On March 5 2016, BRAC University Chess Championship was held in BRACU. The event started at 10 AM and the chess match rounds started at 11 AM. The event was held in the Auditorium. Mr. Harun Ur Rashid, Arbiter of Bangladesh CHESS Federation, was present to conduct the contest. Moreover, Mr. Niaz Murshed (Grand Master) and few of the senior faculty members of BRACU also came to visit the event.
The contest started with exactly 58 participants. Mr. Rashid explained all the rules and regulations of the chess games with the students before starting the game.
There were a total of 5 rounds of matches, with 10 minutes break. The first 5 selection rounds were completed by 5 PM on that day and then after a short break, the quarter finals took place. From this round onward, the matches were knockout matches. The winners from the quarterfinals advanced to the semi-final and then to the finals. This way the rankings were made from 1st to 8th.