Bangladeshi Chess Championship

The Bangladesh National Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Bangladesh.

National Champions

Winners of championships by year

YearOpen ChampionWomen's Champion
1974Miah Abdus SalekNot held
1975Mirza Akmal HossainNot held
1976Mirza Akmal HossainNot held
1977Not heldNot held
1978Rezaul HaqueNot held
1979Niaz MurshedRani Hamid
1980Niaz MurshedRani Hamid
1981Niaz MurshedRani Hamid
1982Niaz MurshedRani Hamid
1983Jamilur RahmanRani Hamid
1984Younus HasanRani Hamid
1985Sayed Ahmed SohelYesmin Begum
1986Zillur Rahman ChampakYesmin Begum
1987Zillur Rahman ChampakNot held
1988Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
1989Rezaul HaqueSyeda Shabana Parveen Nipa
1990Syed Tahmidur RahmanRani Hamid
1991Reefat Bin-SattarTanima Parveen
1992Reefat Bin-SattarRani Hamid
1993Reefat Bin-SattarZakia Sultana
1994Ziaur RahmanTanima Parveen
1995Reefat Bin-SattarSyeda Shabana Parveen Nipa
1996Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
1997Enamul HossainSyeda Shabana Parveen Nipa
1998Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
1999Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2000Reefat Bin-SattarNazrana Khan Eva
2001Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2002Ziaur RahmanSyeda Shabana Parveen Nipa
2003Reefat Bin-SattarSyeda Shabana Parveen Nipa
2004Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2005Ziaur RahmanShamima Akter Liza
2006Enamul HossainRani Hamid
2007Abdullah Al RakibRani Hamid
2008Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2009Ziaur RahmanSharmin Sultana Shirin
2010Minhaz Uddin AhmedShamima Akter Liza
2011Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2012Niaz MurshedSharmin Sultana Shirin
2013Abdullah Al RakibNot held
2014Ziaur RahmanShamima Akter Liza
2015Minhaz Uddin AhmedShamima Akter Liza
2016Enamul HossainNazrana Khan Eva
2017Enamul Hossain[1]Sharmin Sultana Shirin
2018Ziaur RahmanRani Hamid
2019Niaz Murshed[2]Rani Hamid[3]
2020Not held
2021Enamul Hossain[4]Ferdous Jannatul[5]
2022Anjum Noshin
2023Not heldNot held
2024Manon Reja Neer[6]Anjum Noshin
2025Niaz Murshed[7]Anjum Noshin[8]

Number of championship titles (Open)

# Player Roll of Honour Years won
1 Ziaur Rahman 15 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019
2 Niaz Murshed 7 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2012, 2019, 2025
3 Reefat Bin-Sattar 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2003
4 Enamul Hossain 5 1997, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2021
5 Mirza Akmal Hossain 2 1975, 1976
Zillur Rahman Champak 1986, 1987
Rezaul Haque 1978, 1989
Abdullah Al Rakib 2007, 2013
Minhaz Uddin Ahmed 2010, 2015
10 Miah Abdus Salek 1 1974
Jamilur Rahman 1983
Younus Hasan 1984
Sayed Ahmed Sohel 1985
Syed Tahmidur Rahman 1990
Manon Reja Neer 2024

Number of championship titles (Women's)

# Player Roll of Honour Years won
1 Rani Hamid 20 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2019
2 Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa 5 1989, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003
3 Shamima Akter Liza 4 2005, 2010, 2014, 2015
4 Anjum Noshin 3 2022, 2024, 2025
5 Yesmin Begum 2 1985, 1986
Tanima Parveen 1991, 1994
Sharmin Sultana Shirin 2009, 2012
Nazrana Khan Eva 2000, 2016
9 Zakia Sultana 1 1993
Ferdous Jannatul 2021

International Titles

As of August 2026:[9]

Open titles

  1. Niaz Murshed (1987)
  2. Ziaur Rahman (2002; inactive)[10]
  3. Reefat Bin-Sattar (2006; inactive)[11]
  4. Abdullah Al Rakib (2007; inactive)[12]
  5. Enamul Hossain (2008)
  1. Zillur Rahman Champak (1990; inactive)[13]
  2. Abu Sufian Shakil (2011)
  3. Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar (2012)
  4. Mohammad Fahad Rahman (2019)
  5. Manon Reja Neer (2024)
  1. Zia, Tahsin Tajwar
  2. Subrota, Biswas
  3. Nayem, Haque
  4. Sakline Mostafa, Sajid
  5. Islam, Khandaker Aminul
  6. Chatterjee, Debaraj
  7. Ahmed, Sheikh Nasir
  8. Mehdi Hasan Parag
  9. Md., Sharif Hossain
  10. Rahman, Syed Mahfuzur
  11. Mohammad, Javed
  12. Mohammed Abdul, Malek
  13. Uddin, Md. Saif
  14. Syed Tahmidur Rahman (inactive)[14]
  15. Hasan, Eunus (inactive)[15]
  16. Rahman, Jamilur (inactive)[16]
  1. Md. Sajidul, Haque
  2. Md. Shawket Bin, Osman Shaon
  3. Ahmed, Shafiq
  4. Md. Abzid, Rahman
  5. Md Abu Hanif
  6. Md Sariat Ullah
  7. Ghosh, Chanchal Kumer
  8. Chowdhury, Sohel
  9. Md. Masum, Hossain
  10. Md. Jamal Uddin
  11. Hossain, Monir
  12. Md, Azmaeen Parvez Sayor
  13. S M Sharon
  14. Ahmed, Mahtabuddin
  15. Tutul, Dhar
  16. Avik, Sarker
  17. Zoar Haque, Prodhan
  18. Saiful Islam, Chowdhury (inactive)
  19. Ikramul, Haq Siam (inactive)

Women's titles

As of August 2026:[17]

  1. Rani Hamid (1985)
  2. Shamima Akter Liza (2011; inactive)[18]
  3. Sharmin Sultana Shirin (2019; inactive)[19]
  4. Wadifa Ahmed (2025)[20]
  1. Anjum Noshin (2019)[21]
  2. Ferdous Jannatul (2024)[22]
  3. Zakia Sultana (2024; inactive)[23]
  4. Warsia Khusbu (2025)[24][25]
  5. Khanam, Afroza (inactive)[26]
  6. Parveen, Seyda Shabana (inactive)[27]
  7. Parveen, Tanima
  8. Khan, Nazrana
  1. Nusrat Jahan, Alo
  2. Ahmed, Walijah
  3. Kazi Zarin, Tasnim
  4. Sharmin, Samiha Shimmi
  5. Neelava, Choudhury
  6. Omnia Binta Yusuf, Lubaba
  7. Israt, Jahan Diba
  8. Warisa Haider
  9. Chowdhury, Mahmuda Hoque (inactive)[28]
  10. Sabikun Nahar, Tonima (inactive)[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Omicon Group 43rd National A Chess Championship-2017 January 2018 Bangladesh FIDE Chess Tournament report". FIDE. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "45th Bangladesh National Chess Championship 2019 – Circolo Scacchi Città di Como" (in Italian). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rani unbeaten champion in Nat'l Women's Chess". Dhaka Tribune. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rajib seals chess title". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 11 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Enamul Hossain and Jannatul Ferdous win Bangladesh Championship". FIDE. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Rahman, Anisur (8 July 2024). "Neer wins chess championship with heavy heart". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Niaz crowned national chess champion again". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  8. ↑ "Noshin clinches hat-trick in Women's Chess Championship". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  9. ↑ "Federations Ranking". FIDE. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Rahman, Ziaur FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Reefat, Bin-Sattar FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  12. ↑ "Mollah Abdullah, Al Rakib FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  13. ↑ "Rahman, Zillur FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Rahman, Tahmidur FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  15. ↑ "Hasan, Eunus FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  16. ↑ "Rahman, Jamilur FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  17. ↑ "Federations Ranking". FIDE. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Shamima, Akter FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  19. ↑ "Sultana, Sharmin Shirin FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  20. ↑ "Wadifa, Neer earn maiden World Cup berths". The Daily Star. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  21. ↑ "Noshin, Anjum FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  22. ↑ "Jannatul, Ferdous FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  23. ↑ "Sultana, Zakia FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  24. ↑ "Khusbu earns WFM title". New Age. 2025-08-11. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  25. ↑ "Warsia, Khusbu FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2026-08-02.
  26. ↑ "Khanam, Afroza FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  27. ↑ "Parveen, Seyda Shabana FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  28. ↑ "Chowdhury, Mahmuda Hoque FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  29. ↑ "Sabikun Nahar, Tonima FIDE Chess Profile". International Chess Federation (FIDE). Retrieved 2025-08-19.