2026 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (37) - B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Charlotte, NC, United States. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2237, and top seed was L M S T De Silva (🇱🇰 SRI, IM, 2409).
Megan Lee (🇺🇸 USA, FM, 2205) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Roman Pyrih (7.0) and L M S T De Silva (6.0). Lee took the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Nitesh Cherukuri (FM, 2202) beat L M S T De Silva (IM, 2409), a +207-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Megan Lee led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Roman Pyrih takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
FM Megan Lee beat IM Roman Pyrih (White).
FM Megan Lee 3 wins (R6–R8)IM Roman Pyrih 4 wins (R2–R5)
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 | 🇺🇸FMLee, Megan | 2205 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.25 | 38.0 | +58.0 | 2460 |
| 2 | 🇺🇦IMPyrih, Roman | 2395 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.75 | 38.0 | +5.6 | 2439 |
| 3 | 🇱🇰IMDe Silva, L M S T | 2409 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.25 | 39.0 | -5.9 | 2342 |
| 4 | 🇱🇹IMJuksta, Karolis | 2406 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | -10.6 | 2298 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸FMCherukuri, Nitesh | 2202 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +37.2 | 2283 |
| 7 | 🇺🇸Jasinski, Alexander | 2104 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +65.2 | 2251 |
| 6 | 🇺🇸CMKao, Jamison Edrich | 2269 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 13.75 | 40.5 | -16.0 | 2233 |
| 8 | 🇺🇸Horobetz, Graham | 2223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | -16.8 | 2158 |
| 10 | 🇨🇦CMXu, Zhihan (samuel) | 2054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1.0 | 3.25 | 44.0 | -50.2 | 1906 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸FMEckert, Doug | 2098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.75 | 44.0 | -35.8 | 1901 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jasinski, AlexanderUSA+65.24.5 pts · #7
- 2Lee, MeganFMUSA+58.07.0 pts · #1
- 3Cherukuri, NiteshFMUSA+37.25.0 pts · #5
- 1Xu, Zhihan (samuel)CMCAN-50.21.0 pts · #10
- 2Eckert, DougFMUSA-35.81.0 pts · #9
- 3Horobetz, GrahamUSA-16.83.5 pts · #8
- R9+207 Elo gap
- R7+201 Elo gap
- R8+190 Elo gap