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| TD a Player Himself |
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All Sections: G90 Time Delay Clocks will NOT Be Used unless BOTH players request it 15G. Ownership of Scoresheets "...scoresheets...property of the sponsoring organizer(s)" |
| 16L. Possible Stipulations "The Director may require that clocks face a certain direction or that Black sit on a particular side of the table..." |
| Moving before button pushed |
| Worthless Check Policy |
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23 thru Jan 20 Skyland IX 5-SS, G90 or G60! In 4 Sections Top $50, "B", "C", Lower Free EF into next event. EF: $4 for members or $6. Round begins at 7:45 sharp! (Winners must have 4 points with no byes) (Current Crosstable) |
| Jan 30 Quark XV EF: $10! |
 CCC Top 10 |
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NM John Lane |
2083 |
| 2 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2016 |
| 3 |
Cheng Chu | 2005 |
| 4 |
Jonathon McNeill | 1996 |
| 5 |
Gary Branton |
1913 |
| 6 |
Slobodan Sinanovic | 1866 |
| 7 |
Tom Hales | 1842 |
| 8 |
Jon Pietras |
1833 |
| 9 |
Clarke Brosi | 1813 |
| 10 |
Paul Lucas | 1742 |
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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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| "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). |
| "Adversity reveals character" Anon |
| "Talent is
doing easily what is
difficult for others, but genius is doing what is impossible for talent" Amiel |
| "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 |
| "The older I grow, the more I value my
pawns." Keres |
| "Morphy was probably the greatest genius of
them all." Fischer |
| "I thinks it's almost definite that the
game is a draw theoretically." Fischer |
| "The reasonable man
adapts himself to the conditions that surround him...
The unreasonable man adapts surrounding conditions to himself... All
progress
depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw |
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The CCC has 38 current members. This is our 114th 5 Rd event. Highest total of players for 1 Rd is 48. Highest total of players for 5 Rds is 78. |
| Links
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| Asheboro Chess Club |
| Yahoo Game Server |
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| Bill Wall's Chess
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| MonRoi
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| Chess Ninja.com |
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This is the Official Website of the
Charlotte
Chess Club - Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA - Earth - Milky Way -
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| charlottechess.com |
| -Today is Chessday, January 27,
2010 - According to the "Go Stats," this website served 37 "unique" visitors yesterday! (I wish more of you guys would come and join us at the club!) |
| 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 the Skyland Family Restaurant, 4544 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC (Just past Woodlawn Rd towards town on L) Charlotte, N.C. The club conducts a perpetual 5 round tournament with one round being played each Wednesday evening at 7:45pm. The time control is G90 - Entry fee is $4. ($6 for non-members) In 4 Sections: Top $50, "B", "C", Lower Free Entry next event. The Annual club membership fee is $25. (Current members receive $5 discount) The "no smoking" venue is "open 24 hours" and guarantees a private area with plenty of tables, good lighting, great food, close parking and friendly management! (The Management requests that you purchase your meal at Skyland) Join us to participate in casual play as well as USCF rated games. Your first visit is FREE! Non-members, who have visited more than once, and play off-hand games are required to pay $2. 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" and join the CCC or USCF simply show up at the site. |
| Explanation
of "Weekly Tournament Competition" The CCC conducts a perpetual 5 round tournament with one round being played each Wednesday evening at 7:45pm. The time control is G90 - All players who compete in tournament competition are required to be members of the United States Chess Federation. Regardless of which round(s) one chooses to enter, a player only gets credit for the game(s) he actually plays. There is no penalty for not showing up; it is simply counted as an unplayed game. - If you're running late, call me at 704-293-4397 and I'll pair you! Skyland stays open 24 hours! |
| "The Charlotte Chess Club is open to
players of every
race, color, creed, national origin, age, gender, religion,
political affiliation or alien origin. Regardless of skill level or
experience, each member is treated equally with respect." For more info Email: lelandfue@yahoo.com - This website is provided by NM Leland Fuerstman - |
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Welcome to the CCC NM Leland L. Fuerstman, Editor Greetings from Charlotte, North Carolina, 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, and other interesting anecdotes for your reading, viewing, and listening pleasure. We welcome your contributions and comments on our Message Board Scroll down for weekly
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 Though he only
gained 16 rating points
for the year - (that's 1.33 rating points per month!) Awards Committee Chairman IM Freddy Katz
has declared that by winning 10
of 15 CCC events, NM Leland Fuerstman has earned the coveted title of 2009 CCC Player of the Year! |
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| Skyland IX Results |
| Quark XIV Results |
 Having
met the requirement of playing 300
tournament games with a 2200+
rating, Charlotte's NM Chris "the
Babe" Mabe
(2281) has (unofficially) achieved the Title
of USCF Life Master! Here is his Rd:2 encounter from his most recent
tournament victory; the Asheboro
Open. (See Game 0848)
Congratulations! LF |
| Damon
Smith (1850) vs NM Leland Fuerstman (2016) |
| Freddy Providing
Security for Official CCC Chess Bag! |
| Delicious
Food Is A Good Thing!! |
| "This 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, than 008 can replace you..." M |
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Note: The time control for
all Sections is now G90 < ("Time Delay" will NOT be used unless Both Agree) |
| CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 1-21-10 Fuerstman Goes 5-0 in
Top; Gordon Takes "B"; Fedko, Gatlin "C"; Shirlen Lower Section of
Skyland IX
Charlotte, NC 1-20-10:
A grand total of 19
of the most contented calculators in the Charlotte area converged upon
this grand ballroom more commonly known as the Skyland Family
Restaurant in order to participate in Skyland
IX. (CCC
members got very comfortable
sitting in the padded booths
and
full size tables and chairs while
being
catered to by
a team of
friendly waitresses. Most
enjoyed a generously
portioned delicious home
style meal for
a ridiculously
low price
($5.95!),
drank fresh
hot coffee and
other
beverages, analyzed
on our demo board
and occasionally
monitored the giant flat screen TV with the sound
turned down;
open 24 hours - No Smoking!!) In the Top
Section, the pride
of  Mint Hill,
ex-member of the NCCA
Hall of Fame, NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman (2016) (early
morning colonoscopy notwithstanding), played directly into a
book line of the Sicilian Dragon against superhero Daryl "Flash" Gordon
(1723) but emerged victorious (See Game 0850)
to finish clear 1st Place with a perfect 5-0 and
pocket $50!
In the "B" Section, Gordon finished clear 1st Place with 2.5-2.5.
Meanwhile, after a wild tactical melee (See Game 0851), Josh
"GTO" Balogh (1761) made peace
with Bill "Mindweeder" Wright (1705). In addition, Tony "the Tiger" Cato (1600) beat down Vincent
"Sonny" Grosso (1418). In the  "C" Section, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin
(1401) ran out of ammo against Joe
Shirlen (966) ultimately splitting the point and finishing =1st-2nd Place with Slavic
"the Happy Ukrainian" Fedko
(1462) each with 3 points. In
the Lower Section, Shirlen finished clear 1st Place with 2.5-1.5. In
addition, "Smokin" Corey Frazier (1163) bested Copeland
"Copie" Blackwell (1053). In
order
to observe all results see "Current
Crosstable"-
The
facility was
great and everybody was happy! We hope that more players
will
join
us next Wednesday to
dine, socialize and play chess! - Everyone is
welcome... Long live
the CCC! Quark XV Jan. 30!! - Be there, or be square... |
| Sinanovic, Gordon Share Top
Honors in Quark XIV Mint Hill, NC 12-26-09: A light post-Christmas Day turnout of 8 loyal lieutenants of the CCC resistance fighters brigade gathered at the Mint Hill Public Library in order to participate in Quark XIV. In the Top Section, the CCC sage Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1866) yielded a Draw to Ron "Dutch" Breukelaar  (1347) in Rd:1, dispatched of Josh "GTO"
Balogh (1761) in Rd:2 and
upset NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman (2016)
in the final round (See Game 0842) to finish =1st-2nd Place with Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1676) who defeated Joe
Shirlen (966) in Rd:1, split
the point with Fuerstman in Rd:2 and bested Breukelaar in the
final round to each collect $50. (The
Entry Fee was only $10!
The
CCC collected a total of $80
in EF's and paid out $100 in cash! It is disappointing that more
Charlotte players did not take advantage of this well run and enjoyable
event). For
complete results see "Crosstable" Fuerstman Directed, Cato Assisted- Next Quark Jan 30. $10 EF! "Hey, what other
organization is charging less?" |
