Women's Chess League 2025
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43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 29 Jan 2026 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 15 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1957, and top seed was Alo Nusrat Jahan (🇧🇩 BAN, WCM, 2061).
Alo Nusrat Jahan (🇧🇩 BAN, WCM, 2061) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Tasnim Kazi Zarin (7.0) and Khusbu Warsia (5.5). Nusrat Jahan shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Orpa Tasnia Tarannum (1790) beat Ahmed Wadifa (WIM, 1908), a +118-point gap.
Location
🇧🇩Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 29 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 15
WIM×3
WFM×5
WCM×7
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇩Bangladesh×40
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 7.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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6
3
3
3
2
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/7. Nusrat Jahan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
WCM Alo Nusrat Jahan 7 wins (R1–R7)WCM Tasnim Kazi Zarin 7 wins (R1–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nusrat Jahan, AloWCM | 2061 | BAN | +10B | +8B | +27N | +13N | +37N | +5B | +29N | 7.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 2645 | +29.0 |
| 2 | Kazi Zarin, TasnimWCM | 1943 | BAN | +19N | +22N | +32B | +33N | +36B | +14N | +38B | 7.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2432 | +19.4 |
| 3 | Warsia, KhusbuWFM | 1954 | BAN | +30B | +29B | =9N | =6B | +7N | =12B | +31N | 5.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 15.25 | 1922 | -1.6 |
| 4 | Parveen, TanimaWFM | 1847 | BAN | =17B | +37N | +25B | +24N | =13B | +8B | =21N | 5.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 1957 | +18.0 |
| 5 | Noshin, AnjumWFM | 2034 | BAN | +28N | +24N | +10B | +11N | +16B | −1N | F | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.50 | 2041 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Warisa HaiderWCM | 1686 | BAN | +16B | =14N | +31B | =3N | +40B | −9N | +30B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1866 | +47.2 |
| 7 | Nusrat , Jahan Liza | 1768 | BAN | +23B | +30N | −14N | +38B | −3B | +39B | +20N | 5.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1791 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Jinnat Akter, Shahnaz | 1889 | BAN | +21B | −1N | +34B | =18N | +35B | −4N | +13B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1883 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Israt , Jahan DibaWCM | 1867 | BAN | −12B | +31N | =3B | +40N | F | +6B | +16N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1923 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Khan, NazranaWFM | 1908 | BAN | −1N | +41B | −5N | +22B | +42N | =11N | +27B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 1815 | -9.0 |
| 11 | Jannatul, Preety | 1645 | BAN | =27N | =12B | +37N | −5B | +22N | =10B | +28N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1832 | +54.0 |
| 12 | Sultana, Sharmin ShirinWIM | 1944 | BAN | +9N | =11N | F | +28B | F | =3N | +22B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 13.00 | 1950 | +4.6 |
| 13 | Tasnia Tarannum, Orpa | 1790 | BAN | +25N | +27B | F | −1B | =4N | +34B | −8N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1899 | +14.2 |
| 14 | Jannatul, FerdousWFM | 1904 | BAN | +20B | =6B | +7B | +30N | F | −2B | F | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1861 | -2.8 |
| 15 | Neelava, ChoudhuryWCM | 1930 | BAN | F | +23N | +36N | =19B | +31B | F | F | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.75 | 1803 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Kishoara, Shajrin Evana | 1728 | BAN | −6N | +28B | F | +41N | −5N | +40N | −9B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 1570 | -16.6 |
| 17 | Hamid, RaniWIM | 1811 | BAN | =4N | F | F | F | +34B | =18N | +35B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1937 | +10.4 |
| 18 | Ahmed, WalijahWCM | 1983 | BAN | F | +35B | F | =8B | F | =17B | +37N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1894 | -5.4 |
| 19 | Sidratul, Muntaha | 1463 | BAN | −2B | =36N | +39B | =15N | F | −31N | =23B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1634 | +38.8 |
| 20 | Tabassum Sadia, Shahjahan | 1642 | BAN | −14N | +38B | F | F | +30N | =23N | −7B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1592 | -6.8 |
| 21 | Khondakar Aneeka, Mowla | 1669 | BAN | −8N | F | F | +34N | F | +35N | =4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1781 | +16.8 |
| 22 | Nusrat Hasan, Naba | 1513 | BAN | +31N | −2B | +30B | −10N | −11B | F | −12N | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 2.00 | 1539 | -2.0 |
| 23 | Mahjabeen, Islam | 1524 | BAN | −7N | −15B | F | F | +39N | =20B | =19N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1576 | +7.6 |
| 24 | Shamima, Akter Mukta | 1513 | BAN | +37N | −5B | +42B | −4B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1615 | +8.8 |
| 25 | Wadifa, AhmedWIM | 1908 | BAN | −13B | F | −4N | F | +27N | F | +41B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1683 | -36.0 |
| 26 | Omnia Binta Yusuf, LubabaWCM | 1824 | BAN | F | F | +43B | F | +38N | F | F | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2269 | +2.2 |
| 27 | Afrin Jahan, Munia | 1788 | BAN | =11B | −13N | −1B | +37B | −25B | F | −10N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.25 | 1496 | -30.8 |
| 28 | Raeha, Afsheen | 1463 | BAN | −5B | −16N | =29B | −12N | F | +37N | −11B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.75 | 1354 | -22.0 |
| 29 | Khandaker Anisha, Amin | 1501 | BAN | +41B | −3N | =28N | F | F | F | −1B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 1482 | -8.4 |
| 30 | Zowena, Mehbish | 1519 | BAN | −3N | −7B | −22N | −14B | −20B | +41B | −6N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.00 | 939 | -59.2 |
| 31 | Nizum, Bandh | 0 | BAN | −22B | −9B | −6N | F | −15N | +19B | −3B | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 2.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Thakur Jania, Haque | 1681 | BAN | F | F | −2N | +39B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1699 | +0.6 |
| 33 | Afshan Ahliat, Kreste | 1578 | BAN | F | F | +38N | −2B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1143 | -4.0 |
| 34 | Karniz Khadiza, Faruquee | 0 | BAN | =35N | F | −8N | −21B | −17N | −13N | F | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.25 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Trina, Debnath | 1605 | BAN | =34B | −18N | F | F | −8N | −21B | −17N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.25 | 1039 | -36.0 |
| 36 | Jarin, Tasnim | 1484 | BAN | F | =19B | −15B | F | −2N | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1468 | -8.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 532037651 | 0 | — | −24B | −4B | −11B | −27N | −1B | −28B | −18B | 0.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 957 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 532037635 | 0 | — | F | −20N | −33B | −7N | −26B | F | −2N | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 951 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Nargis, Kaumudi | 1454 | BAN | F | F | −19N | −32N | −23B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 807 | -25.0 |
| 40 | Mubassira Tasneem, Tonima | 0 | BAN | F | F | F | −9B | −6N | −16B | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 961 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 532037627 | 0 | — | −29N | −10N | F | −16B | F | −30N | −25N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 913 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Protiva, Batool | 1459 | BAN | F | F | −24N | F | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 886 | -20.0 |
| 43 | Fairooz Zarifa, Syeda | 1469 | BAN | F | F | −26N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1023 | -4.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jannatul, PreetyBAN+54.04.5 pts · #8
- 2Warisa HaiderWCMBAN+47.25.0 pts · #12
- 3Sidratul, MuntahaBAN+38.82.5 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Zowena, MehbishBAN-59.21.0 pts · #42
- 2Wadifa, AhmedWIMBAN-36.02.0 pts · #23
- 3Trina, DebnathBAN-36.00.5 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+118 Elo gap