GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM5 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2385, and top seed was Nikoloz Petriashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, IM, 2512).
Khumoyun Begmuratov (🇺🇿 UZB, IM, 2429) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Mikhail Nigametzianov (5.5) and Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi (5.5). Begmuratov shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Daniil Plyasunov (FM, 2279) beat Nikoloz Petriashvili (IM, 2512), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Khumoyun Begmuratov led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Khumoyun Begmuratov takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
IM Khumoyun Begmuratov drew with FM Mikhail Nigametzianov (Black).
IM Khumoyun Begmuratov went unbeaten across 9 games (R1–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 | 🇺🇿IMBegmuratov, Khumoyun | 2429 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 28.50 | 38.5 | +14.1 | 2547 |
| 2 | 🇷🇺FMNigametzianov, Mikhail | 2376 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 39.5 | +11.2 | 2466 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳FMPavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi | 2304 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | +41.6 | 2474 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸GMMuratovic, Alija | 2464 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.50 | 40.0 | -5.5 | 2420 |
| 7 | 🇧🇦GMStojanovic, Dalibor | 2408 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | -2.9 | 2383 |
| 5 | 🇬🇪IMPetriashvili, Nikoloz | 2512 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.00 | 40.5 | -16.4 | 2371 |
| 6 | IMGrachev, Alexey | 2424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.00 | 40.5 | -5.0 | 2381 |
| 8 | 🇷🇺FMPlyasunov, Daniil | 2279 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | +17.8 | 2354 |
| 9 | 🇺🇿GMIuldachev, Saidali | 2401 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 3.5 | 15.50 | 41.5 | -12.0 | 2304 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMRupesh Reddy Y | 2257 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 7.25 | 43.5 | -26.4 | 2127 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND+41.65.5 pts · #3
- 2Plyasunov, DaniilFMRUS+17.84.0 pts · #8
- 3Begmuratov, KhumoyunIMUZB+14.16.5 pts · #1
- 1Rupesh Reddy YFMIND-26.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Petriashvili, NikolozIMGEO-16.44.5 pts · #5
- 3Iuldachev, SaidaliGMUZB-12.03.5 pts · #9
- R6+233 Elo gap
- R6+160 Elo gap
- R1+120 Elo gap