Winter 2022 CCC Norm Invitational

January 13-17, 2022

GM A

Name: JIANCHAO ZHOU
Current Rating: 2605
Title: GM

Peak rating 2669 FIDE (#67 in the world).

Name: GUILLERMO VAZQUEZ
Current Rating: 2536
Title: GM

#2 rated player from Paraguay, 5-time Olympiad representative, member of UT Dallas Chess Team. 2nd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Current Rating: 2510
Title: GM

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: TITAS STREMAVICIUS
Current Rating: 2505
Title: GM

#4 rated player from Lithuania, 3-time Olympiad representative.

Name: CRAIG HILBY
Current Rating: 2434
Title: IM

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

Name: JOSIAH STEARMAN
Current Rating: 2404
Title: IM

Name: GAURI SHANKAR
Current Rating: 2373
Title: FM

Chess streamer with 8 IM norms (last 4 from CCC Invitationals). 29th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: JOSHUA POSTHUMA
Current Rating: 2359
Title: IM

#2 rated player from Michigan, earned 1 IM from CCC Norm Invitational. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ROHAN TALUKDAR
Current Rating: 2329
Title: IM

Name: ANISH VIVEKANANTHAN
Current Rating: 2319
Title: IM

IM B

Name: ALEXANDER FISHBEIN
Current Rating: 2458
Title: GM

Name: LEVAN BREGADZE
Current Rating: 2448
Title: IM

Former member of the UMBC chess team, #4 rated player in North Carolina. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ALEXANDER MATROS
Current Rating: 2372
Title: IM

#1 rated player in South Carolina, current SC Champion and Senior Champion, PhD and Professor. 11th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: CHRISTOPHER SHEN
Current Rating: 2335
Title: FM

#8 rated 18-year-old in the US, 1 IM norm from CCC Invitational. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: RYO CHEN
Current Rating: 2255
Title: IM

#2 rated 14-year-old in the US.

Name: ROCHELLE WU
Current Rating: 2176
Title: FM

Name: RYAN AMBURGY
Current Rating: 2152
Title: FM

Top rated player from Oklahoma, 2022 Oklahoma State Champion with 2 IM norms. 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: SHELEV OBEROI
Current Rating: 2144
Title:

#6 rated 16-year-old in the US. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: ALEJANDRO LIMA MARTINEZ
Current Rating: 2078
Title:

Name: ALPEREN KANLI
Current Rating: 2055
Title:

#14 rated player from Virginia. 4th CCC Norm Invitational.

IM C

Name: GIL POPILSKI
Current Rating: 2464
Title: GM

Name: SANDEEP SETHURAMAN
Current Rating: 2354
Title: IM

2022 Denker High School Tournament Co-Champion, 2022 and 2022-23 National Online Scholastic Quick K-12 Champion, 2022 National 11th Grade Champion, 3 IM norms (1 from CCC Invitational). 3rd CCC Norm Invitational.

Name: NIKOLAY ANDRIANOV
Current Rating: 2337
Title: IM

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

Name: BACH NGO
Current Rating: 2327
Title: IM

USCF Senior Master with 3 IM norms (2 from CCC events), bronze medalist at 2021 North American Junior Championship, #2 rated 14-year-old in the US, 2022 Florida K-8 Champion. 5th CCC Norm Invitational.