2025 Fall CCC IM Norm Invitational (36) - D
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2242, and top seed was Bogdan Bilovil (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2463).
Roman Pyrih (🇺🇦 UKR, IM, 2419) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Bogdan Bilovil (7.0) and Duong Vu Anh (5.5). Pyrih won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Duong Vu Anh (FM, 2075) beat Darcy Lima (GM, 2396), a +321-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Roman Pyrih led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
IM Roman Pyrih held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
IM Roman Pyrih drew with IM Bogdan Bilovil (White).
IM Roman Pyrih 3 wins (R6–R8)GM Darcy Lima 3 wins (R2–R4)
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 | 🇺🇦IMPyrih, Roman | 2419 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 30.25 | 37.5 | +8.6 | 2496 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦IMBilovil, Bogdan | 2463 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.00 | 38.0 | -0.8 | 2438 |
| 4 | 🇻🇳FMDuong Vu Anh | 2075 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.00 | 39.5 | +114.0 | 2341 |
| 3 | 🇧🇷GMLima, Darcy | 2396 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | -8.9 | 2305 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸CMLiang, Yu-Cheng | 2146 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 14.75 | 40.5 | +47.2 | 2253 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸FMLiu, Patrick | 2221 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 15.50 | 41.0 | -10.0 | 2202 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸CMKarthi, Jashith | 2142 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 15.00 | 41.5 | +8.0 | 2173 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMAdamson, Robby | 2211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 42.0 | -22.6 | 2121 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Luger, Sam | 2248 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3.0 | 11.00 | 42.0 | -64.0 | 2117 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸FMChu, Alex Haoning | 2102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 1.5 | 4.50 | 43.5 | -51.6 | 1985 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Duong Vu AnhFMVIE+114.05.5 pts · #4
- 2Liang, Yu-ChengCMUSA+47.24.5 pts · #5
- 3Pyrih, RomanIMUKR+8.67.5 pts · #1
- 1Luger, SamUSA-64.03.0 pts · #8
- 2Chu, Alex HaoningFMUSA-51.61.5 pts · #10
- 3Adamson, RobbyFMUSA-22.63.0 pts · #9
- R6+321 Elo gap
- R3+136 Elo gap
- R1+109 Elo gap