CCCSA GM/IM Norm Invitational

March 23, 2016

GMGROUP
 Name: NICLAS HUSCHENBETH
Current Rating: 2536
Title: GM		GER 
 Name: STEVEN ZIERK
Current Rating: 2496
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2473
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: ASHWIN JAYARAM
Current Rating: 2470
Title: GM		IND 
 Name: JUSTIN SARKAR
Current Rating: 2426
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: NICOLAS CHECA
Current Rating: 2423
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: KASSA KORLEY
Current Rating: 2412
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: MICHAEL W BROWN
Current Rating: 2408
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: SAFAL BORA
Current Rating: 2384
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: DEAN IPPOLITO
Current Rating: 2370
Title: IM		USA 
Chess author, coach, and 2022 North Carolina State Co-Champion. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.
IMGROUP
 Name: DAVID VIGORITO
Current Rating: 2415
Title: IM		USA 
9-time chess author, former champion of New England, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2360
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: ALEXANDER VELIKANOV
Current Rating: 2355
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: JAMES CANTY
Current Rating: 2353
Title: FM		USA 
#7 rated player in Michigan, professional chess streamer.
 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: SETH HOMA
Current Rating: 2329
Title: FM		USA 
#5 rated player from Michigan, 2-time Michigan Open Champion, 4 IM norms. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: HANS MOKE NIEMANN
Current Rating: 2325
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: ANGELO YOUNG
Current Rating: 2298
Title: IM		PHI 
 Name: MATTHEW LARSON
Current Rating: 2236
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: RAS MALAKU LORNE
Current Rating: 2099
Title: FM		JAM