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2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - C

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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
Top seed
🇺🇦IMOleksii Bilych2447
Avg top 10
2,242
Participants
10
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

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds
Co-leaders
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Venkatesh takes leadFrank takes lead
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

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇨🇦IMTalukdar, Rohan2388*½11½1½½½16.528.0038.5+1.72391
2🇨🇿IMFrank, Adam2326½*½1½11½1½6.527.0038.5+18.42398
3🇺🇸FMVenkatesh, Narayan22140½*0111½116.022.0039.0+74.42370
4🇺🇸FMCherukuri, Nitesh2278001*½½111½5.521.0039.5+20.82318
5🇺🇦IMBilych, Oleksii2447½½0½*½01115.019.2540.0-19.62262
6🇨🇦CMWu, Jonathan2192000½½*01114.013.2541.0+5.22204
8🇺🇸Shangin, Lev2132½00011*½0½3.515.0041.5+14.82174
7🇺🇸WIMGaw, Chloe2044½½½000½*½13.514.5041.5+55.22183
9🇺🇸Nasta, Kiren Vivek2197½000001½*½2.59.5042.5-54.72081
10🇺🇸Patel, Maahir M21990½0½00½0½*2.09.0043.0-78.02027

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets