Fall 2023 GM/IM Norm

GM A

Name: FIDEL CORRALES JIMENEZ
Current Rating: 2525
Title: GM
Score: 6.00

2023 World Open winner, 2-time World Cup participant. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: BILEL BELLAHCENE
Current Rating: 2502
Title: GM
Score: 5.00

#1 rated player from Algeria, played board 1 for Algeria at the 2018 Chess Olympiad, drew twice with Hikaru Nakamura at the 2019 World Cup. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: CRISTHIAN CRUZ
Current Rating: 2498
Title: GM
Score: 5.00

4-time Olympiad representative, #6 rated player from Peru. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ANDY WOODWARD
Current Rating: 2473
Title: IM
Score: 6.00

Top rated 13-year-old in the US, 2 GM norms. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: DIMITAR MARDOV
Current Rating: 2455
Title: IM
Score: 5.00

#1 rated 15-year-old in the US by USCF rating, #2 rated player from Illinois. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: SIDDHARTH JAGADEESH
Current Rating: 2438
Title: IM
Score: 4.50

#3 rated player from Singapore, represented Singapore at the 2022 Olympiad. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: CARLOS SANDOVAL MERCADO
Current Rating: 2397
Title: FM
Score: 4.00

#7 rated player from Mexico. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: AARAV DENGLA
Current Rating: 2391
Title: FM
Score: 3.50

IM-elect with 1 GM norm. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: RYO CHEN
Current Rating: 2367
Title: IM
Score: 3.00

#3 rated 13-year-old in the US, earned 1 IM norm from CCC Norm Inv. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2351
Title: FM
Score: 3.00

Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 28th CCC Norm Invitational.

GM B ALTO

Name: EMILIO CORDOVA
Current Rating: 2568
Title: GM
Score: 6.00

#4 rated player from Peru, 6-time Olympiad representative, peak World Ranking #94 (2660 FIDE). 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: TITAS STREMAVICIUS
Current Rating: 2563
Title: GM
Score: 6.50

#4 rated player from Lithuania, 3-time Olympiad representative, holds the longest undefeated streak at CCC Norm Invitationals (41 games and counting). 11th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2507
Title: GM
Score: 6.00

#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: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2457
Title: IM
Score: 3.00

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: MAX GEDAJLOVIC
Current Rating: 2407
Title: IM
Score: 4.00

#14 rated player from Canada, earned 2nd IM norm and 2400 IM rating requirement at CCC Norm Invitational. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: CRAIG HILBY
Current Rating: 2402
Title: IM
Score: 3.00

2 GM norms (1 from CCC norm invitational). 6th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: DENYS SHMELOV
Current Rating: 2397
Title: IM
Score: 4.50

#5 rated player from Massachusetts, 1 GM norm. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: KYRON GRIFFITH
Current Rating: 2358
Title: IM
Score: 3.00

Earned 2nd IM norm at CCC Norm Invitational. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: DEAN IPPOLITO
Current Rating: 2356
Title: IM
Score: 4.50

Chess author, coach, and 2022 North Carolina State Co-Champion. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: TIANQI WANG
Current Rating: 2350
Title: IM
Score: 4.50

North Carolina's first home grown International Master (earned 6 IM norms from CCC Norm Invitationals). 19th CCC Norm Invitational.

IM C

Name: DARCY LIMA
Current Rating: 2405
Title: GM
Score: 5.50

FIDE Trainer, International Organizer, 3-time Brazilian Champion, competed in 2000 and 2004 FIDE World Championships, 11-time Olympiad representative. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ISAAC WANG
Current Rating: 2377
Title: FM
Score: 6.00

#8 rated 13-year-old in the US. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: MARTHA FIERRO
Current Rating: 2306
Title: IM
Score: 5.00

Ecuadorian/American International Master, Woman Grandmaster, FIDE Trainer, and International Organizer, represented Ecuador in 11 Chess Olympiads. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: WILLIAM GRAIF
Current Rating: 2289
Title: FM
Score: 7.00

#27 rated player from Canada. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: NIKASH VEMPARALA
Current Rating: 2257
Title:
Score: 2.50

#16 rated 13-year-old in the US. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2212
Title: IM
Score: 3.50

World Chess Olympiad Gold Medalist (4-time representative), 2 draws with former World Champion Vishy Anand. 298th CCC Norm Invitational (CCC record).

Name: KUSH BHAGAT
Current Rating: 2209
Title: FM
Score: 2.50

2016 Western Asian Youth Champion. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: VASEEGARAN NANDHAKUMAR
Current Rating: 2177
Title:
Score: 4.50

#17 rated 15-year-old in the US. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ETHAN SONG
Current Rating: 2176
Title:
Score: 4.00

#67 rated player from Canada. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ETHAN GUO
Current Rating: 2026
Title:
Score: 4.50

#2 rated 10-year-old in the US, 2023 World Cadet U10 Silver medalist. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

IM D

Name: GIANMARCO LEIVA
Current Rating: 2403
Title: IM
Score: 7.50

2-time Peruvian National Champion, 2023 World Cup participant. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: MATYAS MAREK
Current Rating: 2343
Title: IM
Score: 5.50

Earned the IM title at 16 years old, student and chess team member at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: NICHOLAS MATTA
Current Rating: 2287
Title: FM
Score: 5.00

Top rated player from Louisiana. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV
Current Rating: 2287
Title: IM
Score: 3.00

Former Ukranian and Soviet Junior Champion, defeated top GMs Garry Kasparov, Bronstein, Suetin, Averbakh. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: JOSEPH WAN
Current Rating: 2242
Title:
Score: 4.00

Top rated player from Iowa, former Iowa Chess Champion. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ZACHARY DUKIC
Current Rating: 2233
Title: FM
Score: 6.00

#26 rated Canadian, 1 IM norm. 2nd CCCSA Norm Invitational.

Name: DANIEL GIRSH
Current Rating: 2221
Title:
Score: 4.00

#11 ranked player from Pennsylvania, 2019 Pennsylvania State Champion. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ANSH SHAH
Current Rating: 2169
Title:
Score: 4.50

#19 player from New Jersey, former 12th Grade National Champion. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ADVAITH KARTHIK
Current Rating: 2156
Title:
Score: 2.50

#19 player from North Carolina, 2021 North Carolina Open Champion. 1st CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: DOUG ECKERT
Current Rating: 2120
Title: FM
Score: 3.00

Published chess author, Correspondence Chess International Master, 2-time U.S. Junior Open Champion, 2023 U.S. Senior Open Co-champion. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.