Kurigram District Open Chess Championship
34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Jun 2026 to 27 Jun 2026 in Kurigram, Bangladesh. Top 10 Elo average was 1688, and top seed was Haider Ali Md. (🇧🇩 BAN, 1846).
Jim Md Motthashim Fuad (🇧🇩 BAN, 1694) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Biplob Arifur Rahman (5.0) and Al Farabi Fahad (5.0). Md Motthashim Fuad shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Helal Md. Nasir Mahmud (1643) beat Biplob Arifur Rahman (1796), a +153-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJim Md Motthashim Fuad led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Jim Md Motthashim Fuad held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
Jim Md Motthashim Fuad 4 wins (R1–R4)Biplob Arifur Rahman 4 wins (R1–R4)Al Farabi Fahad 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jim Md Motthashim Fuad | * | — | — | — |
| 2Biplob Arifur Rahman | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Al Farabi Fahad | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Helal Md. Nasir Mahmud | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Md Motthashim Fuad, Jim | 1694 | BAN | +28N | +13B | +29N | +27B | =5N | +9B | 5.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 17.25 | 1988 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Arifur Rahman, Biplob | 1796 | BAN | +16N | +14B | +11N | +3B | −4N | +5B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 21.00 | 1828 | +9.6 |
| 3 | Fahad, Al Farabi | 1735 | BAN | +23B | +17N | +20B | −2N | +18B | +8N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 16.50 | 1821 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Md. Nasir Mahmud, Helal | 1643 | BAN | +32B | +7N | −8B | +17N | +2B | =6N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 17.25 | 1794 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Md, Joynul,haque | 1747 | BAN | +26B | +25N | +21B | +8N | =1B | −2N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 15.75 | 1779 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Md Asraful, Alam | 1740 | BAN | +15N | +10B | =27N | =9B | +13N | =4B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 17.50 | 1743 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Md Rashidul, Islam | 0 | BAN | +?N | −4B | =14N | +?B | +16N | +10B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Md., Haider Ali | 1846 | BAN | +33N | +12B | +4N | −5B | +25N | −3B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.50 | 1583 | -21.0 |
| 9 | Monowar Bin, Pasha | 1842 | BAN | =18B | +22N | +24B | =6N | +12B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 13.75 | 1625 | -30.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 532047720 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | +19B | +23N | +20B | −7N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tahira, Tahsin | 1415 | BAN | +30B | +19N | −2B | −18N | +23B | +26N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.00 | 996 | -3.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 532047690 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | +32B | +26N | −9N | +19B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1044 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 532047746 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | +21N | −6B | +18N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 917 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 532047703 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | =7B | +?N | +22B | =?N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 532047797 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +21B | +20N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 532047770 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +?B | +24N | −7B | =?N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 996 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 532047738 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +?N | −4B | =?N | +27B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 889 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 532047762 | 0 | — | =9N | +?B | =?N | +11B | −3N | −13B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 10285881 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | −10N | +?B | +24B | −12N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 532047665 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −3N | +33B | −10N | −15B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 532047657 | 0 | — | +31N | +?B | −5N | −13B | −15N | +?B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rafiul Islam, Rakib | 1426 | BAN | −29N | −9B | +34N | +31B | −14N | +30B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1026 | -3.2 |
| 23 | FIDE 532047800 | 0 | — | −3N | +34B | +?N | −10B | −11N | +?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 532047681 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −9N | −16B | −19N | +31B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1042 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Golammortuza Al Faruk, Mitu | 0 | BAN | +34N | −5B | +30N | F | −8B | +?N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 997 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 532047789 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | +?N | −12B | +?N | −11B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Apurbo Kumar, Das | 0 | BAN | +?B | +?N | =6B | −1N | −?B | −17N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 532047827 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 894 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 532047835 | 0 | — | +22B | +?N | −1B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 532047843 | 0 | — | −11N | +?B | −25B | −?N | +?B | −22N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 532047878 | 0 | — | −21B | −?N | +?B | −22N | +34B | −24N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 532047819 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | −12N | −?B | +?N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 532047754 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | +?B | −20N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1046 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 532047916 | 0 | — | −25B | −23N | −22B | F | −31N | −?N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Md Motthashim Fuad, JimBAN+30.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Md. Nasir Mahmud, HelalBAN+23.64.5 pts · #2
- 3Arifur Rahman, BiplobBAN+9.65.0 pts · #1
- 1Monowar Bin, PashaBAN-30.44.0 pts · #6
- 2Md., Haider AliBAN-21.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Tahira, TahsinBAN-3.64.0 pts · #23
- R5+153 Elo gap
- R6+148 Elo gap
- R6+111 Elo gap