GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM1 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 22 Jan 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2414, and top seed was Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2554).
Aarav Dengla (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2471) won with 7.0/9, ahead of David Kaufman (7.0) and Milovan Ratkovic (5.0). Dengla shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇧🇦Bijeljina, Bosnia
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 22 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×5
IM×3
FM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇮🇳India×3
🇷🇸Serbia×3
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM David Kaufman drew with GM Aarav Dengla (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM David Kaufman 3 wins (R7–R9)GM Aarav Dengla 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇮🇳GMAarav Dengla | 2471 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 37.0 | +17.3 | 2628 |
| 1 | IMKaufman, David | 2454 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 37.0 | +19.6 | 2630 |
| 3 | 🇷🇸GMRatkovic, Milovan | 2481 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 20.00 | 39.0 | +2.7 | 2507 |
| 4 | 🇺🇦GMBernadskiy, Vitaliy | 2554 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.75 | 39.5 | -18.1 | 2399 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸GMRatkovic, Miloje | 2443 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.75 | 39.5 | -3.9 | 2411 |
| 6 | 🇧🇬GMSpasov, Vasil | 2368 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 40.5 | -3.9 | 2339 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 12.25 | 40.5 | +6.5 | 2348 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2351 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.00 | 41.0 | -13.0 | 2296 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳IMAvinash Ramesh | 2370 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 12.00 | 41.0 | -9.0 | 2294 |
| 10 | 🇭🇷FMTurdyev, Anvar | 2363 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 3.0 | 10.25 | 41.0 | -4.7 | 2325 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kaufman, DavidIMFID+19.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Aarav DenglaGMIND+17.37.0 pts · #2
- 3Milosevic, MilosIMSRB+6.53.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Bernadskiy, VitaliyGMUKR-18.14.5 pts · #4
- 2Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND-13.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Avinash RameshIMIND-9.03.0 pts · #9