Winter 2020 CCC GM/IM Norm Invitational

January 16-20, 2020

GM A

Name: MARK PARAGUA
Current Rating: 2506
Title: GM

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: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2498
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: MAGESH PANCHANATHAN
Current Rating: 2482
Title: GM

Name: BRANDON JACOBSON
Current Rating: 2470
Title: GM

Name: ANDREW HONG
Current Rating: 2428
Title: GM

Name: CARISSA YIP
Current Rating: 2418
Title: IM

Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2416
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: ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Current Rating: 2397
Title: GM

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: MARK PLOTKIN
Current Rating: 2395
Title: IM

#10 rated Canadian, represented team Canada at the World Youth U16 Olympiad. 4th CCCSA Norm Invitational.

Name: JENNIFER YU
Current Rating: 2321
Title: WGM

IM B

Name: DAVID BERCZES
Current Rating: 2433
Title: GM

Name: CAMERON WHEELER
Current Rating: 2383
Title: IM

Name: JASON LIANG
Current Rating: 2353
Title: IM

North American U12 Champion, Barber Middle School Co-Champion, New York State Champion, #2 rated 15-year-old in the US, earned 3 IM norms at CCC norm events. 1 GM norm. 8th CCC Norm Invitational.