IM2_Festival saha "Bijeljina 2025"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Oct 2025 to 14 Oct 2025 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2226, and top seed was Branko Damljanovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2391).
Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2134) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Milan A Gagic (5.5) and Bojan Kurajica (5.5). Gunturi won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Xinzhi Tang (2037) beat Sinisa Remecki (FM, 2231), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi drew with GM Bojan Kurajica (White).
FM Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2134 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.25 | 38.5 | +127.2 | 2402 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸FMGagic, Milan A | 2252 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.75 | 39.5 | +14.2 | 2302 |
| 2 | 🇭🇷GMKurajica, Bojan | 2386 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | -9.1 | 2289 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMSoham Datar | 2273 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 20.25 | 40.0 | -1.6 | 2263 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMDamljanovic, Branko | 2391 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | -14.8 | 2252 |
| 6 | 🇨🇳Tang, Xinzhi | 2037 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | +45.2 | 2246 |
| 7 | 🇭🇷GMLeventic, Ivan | 2325 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 18.00 | 41.0 | -17.1 | 2171 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMRemecki, Sinisa | 2231 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.25 | 41.5 | -20.4 | 2145 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸IMPanic, Nenad | 2249 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 11.25 | 42.0 | -17.9 | 2098 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Potluri Saye Srreezza | 1977 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 2.5 | 12.25 | 42.5 | +16.8 | 2084 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND+127.26.5 pts · #1
- 2Tang, XinzhiCHN+45.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Potluri Saye SrreezzaIND+16.82.5 pts · #10
- 1Remecki, SinisaFMSRB-20.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Panic, NenadIMSRB-17.93.0 pts · #9
- 3Leventic, IvanGMCRO-17.14.0 pts · #7
- R4+194 Elo gap
- R5+139 Elo gap
- R5+139 Elo gap