International Chess Tournament Prishtina 2026

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 18 Jun 2026 in Prishtina, Kosovo. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2412, and top seed was Sebastian Bogner (🇨🇭 SUI, GM, 2547).

Kayra Kamer (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2319) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Vitaliy Bernadskiy (7.0) and Nderim Saraci (6.5). Kamer won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rame Rama (1989) beat Ataberk Eren (IM, 2384), a +395-point gap.

Location

Prishtina, Kosovo

Dates

12 Jun 2026 → 18 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇨🇭GMSebastian Bogner2547

Avg top 10

2,412

Participants

Titled players · 20

GM×4

IM×7

FM×5

CM×3

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

Kosovo×33

🇹🇷Turkiye×8

🇭🇷Croatia×2

🇦🇱Albania×2

🇨🇭Switzerland×2

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

🇲🇪Montenegro×1

Top 3

🥇
IMKayra Kamer
🇹🇷TUR·2319
7.5pts·2575perf+29.5
🥈
GMVitaliy Bernadskiy
🇺🇦UKR·2511
7.0pts·2481perf-1.1
🥉
IMNderim Saraci
KOS·2468
6.5pts·2421perf-2.3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Kayra Kamer led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kamer7.5Bernadskiy7Saraci6.5Palac6Tarlabasi6Bogner6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Kayra Kamer held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Kayra Kamer beat GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Kayra Kamer 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMKayra Kamer	*	1	½	½
2GMVitaliy Bernadskiy	0	*	—	—
3IMNderim Saraci	½	—	*	½
4GMMladen Palac	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kamer, KayraIM	2319	TUR	+31B	+22N	+15B	+16N	=5B	+2N	+4B	=3N	=6B	7.5	46.0	50.0	40.75	2575	+29.5
2	Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM	2511	UKR	+21N	+14B	=7N	+8B	=4N	−1B	+17N	+10B	+5N	7.0	46.5	51.5	38.00	2481	-1.1
3	Saraci, NderimIM	2468	KOS	+50N	+35B	−8N	+30B	=10N	=6B	+14N	=1B	+4N	6.5	43.0	44.0	29.00	2421	-2.3
4	Bogner, SebastianGM	2547	SUI	+24B	+17N	+11B	=5N	=2B	+15N	−1N	+8B	−3B	6.0	48.0	52.5	32.00	2413	-11.8
5	Tarlabasi, EmirhanFM	2308	TUR	+28N	+34B	+19N	=4B	=1N	+14B	=10N	=6B	−2B	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.50	2383	+19.8
6	Palac, MladenGM	2468	CRO	+51B	−23N	=9B	+24N	+22B	=3N	+15B	=5N	=1N	6.0	44.0	45.0	27.75	2311	-13.2
7	Ozsakallioglu, OkanIM	2297	TUR	+48B	+20N	=2B	=12B	−14N	+21N	=9B	=18N	+17B	6.0	43.0	45.0	28.50	2312	+3.3
8	Tezcan, AlperCM	2224	TUR	+47B	+25N	+3B	−2N	=16B	=17N	+18B	−4N	=9B	5.5	44.5	47.0	26.25	2350	+60.8
9	Karademir, Bugra	2124	TUR	+37N	=12B	=6N	=11N	=18B	+19B	=7N	=13B	=8N	5.5	44.0	47.5	28.00	2322	+47.8
10	Saraci, KorabCM	2199	KOS	+41N	−19B	+50N	+34B	=3B	+16N	=5B	−2N	=13N	5.5	41.5	42.5	21.50	2309	+27.4
11	Lalic, BogdanGM	2295	CRO	+42N	+32B	−4N	=9B	=19N	=13B	=16B	=25N	+24N	5.5	40.0	43.0	24.25	2249	-3.2
12	Fischer, DanielIM	2365	SUI	+38B	=9N	+18B	=7N	−15B	=34N	+20B	−16N	+22B	5.5	39.5	43.0	25.50	2235	-11.9
13	Eren, AtaberkIM	2384	TUR	−15B	−18N	+44B	+42N	+38B	=11N	+34B	=9N	=10B	5.5	36.5	39.5	21.25	2195	-17.2
14	Krasniqi, AlbanCM	2171	KOS	+27B	−2N	+25B	+20N	+7B	−5N	−3B	+32N	F	5.0	44.5	48.5	24.00	2295	+25.0
15	Rama, Rame	1989	KOS	+13N	+29B	−1N	+23B	+12N	−4B	−6N	−17B	+35N	5.0	44.5	48.0	23.50	2297	+64.0
16	Uruci, EndritFM	2381	KOS	+26N	+30B	+23N	−1B	=8N	−10B	=11N	+12B	F	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.00	2304	-14.0
17	Perkampus, Laurin	2170	GER	+45N	−4B	+26N	=19B	+36N	=8B	−2B	+15N	−7N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.25	2179	+2.4
18	Ramaj, ErgitFM	2364	ALB	=29N	+13B	−12N	+41B	=9N	+32B	−8N	=7B	=20N	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.00	2208	-31.4
19	Akat, ElifnazWFM	2058	TUR	+52B	+10N	−5B	=17N	=11B	−9N	+36B	=23B	=30N	5.0	39.5	40.0	19.00	2148	+19.2
20	Jusufi, Ahmet	2067	KOS	+49N	−7B	+43N	−14B	+23N	=22B	−12N	+35N	=18B	5.0	37.0	38.0	16.75	2180	+18.4
21	Djukanovic, Mitar	2012	MNE	−2B	−36N	+39N	+33B	+30N	−7B	=22N	=38B	+41N	5.0	36.0	39.0	18.50	2037	+5.8
22	Hamiti, GaniFM	2097	KOS	+46N	−1B	=41N	+37B	−6N	=20N	=21B	+26B	−12N	4.5	40.0	42.5	17.00	2050	-9.0
23	Rama, LorencFM	2152	ALB	+33N	+6B	−16B	−15N	−20B	+31N	+27B	=19N	−25B	4.5	39.0	43.0	21.00	2061	-20.6
24	Morina, Brahim	2019	KOS	−4N	+45B	=35N	−6B	=37N	+43B	=30N	+34N	−11B	4.5	35.0	38.0	15.00	2083	+19.2
25	Sejdiu, Bekim	2021	KOS	+43N	−8B	−14N	F	−34B	+45N	+37B	=11B	+23N	4.5	33.5	36.5	16.75	2060	+8.6
26	Fejza, Xhavit	1984	KOS	−16B	+40N	−17B	=27N	=31B	+44N	=35B	−22N	+36B	4.5	33.5	36.5	16.00	1971	-6.0
27	Sadiku, Ylber	1833	KOS	−14N	−43B	+49N	=26B	+41N	+28B	−23N	−30B	+38N	4.5	32.0	33.0	14.25	2026	+32.6
28	Qorri, Fatmir	1940	KOS	−5B	=42N	+48B	=36N	=35B	−27N	=41B	=37N	+34B	4.5	30.5	32.5	13.75	1941	-1.4
29	Sahiti, Jahjush	1957	KOS	=18B	−15N	=42B	−43N	−44B	+46B	+48N	=36N	+37B	4.5	28.5	30.5	13.75	1906	-10.0
30	Sadiku, BedriIM	2134	KOS	+44B	−16N	F	−3N	−21B	+48N	=24B	+27N	=19B	4.0	35.5	36.5	14.25	2051	-16.0
31	Uruci, Valentin	1945	KOS	−1N	=46B	−37N	+39B	=26N	−23B	+33B	+44N	F	4.0	34.5	37.0	14.00	1849	-18.0
32	Uruci, Besim	2092	KOS	+39B	−11N	−36B	+47N	+43B	−18N	+38B	−14B	F	4.0	33.0	35.5	12.50	1969	-21.0
33	Kelmendi, Isak	1790	FIN	−23B	−51N	+52B	−21N	−48B	+40B	−31N	+49N	+42B	4.0	24.0	24.5	8.00	1767	-6.8
34	Shtavica, Alaudin	2109	KOS	+40B	−5N	+47B	−10N	+25N	=12B	−13N	−24B	−28N	3.5	39.5	42.0	13.25	2008	-23.6
35	Osmani, Remzi	2163	KOS	+36B	−3N	=24B	−38N	=28N	+42B	=26N	−20B	−15B	3.5	37.0	40.0	13.25	1931	-54.2
36	Krasniqi, Troi	1803	KOS	−35N	+21B	+32N	=28B	−17B	=38N	−19N	=29B	−26N	3.5	36.0	39.5	15.25	1958	+62.4
37	Recica, Rron	1653	KOS	−9B	=38N	+31B	−22N	=24B	+47N	−25N	=28B	−29N	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.75	1897	+92.0
38	Peric, SlavisaIM	1962	SRB	−12N	=37B	+46N	+35B	−13N	=36B	−32N	=21N	−27B	3.5	35.0	37.5	12.00	1906	-7.9
39	Tok, Ege	1540	TUR	−32N	=48N	−21B	−31N	+49B	−41B	=46N	=40B	+47N	3.5	26.5	27.5	7.50	1683	+40.8
40	Sharku, Uvejs	1600	KOS	−34N	−26B	−45N	+52B	−42B	−33N	+49B	=39N	+44B	3.5	25.5	26.0	6.25	1591	-8.4
41	Recica, Jona	1842	KOS	−10B	+52N	=22B	−18N	−27B	+39N	=28N	F	−21B	3.0	35.5	36.0	8.50	1822	-15.6
42	Kastrati, Labinot	1865	KOS	−11B	=28B	=29N	−13B	+40N	−35N	−44B	+46B	−33N	3.0	34.0	36.5	10.50	1800	-19.8
43	Sherifi, Fadil	0	KOS	−25B	+27N	−20B	+29B	−32N	−24N	−45B	F	+52N	3.0	30.5	31.0	9.50	1814	0.0
44	Bytyqi, Gzim	1750	KOS	−30N	−50B	−13N	+49B	+29N	−26B	+42N	−31B	−40N	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.50	1762	-1.8
45	Zenuni, Hysen	1815	KOS	−17B	−24N	+40B	F	+52N	−25B	+43N	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.5	7.00	1760	-7.2
46	Sopjani, Sefer	1596	KOS	−22B	=31N	−38B	=48N	=47B	−29N	=39B	−42N	=49B	2.5	27.5	28.5	6.50	1682	+10.4
47	Morina, Fadil	1845	KOS	−8N	+49B	−34N	−32B	=46N	−37B	+52N	F	−39B	2.5	25.5	26.0	2.75	1468	-95.2
48	Boshnjakaj, Hysen	1890	KOS	−7N	=39B	−28N	=46B	+33N	−30B	−29B	F	F	2.0	32.0	34.5	7.00	1734	-30.0
49	Krasniqi, Gem	0	KOS	−20B	−47N	−27B	−44N	−39N	=52B	−40N	−33B	=46N	1.0	28.5	29.0	1.50	1309	0.0
50	Basha, Lir	2003	KOS	−3B	+44N	−10B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1992	-5.6
51	Uruci, Ardit	2011	KOS	−6N	+33B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	4.00	2101	+2.8
52	Krasniqi, Ledri	0	KOS	−19N	−41B	−33N	−40N	−45B	=49N	−47B	F	−43B	0.5	27.0	28.0	0.50	1025	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Recica, RronKOS
+92.0
3.5 pts · #28
2Rama, RameKOS
+64.0
5.0 pts · #15
3Krasniqi, TroiKOS
+62.4
3.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Morina, FadilKOS
-95.2
2.5 pts · #51
2Osmani, RemziKOS
-54.2
3.5 pts · #30
3Ramaj, ErgitFMALB
-31.4
5.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R1+395 Elo gap
Rama, Rame1989 beat IMEren, Ataberk2384
R5+376 Elo gap
Rama, Rame1989 beat IMFischer, Daniel2365
R2+316 Elo gap
FMRama, Lorenc2152 beat GMPalac, Mladen2468