Shailkupa 1st International Ratiing Chess Tournament 2026
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Jhenaidah, Bangladesh. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Islam Md. Muhimenul (🇧🇩 BAN, 2053).
Shrutarshi Ray (🇮🇳 IND, 1977) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Islam Md. Muhimenul (4.0) and Islam Md.shafiqul (3.5). Ray won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Miah Chanu (1898) beat Islam Md. Muhimenul (2053), a +155-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsShrutarshi Ray led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.
Shrutarshi Ray never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Shrutarshi Ray opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Islam Md.shafiqul); the title is out of reach before R7.
Shrutarshi Ray drew with Islam Md. Muhimenul (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳Shrutarshi Ray | 1977 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 15.50 | 19.0 | +36.0 | 2208 |
| 2 | 🇧🇩Md. Muhimenul, Islam | 2053 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.75 | 21.0 | -8.2 | 1989 |
| 3 | 🇧🇩Md.shafiqul, Islam | 1908 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.50 | 21.5 | +7.0 | 1945 |
| 4 | 🇧🇩Chanu, Miah | 1898 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.50 | 21.5 | +2.6 | 1910 |
| 6 | 🇧🇩Mohammad Nazrul, Islam | 1902 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | — | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 7.00 | 22.0 | -2.2 | 1889 |
| 5 | 🇧🇩Jodunath, Biswas | 2033 | ½ | — | — | ½ | — | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.75 | 22.0 | +1.2 | 2037 |
| 7 | 🇧🇩Hafizur, Rahman | 1771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 23.0 | -2.2 | 1770 |
| 8 | 🇧🇩Akramul, Azam | 1728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 25.0 | -34.2 | 1135 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Shrutarshi RayIND+36.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Md.shafiqul, IslamBAN+7.03.5 pts · #3
- 3Chanu, MiahBAN+2.63.5 pts · #4
- 1Akramul, AzamBAN-34.20.0 pts · #8
- 2Md. Muhimenul, IslamBAN-8.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Mohammad Nazrul, IslamBAN-2.23.0 pts · #6
- R4+155 Elo gap
- R5+131 Elo gap