Poet Nazrul FIDE Standard Rating Chess Tournament 2026

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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 23 May 2026 in Comilla, Bangladesh. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1992, and top seed was Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan (🇧🇩 BAN, 2175).

Sohel Chowdhury (🇧🇩 BAN, CM, 2064) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (4.5) and Md. Yakub Ali (4.0). Chowdhury shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Muntaha Sidratul (1537) beat Tofail Md (1816), a +279-point gap.

Location

🇧🇩Comilla, Bangladesh

Dates

22 May 2026 → 23 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇩Golam Mostafa Bhuiyan2175

Avg top 10

1,992

Participants

Titled players · 2

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇩Bangladesh×34

Top 3

🥇
CMSohel Chowdhury
🇧🇩BAN·2064
4.5pts·2278perf+21.8
🥈
FMSyed Mahfuzur Rahman
🇧🇩BAN·2171
4.5pts·2295perf+11.4
🥉
Md. Yakub Ali
🇧🇩BAN·1885
4.0pts·2013perf+16.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Chowdhury4.5Rahman4.5Siam4Ali4Tareq4Rahman3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Chowdhury takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Sohel Chowdhury drew with FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Sohel Chowdhury 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Syed Mahfuzur Rahman 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMSohel Chowdhury	*	½	—	1
2FMSyed Mahfuzur Rahman	½	*	—	—
3Chowdhury Siam	—	—	*	—
4Md. Yakub Ali	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chowdhury, SohelCM	2064	BAN	+23N	+17B	+3N	=2B	+6N	4.5	14.5	16.5	14.25	2278	+21.8
2	Rahman, Syed MahfuzurFM	2171	BAN	+25B	+27N	+10B	=1N	+9B	4.5	12.0	13.0	10.75	2295	+11.4
3	Ali, Md. Yakub	1885	BAN	+14B	+7N	−1B	+20N	+15B	4.0	13.5	15.5	11.00	2013	+16.2
4	Siam, Chowdhury	1978	BAN	+37N	+30B	−11B	+15N	+12B	4.0	9.5	9.5	6.50	2113	+33.6
5	S. M. Tareq	1819	BAN	+35N	−9B	+28N	+21B	+13N	4.0	9.0	9.0	6.00	2022	+20.8
6	Mohammad, Shameem	1956	BAN	+22B	=15N	+27B	+10N	−1B	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.25	2015	+8.6
7	Bappi, A.b.	1788	BAN	+29N	−3B	+23N	=8B	+19N	3.5	12.0	13.0	7.25	1817	+2.2
8	Rahman, Md. Mujibur	1864	BAN	+20B	−11N	+25B	=7N	+16B	3.5	11.0	12.5	7.75	1941	+9.8
9	Md Rabiul, Hossain	2027	BAN	+16B	+5N	+12B	F	−2N	3.0	14.5	17.0	9.50	2084	+6.8
10	Rahman, Mahfuzur Shahin	1922	BAN	+34N	+21B	−2N	−6B	+20N	3.0	12.0	12.5	4.50	1895	-1.4
11	Bhuiyan, Golam Mostafa	2175	BAN	+28N	+8B	+4N	F	F	3.0	11.5	11.5	8.50	2672	+9.4
12	Ahmed, Md. Fariduddin	1881	BAN	+36N	+13B	−9N	+30B	−4N	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1909	+4.8
13	Md. Mijanul, Islam	1762	BAN	+32B	−12N	+36B	+17N	−5B	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.50	1787	+3.0
14	Abedin, Md Zamirul	1614	BAN	−3N	+29B	=26B	=25N	+31B	3.0	8.0	9.0	3.50	1661	+6.4
15	Md Showhal, Saad	1801	BAN	+39N	=6B	+18N	−4B	−3N	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.25	1816	+1.0
16	Md.jahangir, Alam	1693	BAN	−9N	+35B	=17N	+18B	−8N	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.75	1795	+9.0
17	Md., Sharif	1847	BAN	+38B	−1N	=16B	−13B	+25N	2.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1748	-24.8
18	Md, Asadujjaman	1791	BAN	=19B	+26N	−15B	−16N	+22B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.75	1735	-6.2
19	Kabir, Md. Monirul	0	BAN	=18N	−28B	+33B	+26N	−7B	2.5	8.5	9.0	3.25	1687	0.0
20	Fahad Bin, Abu Ahsan	1596	BAN	−8N	+31B	+34N	−3B	−10B	2.0	11.5	12.0	1.50	1630	+2.8
21	Nusrat , Jahan Liza	1774	BAN	F	−10N	+22B	−5N	+29B	2.0	10.0	10.5	3.00	1682	-7.4
22	Md. Abdur , Rashid	1681	BAN	−6N	+39B	−21N	+32B	−18N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1040	-17.8
23	Debu Chandra, Dey	1701	BAN	−1B	+38N	−7B	−31N	+35N	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1664	-4.4
24	Sidratul, Muntaha	1537	BAN	−27B	−25N	+39B	F	+30N	2.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	1670	+17.2
25	Gazi, Mohammad Ayas	1707	BAN	−2N	+24B	−8N	=14B	−17B	1.5	13.5	15.5	3.50	1645	-21.2
26	Mohammad, Abu Mohsin	1765	BAN	+31N	−18B	=14N	−19B	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.50	1510	-13.2
27	Md.abdul, Motin	1861	BAN	+24N	−2B	−6N	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1763	-7.6
28	Mohammad, Hasan	1751	BAN	−11B	+19N	−5B	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1185	-9.8
29	FIDE 532035314	0	—	−7B	−14N	+38B	F	−21N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1480	0.0
30	Md, Tofail	1816	BAN	F	−4N	+37B	−12N	−24B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1579	-48.4
31	FIDE 532046448	0	—	−26B	−20N	F	+23B	−14N	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1476	0.0
32	FIDE 532046456	0	—	−13N	F	+35B	−22N	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	922	0.0
33	FIDE 532003765	0	—	F	=34B	−19N	F	F	0.5	6.0	6.0	0.25	1619	0.0
34	Md, Mainuddin	1619	BAN	−10B	=33N	−20B	F	F	0.5	5.5	5.5	0.25	959	-26.8
35	FIDE 532046430	0	—	−5B	−16N	−32N	F	−23B	0.0	9.5	10.0	0.00	938	0.0
36	Kazi, Fatin Noor	1601	BAN	−12B	F	−13N	F	F	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1022	-18.0
37	Ahona, Dey	1692	BAN	−4B	F	−30N	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1097	-9.8
38	Mohammad Mabrur, Raadh	1514	BAN	−17N	−23B	−29N	F	F	0.0	6.5	7.0	0.00	974	-15.2
39	Jahirul, Islam	0	BAN	−15B	−22N	−24N	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	873	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Siam, ChowdhuryBAN
+33.6
4.0 pts · #3
2Chowdhury, SohelCMBAN
+21.8
4.5 pts · #1
3S. M. TareqBAN
+20.8
4.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Md, TofailBAN
-48.4
1.0 pts · #24
2Md, MainuddinBAN
-26.8
0.5 pts · #38
3Md., SharifBAN
-24.8
2.5 pts · #12

Biggest upsets

R5+279 Elo gap
Sidratul, Muntaha1537 beat Md, Tofail1816