MTB International Masters Chess Tournament 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 Dec 2025 to 23 Dec 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 8 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2256, and top seed was Bivor Adak (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2388).
Reja Neer Manon (🇧🇩 BAN, IM, 2371) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Bivor Adak (6.0) and Sajid Sakline Mostafa (6.0). Manon shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Md Minhaz Uddin (IM, 2261) beat Reja Neer Manon (IM, 2371), a +110-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Reja Neer Manon led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
IM Reja Neer Manon takes the sole lead (6.0/8).
IM Reja Neer Manon drew with FM Bivor Adak (Black).
IM Reja Neer Manon 3 wins (R6–R8)FM Bivor Adak 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Sajid Sakline Mostafa 3 wins (R7–R9)
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 | 🇧🇩IMManon, Reja Neer | 2371 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 26.50 | 38.5 | +5.7 | 2410 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳FMBivor Adak | 2388 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | -1.3 | 2367 |
| 3 | 🇧🇩FMSakline Mostafa, Sajid | 2339 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.50 | 39.0 | +9.2 | 2372 |
| 4 | 🇧🇩IMMd Minhaz Uddin | 2261 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +9.8 | 2336 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Arpan Das (Jr) | 2350 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 21.25 | 40.0 | -6.8 | 2289 |
| 6 | 🇧🇩IMAbu Sufian, Shakil | 2239 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -2.4 | 2215 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMSingh, Gurpreet Pal | 2273 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -14.0 | 2211 |
| 8 | 🇧🇩FMIslam, Khandaker Aminul | 2222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.75 | 41.5 | -10.8 | 2180 |
| 9 | 🇳🇵CMSilwal, Purushottam | 2074 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 9.50 | 42.5 | +7.0 | 2111 |
| 10 | 🇧🇩Amit Bikram, Roy | 2046 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 10.25 | 43.0 | +0.8 | 2060 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Md Minhaz UddinIMBAN+9.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Sakline Mostafa, SajidFMBAN+9.26.0 pts · #3
- 3Silwal, PurushottamCMNEP+7.02.5 pts · #9
- 1Singh, Gurpreet PalFMIND-14.04.0 pts · #7
- 2Islam, Khandaker AminulFMBAN-10.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Arpan Das (Jr)IND-6.85.0 pts · #5
- R4+110 Elo gap