GM MIX Bijeljina 2026
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48 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Bijeljina, Bosnia. 43 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2454, and top seed was Vitaliy Bernadskiy (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2554).
Milovan Ratkovic (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2481) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Aarav Dengla (7.0) and Radoslav Dimitrov (6.0). Ratkovic shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Apaar Saxena (FM, 2210) beat Alija Muratovic (GM, 2481), a +271-point gap.
Location
🇧🇦Bijeljina, Bosnia
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 43
GM×17
IM×7
FM×17
CM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇸Serbia×18
🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×10
🇮🇳India×8
🇭🇷Croatia×4
🇧🇬Bulgaria×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇲🇪Montenegro×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R3–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Milovan Ratkovic held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Ratkovic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (43.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Milovan Ratkovic drew with GM Aarav Dengla (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMilovan Ratkovic | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2GMAarav Dengla | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMRadoslav Dimitrov | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4FMDanilo Besedes | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratkovic, MilovanGM | 2481 | SRB | +41N | +23B | +10N | =2B | +9N | =3B | =4N | +21B | =11B | 7.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 34.00 | 2633 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Aarav DenglaGM | 2471 | IND | +6B | +42N | =3B | =1N | +33B | =21N | +11N | +8B | =4N | 7.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 33.75 | 2630 | +17.8 |
| 3 | Dimitrov, RadoslavGM | 2485 | BUL | +36N | +32B | =2N | =9B | +8N | =1N | +7B | =4B | F | 6.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 30.50 | 2591 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM | 2554 | UKR | =34B | +38N | +12B | =33N | =21B | +22N | =1B | =3N | =2B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 28.75 | 2523 | -2.9 |
| 5 | Besedes, DaniloFM | 2319 | SRB | =28N | +47B | −21B | =6N | =16B | =35N | +29B | +33N | +22B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 21.75 | 2388 | +18.2 |
| 6 | Rogulj, BrankoIM | 2243 | CRO | −2N | +44B | =17N | =5B | =23N | +32B | =10N | =15B | +26N | 5.5 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 24.25 | 2419 | +21.4 |
| 7 | Garv GaurFM | 2331 | IND | +20B | −33B | +19N | −11N | +38B | +9B | −3N | +24B | =17N | 5.5 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 25.50 | 2422 | +11.2 |
| 8 | Milosevic, MilosIM | 2287 | SRB | +48N | =9B | =22B | +12N | −3B | =15B | +18N | −2N | =13B | 5.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 19.75 | 2394 | +12.7 |
| 9 | Savic, Miodrag RGM | 2430 | SRB | +46B | =8N | +25B | =3N | −1B | −7N | +35B | =11N | =12B | 5.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 21.00 | 2402 | -3.3 |
| 10 | Turdyev, AnvarFM | 2363 | CRO | +40B | +39N | −1B | =21N | =13B | =14N | =6B | =16N | =20B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 22.00 | 2334 | -3.7 |
| 11 | Ratkovic, MilojeGM | 2443 | SRB | =43N | =14B | +34N | +7B | F | +27N | −2B | =9B | =1N | 5.0 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 23.50 | 2433 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Damljanovic, BrankoGM | 2355 | SRB | +29N | +26B | −4N | −8B | −18N | =20B | +28N | +27B | =9N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 44.0 | 23.00 | 2330 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Kosic, DraganGM | 2349 | MNE | =19N | +37B | =14N | =24B | =10N | =18B | =27N | =26B | =8N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 42.0 | 22.75 | 2297 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Gagic, Milan AFM | 2283 | SRB | +45B | =11N | =13B | =32B | =24N | =10B | =15N | =17B | =18N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 22.25 | 2353 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Spasov, VasilGM | 2368 | BUL | =37N | =19B | =36N | +28B | =22B | =8N | =14B | =6N | =16B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 23.00 | 2298 | -8.6 |
| 16 | Radlovacki, JovanIM | 2214 | SRB | −32N | +30B | =23N | =17B | =5N | =34B | +36N | =10B | =15N | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 22.50 | 2376 | +19.4 |
| 17 | Cvitan, OgnjenGM | 2399 | CRO | =38B | =34N | =6B | =16N | =25B | =24B | +37N | =14N | =7B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 22.00 | 2304 | -11.5 |
| 18 | Garifulin, YuryFM | 2235 | SRB | =21B | −22N | +45B | =25N | +12B | =13N | −8B | +35N | =14B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 21.00 | 2350 | +52.4 |
| 19 | Apaar SaxenaFM | 2210 | IND | =13B | =15N | −7B | =35N | +46B | +23B | =26N | −22N | +33B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 19.50 | 2378 | +39.8 |
| 20 | Lazic, EmanuelFM | 2196 | BIH | −7N | −36B | +44N | =43B | =41N | =12N | +38B | +34B | =10N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 18.00 | 2322 | +30.0 |
| 21 | Nikolov, MomchilGM | 2424 | BUL | =18N | +43B | +5N | =10B | =4N | =2B | =33B | −1N | F | 4.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 22.25 | 2436 | +2.0 |
| 22 | Avinash RameshIM | 2370 | IND | F | +18B | =8N | +26B | =15N | −4B | =24N | +19B | −5N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 21.75 | 2352 | -1.5 |
| 23 | Vukic, MilanGM | 2302 | BIH | +27B | −1N | =16B | =38N | =6B | −19N | +45B | =25N | =31B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 19.00 | 2232 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Remecki, SinisaFM | 2203 | SRB | =25B | =35N | +42B | =13N | =14B | =17N | =22B | −7N | =29B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 19.00 | 2317 | +27.2 |
| 25 | Dizdarevic, EmirGM | 2332 | CRO | =24N | +28B | −9N | =18B | =17N | =37B | =34N | =23B | =27N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 19.75 | 2272 | -7.3 |
| 26 | Aashman GuptaCM | 2294 | IND | +31B | −12N | +39B | −22N | +42B | =33N | =19B | =13N | −6B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 17.75 | 2291 | -1.9 |
| 27 | Puric, NenadFM | 2184 | BIH | −23N | =41B | +43N | +36B | +32N | −11B | =13B | −12N | =25B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 16.75 | 2322 | +33.0 |
| 28 | Elci, ErenFM | 2190 | TUR | =5B | −25N | +46B | −15N | −35B | +42N | −12B | +40N | +41B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.00 | 2295 | +50.4 |
| 29 | Ratkovic, PetarFM | 2216 | SRB | −12B | =45N | =41N | =34B | =36N | +39B | −5N | +37B | =24N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 15.75 | 2244 | +7.0 |
| 30 | Arnav MaheshwariFM | 2339 | IND | −39B | −16N | +31N | =37B | =40N | F | +44N | =32B | +34B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 16.50 | 2267 | -14.6 |
| 31 | Sahbudak, Baris CinarCM | 2112 | TUR | −26N | =46N | −30B | +47B | −37N | +43B | =32N | +41B | =23N | 4.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 11.50 | 2243 | +61.6 |
| 32 | Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFM | 2351 | IND | +16B | −3N | +40B | =14N | −27B | −6N | =31B | =30N | =44N | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 2208 | -33.8 |
| 33 | Muratovic, AlijaGM | 2481 | SRB | +35B | +7N | F | =4B | −2N | =26B | =21N | −5B | −19N | 3.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 16.50 | 2317 | -17.3 |
| 34 | Nagarkatte VedantFM | 2281 | IND | =4N | =17B | −11B | =29N | +39B | =16N | =25B | −20N | −30N | 3.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 16.00 | 2242 | -11.0 |
| 35 | Lazic, MiroljubGM | 2276 | SRB | −33N | =24B | =37N | =19B | +28N | =5B | −9N | −18B | =36N | 3.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 15.75 | 2206 | -9.2 |
| 36 | Mesic, IsmetFM | 2278 | BIH | −3B | +20N | =15B | −27N | =29B | =40N | −16B | =38N | =35B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 15.00 | 2186 | -23.4 |
| 37 | Gaivoronskii, Andrei | 2223 | SRB | =15B | −13N | =35B | =30N | +31B | =25N | −17B | −29N | =40B | 3.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 15.00 | 2210 | -3.8 |
| 38 | Pikula, DejanGM | 2234 | SRB | =17N | −4B | +47N | =23B | −7N | =44B | −20N | =36B | =39N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 9.75 | 2187 | -6.4 |
| 39 | Panic, NenadIM | 2206 | SRB | +30N | −10B | −26N | =41B | −34N | −29N | =43B | +45N | =38B | 3.5 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 2175 | -4.0 |
| 40 | Runic, ZoranIM | 2221 | BIH | −10N | +48B | −32N | =42N | =30B | =36B | =41N | −28B | =37N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 8.75 | 2184 | -4.6 |
| 41 | Filipovic, BrankoIM | 2247 | SUI | −1B | =27N | =29B | =39N | =20B | =45N | =40B | −31N | −28N | 3.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 12.00 | 2085 | -19.9 |
| 42 | Ristic, NenadGM | 2294 | SRB | +44N | −2B | −24N | =40B | −26N | −28B | =46N | =43N | =45B | 3.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 9.00 | 2111 | -22.1 |
| 43 | Sajin, MirkoFM | 2241 | BIH | =11B | −21N | −27B | =20N | −44B | −31N | =39N | =42B | +47N | 3.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 8.25 | 2097 | -34.2 |
| 44 | Pantelic, SasaFM | 2180 | SRB | −42B | −6N | −20B | F | +43N | =38N | −30B | +46N | =32B | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.25 | 2180 | -1.0 |
| 45 | Jovanovic, Darko A | 2082 | BIH | −14N | =29B | −18N | =46N | +47B | =41B | −23N | −39B | =42N | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 6.50 | 2095 | +4.8 |
| 46 | Plakalovic, Predrag | 2238 | BIH | −9N | =31B | −28N | =45B | −19N | +47N | =42B | −44B | F | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.25 | 2041 | -41.6 |
| 47 | Stojanovic, Vlado | 1955 | BIH | F | −5N | −38B | −31N | −45N | −46B | F | F | −43B | 0.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 0.00 | 1404 | -24.0 |
| 48 | Elez, Sinisa | 2093 | BIH | −8B | −40N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1454 | -11.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sahbudak, Baris CinarCMTUR+61.64.5 pts · #27
- 2Garifulin, YuryFMSRB+52.45.0 pts · #9
- 3Elci, ErenFMTUR+50.44.5 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Plakalovic, PredragBIH-41.62.5 pts · #46
- 2Sajin, MirkoFMBIH-34.23.0 pts · #43
- 3Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiFMIND-33.84.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R9+271 Elo gap
- R5+167 Elo gap
- R8+162 Elo gap