Bled Chess Festival 2026

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Bled, Slovenia. 13 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2231, and top seed was Niko Praznik (🇸🇮 SLO, IM, 2294).

Zanas Nainys (🇱🇹 LTU, FM, 2286) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Leonard Belyaletdinov (7.0) and Leon Mazi (6.5). Nainys shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Charalampos Bakogiannis (1613) beat Simona Orel Music (WFM, 1913), a +300-point gap.

Location

🇸🇮Bled, Slovenia

Dates

09 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇸🇮IMNiko Praznik2294

Avg top 10

2,231

Participants

Titled players · 13

IM×4

FM×5

CM×2

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇸🇮Slovenia×45

🇭🇷Croatia×6

🇳🇱Netherlands×4

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina×2

🇦🇹Austria×2

🇩🇪Germany×2

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
FMZanas Nainys
🇱🇹LTU·2286
7.5pts·2387perf+11.7
🥈
Leonard Belyaletdinov
🇸🇮SLO·2119
7.0pts·2257perf+61.6
🥉
IMLeon Mazi
🇸🇮SLO·2280
6.5pts·2289perf+2.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Zanas Nainys led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Nainys7.5Belyaletdinov7Mazi6.5Dorrance6.5Biti6De Graaf6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE15 Mar

FM Zanas Nainys takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Zanas Nainys beat Leonard Belyaletdinov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Zanas Nainys 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Leonard Belyaletdinov 5 wins (R5–R9)IM Leon Mazi 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMZanas Nainys	*	1	0	1
2Leonard Belyaletdinov	0	*	1	—
3IMLeon Mazi	1	0	*	—
4FMAdam Dorrance	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Nainys, ZanasFM	2286	LTU	+23B	+2N	+5B	−3N	+26B	+29N	+4B	=8B	+11N	7.5	46.5	51.0	41.75	2387	+11.7
2	Belyaletdinov, Leonard	2119	SLO	+38N	−1B	+49N	−25B	+18N	+30B	+24N	+9B	+3N	7.0	42.5	46.5	34.50	2257	+61.6
3	Mazi, LeonIM	2280	SLO	+17N	=22B	+20N	+1B	+8N	+24B	=9N	=5N	−2B	6.5	47.0	51.5	36.25	2289	+2.3
4	Dorrance, AdamFM	2288	CAN	−37N	+65B	=12N	+46B	+28N	+27B	−1N	+23B	+8N	6.5	41.0	44.0	29.25	2206	-12.2
5	Biti, OzrenIM	2267	CRO	+21B	+27N	−1N	+10B	=25N	+33B	=6N	=3B	=14B	6.0	45.0	49.5	30.75	2222	-3.4
6	Furlan, MihaFM	2239	SLO	=14N	=50B	F	+30B	+12N	=26N	=5B	+34N	+13B	6.0	40.0	40.0	30.00	2184	-5.8
7	De Graaf, Dick	2126	NED	+41B	=25N	−10B	+56N	−24B	+36N	=45N	+18B	+31N	6.0	36.5	40.0	25.75	2120	-0.4
8	Krstic, David	2158	SLO	+15N	=37B	=22N	+11B	−3B	+21N	+29B	=1N	−4B	5.5	46.0	50.5	29.00	2175	+14.8
9	Keber, Aljosa	2140	SLO	+12B	+13N	=31B	=26N	=27B	+25N	=3B	−2N	=24N	5.5	42.5	47.0	27.75	2154	+9.2
10	Zuzek, Bor	2057	SLO	=16N	+14B	+7N	−5N	−29B	=49B	=30N	+28B	+33N	5.5	41.0	45.0	27.50	2060	+4.8
11	Keloglu, Ismail Cinar	2083	TUR	−25B	+36N	+41B	−8N	+38B	+32N	=31B	+26N	−1B	5.5	40.0	44.0	24.25	2131	+23.2
12	Finke, KelvinCM	1986	AUS	−9N	+44B	=4B	+40N	−6B	=57N	+47B	=35N	+34B	5.5	39.5	43.0	24.25	2021	+11.0
13	Bozinovic, BogdanFM	2080	CRO	+18N	−9B	−28N	=48B	+62N	+16B	+49N	+33B	−6N	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.00	2036	-6.8
14	Mestek, Igor	2013	SLO	=6B	−10N	=56B	+43N	+41B	F	+28N	+19B	=5N	5.5	38.5	38.5	25.25	2198	+38.2
15	Sibincic, Nikola	1988	BIH	−8B	+55N	−24B	+34N	=36B	=40N	+44B	+29N	=19B	5.5	37.0	40.5	23.50	1990	+2.8
16	Mihic, Adam	1933	SLO	=10B	=35N	−21B	=39B	+66N	−13N	+58B	+42N	+27B	5.5	37.0	40.0	22.25	2057	+65.2
17	Engesser, Jonas	2026	GER	−3B	+43N	−32B	=64N	+52B	−34N	+59B	+55N	+26B	5.5	35.0	38.0	21.00	1969	-11.6
18	Mihic, Peter	1938	SLO	−13B	+34N	+42B	−27N	−2B	+52N	+71B	−7N	+43B	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.00	1984	+25.2
19	Vujakovic, BrankoIM	2219	CRO	=45B	+24N	=25B	=32N	=21B	+44N	=26B	−14N	=15N	5.0	38.0	42.0	22.50	1998	-23.4
20	Demsar, Maks	2074	SLO	=36B	+45N	−3B	+55N	=32B	+47N	=35N	=31B	−22N	5.0	37.5	41.0	20.50	2067	-0.2
21	Fucka, Samo	2015	SLO	−5N	+62B	+16N	=31B	=19N	−8B	F	+44N	+61B	5.0	37.0	37.0	20.75	2140	+25.4
22	Vidic, TejaWIM	2106	SLO	+32B	=3N	=8B	−24N	F	F	+43B	+25N	+20B	5.0	34.5	34.5	24.00	2189	+16.6
23	Simoncic, Silvo	2029	SLO	−1N	F	−26B	+71N	+74B	+63B	+56N	−4N	+41B	5.0	34.0	34.0	15.50	2021	+0.6
24	Todashvili, Mate	1930	GEO	+39N	−19B	+15N	+22B	+7N	−3N	−2B	F	=9B	4.5	45.0	49.0	23.75	2172	+49.6
25	Gowtham, K K	1955	IND	+11N	=7B	=19N	+2N	=5B	−9B	=27N	−22B	=30N	4.5	44.5	49.0	25.50	2113	+35.8
26	Gazic, Petar	1918	BIH	+51N	+39B	+23N	=9B	−1N	=6B	=19N	−11B	−17N	4.5	44.5	48.5	21.75	2088	+73.6
27	Smirnov, Maksim	2103	SLO	+28N	−5B	+38N	+18B	=9N	−4N	=25B	=50B	−16N	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.00	2048	-26.4
28	Logar, Metod	1958	SLO	−27B	+52N	+13B	=35N	−4B	+48N	−14B	−10N	+58B	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.25	1960	+2.8
29	Zupan, Blaz	1767	SLO	+72B	−41N	+65N	+37B	+10N	−1B	−8N	−15B	=42B	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.50	1994	+80.4
30	Bogic, Kristijan	1851	CRO	+60B	−42N	+47B	−6N	+58B	−2N	=10B	=32N	=25B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.25	1890	+9.8
31	Praznik, NikoIM	2294	SLO	+42B	F	=9N	=21N	=45B	+50B	=11N	=20N	−7B	4.5	39.0	39.0	20.50	2100	-18.4
32	Vanhove, Koen	1967	BEL	−22N	+48B	+17N	=19B	=20N	−11B	=57N	=30B	=46N	4.5	38.5	42.0	20.50	1954	-1.4
33	Stefan, Marino	1928	CRO	=59B	=40N	+44B	+58N	=35B	−5N	+38B	−13N	−10B	4.5	38.0	41.5	18.25	1929	+1.5
34	Tojomalala, Aiko	1790	MAD	+77N	−18B	=54N	−15B	+75N	+17B	+39N	−6B	−12N	4.5	38.0	39.0	15.00	1912	+36.0
35	Kovacic, Peter	2138	SLO	=50N	=16B	+37N	=28B	=33N	F	=20B	=12B	=49N	4.5	37.5	37.5	21.00	2027	-22.4
36	Schranzhofer, Marco	1935	AUT	=20N	−11B	=66N	+68B	=15N	−7B	+73N	=39B	=37N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1913	-2.6
37	Mihajlovic, Ognjen	2042	SLO	+4B	=8N	−35B	−29N	+64B	=43N	=55B	=56N	=36B	4.5	36.5	39.5	20.00	1965	-35.2
38	Susnik, Matej	1975	SLO	−2B	+74N	−27B	+59N	−11N	+66B	−33N	=40B	+57N	4.5	36.0	38.5	14.75	1890	-19.2
39	Dekker, Alain	2053	RSA	−24B	−26N	+52B	=16N	+55B	+65N	−34B	=36N	=56B	4.5	34.5	37.5	17.25	1875	-41.2
40	Krstevska, Mare	1764	MKD	+70N	=33B	=46N	−12B	=65N	=15B	−50N	=38N	+69B	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.75	1843	+12.8
41	Sajovic, Marko	1975	SLO	−7N	+29B	−11N	+51B	−14N	F	+67B	+57B	−23N	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.00	1882	-16.8
42	Jaksa, Ema	2049	SLO	−31N	+30B	−18N	+54B	−49N	=62B	+51N	−16B	=29N	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.25	1868	-82.4
43	Muri, Emil	1855	SLO	+71N	−17B	=51N	−14B	+68N	=37B	−22N	+63B	−18N	4.0	35.5	38.0	12.75	1769	-17.4
44	Baban, Boris	1790	BUL	+76B	−12N	−33N	+70B	+46N	−19B	−15N	−21B	+63N	4.0	35.5	37.0	11.50	1729	-9.0
45	Mulhem,Laith.	1993	SYR	=19N	−20B	+64N	+66B	=31N	F	=7B	F	=50N	4.0	35.0	35.0	15.75	2088	+25.5
46	Lavorgna, GiovanniCM	1908	ITA	+67N	F	=40B	−4N	−44B	=58N	=48B	+47N	=32B	4.0	34.0	34.0	15.25	1775	-26.0
47	Bakogiannis, Charalampos	1613	GRE	−56N	+63B	−30N	+53B	+54N	−20B	−12N	−46B	+62N	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.00	1752	+18.2
48	Tomazin Kosorok, Tadej	1610	SLO	+61B	−32N	+74B	=13N	−50N	−28B	=46N	=64B	=51N	4.0	33.0	35.5	14.25	1852	+99.2
49	Praznik, AntonFM	1973	SLO	F	F	−2B	+57N	+42B	=10N	−13B	+72N	=35B	4.0	32.5	32.5	15.00	2025	+8.8
50	Srebrnic, Vojko	1976	SLO	=35B	=6N	F	F	+48B	−31N	+40B	=27N	=45B	4.0	32.0	32.0	18.00	2069	+18.6
51	Bucan, Luka	1714	SLO	−26B	+53N	=43B	−41N	−61B	+69N	−42B	+60N	=48B	4.0	31.5	34.5	14.50	1662	-11.8
52	Rutte, Edwin	1794	NED	+63N	−28B	−39N	+72B	−17N	−18B	=53N	=73B	+71N	4.0	31.5	34.0	11.25	1665	-31.2
53	Vikic, Ekrem	0	SLO	=66N	−51B	=60B	−47N	+77B	−55N	=52B	=59N	+67B	4.0	28.5	29.5	11.00	1602	0.0
54	Orel Music, SimonaWFM	1913	SLO	=57B	=59N	=34B	−42N	−47B	=68N	F	+77B	+72N	4.0	26.0	26.0	10.75	1610	-45.0
55	Beardsley, Benjamin	1834	NED	+68N	−15B	+67N	−20B	−39N	+53B	=37N	−17B	F	3.5	35.0	35.0	12.25	1788	-15.6
56	Macek, Inti	1883	SLO	+47B	F	=14N	−7B	+67N	F	−23B	=37B	=39N	3.5	32.5	32.5	14.25	1927	+17.2
57	Vuljanic, Ana	1707	CRO	=54N	−64B	+75N	−49B	+76N	=12B	=32B	−41N	−38B	3.5	31.5	33.0	10.50	1715	+1.2
58	Milharcic, Tibor	1552	SLO	−65N	+77B	+62N	−33B	−30N	=46B	−16N	+74B	−28N	3.5	31.5	32.5	8.50	1742	+59.2
59	Pichler, Gerhard	1737	AUT	=33N	=54B	F	−38B	−63N	+75B	−17N	=53B	+73N	3.5	30.0	30.0	10.75	1767	+2.4
60	Baskovec, Brin	1454	SLO	−30N	=70B	=53N	−62B	−72N	+76B	=64N	−51B	+78N	3.5	25.5	25.5	6.50	1480	+1.6
61	Cole, David	1881	ENG	−48N	=75B	=68N	=63B	+51N	F	F	+71B	−21N	3.5	23.5	23.5	10.50	1674	-46.8
62	Kaloh, Edvard	1818	SLO	+69B	−21N	−58B	+60N	−13B	=42N	−72B	=67N	−47B	3.0	31.5	34.0	10.00	1611	-74.8
63	Glavac, Urh	0	SLO	−52B	−47N	+78B	=61N	+59B	−23N	=65B	−43N	−44B	3.0	31.0	31.0	6.75	1627	0.0
64	Cufurovic, Din	1826	SLO	=73B	+57N	−45B	=17B	−37N	−71N	=60B	=48N	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	11.25	1666	-56.4
65	Hertling, Juergen	1858	GER	+58B	−4N	−29B	+69N	=40B	−39B	=63N	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	10.25	1730	-18.8
66	Suicmez, Alkan	1748	NED	=53B	+73N	=36B	−45N	−16B	−38N	+68B	F	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	9.75	1698	-12.8
67	Kisic Stros, Jakob	1616	SLO	−46B	+69N	−55B	+73N	−56B	=74N	−41N	=62B	−53N	3.0	27.5	30.0	8.25	1600	-4.8
68	Kaloh, Frida	1404	SLO	−55B	+76N	=61B	−36N	−43B	=54B	−66N	−69N	+77B	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.25	1522	+19.6
69	Crnivec, Enrika	0	SLO	−62N	−67B	+77N	−65B	F	−51B	+75N	+68B	−40N	3.0	23.5	23.5	6.00	1423	0.0
70	Okorn, Vita	0	SLO	−40B	=60N	=73B	−44N	−71B	+77N	F	=75B	=76N	3.0	21.5	21.5	5.75	1318	0.0
71	Praznik, Nikolaj	1551	SLO	−43B	F	=72N	−23B	+70N	+64B	−18N	−61N	−52B	2.5	30.0	30.0	7.25	1601	+8.0
72	Milovanovic, Maja	0	SLO	−29N	F	=71B	−52N	+60B	F	+62N	−49B	−54B	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.75	1651	0.0
73	Avsec, Oliver	0	SLO	=64N	−66B	=70N	−67B	+78N	F	−36B	=52N	−59B	2.5	24.0	24.0	5.00	1503	0.0
74	Faure, Pierre	1818	FRA	+75N	−38B	−48N	+76B	−23N	=67B	F	−58N	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	5.00	1390	-47.4
75	Cevka, Ksenija	0	SLO	−74B	=61N	−57B	+78N	−34B	−59N	−69B	=70N	F	2.0	23.5	23.5	3.25	1421	0.0
76	Hutter, Jerca	0	SLO	−44N	−68B	F	−74N	−57B	−60N	F	+78B	=70B	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.50	835	0.0
77	Lenic, Lev	0	SLO	−34B	−58N	−69B	F	−53N	−70B	+78B	−54N	−68N	1.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	865	0.0
78	FIDE 14686961	0	—	F	F	−63N	−75B	−73B	F	−77N	−76N	−60B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	654	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tomazin Kosorok, TadejSLO
+99.2
4.0 pts · #41
2Zupan, BlazSLO
+80.4
4.5 pts · #45
3Gazic, PetarBIH
+73.6
4.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Jaksa, EmaSLO
-82.4
4.0 pts · #42
2Kaloh, EdvardSLO
-74.8
3.0 pts · #59
3Cufurovic, DinSLO
-56.4
3.0 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R5+300 Elo gap
Bakogiannis, Charalampos1613 beat WFMOrel Music, Simona1913
R5+290 Elo gap
Zupan, Blaz1767 beat Zuzek, Bor2057
R6+275 Elo gap
Praznik, Nikolaj1551 beat Cufurovic, Din1826