GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" IM4 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 09 Feb 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2270, and top seed was Nikoloz Petriashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, IM, 2512).
Nikoloz Petriashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, IM, 2512) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Daniil Plyasunov (7.0) and Velpula Sarayu (6.5). Petriashvili won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Anishka Vikram (WCM, 2188) beat Yury Garifulin (FM, 2326), a +138-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Nikoloz Petriashvili led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Daniil Plyasunov); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Nikoloz Petriashvili beat FM Daniil Plyasunov (Black).
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 | 🇬🇪IMPetriashvili, Nikoloz | 2512 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 33.25 | 36.5 | +11.8 | 2690 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMPlyasunov, Daniil | 2279 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +47.4 | 2489 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳WIMVelpula Sarayu | 2297 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.75 | 38.5 | +16.2 | 2433 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸IMRadlovacki, Jovan | 2246 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.75 | 40.0 | +7.9 | 2316 |
| 6 | 🇮🇳WCMAnishka Vikram | 2188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.50 | 40.5 | +20.6 | 2279 |
| 5 | 🇷🇺FMNigametzianov, Mikhail | 2376 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.75 | 40.5 | -13.6 | 2258 |
| 7 | 🇧🇦IMRunic, Zoran | 2228 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.25 | 41.0 | +0.3 | 2232 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸FMGarifulin, Yury | 2326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 6.50 | 42.5 | -55.0 | 2098 |
| 9 | 🇷🇸Girgis, Lazar | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1.5 | 3.75 | 43.5 | -61.9 | 2009 |
| 10 | 🇧🇦Jovanovic, Darko A | 2087 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.75 | 44.0 | -51.2 | 1937 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Plyasunov, DaniilFMRUS+47.47.0 pts · #2
- 2Anishka VikramWCMIND+20.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Velpula SarayuWIMIND+16.26.5 pts · #3
- 1Girgis, LazarSRB-61.91.5 pts · #9
- 2Garifulin, YuryFMSRB-55.02.5 pts · #8
- 3Jovanovic, Darko ABIH-51.21.0 pts · #10
- R5+138 Elo gap
- R9+109 Elo gap