 Elo gap
- R3+307 Elo gap
- R1+229 Elo gap