2001 North Carolina Championships
Extraordinary Success; Six Champions Crowned - $5,500
Guaranteed Prize Fund Paid in Full!
Charlotte,
N.C. 9-4-01: A grand total of 106
of
North Carolina's most competitive chessplayers converged upon the Independence
Hotel in Charlotte over the Labor Day weekend in order to participate in
the 2001 North Carolina Championships. The $35 hotel rate, $50 entry
fee and guaranteed prize fund assured a friendly and convenient event for
all NCCA members. A
total of $5,500 was
paid to 32 different
players! Clear 1st Place in the Championship Section was
captured by International Master Jonathan Schroer (2457)
of
Cary, N.C. The 38 yr old, married, Montessouri School Principal defeated
NM Garrick Wells (2097) in Rd:1, Harold Mouzon (2190) in Rd:2 and NM Matthew
Hoekstra (2306) in Rd:3 before yielding Draws to NM John Kirby (2243) and
NM Frankie Newton (2190). For his 4-1 finish Schroer collected
$600
cash
and the Title of 2001 N.C. State Champion! Equal
2nd-6th
Place with 3.5-1.5
were NM Matthew Hoekstra (2306) of
Charlotte, Justin Daniel
(2150) of Charlotte, NM John Kirby
(2243)
of Raleigh, Kevin Kirby (2159) of Cary and NM Frankie
Newton (2190) of Lincolnton each winning $120
(and all, at one time or currently,
members of the Charlotte Chess Club!)
Top Under 2100 with
2.5-2.5
were
NM Garrick Wells (2097) of Charlotte, Michael Buaiz (2093),
Steve Tisinger (2065) and 15 yr old Daniel Tapia (1897) of Charlotte
each winning $75.
The Top
Class "A" Title was captured by Paul
King (1828) 
of
Fayetteville who bested his opponents with a final score of 4-1
winning $400. Second
Place went to Ken Baxter (1922)
of Mooresville who scored 3.5-1.5 and pocketed $200.Top
Under 1900 was won by Thomas Adams
(1825) who also scored
3.5-1.5 and earned
$200.
The Top
Class "B" Title
was taken by E. Lee Raby (1606) 
who
turned in the highest single score of the tournament with 4.5-.5. For
his efforts Raby collected $400.
Clear
2nd Place was captured by
Daniel Garrett (1580) with 4-1
who
took home $200.
Equal
1st-4th Under 1700 was shared by David Griffin (1661) of Charlotte,
Paul Calloway (1630) of Horseshoe, Mike Lipkin (1616) and 13
year old Ian Sanders
(1366) of Hendersonville each scoring 3.5-1.5
and winning $50.
The Top
Class "C" Title was capatured
by D. Paul Jenkins (1587) of Charlotte who scored 4-1 and
pocketed $400.
Equal 2nd-4th were Mark Schulz (1550), Walter Overman
(1467) and Robert Botelho (1366) each scoring 3.5-1.5 and
winning $67. Equal
1st-2nd
Under 1500 were Chris Mabe (1460) and Jesse Eddleman
(1087) each scoring 3-2 and winning $100.
The Top
Class "D" Title was won on tiebreak by
Chris
Griffin (1256)
over Euphemia Mu (1276) of Charlotte and Albert Carlson (1331)
who each scored 4-1 and collected $200.
Top
Under 1300 was claimed by Frank Johnson (1270) of Gastonia who
scored 3.5-1.5 and collected $200.
The
Top Class "E" title was won on tie-break
by Steve Sigmon (1093) 
over
Miklos
Kiss (1198) and Randy Shirley (1096) each scoring
4-1
and winning $200. The
Under
1100 honors went to Jeffery Moore (982) who scored
3.5-1.5
and claimed $200.
Special
thanks to NCCA Sec/Treas Pat Hoekstra for tediously processing late
entries and to NCCA President Neal Harris for his continued attention
and encouragement. And, a very special "thank you" for the superb
work provided by Pairing Director Rob Morse and Assistant Director
Bill
Nash (neither of whom were compensated for this event). (Fuerstman
directed).
