Spring 2018 CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational

Mar 28-Apr 1, 2018

GMGROUP
 Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2541
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: MICHAEL W BROWN
Current Rating: 2497
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: ASHWIN JAYARAM
Current Rating: 2484
Title: GM		IND 
 Name: STEVEN ZIERK
Current Rating: 2482
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: JOHN BARTHOLOMEW
Current Rating: 2477
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: DENES BOROS
Current Rating: 2429
Title: GM		HUN 
 Name: CRAIG HILBY
Current Rating: 2419
Title: IM		USA 
2 GM norms (1 from CCC norm invitational). 6th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2385
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: PHILIP WANG
Current Rating: 2380
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2329
Title: GM		USA 
IMGROUP
 Name: FELIX YNOJOSA APONTE
Current Rating: 2390
Title: IM		VEN 
 Name: JOHN LUDWIG
Current Rating: 2388
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2357
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: ANNIE WANG
Current Rating: 2321
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2315
Title: FM		IND 
Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: CHRISTOPHER YOO
Current Rating: 2293
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: TIANQI WANG
Current Rating: 2291
Title: IM		USA 
North Carolina's first home grown IM (earned 6 IM norms from CCC Norm Invitationals). 20th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ANGELO YOUNG
Current Rating: 2260
Title: IM		PHI 
 Name: SAHIL SINHA
Current Rating: 2246
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: JUSTIN PAUL
Current Rating: 2218
Title: FM		USA