2018 Labor Day GM/IM Norm Invitational

Aug 30-Sep 3, 2018

GMGROUP

Name: VLADIMIR BELOUS
Current Rating: 2558
Title: GM

Former student and chess player at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, who won the 2018 Texas Collegiate Super Finals, 2018 and 2019 Presidents' Cup. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ANDREY GOROVETS
Current Rating: 2495
Title: GM

Name: ASHWIN JAYARAM
Current Rating: 2495
Title: GM

Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2472
Title: GM

Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2458
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: 2414
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: 2404
Title: IM

Name: JOEL BANAWA
Current Rating: 2398
Title: IM

Name: FARAI MANDIZHA
Current Rating: 2379
Title: IM

Name: TIANQI WANG
Current Rating: 2312
Title: IM

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

IMGROUP

Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2345
Title: FM

Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ALEXEY DIULGER
Current Rating: 2334
Title: IM

Name: HANS MOKE NIEMANN
Current Rating: 2329
Title: GM

Name: WESLEY WANG
Current Rating: 2328
Title: FM

Name: JENNIFER YU
Current Rating: 2327
Title: WGM

Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2314
Title: IM

World Chess Olympiad Gold Medalist (4-time representative), 2 draws with former World Champion Vishy Anand. 298th CCC Norm Invitational (CCC record).

Name: ANNIE WANG
Current Rating: 2288
Title: IM

Name: AARON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2254
Title: IM

Name: VISHNUVARDHAN ARJUN
Current Rating: 2224
Title: IM

Former British Junior Champion and U.S. G/60 Champion. 7th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ROBBY ADAMSON
Current Rating: 2210
Title: FM

#6 rated player from Arizona, 1988 Denker High School Tournament Co-Champion, 3 IM norms, peak ratings 2378 FIDE and 2447 USCF. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.