Elegant 50th FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025
Open SwissStandard
36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Top 10 Elo average was 1815, and top seed was Zakaria Md. (🇧🇩 BAN, 1845).
Sarwar Gulam (🇧🇩 BAN, 1816) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ahmed Miraj Uddin (4.0) and A.b. Bappi (4.0). Gulam clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Uddin Md Gias (1554) beat Md. Ataur Rahman (1828), a +274-point gap.
Location
🇧🇩Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 22 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇩Bangladesh×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSarwar Gulam led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Nov
Sarwar Gulam takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sarwar Gulam drew with Ahmed Miraj Uddin (Black).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Sarwar Gulam won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarwar Gulam | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Ahmed Miraj Uddin | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3A.b. Bappi | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Md Nesar Uddin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gulam, Sarwar | 1816 | BAN | +24B | =2N | +16B | +8N | +4B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 13.50 | 2065 | +21.6 |
| 2 | Miraj Uddin, Ahmed | 1761 | BAN | +29N | =1B | +15N | +20B | =3B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.75 | 1940 | +19.0 |
| 3 | Bappi, A.b. | 1809 | BAN | +21N | +35B | =7N | +9B | =2N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.25 | 1903 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Moniruzzaman, Moni | 1799 | BAN | +22N | +32B | +20N | +7B | −1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1945 | +11.8 |
| 5 | Md Ekramuzzaman | 1658 | BAN | +33N | −20B | +25N | +12B | +11B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.50 | 1934 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Md Nesar Uddin | 1816 | BAN | +28N | −15B | +26N | +13B | +23N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 1763 | -2.8 |
| 7 | Mohammed, Salim | 1834 | BAN | +14B | +12N | =3B | −4N | +17B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1890 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Md., Zakaria | 1845 | BAN | +36N | +10B | =9N | −1B | +15N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1848 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Sabbir, Shah | 1805 | BAN | +27B | +18N | =8B | −3N | +16B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1634 | -9.0 |
| 10 | Mollah, Mohiuddin | 1719 | BAN | +13B | −8N | +18B | −11N | +21B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1579 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Rahman, Md. Ataur | 1828 | BAN | −15N | +19B | +27N | +10B | −5N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1669 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Md Zia Uddin | 1789 | BAN | +34N | −7B | +22B | −5N | +28B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1534 | -19.6 |
| 13 | Md Shafiqul, Islam | 0 | BAN | −10N | +28B | +24B | −6N | +31N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1633 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Preetam, Barua | 1575 | BAN | −7N | +34B | F | +31B | +22N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 1034 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Md Gias, Uddin | 1554 | BAN | +11B | +6N | −2B | =17N | −8B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1796 | +30.0 |
| 16 | Faisal, Kaiser | 0 | BAN | =26N | +25B | −1N | +19B | −9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Md. Gazi, Miah | 1732 | BAN | −25N | +21B | +35N | =15B | −7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1609 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Sarder, Alamgir | 0 | BAN | +30N | −9B | −10N | +27B | =24N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nasif, Al Arifin | 1742 | BAN | =31B | −11N | +30B | −16N | +27B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1741 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sibu, Podder | 1810 | BAN | +23B | +5N | −4B | −2N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1668 | -13.8 |
| 21 | Jean-Nesar, Osman | 1438 | BAN | −3B | −17N | +29B | +33N | −10N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 954 | -8.2 |
| 22 | Afshan Ahliat, Kreste | 0 | BAN | −4B | +36B | −12N | +32N | −14B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Farsat Hossain Ayyaan | 1460 | BAN | −20N | +33B | +32N | F | −6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1013 | -8.0 |
| 24 | Hasan, Azizul | 1513 | BAN | −1N | +29B | −13N | F | =18B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1016 | -2.8 |
| 25 | Md Sakhawat, Hossen | 0 | BAN | +17B | −16N | −5B | −28N | =32B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rezaul, Karim | 1789 | BAN | =16B | +31N | −6B | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1015 | -9.2 |
| 27 | A K M Abul, Fojol | 0 | BAN | −9N | +30B | −11B | −18N | −19N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 28 | S M Tariqul, Islam | 1485 | BAN | −6B | −13N | F | +25B | −12N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1002 | -10.4 |
| 29 | Md Razib Hasan | 0 | BAN | −2B | −24N | −21N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Sheikh Jabbarul, Alam | 1654 | BAN | −18B | −27N | −19N | F | +33B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 942 | -15.2 |
| 31 | Md Sadek, Mia | 0 | BAN | =19N | −26B | F | −14N | −13B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Shyamol, Sarker | 0 | BAN | F | −4N | −23B | −22B | =25N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 532033966 | 0 | — | −5B | −23N | F | −21B | −30N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dibbayangana, Biswas | 0 | BAN | −12B | −14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Bijoy, Kumar | 0 | BAN | F | −3N | −17B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 971 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ayman, Ahmed | 1598 | BAN | −8B | −22N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1045 | -3.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Md Gias, UddinBAN+30.02.5 pts · #7
- 2Md EkramuzzamanBAN+22.04.0 pts · #12
- 3Gulam, SarwarBAN+21.64.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Md Zia UddinBAN-19.63.0 pts · #20
- 2Rahman, Md. AtaurBAN-16.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Sheikh Jabbarul, AlamBAN-15.21.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R1+274 Elo gap
- R2+262 Elo gap
- R5+170 Elo gap