Spring 2021 CCC GM/IM Norm Invitational

March 17-21, 2021

GM
 Name: PETER PROHASZKA
Current Rating: 2581
Title: GM
HUN 
 Name: VLADIMIR BELOUS
Current Rating: 2521
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: TANGUY RINGOIR
Current Rating: 2474
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: CRAIG HILBY
Current Rating: 2454
Title: IM
USA 
2 GM norms (1 from CCC norm invitational). 6th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY
Current Rating: 2431
Title: IM
USA 
3-time New York State Champion, 1 GM norm. 14th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: CARISSA YIP
Current Rating: 2423
Title: IM
USA 
 Name: KEVIN WANG
Current Rating: 2402
Title: IM
USA 
#100 rated player in the US, peak USCF rating 2536, earned IM title at January 2018 CCC Norm Invitational. 9th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Current Rating: 2370
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.
 Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2353
Title: FM
IND 
Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: SAHIL SINHA
Current Rating: 2353
Title: IM
USA 
IM
 Name: ALEXANDER MATROS
Current Rating: 2380
Title: IM
KAZ 
#1 rated player in South Carolina, current SC Champion and Senior Champion, PhD and Professor. 11th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: KYRON GRIFFITH
Current Rating: 2372
Title: IM
USA 
Earned 2nd IM norm at CCC Norm Invitational. Peak rating 2401.
 Name: NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV
Current Rating: 2365
Title: IM
CCC 
Former Ukranian and Soviet Junior Champion, defeated top GMs Garry Kasparov, Bronstein, Suetin, Averbakh. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: TIANQI WANG
Current Rating: 2305
Title: IM
USA 
North Carolina's first home grown IM (earned 6 IM norms from CCC Norm Invitationals).
 Name: ROBERTO MARTIN DEL CAMPO
Current Rating: 2295
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: NICO CHASIN
Current Rating: 2293
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: VIJAY KRISHNAMOORTHY
Current Rating: 2260
Title:
IND 
 Name: ROBBY ADAMSON
Current Rating: 2235
Title: FM
USA 
#6 rated player from Arizona, 1988 Denker High School Tournament Co-Champion, 3 IM norms, peak ratings 2378 FIDE and 2447 USCF. 12th CCC Norm Invitational.
 Name: JAMES CANTY
Current Rating: 2221
Title: FM
USA 
#7 rated player in Michigan, professional chess streamer.
 Name: SHELEV OBEROI
Current Rating: 2199
Title:
USA 
#6 rated 16-year-old in the US. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.