Elegant 51st FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2025
57 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 12 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1814, and top seed was Zakaria Md. (🇧🇩 BAN, 1846).
Moni Moniruzzaman (🇧🇩 BAN, 1811) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Khan Md Moniruzzaman (4.0) and Sarwar Gulam (3.5). Moniruzzaman won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Shehzaad Ahnaf (1502) beat Md Nesar Uddin (1813), a +311-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/4. Moniruzzaman takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
Moni Moniruzzaman 4 wins (R1–R4)Khan Md Moniruzzaman 4 wins (R1–R4)Sarwar Gulam 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moniruzzaman, Moni | 1811 | BAN | +40N | +17B | +8N | +7B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2497 | +29.4 |
| 2 | Md Moniruzzaman, Khan | 1773 | BAN | +48B | +53N | +14B | +6N | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2620 | +22.6 |
| 3 | Gulam, Sarwar | 1838 | BAN | +25B | +10N | +23B | =4N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 2033 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Miraj Uddin, Ahmed | 1780 | BAN | +46N | +12B | +24N | =3B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2008 | +12.0 |
| 5 | Bappi, A.b. | 1811 | BAN | +39B | =9N | +22B | +21N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 1929 | +8.8 |
| 6 | Mohammed, Salim | 1842 | BAN | +50N | +11B | +28N | −2B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1901 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Md., Zakaria | 1846 | BAN | +34B | +27N | +15B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1918 | +7.8 |
| 8 | Md Zia Uddin | 1786 | BAN | +51N | +29B | −1B | +25N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1660 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Rahman, Md Tariqur | 1694 | BAN | +30N | =5B | =21N | +24B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.75 | 1926 | +37.2 |
| 10 | Mollah, Mohiuddin | 1709 | BAN | +33B | −3B | +29N | +26N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1825 | +6.2 |
| 11 | Arham, , Omar | 1756 | BAN | +36B | −6N | +31B | +22N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1650 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Md Sadek, Mia | 0 | BAN | +?B | −4N | +42B | +23N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1765 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Md Ekramuzzaman | 1680 | BAN | +54N | =21B | =35N | +28B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1918 | +19.2 |
| 14 | Sabbir, Shah | 1796 | BAN | +41N | +16B | −2N | =20B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1694 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Rezaul, Karim | 1792 | BAN | +55N | +20B | −7N | =16B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1680 | -8.4 |
| 16 | Md Zayan, Khan | 1653 | BAN | +32B | −14N | +43B | =15N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 4.25 | 1602 | -4.8 |
| 17 | Warisa HaiderWCM | 1686 | BAN | +43B | −1N | =33B | +34N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1669 | -1.6 |
| 18 | Ahnaf, Shehzaad | 1502 | BAN | +26B | −23N | +27B | =19B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 5.25 | 1868 | +72.0 |
| 19 | Kabir Uddin, Sharker | 1722 | BAN | −22B | +45N | +44B | =18N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1502 | -5.6 |
| 20 | Aariz, Asghar | 1539 | BAN | +56B | −15N | +53B | =14N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1602 | +5.2 |
| 21 | Nasir Uddin, Ahmed | 1800 | BAN | +31B | =13N | =9B | −5B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1661 | -13.2 |
| 22 | Md Razib Hasan | 0 | BAN | +19N | +35B | −5N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1770 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rahman, Md. Ataur | 1790 | BAN | +57N | +18B | −3N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1670 | -5.4 |
| 24 | Md. Farzan, Ali | 1792 | BAN | +37B | +42N | −4B | −9N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1570 | -35.6 |
| 25 | Hasan, Azizul | 1510 | BAN | −3N | +47B | +56N | −8B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1012 | -5.8 |
| 26 | Md Nesar Uddin | 1813 | BAN | −18N | +38B | +39N | −10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1437 | -27.6 |
| 27 | Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury | 1768 | BAN | +47N | −7B | −18N | +37B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 875 | -24.2 |
| 28 | Md. Faruque, Hossain | 1790 | BAN | +49B | +44N | −6B | −13N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 962 | -21.6 |
| 29 | Md Rabbi, Hossain | 0 | BAN | +?B | −8N | −10B | +40N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Md Shafiqul, Islam | 0 | BAN | −9B | −39N | +57N | +41B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Md Faizan Ali | 1458 | BAN | −21N | +54B | −11N | +53B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 978 | -10.8 |
| 32 | Raiyan, Rashid | 0 | BAN | −16N | +55B | +?B | F | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Md Sakhawat, Hossen | 0 | BAN | −10N | +40B | =17N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mahjabeen, Islam | 1527 | BAN | −7N | +46B | =38N | −17B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 965 | -16.8 |
| 35 | Sibu, Podder | 1790 | BAN | +45B | −22N | =13B | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1681 | -3.0 |
| 36 | Mahnoor Hoque, Chowdhury | 0 | BAN | −11N | =50B | −41N | +51B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 1293 | 0.0 |
| 37 | A K M Abul, Fojol | 0 | BAN | −24N | +52B | =?B | −27N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Shyamol, Sarker | 0 | BAN | +?B | −26N | =34B | −?N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 39 | S M Tariqul, Islam | 1475 | BAN | −5N | +30B | −26B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1012 | -9.6 |
| 40 | Tausifun, Nabi | 1472 | BAN | −1B | −33N | +50N | −29B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1661 | +17.2 |
| 41 | Jean-Nesar, Osman | 1430 | BAN | −14B | −43N | +36B | −30N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 997 | -2.0 |
| 42 | Ziyad Ur, Rahman | 1613 | BAN | +52N | −24B | −12N | −44B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 992 | -10.4 |
| 43 | Nahyan Yaqeen, Ahmed | 0 | BAN | −17N | +41B | −16N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Dibbayangana, Biswas | 0 | BAN | F | −28B | −19N | +42N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 532034024 | 0 | — | −35N | −19B | +54N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 956 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Ehsaas, Rahman | 0 | BAN | −4B | −34N | F | +54B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Jabir Karim, Hossain | 0 | BAN | −27B | −25N | −49N | +57B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Hasnain Mostafa, Rhyme | 0 | BAN | −2N | F | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 532013779 | 0 | — | −28N | −?N | +47B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Alisha, Haider | 1511 | BAN | −6B | =36N | −40B | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.75 | 857 | -26.8 |
| 51 | Ayan, Hossain | 0 | BAN | −8B | −?N | =52B | −36N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Safir Ekhtear, Hossain | 0 | BAN | −42B | −37N | =51N | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.25 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Samridha, Paul | 0 | BAN | F | −2B | −20N | −31N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 532033966 | 0 | — | −13B | −31N | −45B | −46N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Afshan Ahliat, Kreste | 0 | BAN | −15B | −32N | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 532030266 | 0 | — | −20N | F | −25B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Aryan, Murshed | 0 | BAN | −23B | −?N | −30B | −47N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ahnaf, ShehzaadBAN+72.02.5 pts · #6
- 2Rahman, Md TariqurBAN+37.23.0 pts · #11
- 3Moniruzzaman, MoniBAN+29.44.0 pts · #1
- 1Md. Farzan, AliBAN-35.62.0 pts · #23
- 2Md Nesar UddinBAN-27.62.0 pts · #28
- 3Alisha, HaiderBAN-26.80.5 pts · #39
- R1+311 Elo gap
- R3+266 Elo gap
- R4+110 Elo gap