CCCSA Norm Invitationals (Charlotte) — norm history

When next edition expected around September 2027

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Norms per year

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By year

Year	Editions	GM	IM	WGM	WIM	Total
2026	2		3		1	4
2025	3		4		1	5
2024	1		1			1
2022	4		17		1	18
2021	4	5	4			9
2020	2	1	5			6
2019	2	1	2			3
2018	4	3	5	2	1	11
2017	2	2	3			5

Editions

2026 Labor Day CCC GM Norm Invitational (38) - A

3–27 Sep 2026 · New York, NY · Round robin · avg. opp. 2408 · FIDE 465011 · FIDE 485838 · Report a problem

Sections: 2026 Labor Day CCC GM Norm Invitational (38) - A, 2026 Marshall Chess Club Labor Day Invitational - GM A

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Jagirapu, Harshin Reddy	USA	5/9	2409	2452	Calculated ↗
IM	Tanenbaum, Zachary	USA	5/9	2407	2450	Calculated ↗

2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A

18–24 Mar 2026 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2319 · FIDE 457656 · FIDE 457657 · Report a problem

Sections: 2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A, 2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Lee, Megan	USA	7/9	2240	2460	Calculated ↗
WIM	Atwell, Rose	USA	4/9	2398	2355	Calculated ↗

2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A

21–28 Nov 2025 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2398 · FIDE 428999 · FIDE 429000 · Report a problem

Sections: 2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - A, 2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - B

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Jing, Andrew	USA	5½/9	2391	2471	Calculated ↗
IM	Zhu, Linxi	USA	5/9	2407	2450	Calculated ↗
WIM	Atwell, Rose	USA	3½/9	2397	2317	Calculated ↗

2025 Labor Day CCC IM Norm Invitational (35) - B

28 Aug – 1 Sep 2025 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2290 · FIDE 428995 · Report a problem

Sections: 2025 Labor Day CCC IM Norm Invitational (35) - B, 2025 Labor Day CCC IM Norm Invitational (35) - B - FRS

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Atwell, Rose	USA	6½/9	2290	2456	Certified ↗

2025 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (34) - Group A

16–20 Apr 2025 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2397 · FIDE 415610 · Report a problem

Sections: 2025 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (34) - Group A, 2025 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (34) - Group A - FRS

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Wang, Isaac	USA	5½/9	2397	2477	Certified ↗

Spring 2024 CCC GM Norm Invitational (32) - A (FRS

27–31 Mar 2024 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2389 · FIDE 357406 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Putnam, Liam	USA	5½/9	2389		Certified ↗

Fall 2022 CCC IM Norm Invitational - E (FRS

18–22 Nov 2022 · Charlotte, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2307 · FIDE 297152 · Report a problem

Sections: Fall 2022 CCC IM Norm Invitational - E (FRS, Fall 2022 CCC GM Norm - C, Fall 2022 CCC GM Norm Invitational - A, Fall 2022 CCC IM Norm Inv'l - E, Fall 2022 CCC IM Norm Invitational - E

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
IM	Fus, Jakub	POL	4½/9	2450	Certified ↗
IM	Gedajlovic, Max	CAN	6/9	2376	Certified ↗
IM	Kunka, Harshid	USA	7/9	2233	Certified ↗
IM	Putnam, Liam	USA	7/9	2241	Certified ↗
IM	Rorrer, Grayson	USA	7/9	2234	Certified ↗

Summer 2022 CCC IM Norm Invitational - D - 290119

24–28 Jul 2022 · Charlotte, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2326 · Report a problem

Sections: Summer 2022 CCC IM Norm Invitational - D - 290119, Summer 2022 CCC GM Norm Invitational - A

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Chasin, Nico	USA	7/9	2240		Certified ↗
IM	Zhou, Liran	USA	5½/9	2413		Certified ↗

Spring 2022 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - C

16–20 Mar 2022 · Charlotte, North Carolina · Round robin · avg. opp. 2248 · Report a problem

Sections: Spring 2022 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - C, Spring 2022 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - B, Spring 2022 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - E - 279399

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
IM	Chasin, Nico	USA	7/9	2257	Certified ↗
IM	Ngo, Bach	USA	7/9	2237	Certified ↗
IM	Posthuma, Joshua	USA	7/9	2243	Certified ↗
WIM	Yan, Ruiyang	USA	4½/9	2254	Certified ↗

Winter 2022 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - A

13–17 Jan 2022 · New York, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2368 · FIDE 273087 · FIDE 275366 · Report a problem

Sections: Winter 2022 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - A, 2022 New York Winter Inv. IM C, 2022 New York Winter Invitational GM A, 2022 New York Winter Invitational GM B 275367, 2022 New York Winter Invitational IM D, Winter 2022 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - B - 273088

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
IM	Chen, Ryo	USA	7/9	2246	Certified ↗
IM	Huston, Gus	USA	7/9	2250	Certified ↗
IM	Narayanan, Samrug	USA	6½/9	2291	Certified ↗
IM	Posthuma, Joshua	USA	5/9	2446	Certified ↗
IM	Shlyakhtenko, Robert	USA	4½/9	2454	Certified ↗
IM	Tian, Eddy	USA	6½	2436	Certified ↗
IM	Vivekananthan, Anish	USA	4½/9	2451	Certified ↗

Labor Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Inv'l - B 263869

2–7 Sep 2021 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2375 · FIDE 263353 · Report a problem

Sections: Labor Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Inv'l - B 263869, Labor Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm, Labor Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Inv - A, Labor Day 2021 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - D, Labor Day 2021 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational - C - 263354

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
GM	Hong, Andrew	USA	6½/9	2452	Certified ↗
GM	Theodorou, Nikolas	GRE	6½/9	2443	Certified ↗
GM	Yoo, Christopher Woojin	USA	6½/9	2454	Certified ↗
IM	Sethuraman, Sandeep	USA	7/9	2265	Certified ↗
IM	Shlyakhtenko, Robert	USA	7½/9	2261	Certified ↗

Summer 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - A

28 Jul – 1 Aug 2021 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2341 · FIDE 262128 · Report a problem

Sections: Summer 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - A, Summer 2021 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - D

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
GM	Sheng, Joshua	USA	6½/9	2441		Certified ↗
IM	Lu, Ming	USA	7/9	2241		Certified ↗

Memorial Day 2021 CCCSA GM Norm Inv

27–31 May 2021 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2434 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
GM	Yoo, Christopher Woojin	USA	6½/9	2434		Certified ↗

Winter 2021 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational

14–18 Jan 2021 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2290 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Griffith, Kyron W	USA	6½/9	2290		Certified ↗

Fall 2020 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational

30 Sep – 4 Oct 2020 · Charlotte, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2383 · Report a problem

Sections: Fall 2020 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational, Fall 2020 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational, Fall 2020 CCCSA IM Norm Tournament

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
GM	Niemann, Hans	USA	7/9	2438	Certified ↗
IM	Daggupati, Balaji	USA	6/9	2453	Certified ↗
IM	Krykun, Yuriy	UKR	6½/9	2319	Certified ↗
IM	Stearman, Josiah	USA	6½/9	2321	Certified ↗

Summer 2020 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational

19–23 Aug 2020 · Charlotte, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2330 · FIDE 249440 · Report a problem

Sections: Summer 2020 CCCSA IM Norm Invitational, Summer 2020 CCCSA IM Norm Inv

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Liang, Jason	USA	6/9	2330		Certified ↗
IM	Shlyakhtenko, Robert	USA	6/9	2329		Certified ↗

CCCSA Holiday 2019 IM Norm Invt'l

26–30 Dec 2019 · Charlotte, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2299 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Ludwig, John G	USA	6½/9	2299		Certified ↗

Winter 2019 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational

17–21 Jan 2019 · Charlotte, NC · Round robin · avg. opp. 2377 · Report a problem

Sections: Winter 2019 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational, Winter 2019 CCCSA GM Norm Inv

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
GM	Brown, Michael William	USA	6½/9	2463		Certified ↗
IM	Jacobson, Aaron	USA	6½/9	2291		Certified ↗

Fall 2018 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational

21–25 Nov 2018 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2440 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
GM	Checa, Nicolas D	USA	6½/9	2440		Certified ↗

Labor Day CCCSA GM Norm Inv

30 Aug – 3 Sep 2018 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2453 · Report a problem

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
IM	Wang, Tianqi	USA		2453		Certified ↗

Summer 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - D

6–10 Jun 2018 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2292 · Report a problem

Sections: Summer 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - D, Summer 2018 CCCSA GM Norm Inv - A, Summer 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - C, Summer 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv - D TLocation: Charlotte, USA

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
GM	Zierk, Steven C	USA			Certified ↗
IM	Jacobson, Brandon	USA	6½/9	2286	Certified ↗
IM	Yip, Carissa	USA	7/9	2294	Certified ↗
WGM	Yip, Carissa	USA	7/9	2294	Certified ↗
WIM	Yip, Carissa	USA	7/9	2294	Certified ↗

Winter 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv

11–15 Jan 2018 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2366 · Report a problem

Sections: Winter 2018 CCCSA IM Norm Inv, Winter 2018 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - A, Winter 2018 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational - B

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
GM	Burke, John M	USA	6½/9	2437	Certified ↗
IM	Wang, Kevin	USA	5½/9	2451	Certified ↗
IM	Yu, Jennifer	USA	6½/9	2288	Certified ↗
WGM	Yu, Jennifer	USA	6½/9	2288	Certified ↗

Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational

22–26 Nov 2017 · N.C. USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2440 · Report a problem

Sections: Fall 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Invitational, CCCSA FALL GM MORM INV

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Perf.	Status
GM	Panjwani, Raja	CAN	6/9	2443		Certified ↗
GM	Tang, Andrew	USA		2436		Certified ↗

2017 CCCSA GM Norm Inv (A Group)

29 Mar – 2 Apr 2017 · Charlotte, NC, USA · Round robin · avg. opp. 2357 · Report a problem

Sections: 2017 CCCSA GM Norm Inv (A Group), 2017 CCCSA IM Norm Inv (B Group), 2017 CCCSA IM Norm Invt'l (B Group) TLocation: Charlotte, USA

Norm	Player	Fed	Score	Avg. opp.	Status
IM	Gauri, Shankar	IND	4½/9	2462	Certified ↗
IM	Ludwig, John G	USA	6½/9	2295	Certified ↗
IM	Wang, Tianqi	USA	6½/9	2315	Certified ↗