Rayan Rashid Mugdho Crowned Champion at Leonine 1st International FIDE Rating (U-20) Tournament

Rayan Rashid Mugdho emerged as the overall champion of the Leonine International 1st FIDE Rating (Under-20) Chess Tournament 2026 (FIDE Event 492088), organized by Chattogram Chess Academy. Travelling from Dhaka to compete against top youth talent, Mugdho also captured top honors in the Under-12 division, while Najif Niaz secured the tournament runner-up trophy after five days of classical sixty-minute games with thirty-second increments. The three-day closing and prize distribution ceremony took place at the CJKS Auditorium in Chattogram. Presided over by Academy Founder and Chief Arbiter Rakibul Islam Shachchu and moderated by Chief Organizer WFM Tanima Parveen, the ceremony welcomed Member of Parliament Md. Abu Sufian as Chief Guest alongside Bangladesh Cricket Board Director and Finance Committee Chairman Israfil Khosru as Guest of Honor, celebrating the next generation of rated players in Bangladesh.