The Charlotte Invitational Chess 2021 is going to take place 27-31 May. It consists of two round robins valid for FIDE norms.
Charlotte Invitational GM A is a closed ten player event with GM Peter Prohaszka as to seed. 6,5/9 is the needed score for a GM norm and a total of seven players will try to take it. The IM B tournament is also a ten player event. IM Alexander Matros is top seed and the IM norm stands at 7,0/9.
Official website of the tournament
Charlotte Invitational GM A
Title
Name
FIDE
USCF
Fed
Norm
GM
Peter Prohaszka
2567
2618
HUN
GM
Mark Paragua
2529
2622
PHI
GM
Tanguy Ringoir
2474
2554
BEL
IM
Daniel Fernandez
2458
2540
USA
6.5/9 GM
IM
Christopher Woojin Yoo
2455
2540
USA
6.5/9 GM
IM
Kassa Korley
2441
2538
DEN
6.5/9 GM
FM
Shankar Gauri
2385
2458
IND
6.5/9 GM; 5.0/9 IM
IM
Sahil Sinha
2375
2453
USA
6.5/9 GM
IM
Arthur Guo
2359
2447
USA
6.5/9 GM
Tianqi Wang
2317
2412
USA
6.5/9 GM; 5.0/9 IM
Charlotte Invitational IM B
Title
Name
FIDE
USCF
Fed
Norm
IM
Alexander Matros
2373
2408
KAZ
IM
Nikolai Andrianov
2365
2431
RUS
IM
Roberto Abel Martin Del Campo Cardenas
2290
2365
MEX
FM
Vincent Tsay
2285
2392
USA
7.0/9 IM
FM
Carlos Sandoval Mercado
2252
2327
MEX
7.0/9 IM
FM
Robby Adamson
2250
2338
USA
7.0/9 IM
NM
Eddy Tian
2204
2326
USA
7.0/9 IM
FM
Doug Eckert
2165
2258
USA
7.0/9 IM
NM
Matan Prilleltensky
2136
2284
USA
7.0/9 IM
NM
Dominique Myers
1985
2182
USA
7.0/9 IM
The organizer of the events is the Charlotte Chess Center & Scholastic Academy. CCCSA, founded in March of 2014, serves as a place where members of all ages and skill levels can congregate and enjoy the royal game of chess. The CCCSA also has an open library of over 700 books.
The CCCSA serves as an educational hub for chess in the Charlotte area; offering camps, classes and lectures year round.
The CCCSA runs weekly and monthly chess events such as weekly rated play, special events, lectures, classes, weekend tournaments. The CCCSA is constantly making efforts to create partnerships with local and national educational programs to further the expansion of chess not only locally but nationally.
More events: Charlotte Chess Masters 2021