FISSM 2025 - GM norm tournament - Memorial Iuliu Szabo
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Satu Mare, Romania. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Bendeguz Bodrogi (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2446).
Marius Manolache (🇷🇴 ROU, GM, 2408) won with 7.0/10, ahead of Bendeguz Bodrogi (5.5) and Bence Pribelszky (5.5). Manolache won solo starting round 3.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Marius Manolache led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Marius Manolache never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
GM Marius Manolache opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: IM Bence Pribelszky); the title is out of reach before R10.
GM Marius Manolache 1.5–0.5 against IM Bence Pribelszky (R3 1-0, R8 ½-½) — decisive in 1/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇴GMManolache, Marius | 2408 | * | ½1 | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | 11 | 7.0 | 31.00 | 46.0 | +18.4 | 2546 |
| 3 | 🇭🇺IMBodrogi, Bendeguz | 2446 | 0½ | * | ½1 | ½½ | ½½ | ½1 | 5.5 | 25.00 | 49.0 | -2.8 | 2425 |
| 2 | 🇭🇺IMPribelszky, Bence | 2428 | 0½ | 0½ | * | ½½ | ½1 | 11 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 49.0 | +0.2 | 2429 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴GMIstratescu, Andrei | 2352 | ½½ | ½½ | ½½ | * | ½½ | ½½ | 5.0 | 25.00 | 50.0 | +7.8 | 2408 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺GMGalyas, Miklos | 2393 | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | * | ½½ | 4.5 | 22.75 | 51.0 | -4.2 | 2364 |
| 6 | 🇫🇷FMLacan Rus, David | 2364 | 00 | 0½ | 00 | ½½ | ½½ | * | 2.5 | 12.25 | 55.0 | -19.4 | 2212 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Manolache, MariusGMROU+18.47.0 pts · #1
- 2Istratescu, AndreiGMROU+7.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN+0.25.5 pts · #2
- 1Lacan Rus, DavidFMFRA-19.42.5 pts · #6
- 2Galyas, MiklosGMHUN-4.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Bodrogi, BendeguzIMHUN-2.85.5 pts · #3