GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM4 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Feb 2026 to 09 Feb 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2387, and top seed was Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2536).
Alexey Grachev ( FID, IM, 2424) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Khumoyun Begmuratov (6.5) and Vitaliy Bernadskiy (6.0). Grachev shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nebojsa Nikcevic (GM, 2325) beat Milovan Ratkovic (GM, 2501), a +176-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Alexey Grachev led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.
IM Khumoyun Begmuratov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
IM Alexey Grachev drew with IM Khumoyun Begmuratov (White).
IM Khumoyun Begmuratov 3 wins (R3–R5)GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 3 wins (R1–R3)
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 | IMGrachev, Alexey | 2424 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 37.0 | +19.9 | 2602 |
| 2 | 🇺🇿IMBegmuratov, Khumoyun | 2429 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.75 | 37.5 | +14.1 | 2548 |
| 3 | 🇺🇦GMBernadskiy, Vitaliy | 2536 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.75 | 38.0 | -4.0 | 2495 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿IMRakhmatullaev, Almas | 2394 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.00 | 38.0 | +13.9 | 2510 |
| 5 | 🇷🇸FMSpasic, Petar | 2345 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 14.75 | 40.0 | +1.0 | 2348 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸GMRatkovic, Milovan | 2501 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | -17.7 | 2339 |
| 7 | 🇭🇷GMDizdarevic, Emir | 2302 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 15.25 | 40.5 | +1.2 | 2316 |
| 8 | 🇲🇪GMNikcevic, Nebojsa | 2325 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 10.75 | 41.0 | -6.8 | 2268 |
| 9 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 8.50 | 41.0 | -8.4 | 2270 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos | 2306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | — | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 5.25 | 42.5 | -16.9 | 2131 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Grachev, AlexeyIMFID+19.97.0 pts · #1
- 2Begmuratov, KhumoyunIMUZB+14.16.5 pts · #2
- 3Rakhmatullaev, AlmasIMUZB+13.96.0 pts · #4
- 1Ratkovic, MilovanGMSRB-17.73.5 pts · #6
- 2Milosevic, MilosIMSRB-16.91.5 pts · #10
- 3Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND-8.43.0 pts · #9
- R5+176 Elo gap
- R7+107 Elo gap