Holiday 2020 CCC GM/IM Norm Invitational

December 26-30, 2020

GM
 Name: KAMIL DRAGUN
Current Rating: 2565
Title: GM		POL 
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: VLADIMIR BELOUS
Current Rating: 2524
Title: GM		CCC 
Former student and chess player at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, who won the 2018 Texas Collegiate Super Finals, 2018 and 2019 Presidents' Cup. 6th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: TITAS STREMAVICIUS
Current Rating: 2485
Title: GM		LTU 
#4 rated player from Lithuania, 3-time Olympiad representative.
 Name: JOSHUA SHENG
Current Rating: 2474
Title: GM		USA 
2016 North American Junior Champion, earned 2nd GM norm at CCC Norm Invitational. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: MARK PLOTKIN
Current Rating: 2435
Title: IM		CAN 
#10 rated Canadian, represented team Canada at the World Youth U16 Olympiad. 4th CCCSA Norm Invitational.
 Name: CARISSA YIP
Current Rating: 2421
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: BALAJI DAGGUPATI
Current Rating: 2399
Title: GM		USA 
 Name: JOSIAH STEARMAN
Current Rating: 2391
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2356
Title: FM		IND 
Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Current Rating: 2338
Title: GM		USA 
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.
IM
 Name: NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV
Current Rating: 2392
Title: IM		CCC 
Former Ukranian and Soviet Junior Champion, defeated top GMs Garry Kasparov, Bronstein, Suetin, Averbakh. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JASON LIANG
Current Rating: 2317
Title: IM		USA 
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.
 Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2313
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: ERIC YUHAN LI
Current Rating: 2311
Title: FM		USA 
 Name: ALEXANDER VELIKANOV
Current Rating: 2308
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: ANISH VIVEKANANTHAN
Current Rating: 2305
Title: IM		USA 
 Name: NICO CHASIN
Current Rating: 2303
Title: IM		USA 
#5 rated 15-year-old in the US, #4 blitz-rated player under 16 in the US, top quick-rated player under 16 in the US, 2022 National 10th Grade Co-Champion. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ALEXEY DIULGER
Current Rating: 2298
Title: IM		MDA 
 Name: VINCENT TSAY
Current Rating: 2270
Title: FM		USA 
3 IM norms. Peak rating 2378
 Name: VIJAY KRISHNAMOORTHY
Current Rating: 2242
Title: 		IND