"Current
Roster"
Image, E-mail,
rating, gain/loss,
CCC & USCF Expiration
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Nov. 10' Supplement
(Total
Points Gained Since 10-10)
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Spencer
Singleton
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+96
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Bill
Wright
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+84
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Corey
Frazier
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+60
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Nate
Eerenberg
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+41
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Ron Breukelaar
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+36
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Last
4 Issues of
"News & Views"
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Nov 3
thru Dec 1
Skyland
XVIII
5-SS, G90
or G60!
In 4 Sections: Top,
"B", "C", Lower. Free Entry
into next event per sec.
EF: $4 for members or $6.
Round @ 7:45pm sharp!
(Winners
must have 4 points with no byes)
(Current
Crosstable)
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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 previal 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" Anon
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"Talent is
doing easily what is
difficult for others, but genius
is doing what is impossible
for talent" Amiel
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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 is a draw theoretically." Fischer
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"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 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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This is the Official Website of the
Charlotte
Chess Club
- Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA - Earth - Milky Way -
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charlottechess.com
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-Today is Chessday, November 10,
2010 -
{Milestone:
45 years ago today LF joined the U.S. Army}
According
to the "Go Stats,"
this website served 36
"unique"
visitors yesterday!
(I
wish more of you guys would come and join us at the club!)
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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 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
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Entry fee is $4.
($6 for non-members) In 4 Sections: Top, "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, friendly management and our own personal waitress, Aleka! (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 7:45
pm. sharp!
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!
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"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 - |
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
article
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Skyland
XVII Results |
Freddy Providing
Security for Official CCC Chess Bag!
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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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Sinanovic's
Puzzle of the Week!
#24 White to move; Mate in 2!!
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Kramnik Wins Bilbao Final Masters!
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Highest
USCF Rating Ever!
As a result of his clear 1st Place Victory at the
2010
World Open, GM Viktor
Laznicka has ammassed
a "provisional" USCF rating of 2875!!
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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 11-4-10
Skyland
XVIII Begins
Charlotte, NC 11-3-10:
A moderate turnout of 12
of the friendliest competitors in the Charlotte area converged upon
this think tank more
commonly
known
as
the Skyland Family
Restaurant in order to participate in Rd:1 of Skyland XVIII. (CCC
members
got very comfortable
sitting in the padded booths
and
full
size tables and chairs while
being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Aleka! Most
enjoyed a generously
portioned
delicious
home
style meal for
a ridiculously
low price
($6.95!),
drank fresh
hot coffee and
other
beverages, analyzed
on our demo board
and occasionally
monitored
the giant flat screen TV with
the sound
turned off;
open 24 hours!) In the Top Section,
the pride
of Mint
Hill,
ex-member of the NCCA
Hall of Fame, NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2000) maneuvered for 25
moves until a stubborn Bill "Mindweeder" Wright (1639) made a dubious recapture (See Game 0916) which quickly
lead to his demise. Meanwhile, Slobodan
"the Mad Serb" Sinanovic
(1909) outlasted superhero Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1764) to share the
lead with 1-0.
In the "C"
Section, James Bourque
(1223) upset Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1434). In the Lower Section, "Smokin" Corey Frazier
(1313) sidestepped the Draw and ultimately defeated Manfred "Mann" Vees
(801) to share the lead with 1-0. 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!
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