Chess Festival tournament IM3
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Brcko, Bosnia. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2255, 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 Anton Sitnikov (5.5). Parvathareddy clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Vasu Sanjay (2038) beat Radoslav Dimitrov (GM, 2508), a +470-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Parvathareddy pulled away in R9.
GM Momchil Nikolov takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy drew with GM Momchil Nikolov (Black).
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 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 23.00 | 36.0 | -7.2 | 2352 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬GMNikolov, Momchil | 2421 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 36.5 | -10.0 | 2306 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦IMSitnikov, Anton | 2383 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.25 | 36.5 | +7.1 | 2388 |
| 4 | 🇧🇬GMDimitrov, Radoslav | 2508 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 21.50 | 37.0 | -14.8 | 2325 |
| 5 | 🇸🇬WFMSreekarthika Velmurugan | 2066 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 15.25 | 37.5 | +46.4 | 2257 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳FMApaar Saxena | 2176 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.75 | 38.0 | +5.8 | 2210 |
| 7 | 🇮🇳FMAarav Sinha | 2295 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 38.0 | -17.6 | 2206 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMSredojevic, Ivan | 2141 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.25 | 38.5 | +4.6 | 2204 |
| 9 | 🇸🇬Sanjay, Vasu | 2038 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | — | 2.0 | 9.00 | 40.0 | +6.6 | 2090 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳Ravi Krishna G | 2073 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 40.0 | -1.6 | 2095 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sreekarthika VelmuruganWFMSGP+46.44.5 pts · #5
- 2Sitnikov, AntonIMUKR+7.15.5 pts · #3
- 3Sanjay, VasuSGP+6.62.0 pts · #9
- 1Aarav SinhaFMIND-17.64.0 pts · #7
- 2Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL-14.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL-10.05.5 pts · #2
- R6+470 Elo gap
- R7+245 Elo gap
- R9+110 Elo gap