Kaustuv wins his third tournament in 2018
Kaustuv Kundu scored 8.0/9, became champion and bagged home Tk 50000 | Photo: Kaustuv Kundu
Here is his favorite game analyzed by the champion himself from the tournament:
Bangladesh No.1, GM Ziaur Rahman also scored 8.0/9, he was placed second and he was awarded Tk 30000 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation facebook
Mohammad Fahad Rahman scored 7.0/9, he was placed 3rd and he got Tk 20000 | Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation facebook
Sonargaon Resort Hotel was the venue of the tournament |
Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation facebook
The skywalk connecting Sonargaon Resort Hotel | Photo: Shaati Mazumder
All podium finishers in one frame: Top seed GM Ziaur Rahman, tournament champion Kaustuv Kundu and second runner up Fahad Rahman
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Photo: Bangladesh Chess Federation facebook
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 2 | Kaustuv Kundu | IND | 2352 | 8,0 | 0,5 | 56,0 | 45,0 | 48,50 | 9 | 8 | 6,55 | 1,45 | 20 | 29,0 | ||
| 2 | 1 | GM | Rahman Ziaur | BAN | 2491 | 8,0 | 0,5 | 55,5 | 42,0 | 48,00 | 9 | 8 | 7,63 | 0,37 | 10 | 3,7 | |
| 3 | 3 | FM | Mohammad Fahad Rahman | BAN | 2327 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 55,5 | 43,0 | 41,00 | 9 | 7 | 6,49 | 0,51 | 20 | 10,2 | |
| 4 | 4 | IM | Abu Sufian Shakil | BAN | 2246 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 42,0 | 41,50 | 9 | 7 | 6,48 | 0,52 | 10 | 5,2 | |
| 5 | 13 | FM | Uddin Md. Saif | BAN | 2050 | 7,0 | 0,0 | 48,5 | 36,5 | 35,00 | 9 | 7 | 6,02 | 0,98 | 20 | 19,6 | |
| 6 | 9 | CM | Chowdhury Sohel | BAN | 2131 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 52,0 | 40,5 | 34,25 | 9 | 6,5 | 5,87 | 0,63 | 20 | 12,6 | |
| 7 | 7 | FM | Rahman Syed Mahfuzur | BAN | 2191 | 6,5 | 0,5 | 50,0 | 38,5 | 34,25 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,64 | -0,14 | 20 | -2,8 | |
| 8 | 6 | CM | Subrota Biswas | BAN | 2206 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 54,0 | 41,5 | 31,50 | 9 | 6 | 5,82 | 0,18 | 40 | 7,2 | |
| 9 | 8 | FM | Mohammed Abdul Malek | BAN | 2171 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 52,5 | 40,5 | 31,75 | 9 | 6 | 5,68 | 0,32 | 20 | 6,4 | |
| 10 | 5 | FM | Mehdi Hasan Parag | BAN | 2218 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 39,0 | 31,00 | 9 | 6 | 6,54 | -0,54 | 20 | -10,8 | |
| 11 | 12 | Md. Shawket Bin Osman Shaon | BAN | 2078 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 50,5 | 39,0 | 29,50 | 9 | 6 | 5,30 | 0,70 | 20 | 14,0 | ||
| 12 | 14 | Sonkalan Bharati | IND | 2050 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 49,5 | 38,0 | 31,00 | 9 | 6 | 5,99 | 0,01 | 40 | 0,4 | ||
| 13 | 20 | Md. Jamal Uddin | BAN | 1990 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 49,0 | 37,5 | 28,50 | 9 | 6 | 5,11 | 0,89 | 20 | 17,8 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Md. Nasim Hossain Bhuiyan | BAN | 1976 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 48,0 | 37,0 | 28,50 | 8 | 5 | 3,97 | 1,03 | 20 | 20,6 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Avik Sarker | BAN | 2024 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 47,5 | 36,5 | 30,50 | 8 | 5 | 5,08 | -0,08 | 20 | -1,6 | ||
| 16 | 61 | Sambarta Banerjee | IND | 1704 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 45,5 | 35,0 | 26,75 | 9 | 6 | 1,97 | 4,03 | 40 | 161,2 | ||
| 17 | 31 | Arpan Das (Jr) | IND | 1920 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 34,5 | 26,75 | 8 | 5,5 | 4,69 | 0,81 | 40 | 32,4 | ||
| 18 | 29 | Hasan Mostafa Razibul | BAN | 1938 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 45,0 | 34,0 | 25,50 | 9 | 6 | 5,30 | 0,70 | 20 | 14,0 | ||
| 19 | 24 | Suvradeepta Das | IND | 1964 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 44,0 | 34,5 | 25,75 | 9 | 6 | 4,88 | 1,12 | 20 | 22,4 | ||
| 20 | 19 | Gias Uddin Ahmed | BAN | 1996 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 40,5 | 31,0 | 25,50 | 8 | 6 | 5,64 | 0,36 | 20 | 7,2 |
