Forintos Gyozo Memorial GM-A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Dec 2025 to 22 Dec 2025 in Budapet, Hungary. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2390, and top seed was Sundar M. Shyam (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2466).
Gaioz Nigalidze (🇬🇪 GEO, IM, 2334) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Lad Mandar Pradip (6.0) and Sundar M. Shyam (5.5). Nigalidze won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Barnabas Kovacsy (FM, 2251) beat Gergely Aczel (GM, 2456), a +205-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsLad Mandar Pradip led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Lad Mandar Pradip held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
Lad Mandar Pradip drew with IM Gaioz Nigalidze (White).
Lad Mandar Pradip 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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| 2 | 🇬🇪IMNigalidze, Gaioz | 2334 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | +22.8 | 2521 |
| 1 | 🇮🇳Lad Mandar Pradip | 2392 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +29.4 | 2514 |
| 3 | 🇮🇳GMShyam, Sundar M. | 2466 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | -0.1 | 2461 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2456 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4.5 | 20.75 | 40.5 | -9.0 | 2382 |
| 5 | 🇭🇺IMPasti, Aron | 2356 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4.5 | 20.25 | 40.5 | +4.7 | 2393 |
| 4 | 🇮🇳FMPanesar Vedant | 2414 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.75 | 40.5 | -3.3 | 2387 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺FMPalczert, Matyas | 2442 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -7.1 | 2384 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳WGMRakshitta Ravi | 2381 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | -17.6 | 2311 |
| 9 | 🇺🇦GMNeverov, Valeriy | 2405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -12.2 | 2308 |
| 10 | 🇭🇺FMKovacsy, Barnabas | 2251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 10.25 | 42.5 | -3.4 | 2239 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lad Mandar PradipIND+29.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Nigalidze, GaiozIMGEO+22.86.0 pts · #2
- 3Pasti, AronIMHUN+4.74.5 pts · #5
- 1Rakshitta RaviWGMIND-17.63.5 pts · #8
- 2Neverov, ValeriyGMUKR-12.23.5 pts · #9
- 3Aczel, GergelyGMHUN-9.04.5 pts · #7
- R3+205 Elo gap
- R1+108 Elo gap