2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - C
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 7 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Oleksii Bilych (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2447).
Rohan Talukdar (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2388) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Adam Frank (6.5) and Narayan Venkatesh (6.0). Talukdar won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Lev Shangin (2132) beat Oleksii Bilych (IM, 2447), a +315-point gap.
Location
🇺🇸Charlotte, NC, United States
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×3
FM×2
CM×1
WIM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×6
🇨🇦Canada×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCo-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Nov
FM Narayan Venkatesh takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Rohan Talukdar drew with IM Adam Frank (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Adam Frank 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Narayan Venkatesh 3 wins (R3–R5)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇦IMTalukdar, Rohan | 2388 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 28.00 | 38.5 | +1.7 | 2391 |
| 2 | 🇨🇿IMFrank, Adam | 2326 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | +18.4 | 2398 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸FMVenkatesh, Narayan | 2214 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.00 | 39.0 | +74.4 | 2370 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMCherukuri, Nitesh | 2278 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +20.8 | 2318 |
| 5 | 🇺🇦IMBilych, Oleksii | 2447 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.25 | 40.0 | -19.6 | 2262 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦CMWu, Jonathan | 2192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | +5.2 | 2204 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Shangin, Lev | 2132 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | +14.8 | 2174 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸WIMGaw, Chloe | 2044 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | +55.2 | 2183 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Nasta, Kiren Vivek | 2197 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.50 | 42.5 | -54.7 | 2081 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸Patel, Maahir M | 2199 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 2.0 | 9.00 | 43.0 | -78.0 | 2027 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Venkatesh, NarayanFMUSA+74.46.0 pts · #3
- 2Gaw, ChloeWIMUSA+55.23.5 pts · #7
- 3Cherukuri, NiteshFMUSA+20.85.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Patel, Maahir MUSA-78.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Nasta, Kiren VivekUSA-54.72.5 pts · #9
- 3Bilych, OleksiiIMUKR-19.65.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R5+315 Elo gap
- R3+233 Elo gap
- R6+155 Elo gap