Chess Festival tournament GM2
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Brcko, Bosnia. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2395, and top seed was Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2508).
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (🇮🇳 IND, IM, 2446) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Momchil Nikolov (5.5) and Radoslav Dimitrov (5.0). Parvathareddy shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Aarav Sinha (FM, 2295) beat Radoslav Dimitrov (GM, 2508), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy takes the sole lead (6.0/9).
IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy beat GM Momchil Nikolov (White).
IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy 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 | 🇮🇳IMAjay Santhosh Parvathareddy | 2446 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 33.0 | +8.3 | 2514 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2421 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 17.00 | 33.5 | +6.4 | 2472 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2508 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5.0 | 18.25 | 34.0 | -9.8 | 2425 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷IMAkbas, Umut Ata | 2467 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 34.5 | -2.5 | 2439 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMAayush Bhattacherjee | 2333 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.50 | 34.5 | +15.4 | 2492 |
| 6 | 🇹🇼IMBai, Adelard | 2417 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | * | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4.0 | 15.00 | 35.0 | +8.8 | 2527 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳IMMd Imran | 2473 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | — | — | * | ½ | ½ | — | 3.0 | 12.75 | 36.0 | -5.1 | 2409 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sinha | 2295 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 2.5 | 10.50 | 36.5 | -13.6 | 2240 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸GMLajthajm, Borko | 2318 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 2.0 | 8.25 | 37.0 | -8.0 | 2235 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳CMVihaan Karthikeya N | 2273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | * | 2.0 | 4.50 | 37.0 | -26.8 | 2208 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aayush BhattacherjeeFMIND+15.44.5 pts · #4
- 2Bai, AdelardIMTPE+8.84.0 pts · #6
- 3Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND+8.36.0 pts · #1
- 1Vihaan Karthikeya NCMIND-26.82.0 pts · #9
- 2Aarav SinhaFMIND-13.62.5 pts · #8
- 3Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL-9.85.0 pts · #3
- R7+213 Elo gap