Holiday 2019 CCC GM/IM Norm Invitational

December 26-31, 2019

GM
 Name: HEDINN STEINGRIMSSON
Current Rating: 2530
Title: GM		ISL 
 Name: VALENTIN YOTOV
Current Rating: 2516
Title: GM		BUL 
 Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2472
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: KARTHIK VENKATARAMAN
Current Rating: 2470
Title: GM		IND 
 Name: PRAVEEN BALAKRISHNAN
Current Rating: 2466
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: JUSTIN WANG
Current Rating: 2454
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2432
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: ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Current Rating: 2397
Title: GM		USA 
Youngest GM in the World (World Record Holder for Youngest GM and Youngest IM), #1 rated U14 player in the World. 13th CCCSA Norm Invitational.
 Name: ALEXANDER KALIKSHTEYN
Current Rating: 2381
Title: IM		USA 
Former competitor in the US Championship, 1993 Denker High School Tournament Champion, 1 GM norm. 9th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: SAHIL SINHA
Current Rating: 2296
Title: IM		USA 
IM
 Name: LEVAN BREGADZE
Current Rating: 2458
Title: IM		GEO 
Former member of the UMBC chess team, #4 rated player in North Carolina. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV
Current Rating: 2417
Title: IM		CCC 
Former Ukranian and Soviet Junior Champion, defeated top GMs Garry Kasparov, Bronstein, Suetin, Averbakh. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JOHN LUDWIG
Current Rating: 2360
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2341
Title: FM		IND 
Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JACOB FURFINE
Current Rating: 2302
Title: FM		USA 
 Name: ALEXEY DIULGER
Current Rating: 2291
Title: IM		MDA 
 Name: THALIA CERVANTES LANDEIRO
Current Rating: 2289
Title: WGM		USA 
 Name: RICHARD FRANCISCO
Current Rating: 2281
Title: FM		USA 
 Name: ALEX KOLAY
Current Rating: 2261
Title: FM		USA 
#14 rated 17-year-old in the US. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: DOMINIQUE MYERS
Current Rating: 2012
Title: 		USA