2025 Fall CCC GM Norm Invitational (36) - B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2382, and top seed was Lazaro Bruzon Batista (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2550).
Harsha Bharathakoti (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2526) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Lazaro Bruzon Batista (6.5) and Emilio Cordova (6.0). Bharathakoti won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrew Jing (FM, 2297) beat Emilio Cordova (GM, 2488), a +191-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Harsha Bharathakoti led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
GM Harsha Bharathakoti takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
GM Harsha Bharathakoti drew with GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista (Black).
GM Harsha Bharathakoti won 3 in a row (R5–R7).
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 | 🇮🇳GMHarsha Bharathakoti | 2526 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.50 | 37.5 | +11.4 | 2638 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸GMBruzon Batista, Lazaro | 2550 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 26.25 | 38.5 | -1.2 | 2529 |
| 3 | 🇵🇪GMCordova, Emilio | 2488 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.50 | 39.0 | +1.2 | 2495 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMJing, Andrew | 2297 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +42.2 | 2471 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸IMWang, Tianqi | 2344 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.00 | 39.5 | +14.6 | 2466 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸IMLudwig, John | 2354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 12.50 | 41.5 | -6.4 | 2305 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦FMLatorre, Vincent | 2301 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.25 | 41.5 | +0.4 | 2310 |
| 9 | 🇨🇦FMYang, Jingyun (ryan) | 2352 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | -32.6 | 2219 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMGuo, Ethan | 2318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 42.5 | -23.4 | 2223 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMMelillo, Lucius | 2286 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | -25.8 | 2172 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jing, AndrewFMUSA+42.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Wang, TianqiIMUSA+14.65.5 pts · #5
- 3Harsha BharathakotiGMIND+11.47.5 pts · #1
- 1Yang, Jingyun (ryan)FMCAN-32.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Melillo, LuciusFMUSA-25.82.0 pts · #10
- 3Guo, EthanFMUSA-23.42.5 pts · #8
- R2+191 Elo gap