GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" IM2 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 28 Jan 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2247, and top seed was Emir Dizdarevic (🇭🇷 CRO, GM, 2332).
Garv Gaur (🇮🇳 IND, FM, 2331) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aashman Gupta (6.5) and Velpula Sarayu (6.0). Gaur clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Potluri Saye Srreezza (2051) beat Anishka Vikram (WCM, 2171), a +120-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 rounds3 leader changes shaped the tournament; Gaur pulled away in R9. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
GM Emir Dizdarevic takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
FM Garv Gaur lost to CM Aashman Gupta (White).
FM Garv Gaur 6 wins (R4–R9)CM Aashman Gupta 4 wins (R5–R8)WIM Velpula Sarayu 3 wins (R7–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 | 🇮🇳FMGarv Gaur | 2331 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.75 | 38.0 | +14.0 | 2458 |
| 2 | 🇮🇳CMAashman Gupta | 2294 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +52.4 | 2408 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳WIMVelpula Sarayu | 2281 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | +10.7 | 2368 |
| 4 | 🇭🇷GMDizdarevic, Emir | 2332 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | -1.0 | 2318 |
| 5 | 🇮🇳Sri Sai Baswanth P | 2268 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | -15.4 | 2202 |
| 6 | 🇧🇦IMRunic, Zoran | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.50 | 41.0 | -1.4 | 2207 |
| 7 | 🇷🇸IMRadlovacki, Jovan | 2214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 41.0 | -0.4 | 2208 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMAlimpic, Aleksa | 2307 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -36.0 | 2160 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳Potluri Saye Srreezza | 2051 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 9.00 | 42.5 | +9.6 | 2103 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳WCMAnishka Vikram | 2171 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | -29.6 | 2035 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aashman GuptaCMIND+52.46.5 pts · #2
- 2Garv GaurFMIND+14.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Velpula SarayuWIMIND+10.76.0 pts · #3
- 1Alimpic, AleksaFMSRB-36.03.5 pts · #8
- 2Anishka VikramWCMIND-29.62.0 pts · #10
- 3Sri Sai Baswanth PIND-15.44.0 pts · #5
- R5+120 Elo gap