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GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM4 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"

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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.

Location
🇧🇦Bijeljina, Bosnia
Dates
04 Feb 2026 → 09 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇦GMVitaliy Bernadskiy2536
Avg top 10
2,387
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×4
IM×4
FM×2
Federations · 7 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

IM 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.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Begmuratov takes leadGrachev takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE06 Feb

IM Khumoyun Begmuratov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Alexey Grachev drew with IM Khumoyun Begmuratov (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Khumoyun Begmuratov 3 wins (R3–R5)GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 3 wins (R1–R3)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1IMGrachev, Alexey2424*½½11½½1117.027.2537.0+19.92602
2🇺🇿IMBegmuratov, Khumoyun2429½*½½1½1½116.524.7537.5+14.12548
3🇺🇦GMBernadskiy, Vitaliy2536½½*½½½½1116.022.7538.0-4.02495
4🇺🇿IMRakhmatullaev, Almas23940½½*½1½1116.021.0038.0+13.92510
5🇷🇸FMSpasic, Petar234500½½*½½1½½4.014.7540.0+1.02348
6🇷🇸GMRatkovic, Milovan2501½½½0½*10½3.516.7540.5-17.72339
7🇭🇷GMDizdarevic, Emir2302½0½½½0*½½½3.515.2540.5+1.22316
8🇲🇪GMNikcevic, Nebojsa23250½0001½*½½3.010.7541.0-6.82268
9🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi23040000½½½½*13.08.5041.0-8.42270
10🇷🇸IMMilosevic, Milos23060000½½½0*1.55.2542.5-16.92131

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets