Fall 2018 GM/IM Norm Invitational

November 21-25, 2018

Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2527
Title: GM

#4 rated player from Belgium, top rated player from Maryland, 3-time Belgian National Champion, holds the largest cumulative plus score in CCC Invitationals (43 wins, 129 draws, 8 losses). 21st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: NICOLAS CHECA
Current Rating: 2495
Title: GM

Name: ANGEL ARRIBAS LOPEZ
Current Rating: 2480
Title: GM

Name: DAVID BERCZES
Current Rating: 2480
Title: GM

Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2453
Title: IM

Held the record for youngest African-American National Master in history, #10 rated player from Denmark, 2 GM norms (1 earned at CCC Norm Inv.). 19th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: KEVIN WANG
Current Rating: 2442
Title: IM

#100 rated player in the US, peak USCF rating 2536, earned IM title at January 2018 CCC Norm Invitational. 9th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ALEXANDER KATZ
Current Rating: 2419
Title: IM

Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2414
Title: GM

Name: JOEL BANAWA
Current Rating: 2388
Title: IM

Name: TIANQI WANG
Current Rating: 2354
Title: IM

North Carolina's first home grown IM (earned 6 IM norms from CCC Norm Invitationals). 20th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: TITAS STREMAVICIUS
Current Rating: 2465
Title: GM

#4 rated player from Lithuania, 3-time Olympiad representative, holds the longest undefeated streak at CCC Norm Invitationals (41 games and counting). 11th CCC Norm Invitational.