Fall 2019 CCC GM/IM Norm Invitational

Nov 27-Dec 1, 2019

GM A
 Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2501
Title: GM		BEL 
#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: MARK PARAGUA
Current Rating: 2496
Title: GM		PHI 
Peak World Ranking #99 (2621 FIDE), played in 2004 FIDE World Championship, 6 Olympiads, 3 World Cups, defeated World #18 Jan-Krzysztof Duda at the 2022 Olympiad. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: EYAL GRINBERG
Current Rating: 2472
Title: IM		ISR 
 Name: OMER RESHEF
Current Rating: 2461
Title: IM		ISR 
 Name: DAVID BERCZES
Current Rating: 2452
Title: GM		HUN 
 Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2452
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2447
Title: IM		DEN 
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: EYLON NAKAR
Current Rating: 2433
Title: IM		ISR 
 Name: KEVIN WANG
Current Rating: 2416
Title: IM		USA 
#100 rated player in the US, peak USCF rating 2536, earned IM title at January 2018 CCC Norm Invitational. 9th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JENNIFER YU
Current Rating: 2278
Title: WGM		USA 
IM B
 Name: KACPER DROZDOWSKI
Current Rating: 2467
Title: IM		POL 
 Name: ANGEL ARRIBAS LOPEZ
Current Rating: 2436
Title: GM		ESP 
 Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2340
Title: FM		IND 
Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2314
Title: IM		MEX 
World Chess Olympiad Gold Medalist (4-time representative), 2 draws with former World Champion Vishy Anand. 298th CCC Norm Invitational (CCC record).
 Name: LIRAN ZHOU
Current Rating: 2314
Title: IM		USA 
#3 rated 14-year-old in the US, held the national record for the youngest National Master. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: CHRISTOPHER SHEN
Current Rating: 2306
Title: FM		USA 
#8 rated 18-year-old in the US, 1 IM norm from CCC Invitational. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JACOB FURFINE
Current Rating: 2302
Title: FM		USA 
 Name: AARON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2301
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: VINCENT TSAY
Current Rating: 2300
Title: FM		USA 
#7 rated 18-year-old in the US, 3 IM norms. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: RICHARD FRANCISCO
Current Rating: 2281
Title: FM		USA