Elegant 53rd FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026

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51 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Md. Ataur Rahman (🇧🇩 BAN, 1897).

Md. Abdur Rauf (🇧🇩 BAN, 1749) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hossain Ullash Sarwar (4.0) and Moni Moniruzzaman (4.0). Rauf clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Md Faizan Ali (1447) beat Md. Anisujjaman Mullick (1891), a +444-point gap.

Location

🇧🇩Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dates

17 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇩Md. Ataur Rahman1897

Avg top 10

1,848

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇩Bangladesh×46

Top 3

🥇
Md. Abdur Rauf
🇧🇩BAN·1749
4.5pts·2160perf+38.2
🥈
Hossain Ullash Sarwar
🇧🇩BAN·1862
4.0pts·2004perf+17.0
🥉
Moni Moniruzzaman
🇧🇩BAN·1813
4.0pts·1980perf+21.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Md. Abdur Rauf led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Rauf4.5Rahman4Sabbir4Moniruzzaman4Sarwar4Ekramuzzaman4

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Md. Abdur Rauf held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Md. Ataur Rahman won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Md. Abdur Rauf	*	—	½	—
2Md. Ataur Rahman	—	*	—	—
3Shah Sabbir	½	—	*	—
4Moni Moniruzzaman	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Md. Abdur Rauf	1749	BAN	+42N	+12B	=4N	+22B	+8B	4.5	13.0	14.0	12.00	2160	+38.2
2	Sarwar, Hossain Ullash	1862	BAN	+17B	+13N	+11B	=8N	=3B	4.0	13.5	16.5	12.75	2004	+17.0
3	Moniruzzaman, Moni	1813	BAN	+26N	+16B	=22N	+9B	=2N	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.75	1980	+21.0
4	Sabbir, Shah	1811	BAN	+24B	+27N	=1B	=21N	+13N	4.0	12.5	14.5	11.00	1960	+18.4
5	Rahman, Md. Ataur	1897	BAN	+23B	−14N	+37B	+16N	+11B	4.0	11.5	13.0	10.00	1978	+8.8
6	Md Zia Uddin	1768	BAN	+40B	=21N	=15B	+27N	+12N	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.75	2007	+24.8
7	Md Ekramuzzaman	1666	BAN	+29B	−11N	+44B	+18N	+22B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.50	1907	+25.4
8	Gulam, Sarwar	1839	BAN	+47B	+33N	+14B	=2B	−1N	3.5	13.5	14.5	8.00	1882	+6.6
9	Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury	1781	BAN	+28B	+39N	+18B	−3N	=21B	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.25	1825	+6.0
10	Md, Asadujjaman	1742	BAN	+45B	=15N	−21B	+24N	+23B	3.5	10.5	11.5	7.50	1822	+8.6
11	Ahnaf, Shehzaad	1775	BAN	+25N	+7B	−2N	+20B	−5N	3.0	15.0	17.5	9.50	1774	+3.2
12	Arham, , Omar	1847	BAN	+31B	−1N	+43B	+19N	−6B	3.0	13.5	14.5	6.00	1757	-21.6
13	Md. Gazi, Miah	1760	BAN	+34B	−2B	+41N	+17N	−4B	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.00	1734	-2.8
14	Md Moniruzzaman, Khan	1767	BAN	+30N	+5B	−8N	+26B	−15N	3.0	12.5	14.5	8.00	1785	+2.6
15	Miraj Uddin, Ahmed	1859	BAN	+41N	=10B	=6N	F	+14B	3.0	12.5	13.5	7.75	1920	+6.0
16	Mollah, Mohiuddin	1715	BAN	+50B	−3N	+31B	−5B	+26N	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.00	1716	0.0
17	S.m. Gofur, Uddin	1633	BAN	−2N	+30B	+29N	−13B	+28B	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.00	1565	-5.6
18	Bappi, A.b.	1801	BAN	+36N	+32B	−9N	−7B	+43B	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	1718	-9.6
19	Rafiul Rowshan , Majeed Fahim	1715	BAN	F	+40N	+47B	−12B	+38N	3.0	6.5	7.5	3.50	1759	+3.8
20	Masud, Karim	1639	BAN	+49B	−37N	+39B	−11N	+46B	3.0	6.5	7.5	3.00	1730	+18.4
21	Manoj,Kumar Dhar	1858	BAN	F	=6B	+10N	=4B	=9N	2.5	15.0	15.0	9.25	1871	+0.8
22	Warisa HaiderWCM	1797	BAN	+44B	+43N	=3B	−1N	−7N	2.5	13.5	14.5	4.00	1659	-34.8
23	Md Zayan, Khan	1648	BAN	−5N	=25B	+28N	+35B	−10N	2.5	12.0	13.5	4.75	1546	-23.2
24	Md Gias, Uddin	1543	BAN	−4N	=48B	+36N	−10B	+35N	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.50	1558	+0.4
25	Jean-Nesar, Osman	1446	BAN	−11B	=23N	−35B	+40N	+36N	2.5	8.5	9.5	3.75	1640	+28.4
26	Aariz, Asghar	1544	BAN	−3B	+50N	+33B	−14N	−16B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1564	+3.6
27	Md. Faysal, Yousuf	1690	BAN	+51N	−4B	+46N	−6B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1558	-10.2
28	Md Faizan Ali	1447	BAN	−9N	+49N	−23B	+41B	−17N	2.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	1636	+41.6
29	Swarnavo, Swarlok	0	BAN	−7N	F	−17B	+44N	+31B	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1598	0.0
30	FIDE 532042051	0	—	−14B	−17N	+50B	+33N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1586	0.0
31	Sowaad Hossain, Kabbo	1610	BAN	−12N	+42B	−16N	+39B	−29N	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	981	-22.4
32	Safkat, Tahmit Adib	1707	BAN	+35B	−18N	+38B	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1652	-5.2
33	Prantosh Kumar, Chanda	1734	BAN	+48N	−8B	−26N	−30B	+42N	2.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	892	-22.2
34	FIDE 532040830	0	—	−13N	−41B	−45N	+50B	+51N	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	895	0.0
35	Samridha, Paul	0	BAN	−32N	=36B	+25N	−23N	−24B	1.5	9.5	11.0	3.25	1419	0.0
36	Shreyan, Kabyo	1496	BAN	−18B	=35N	−24B	+48N	−25B	1.5	9.5	10.5	1.75	797	-45.6
37	Md Nesar Uddin	1783	BAN	=46N	+20B	−5N	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	3.50	1668	-7.8
38	Nilav, Kumar Gupta	1503	BAN	F	=46B	−32N	+45N	−19B	1.5	7.0	7.0	1.50	1357	-20.8
39	Safin, Karim	0	BAN	F	−9B	−20N	−31N	+44B	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.00	1436	0.0
40	Aryan, Murshed	0	BAN	−6N	−19B	−42N	−25B	+50N	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	843	0.0
41	Sheikh Jabbarul, Alam	1630	BAN	−15B	+34N	−13B	−28N	F	1.0	10.0	11.0	2.00	889	-25.4
42	Mehran, Hasan	0	BAN	−1B	−31N	+40B	−43N	−33B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.00	869	0.0
43	Mohammed Ashaz, Hoque	1581	BAN	F	−22B	−12N	+42B	−18N	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1015	-24.8
44	Alisha, Haider	1484	BAN	−22N	+51B	−7N	−29B	−39N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	932	-16.0
45	FIDE 532040849	0	—	−10N	−47N	+34B	−38B	F	1.0	8.0	9.0	2.00	799	0.0
46	Rafsan, Shabib	1469	BAN	=37B	=38N	−27B	F	−20N	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.50	1461	-3.6
47	Mahjabeen, Islam	1551	BAN	−8N	+45B	−19N	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	977	-17.6
48	Nazeef, Saadat	0	BAN	−33B	=24N	−49B	−36B	=?N	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.25	1344	0.0
49	Mullick, Md. Anisujjaman	1891	BAN	−20N	−28B	+48N	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	765	-34.6
50	FIDE 532042078	0	—	−16N	−26B	−30N	−34N	−40B	0.0	9.0	10.0	0.00	830	0.0
51	FIDE 532042086	0	—	−27B	−44N	F	−?N	−34B	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	787	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Md Faizan AliBAN
+41.6
2.0 pts · #17
2Md. Abdur RaufBAN
+38.2
4.5 pts · #6
3Jean-Nesar, OsmanBAN
+28.4
2.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Shreyan, KabyoBAN
-45.6
1.5 pts · #51
2Warisa HaiderWCMBAN
-34.8
2.5 pts · #16
3Mullick, Md. AnisujjamanBAN
-34.6
1.0 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R2+444 Elo gap
Md Faizan Ali1447 beat Mullick, Md. Anisujjaman1891
R1+252 Elo gap
Masud, Karim1639 beat Mullick, Md. Anisujjaman1891
R3+190 Elo gap
Aariz, Asghar1544 beat Prantosh Kumar, Chanda1734