2026 Spring CCC GM Norm Invitational (37) - A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2393, and top seed was Viktor Matviishen (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2523).
Viktor Matviishen (🇺🇦 UKR, GM, 2523) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Maximillian Lu (5.0) and Neuris Delgado Ramirez (5.0). Matviishen won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Lucius Melillo (FM, 2306) beat Razvan Preotu (GM, 2502), a +196-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Viktor Matviishen led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
GM Viktor Matviishen never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
GM Viktor Matviishen opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Neuris Delgado Ramirez); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Viktor Matviishen drew with IM Maximillian Lu (White).
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 | 🇺🇦GMMatviishen, Viktor | 2523 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 32.00 | 37.0 | +18.1 | 2730 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸IMLu, Maximillian | 2424 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 23.25 | 40.0 | +0.9 | 2433 |
| 3 | 🇵🇾GMDelgado Ramirez, Neuris | 2509 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.75 | 40.0 | -10.2 | 2423 |
| 4 | 🇺🇸FMMelillo, Lucius | 2306 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +22.8 | 2403 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸FMAtwell, Rose | 2354 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 4.0 | 17.25 | 41.0 | +0.6 | 2355 |
| 6 | 🇨🇦GMPreotu, Razvan | 2502 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 16.25 | 41.0 | -19.3 | 2338 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸FMJing, Andrew | 2342 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4.0 | 16.00 | 41.0 | +3.4 | 2356 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMGuo, Ethan | 2364 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -2.6 | 2353 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMZhu, Linxi | 2308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 4.0 | 14.75 | 41.0 | +12.4 | 2360 |
| 10 | 🇮🇳FMPadhya Saumil | 2300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 11.00 | 42.5 | -15.6 | 2237 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Melillo, LuciusFMUSA+22.84.5 pts · #4
- 2Matviishen, ViktorGMUKR+18.18.0 pts · #1
- 3Zhu, LinxiFMUSA+12.44.0 pts · #5
- 1Preotu, RazvanGMCAN-19.34.0 pts · #6
- 2Padhya SaumilFMIND-15.62.5 pts · #10
- 3Delgado Ramirez, NeurisGMPAR-10.25.0 pts · #3
- R8+196 Elo gap
- R7+155 Elo gap
- R3+124 Elo gap