2nd Rangamati Chess Tournament-2026

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69 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 19 Jun 2026 to 20 Jun 2026 in Rangamati, Bangladesh. Top 10 Elo average was 1954, and top seed was Mohammad Aminul Islam (🇧🇩 BAN, 1999).

Eptekhar Alam Md (🇧🇩 BAN, 1984) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Sultan Md (5.5) and Mohammad Aminul Islam (5.0). Md shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Hoque Mohammad Ariful (1600) beat Chakma Dibakar (1926), a +326-point gap.

Location

🇧🇩Rangamati, Bangladesh

Dates

19 Jun 2026 → 20 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇩Mohammad Aminul Islam1999

Avg top 10

1,954

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇩Bangladesh×47

Top 3

🥇
Eptekhar Alam Md
🇧🇩BAN·1984
5.5pts·2177perf+21.2
🥈
Sultan Md
🇧🇩BAN·1834
5.5pts·2298perf+43.8
🥉
Mohammad Aminul Islam
🇧🇩BAN·1999
5.0pts·2038perf+5.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Md5.5Md5.5Mohammad Shafiqul5Islam5Alam5Md Rabiul4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Md takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Eptekhar Alam Md drew with Sultan Md (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Eptekhar Alam Md 5 wins (R1–R5)Sultan Md 5 wins (R1–R5)Islam Mohammad Shafiqul 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Eptekhar Alam Md	*	½	1	—
2Sultan Md	½	*	—	—
3Islam Mohammad Shafiqul	0	—	*	—
4Mohammad Aminul Islam	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Md, Eptekhar Alam	1984	BAN	+61B	+11N	+16B	+9N	+4N	=2B	5.5	22.5	23.5	20.75	2177	+21.2
2	Md, Sultan	1834	BAN	+66B	+43N	+21B	+5N	+6B	=1N	5.5	21.0	21.0	18.25	2298	+43.8
3	Islam, Mohammad Aminul	1999	BAN	+60N	=7B	+32N	=12B	+15N	+10B	5.0	19.5	21.0	16.75	2038	+5.8
4	Mohammad Shafiqul, Islam	1999	BAN	+49B	+48N	+17B	+28N	−1B	+11N	5.0	18.5	20.5	15.00	2097	+14.8
5	Alam, Md. Monjur	1929	BAN	+57N	+31B	+10N	−2B	+47B	+14N	5.0	18.5	20.5	15.00	1946	+2.0
6	Md Rabiul, Hossain	1988	BAN	+35N	=13B	+7N	+8B	−2N	+22B	4.5	22.0	25.0	17.50	1985	+1.0
7	Sattayanjoy Barua, Titu	1808	BAN	+34B	=3N	−6B	+18N	+23B	+21N	4.5	20.5	23.5	16.50	1977	+13.4
8	Md. Rabby, Salim	1924	BAN	+45N	=27B	+13N	−6N	+9B	+24B	4.5	19.0	21.5	15.50	1971	+5.6
9	Mohammad Ariful, Hoque	1600	BAN	+53N	+19B	+41N	−1B	−8N	+28B	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.50	1998	+94.0
10	Ratnojoy, Tangchonga	1811	BAN	+56B	+18N	−5B	+46N	+28B	−3N	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.50	1890	+8.2
11	Ahmed, Afraz Arshan	1766	BAN	+55N	−1B	+52N	+33B	+12N	−4B	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.00	1850	+12.0
12	Hasan, Sk. Rashedul	1942	BAN	+29B	+30N	=15B	=3N	−11B	+36N	4.0	19.0	22.0	13.50	1875	-7.0
13	Md Moniruzzaman, Khan	1770	BAN	+54B	=6N	−8B	+25N	+41N	=17B	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.25	1979	+28.4
14	FIDE 532046650	0	—	+?B	−39N	+29B	+30N	+16B	−5B	4.0	18.0	18.0	10.00	1775	0.0
15	Islam, Sheik Md. Khairul	1831	BAN	+68B	+23N	=12N	=41B	−3B	+29N	4.0	18.0	18.0	9.75	1818	+1.0
16	Rahman, Md. Mujibur	1874	BAN	+58B	+50N	−1N	+27B	−14N	+37B	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.00	1766	-4.4
17	Aninda Rrick, Digbijoy	1880	BAN	+63N	+42B	−4N	=45B	+44N	=13N	4.0	16.5	16.5	8.25	1824	-8.8
18	Tapan, Shaha	0	BAN	+51N	−10B	+37N	−7B	+27N	+?B	4.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1706	0.0
19	Dipankar, Chakma	1895	BAN	+20B	−9N	+50B	−47N	+45N	+35B	4.0	15.5	17.5	11.50	1511	-28.8
20	Danieal, Chakma	0	BAN	−19N	+53B	−22B	+48N	+30B	+47N	4.0	14.5	16.5	9.00	1816	0.0
21	Rakibul, Islam Shachchu	1945	BAN	+37N	+44B	−2N	+51B	=22N	−7B	3.5	19.0	21.0	9.25	1777	-21.8
22	Usaching, Marma	1827	BAN	+40N	−32B	+20N	+42B	=21B	−6N	3.5	18.0	20.5	11.25	1774	-5.2
23	Sarit, Kumar Chakma	0	BAN	+47N	−15B	+31N	=24B	−7N	+42B	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.25	1752	0.0
24	Mohammad, Abu Mohsin	1752	BAN	−43B	+66N	+34B	=23N	+26B	−8N	3.5	17.0	17.0	8.25	1912	+8.6
25	S. M. Tareq	1840	BAN	−42N	+58B	=27N	−13B	+60N	+44B	3.5	14.0	15.5	7.50	1813	-2.0
26	Sumanta, Chakma	1899	BAN	−27N	+63B	+59N	=44B	−24N	+38N	3.5	14.0	14.0	6.25	1534	-38.0
27	FIDE 532023081	0	—	+26B	=8N	=25B	−16N	−18B	+62N	3.0	19.5	20.5	8.50	1884	0.0
28	Dibakar, Chakma	1926	BAN	+59B	+46N	+39B	−4B	−10N	−9N	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.50	1712	-54.8
29	Shornavo, Biswas	1424	BAN	−12N	+62B	−14N	+54B	+32N	−15B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	1024	-6.4
30	Mohammad, Hasan	1741	BAN	+62N	−12B	+38N	−14B	−20N	+50B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	1142	-4.8
31	Md, Aminul Islam	1637	BAN	+33B	−5N	−23B	−34N	+56B	+52N	3.0	16.5	18.5	7.00	1129	-3.0
32	Shipon, Talukder	0	BAN	+?B	+22N	−3B	−39N	−29B	+49N	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1717	0.0
33	FIDE 532046553	0	—	−31N	+57B	+36B	−11N	−43B	+61N	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.00	1644	0.0
34	Monik, Chakma	0	BAN	−7N	+60B	−24N	+31B	−?N	+51B	3.0	14.5	14.5	6.50	1676	0.0
35	Md, Mishkat Uddin Khan	1576	BAN	−6B	−54N	+56B	+65N	+55B	−19N	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	1136	-8.4
36	Rajdip, Chakraborty	1623	BAN	+64N	−41B	−33N	+50B	+52N	−12B	3.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1122	-12.0
37	Md Humayun Kabir, Shamol	1547	BAN	−21B	+65N	−18B	+64N	+53B	−16N	3.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1110	-4.2
38	FIDE 532023200	0	—	−48B	+49N	−30B	+61N	+51N	−26B	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	1694	0.0
39	Md. Mohsin, Jamal	1808	BAN	+52N	+14B	−28N	+32B	F	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	9.00	1126	-6.8
40	FIDE 532023685	0	—	−22B	−?N	−49B	+67N	+61B	+64N	3.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1506	0.0
41	Ali, Md. Yakub	1901	BAN	+69B	+36N	−9B	=15N	−13B	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	5.00	1619	-29.2
42	Gourab, Dewan	0	BAN	+25B	−17N	+48B	−22N	=46B	−23N	2.5	17.0	19.0	6.75	1807	0.0
43	FIDE 532046618	0	—	+24N	−2B	−44N	=60B	+33N	F	2.5	17.0	18.5	7.25	1633	0.0
44	Md.jahangir, Alam	1702	BAN	+65B	−21N	+43B	=26N	−17B	−25N	2.5	17.0	17.0	4.25	1569	-10.6
45	FIDE 532046588	0	—	−8B	+?N	+?B	=17N	−19B	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	2.00	1796	0.0
46	Dutta, Ryek Keshor	1704	BAN	+67N	−28B	+55N	−10B	=42N	F	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.25	1069	-22.8
47	Krishna, Mongol Chakma	1731	BAN	−23B	F	+54N	+19B	−5N	−20B	2.0	18.5	18.5	6.00	1912	+19.2
48	Shamsul Kabir Chowdhury	1786	BAN	+38N	−4B	−42N	−20B	−50N	+60B	2.0	16.5	18.0	4.50	1795	+0.4
49	Purno, Aritra Barua	1584	BAN	−4N	−38B	+40N	−52B	+54N	−32B	2.0	16.0	18.0	5.00	1184	-3.2
50	Koushik, Tanchangya	0	BAN	+?B	−16B	−19N	−36N	+48B	−30N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1667	0.0
51	Aditya, Samudra	1604	BAN	−18B	+56N	+64B	−21N	−38B	−34N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1145	-4.8
52	FIDE 532046537	0	—	−39B	+?N	−11B	+49N	−36B	−31B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1555	0.0
53	FIDE 532046642	0	—	−9B	−20N	+63N	+57B	−37N	−58B	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	774	0.0
54	FIDE 532023219	0	—	−13N	+35B	−47B	−29N	−49B	+63N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1377	0.0
55	FIDE 532046600	0	—	−11B	+61N	−46B	F	−35N	+59B	2.0	12.5	12.5	3.00	1456	0.0
56	FIDE 532046529	0	—	−10N	−51B	−35N	+63B	−31N	+67B	2.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	857	0.0
57	FIDE 532046561	0	—	−5B	−33N	+67B	−53N	−62B	+65N	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1129	0.0
58	Dipen, Chakma	0	BAN	−16N	−25N	F	−?B	+64B	+53N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	992	0.0
59	FIDE 532046570	0	—	−28N	+67B	−26B	−?N	+65B	−55N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1086	0.0
60	Srijon, Sutradhar	1591	BAN	−3B	−34N	+66B	=43N	−25B	−48N	1.5	16.0	16.0	1.25	1072	-20.8
61	Aylan, Dweep Das	1551	BAN	−1N	−55B	+62N	−38B	−40N	−33B	1.0	16.5	17.5	1.00	1151	-3.2
62	FIDE 532046626	0	—	−30B	−29N	−61B	F	+57N	−27B	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	772	0.0
63	FIDE 532046480	0	—	−17B	−26N	−53B	−56N	F	−54B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	1090	0.0
64	FIDE 532019297	0	—	−36B	F	−51N	−37B	−58N	−40B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	791	0.0
65	FIDE 532040792	0	—	−44N	−37B	F	−35B	−59N	−57B	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	808	0.0
66	FIDE 532023138	0	—	−2N	−24B	−60N	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	926	0.0
67	FIDE 532038305	0	—	−46B	−59N	−57N	−40B	F	−56N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	904	0.0
68	FIDE 532046596	0	—	−15N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1031	0.0
69	FIDE 532023065	0	—	−41N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1101	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mohammad Ariful, HoqueBAN
+94.0
4.0 pts · #17
2Md, SultanBAN
+43.8
5.5 pts · #6
3Md Moniruzzaman, KhanBAN
+28.4
4.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Dibakar, ChakmaBAN
-54.8
3.0 pts · #26
2Sumanta, ChakmaBAN
-38.0
3.5 pts · #43
3Ali, Md. YakubBAN
-29.2
2.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R6+326 Elo gap
Mohammad Ariful, Hoque1600 beat Dibakar, Chakma1926
R3+301 Elo gap
Mohammad Ariful, Hoque1600 beat Ali, Md. Yakub1901
R2+295 Elo gap
Mohammad Ariful, Hoque1600 beat Dipankar, Chakma1895