2025 Labor Day CCC IM Norm Invitational (35) - B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Aug 2025 to 01 Sept 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 9 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2284, and top seed was L M S T De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2395).
Rose Atwell (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2232) won with 6.5/9, ahead of L M S T De Silva (6.0) and Andrew Jing (5.0). Atwell shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Ethan Song (FM, 2238) beat L M S T De Silva (IM, 2395), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Rose Atwell led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Rose Atwell takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
FM Rose Atwell drew with IM L M S T De Silva (White).
IM L M S T De Silva won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇸FMAtwell, Rose | 2232 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.00 | 38.5 | +54.0 | 2456 |
| 2 | 🇱🇰IMDe Silva, L M S T | 2395 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.00 | 39.0 | +0.2 | 2397 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMJing, Andrew | 2265 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 21.75 | 40.0 | +29.6 | 2329 |
| 3 | 🇱🇹IMJuksta, Karolis | 2384 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 21.50 | 40.0 | -8.4 | 2316 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMMelillo, Lucius | 2315 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.00 | 40.0 | +1.8 | 2324 |
| 7 | 🇨🇦FMSong, Ethan | 2238 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 20.50 | 40.5 | +12.6 | 2290 |
| 6 | 🇰🇿IMMatros, Alexander | 2312 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4.5 | 20.00 | 40.5 | -3.9 | 2281 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸CMShafer, Logan C | 2234 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -12.8 | 2210 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMChirilov, James A | 2212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -10.2 | 2167 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Horobetz, Graham | 2256 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.75 | 43.0 | -42.4 | 2068 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Atwell, RoseFMUSA+54.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Jing, AndrewFMUSA+29.65.0 pts · #4
- 3Song, EthanFMCAN+12.64.5 pts · #7
- 1Horobetz, GrahamUSA-42.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Shafer, Logan CCMUSA-12.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Chirilov, James AFMUSA-10.23.0 pts · #9
- R8+157 Elo gap