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"Current
Roster"
Dec 2024
Supplement
Name, Image, E-mail,
rating, gain/loss since 1124,
state ranking, CCC &
USCF Expiration
- The CCC
has 35
currently paid
members -
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Check Your CCC & USCF Expiration Dates!
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CCC
Renewal $30. Due 12-24:
Alec Pickup
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Gained Since 10-24
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Rtg.
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Pts.
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Emmanuel Cooper
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809
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+97
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James Cobb
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1210
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+33
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John Freeman
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1536
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+21
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irdi Sejdia
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1675
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+6
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If a violation of a rule
of chess occurs during your game, immediately stop the
clocks and "quietly" report
it to the Director
who will address the issue.
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*Cell Phone Rule*
"All cell phones must be
turned OFF during play.
Electronic score keeping devices may NOT be used
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Need
E-mail addresses for the following members:
Alec Pickup, Dawuud Richards,
Will Correll
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
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Did You Lose a Piece?
The CCC has a mixed bag of odd pieces in
case you have lost one.
Many Used Chess Books For
Sale!
New Sets: Tournament size pieces and board $25! Folding boards $25
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Upcoming
Tournaments
- Official USCF Listings -
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*11-20 thru 12-18 *
McAlister 79
5-SS, G75, D5 or no
(Black decides upon 5 second delay;
if so, 5
minutes subtracted from both clocks)
In 3 Sections: Winners
get
Free EF into the next event
(Must have 4
points with no Byes)
EF: $5 per Rd (Nons
$8.)
Round @ 7 pm
Sharp!
Now Open Til 10pm!!
(McA78
Crosstable) |
Live Chess
Ratings!!
CCC Top 17
"Most
Recent Published
Rating"
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Active CCC members
Class "D" and above
with permanent ratings -
(Participated within past 120 days)
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"Journalism is printing
what someone else does not want printed;
everything else is public relations." George
Orwell
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Buddha
was asked, " What have you gained from
meditation? He replied, "Nothing! However, let
me tell you what I have lost: anger, anxiety,
depression, insecurity, fear of old age and
death..." Buddha
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"If
people are not laughing at your goals, then
you have not set them high enough!" Anon
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"The breakfast of
champions is not cereal, it is the opposition!"
Nick Seitz
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"I don't give 'em
hell; I just tell the truth, and they think it's
hell!"
Harry Truman
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"Evil will
prevail when good men stand silent"
Edmund
Burke
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"You don't stop playing
when you get old; you get old when you stop
playing!"
Benjamin Franklin
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Here is the
only truth: "We are the pawns of the mysterious
game of chess played by God, who moves us, stops
us, shifts us ahead, and soon picks us up one
after the other and gathers us in the same box
of Nothing."
Omar Khayyam 1040 ad
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"Chess grips its
exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that
the inner freedom and independence of even the
strongest character cannot remain
unaffected." Albert
Einstein
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"Imagination
does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed
insanity is reason. Poets do not go
mad; but chess-players do".
Chesterton, The Maniac (1908).
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"Adversity
reveals character"
James Lane Allen
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"the
chess playing of a master ties him to the game,
fetters his mind and shapes it to a certain
extent so that his internal freedom and ease, no
matter how strong he is, must inevitably be
affected." Spinoza |
"One bad
move nullifies 40 good moves." Horowitz
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"The older
I grow, the more I value my pawns." Keres
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"Morphy was
probably the greatest genius of them all."
Fischer
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"I thinks
it's almost definite
that the game of chess is a draw
theoretically." Fischer
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"There is
never 'always' anything
in chess; save for one's consideration for the exception!"
NM Leland Fuerstman
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"The golden
opportunity you are seeking is in
yourself. It is not in your environment;
it is not in luck or chance, or the help of
others;
it is in yourself alone."
Orison Swett Marden
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"Personally,
I don't believe in superstition... It's bad
luck!?
Groucho Marx
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"What's the
use of happiness?
It can't buy you money?!"
Henny Youngman
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"Don't
worry about avoiding temptation... as you grow
older,
it will avoid you!" Winston Churchill
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"A sure way
to lose something you really want, is to desire
it too much." anonymous
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"Love can
not be found where love does not exist; and love
is never hidden where love really is" anonymous
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"If you
have enemies; good. That means you stood up
for something during your life..." Winston
Churchill
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“The more
you play, the more beauty you are able to see.”
Alexander Stripunsky
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"The side
which stays within it's fortification is beaten"
Napoleon
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"Great spirits have often
encountered violent opposition
from weak minds." Einstein
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"I know not with what
weapons World War III will be fought, but World
War IV will be fought with sticks and
stones." Einstein
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"Not everything that counts
can be counted, and not everything that can be
counted counts." Einstein
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"The belly, when not
restrained, destroys the virtue of the
soul."
Pope Gregory the Great
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"Brilliant man, Sherlock
Holmes. Too bad he was honest..." Moriarty
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Watson: "Ghosts don't stab
people in the back; do they?" Holmes: "Not
well bred ghosts..!"
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Official Website of the
"Original" CCC
Charlotte
Chess Club
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Charlotte, North Carolina,
USA - Founded in 1975 -
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World
Championship Rd:9
Ding 4.5 - Gukesh 4.5
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*We
play one rated game every Wednesday
evening!*
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www.charlottechessclub.com
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Friday,
Dec 6, 2024
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The CCC has Boards,
Pieces, Score Books and Old Chess Books for
Sale!!
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The Charlotte Chess Club has 36 current members
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Welcome to
the CCC
Charlotte Chess
Club * Greetings from
Charlotte, N.C. USA, earth to everyone
out there in cyberia and welcome to
the Charlotte Chess Club website. On
this page, which is continuously
updated, we will report a weekly
synopsis of the previous meeting to
include current standings, annotated
games, Weekly
Puzzle and other interesting anecdotes
for your reading, viewing, and
listening pleasure. We welcome your
contributions and comments.
This Website is
provided by NM Leland Fuerstman,
Editor
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Scroll down for Weekly "News & Views"
Article
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The
Charlotte Chess Club, an
Independent Affiliate
of the USCF
meets each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm
(or as early as 5:30 for some!) at
McAlister's Deli, 4805 Park Rd, Charlotte, N.C.
28209
Primarily an "adult"
club, the CCC
conducts a perpetual
5 round tournament with one round being
played each Wednesday
evening at 7
pm sharp! The time
control is G75
- Entry fee is still $5. ($8 for
non-members) Winners receive FREE Entry into
next event. (All
winners must have at least 4
points with no byes). The Annual
club membership fee is $30.
Current members receive $5 discount.
The venue guarantees a private
area with padded
chairs and great
lighting (lamp over
every table!) - 2
players per table!! "Wi-Fi,"
great
menu and prices, direct parking for 100
cars, his & hers sanitary multi-port
lavatories and very friendly crew! --- (Management
requests that you purchase your
meal at McAlister's
Deli) --- Join
us to participate in casual play as well as
USCF
rated games. If you are not playing in the
tournament, your first visit is FREE!
Non-members, who have visited more than once,
and play off-hand games are required to pay $3. The CCC
occasionally sponsors a bi-monthly 3 rd. Swiss and
other special tournaments. For schedule see "Upcoming
Events" In
order to compete in "Tournament
Competition" you
must be a member of the USCF
(uschess.org).
To join the CCC or USCF
you may simply show up at the site
and pay the fees!
Note: Non-members
will be preempted by
Members who arrive before 6:50pm!
Otherwise,
if you arrive after 7:00pm,
it's first come, first
served which means that the
final odd player who enters
will receive a Bye. Mgmt.
appreciates your purchase of
a healthy meal! McAlister's
Deli stays open til 10:00
pm!
Running late? Call or text 704-965-8931
and we'll work you in! *************************************************
Contact
Information: charlottechessclub@gmail.com
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Explanation
of Weekly Tournament Competition |
CCC
News & Views 12-5-24
Bale
Leads Top; Birsan
U1600; Cobb Lower
Section of
McA79
Charlotte, NC 12-4-24: Fourteen
loyal
members of the CCC royal
guard converged
upon this conveniently
located and well
sanitized venue more
commonly known as McAlister's
Deli in order to
enjoy a wonderful meal,
socialize with other adults,
solve the Weekly
Puzzle (White to
Mate in 2!!), munch on
"Big Cookies" and participate
in Rd:2
of McAlister's
79. In the Top
Section, Expert
Shawn
"Bat Man" Bale
(2016)
defended
handily
against the Anti-
Nimzo Attack
(See
Game 2949)
poorly
orchestrated
by the
Pride
of Mental Hill,
ex-Member of the
NCCA Hall of Fame,
NM Leland "Survivor"
Fuerstman (2000)
who
ditched 2 Pawns
in the late middle game
allowing "Bat Man" to
lead with 2-0.
Meanwhile, Irdi
"the Mad Albanian" Sejdia
(1675)
welcomed Daryl "Flash"
Gordon (1804)
back to CCC
competition while Andre
"Peppy" Depew (1724)
outplayed new
arrival from New
Mexico Brian
Lloyd (1733).
In addition, Sammy "the
Bull" Fuerstman
(1642)
defeated Pawel
Lyko (1543). In the U1600 Section,
Ilgin
"the Mad Turk"
Birsan (1488) defeated Spencer "Jazzman"
Singleton (1500)
to lead with 2-0. In
addition, Mark "the Bird"
Boyd (1593)
notched the point over John Freeman, Esq.
(1536).
In the Lower Section, James
"Ty" Cobb (1210) put
the kibosh on Dave Cartine (1230)
to lead with 1-1.
In order to observe all results see
"Crosstable."
The CCC
will conduct Rd:3
of McAlister's
79 on Wednesday, Dec 11
at 7pm! (We need new
players!! If
you've never played at the CCC,
your first rated game will be FREE!
USCF Membership required) Thank
you for participating in CCC
competition. - Long
live the Charlotte Chess Club!!
Лиланд ---Bring Equipment!
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Honorificabilitudinitatibus!!
Поздравляем!
Congratulations to Expert Shawn
"Christian" Bale
(2046) and NM
Leland "Survivor" Fuerstman (2000) who
finished = 1st-2nd Place in the Top Section
of McAlister's
78 with 3.5.
In the U1600 Section,
Mark "the Bird"
Boyd (1593) finished Clear 1st Place
with 2-0.
In Lower
Section, James "Ty" Cobb
(1177)
finished Clear 1st Place with 4-1..
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"The 28 1/2 Times I Almost Got
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Puzzle of the
Week!!
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White to Mate in
2!! -
(For
the answer, E-mail
charlottechessclub@gmail.com)
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Round Begins
at 7:00pm
Sharp! Time control G75
EF:$5
(Black pieces decide whether or not to use
"Time Delay," 5 minutes
deducted)
(In addition, upon registration, a player may
choose to use his official published rating or any
subsequent higher published rating for
pairing purposes)TD
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isn't a personal vendetta, 007. It's an
assignment like any other. And, if you can't
treat it as such, coldly and objectively,
then 008 can replace you..." M
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