Labor Day 2021 GM/IM Norm Invitational

September 2-7, 2021

GM A

Name: KAMIL DRAGUN
Current Rating: 2555
Title: GM

2019 Polish National Champion, 2018 Chess Olympiad representative (4th place). Student and chess player at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 5th CCCSA Norm Invitational.

Name: CEMIL CAN ALI MARANDI
Current Rating: 2530
Title: GM

Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2479
Title: GM

Name: IRAKLI BERADZE
Current Rating: 2479
Title: IM

Name: CHRISTOPHER YOO
Current Rating: 2466
Title: GM

Name: ARTHUR GUO
Current Rating: 2446
Title: IM

2021 National Open Champion (1st GM norm), Panamerican Youth Champion, Panamerican Junior Co-champion. 6th CCCSA Norm Invitational.

Name: SAFAL BORA
Current Rating: 2423
Title: IM

Name: ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY
Current Rating: 2416
Title: IM

3-time New York State Champion, 1 GM norm. 14th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: KYRON GRIFFITH
Current Rating: 2401
Title: IM

Earned 2nd IM norm at CCC Norm Invitational. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: DIMITAR MARDOV
Current Rating: 2356
Title: IM

#2 rated 13-year-old in the US. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

GM B

Name: NIKOLAS THEODOROU
Current Rating: 2569
Title: GM

Name: MAGESH PANCHANATHAN
Current Rating: 2500
Title: GM

Name: ANDREW HONG
Current Rating: 2494
Title: GM

Name: MARK PARAGUA
Current Rating: 2475
Title: GM

Name: JOSHUA SHENG
Current Rating: 2465
Title: GM

2016 North American Junior Champion, earned 2nd GM norm at CCC Norm Invitational. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: JUSTIN WANG
Current Rating: 2463
Title: IM

Name: THOMAS ROUSSEL-ROOZMON
Current Rating: 2462
Title: GM

Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2411
Title: IM

Held the record for youngest African-American National Master in history, chess streamer with 2 GM norms (1 earned at CCC Norm Invitational). 18th CCC Norm Invitational.