International Master Nubairshah Shaikh of India had won the first 1st SAARC Open Chess Championships held at Dhaka, Bangladesh between 24 November to 4 December 2019. He scored 7.5 points in 9 rounds to clinch Gold Medal and a Cash Prize of US$ 3500/-
Nubairshah, who was seeded third, started well in the tournament winning the first four rounds. In the fifth round, however, his winning campaign was briefly halted by Bangladeshi GM Hossain Enamul. He quickly recouped his momentum to score three consecutive victories. He finished with a half-point lead over nearest rivals IM Prantik Roy, GM Ziaur Rahman of Poland and Subrota Biswas.
Interestingly, IM Prantik Roy, also from India, finished second in the championship.
Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | n | w | we | w-we | K | rtg+/- | ||
| 1 | 3 | IM | Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh | IND | 2421 | 7,5 | 2239 | 48,5 | 52,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 7,5 | 6,50 | 1,00 | 10 | 10,0 | |
| 2 | 4 | IM | Roy Prantik | IND | 2349 | 7,0 | 2263 | 51,0 | 55,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 7 | 5,71 | 1,29 | 10 | 12,9 | |
| 3 | 1 | GM | Rahman Ziaur | BAN | 2454 | 7,0 | 2243 | 51,5 | 56,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 7 | 6,89 | 0,11 | 10 | 1,1 | |
| 4 | 19 | CM | Subrota Biswas | BAN | 2134 | 7,0 | 2132 | 46,0 | 49,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 7 | 4,91 | 2,09 | 40 | 83,6 | |
| 5 | 2 | GM | Hossain Enamul | BAN | 2433 | 6,5 | 2260 | 52,0 | 56,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,58 | -0,08 | 10 | -0,8 | |
| 6 | 5 | IM | Lodhi Mahmood | PAK | 2336 | 6,5 | 2150 | 47,5 | 52,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,68 | -0,18 | 10 | -1,8 | |
| 7 | 7 | IM | Abu Sufian Shakil | BAN | 2254 | 6,5 | 2115 | 44,0 | 48,5 | 0,0 | 8 | 5,5 | 5,56 | -0,06 | 10 | -0,6 | |
| 8 | 8 | IM | Mohammad Fahad Rahman | BAN | 2247 | 6,5 | 2108 | 43,5 | 47,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 6,5 | 6,20 | 0,30 | 20 | 6,0 | |
| 9 | 25 | Zia Tahsin Tajwar | BAN | 2080 | 6,5 | 2094 | 43,0 | 46,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 6,5 | 4,86 | 1,64 | 40 | 65,6 | ||
| 10 | 9 | FM | Islam Khandaker Aminul | BAN | 2229 | 6,0 | 2173 | 48,5 | 53,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 6 | 5,49 | 0,51 | 20 | 10,2 | |
| 11 | 10 | FM | Mohammed Abdul Malek | BAN | 2196 | 6,0 | 2031 | 39,0 | 43,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 6 | 6,60 | -0,60 | 20 | -12,0 | |
| 12 | 15 | FM | Rahman Syed Mahfuzur | BAN | 2156 | 6,0 | 1975 | 40,0 | 43,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 6 | 6,71 | -0,71 | 20 | -14,2 | |
| 13 | 22 | Hossain Delwar | BAN | 2092 | 6,0 | 1970 | 40,0 | 44,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 6 | 6,17 | -0,17 | 20 | -3,4 | ||
| 14 | 28 | CM | Ahmed Mahtabuddin | BAN | 2035 | 6,0 | 1964 | 38,5 | 42,5 | 0,0 | 8 | 5 | 5,18 | -0,18 | 20 | -3,6 | |
| 15 | 18 | Sonkalan Bharati | IND | 2136 | 6,0 | 1961 | 40,0 | 43,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 6 | 6,62 | -0,62 | 20 | -12,4 | ||
| 16 | 41 | Sourath Biswas | IND | 1944 | 5,5 | 2214 | 48,5 | 51,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 5,5 | 2,47 | 3,03 | 40 | 121,2 | ||
| 17 | 39 | Mohammad Sagar | BAN | 1957 | 5,5 | 2175 | 46,5 | 51,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 5,5 | 2,76 | 2,74 | 20 | 54,8 | ||
| 18 | 30 | CM | Manon Reja Neer | BAN | 2030 | 5,5 | 2098 | 42,0 | 46,0 | 0,0 | 9 | 5,5 | 4,17 | 1,33 | 40 | 53,2 | |
| 19 | 20 | CM | Chowdhury Sohel | BAN | 2096 | 5,5 | 2082 | 43,5 | 46,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 5,5 | 5,10 | 0,40 | 20 | 8,0 | |
| 20 | 12 | FM | Ahmed Sheikh Nasir | BAN | 2186 | 5,5 | 2049 | 42,5 | 45,5 | 0,0 | 9 | 5,5 | 6,31 | -0,81 | 20 | -16,2 |
Certificate of SNA seminar and exam in Rajahmundry on 30 November & 01 December 2024. 
Final Report of Senior National Arbiter Seminar & Examination in Panjim Goa on 7th and 8th December 2024 
Grandmaster Chess Camp in Aizawl, Mizoram from 09-13 December 2024 
Live Games Link for 37th National Under 13 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2024 
Live Game links: ODISHA OPEN (Category ‘A’) 
Certificate of SNA seminar held in DImapur of 28 & 29 November 2024