The Bangladesh National Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Bangladesh.
National Champions Winners of championships by year {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Open Champion !! Women's Champion |- | 1974 || Miah Abdus Salek || Not held |- | 1975 || Mirza Akmal Hossain || Not held |- | 1976 || Mirza Akmal Hossain || Not held |- | 1977 || Not held || Not held |- | 1978 || Rezaul Haque || Not held |- | 1979 || Niaz Murshed || Rani Hamid |- | 1980 || Niaz Murshed || Rani Hamid |- | 1981 || Niaz Murshed || Rani Hamid |- | 1982 || Niaz Murshed || Rani Hamid |- | 1983 || Jamilur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 1984 || Younus Hasan || Rani Hamid |- | 1985 || Sayed Ahmed Sohel || Yesmin Begum |- | 1986 || Zillur Rahman Champak || Yesmin Begum |- | 1987 || Zillur Rahman Champak || Not held |- | 1988 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 1989 || Rezaul Haque || Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa |- | 1990 || Syed Tahmidur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 1991 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Tanima Parveen |- | 1992 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Rani Hamid |- | 1993 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Zakia Sultana |- | 1994 || Ziaur Rahman || Tanima Parveen |- | 1995 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa |- | 1996 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 1997 || Enamul Hossain || Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa |- | 1998 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 1999 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 2000 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Nazrana Khan Eva |- | 2001 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 2002 || Ziaur Rahman || Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa |- | 2003 || Reefat Bin-Sattar || Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa |- | 2004 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 2005 || Ziaur Rahman || Shamima Akter Liza |- | 2006 || Enamul Hossain || Rani Hamid |- | 2007 || Abdullah Al Rakib || Rani Hamid |- | 2008 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 2009 || Ziaur Rahman || Sharmin Sultana Shirin |- | 2010 || Minhaz Uddin Ahmed || Shamima Akter Liza |- | 2011 || Ziaur Rahman || Rani Hamid |- | 2012 || Niaz Murshed || Sharmin Sultana Shirin |- | 2013 || Abdullah Al Rakib || Not held |- | 2014 || Ziaur Rahman || Shamima Akter Liza |- | 2015 || Minhaz Uddin Ahmed || Shamima Akter Liza |- | 2016 || Enamul Hossain || Nazrana Khan Eva |- | 2017 || Enamul Hossain ||Sharmin Sultana Shirin |- | 2018 || Ziaur Rahman ||Rani Hamid |- | 2019 || Niaz Murshed || Rani Hamid |- | 2020 || || Not held |- | 2021 || Enamul Hossain || Ferdous Jannatul |- | 2022 || || Anjum Noshin |- |2023 || Not held || Not held |- | 2024 || Manon Reja Neer || Anjum Noshin |- |2025 || Niaz Murshed || Anjum Noshin
Number of championship titles (Open)
# Player Roll of Honour Years won1 Ziaur Rahman 15 1988, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 20192 Niaz Murshed 7 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2012, 2019, 20253 Reefat Bin-Sattar 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000, 20034 Enamul Hossain 5 1997, 2006, 2016, 2017, 20215 Mirza Akmal Hossain 2 1975, 1976 Zillur Rahman Champak 1986, 1987 Rezaul Haque 1978, 1989 Abdullah Al Rakib 2007, 2013 Minhaz Uddin Ahmed 2010, 201510 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 won1 Rani Hamid 20 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018, 20192 Syeda Shabana Parveen Nipa 5 1989, 1995, 1997, 2002, 20033 Shamima Akter Liza 4 2005, 2010, 2014, 20154Anjum Noshin 3 2022, 2024, 20255 Yesmin Begum 2 1985, 1986 Tanima Parveen 1991, 1994 Sharmin Sultana Shirin 2009, 2012 Nazrana Khan Eva 2000, 20169 Zakia Sultana 1 1993Ferdous Jannatul 2021
International Titles :
Open titles GM Niaz Murshed (1987) Ziaur Rahman (2002; inactive) Reefat Bin-Sattar (2006; inactive) Abdullah Al Rakib (2007; inactive) Enamul Hossain (2008)
IM Zillur Rahman Champak (1990; inactive) Abu Sufian Shakil (2011) Minhazuddin Ahmed Sagar (2012) Mohammad Fahad Rahman (2019) Manon Reja Neer (2024)
FM Zia, Tahsin Tajwar Subrota, Biswas Nayem, Haque Sakline Mostafa, Sajid Islam, Khandaker Aminul Chatterjee, Debaraj Ahmed, Sheikh Nasir Mehdi Hasan Parag Md., Sharif Hossain Rahman, Syed Mahfuzur Mohammad, Javed Mohammed Abdul, Malek Uddin, Md. Saif Syed Tahmidur Rahman (inactive) Hasan, Eunus (inactive) Rahman, Jamilur (inactive)
CM Md. Sajidul, Haque Md. Shawket Bin, Osman Shaon Ahmed, Shafiq Md. Abzid, Rahman Md Abu Hanif Md Sariat Ullah Ghosh, Chanchal Kumer Chowdhury, Sohel Md. Masum, Hossain Md. Jamal Uddin Hossain, Monir Md, Azmaeen Parvez Sayor S M Sharon Ahmed, Mahtabuddin Tutul, Dhar Avik, Sarker Zoar Haque, Prodhan Saiful Islam, Chowdhury (inactive) Ikramul, Haq Siam (inactive)
Women's titles :
WIM Rani Hamid (1985) Shamima Akter Liza (2011; inactive) Sharmin Sultana Shirin (2019; inactive) Wadifa Ahmed (2025)
WFM Anjum Noshin (2019) Ferdous Jannatul (2024) Zakia Sultana (2024; inactive) Warsia Khusbu (2025) Khanam, Afroza (inactive) Parveen, Seyda Shabana (inactive) Parveen, Tanima Khan, Nazrana
WCM Nusrat Jahan, Alo Ahmed, Walijah Kazi Zarin, Tasnim Sharmin, Samiha Shimmi Neelava, Choudhury Omnia Binta Yusuf, Lubaba Israt, Jahan Diba Warisa Haider Chowdhury, Mahmuda Hoque (inactive) Sabikun Nahar, Tonima (inactive)
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