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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. TD |
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CCC Cell Phone
Policy
Unless approved by
the Director, after 7:45pm, the use of a cell
phone in the playing area is strictly
prohibited. First offense subtracts 10 minutes
from violators clock; second offense may result
in forfeiture of game.
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All Sections: G90 The player with the Black pieces chooses whether to use "5 second time delay." 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 |
| Legal Method for
Adjusting Pieces USCF Rule 10A, p.21,
Adjustment of Pieces.
"A player who is on the
move and first expresses the
intention to adjust...
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"News & Views"
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| Did You Lose a Piece? The CCC has a mixed bag of odd pieces in case you have lost one. (I need a standard White Rook) Also, we have chess sets for sale. $20. |
| Upcoming
Tournaments Around North Carolina |
| Dec 29 Reserve Angel IX |
| Dec 12 thru Jan 9 Skyland 40 5-SS, G90, In 4 Sections: Top, "B", "C", Lower. Free Entry per section. EF: $4 for members or $6. Round @ 7:45pm sharp! (Winners must have 4 points with no byes) (Per USCF rule, EF subtracted from $$ prize) (Current Crosstable) |
| Feb 10 (Sunday) Pageland Championship |
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CCC Top Twenty! "Most Recent Published Rating" |
| 1 |
NM Pat Sciacca | 2164 |
| 2 |
Shawn Pealer | 2157 |
| 3 |
Keith Eubanks | 2101 |
| 4 |
WFM
Jenny Leveikina |
2098 |
| 5 |
Wil Mahan | 2069 |
| 6 |
Patrick McCartney | 2059 |
| 7 |
NM
Garrick Wells |
2042 |
| 8 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2027 |
| 9 |
Michael Kliber | 2025 |
| 10 |
Sulia
Mason |
1991 |
| 11 |
Matthew Green | 1983 |
| 12 |
Jonathon McNeill | 1978 |
| 13 |
Bill Connell | 1936 |
| 14 |
Daniel Cremisi | 1913 |
| 15 |
Clarke Brosi | 1894 |
| 16 |
Mark Biernacki | 1865 |
| 17 |
Daryl Gordon | 1841 |
| 18 |
Tom Hales | 1813 |
| 19 |
Slobodan Sinanovic | 1761 |
| 20 |
Paul Lucas | 1751 |
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Within Past 6
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| "The breakfast of champions is not cereal,
it is the opposition!" Nick Seitz |
| "I
don't give 'em hell; I just tell the truth,
and they think it's hell!"
Harry Truman |
| "Evil will previal
when good men stand silent"
Edmund Burke |
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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 |
| "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 of chess is a draw theoretically." Fischer |
| "There is never always
anything in chess; save for one's consideration of the exception!" NM Leland Fuerstman |
| "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 |
| "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 |
| "Personally, I
don't believe in superstition... It's bad luck!? Groucho Marx |
| "What's the use of
happiness? It can't buy you money?!" Henny Youngman |
| "Don't worry
about avoiding temptation... as you grow older,
it will avoid you!" Winston Churchill |
| "A sure way to lose
something you really want, is to desire it too
much." anonymous |
| "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 |
| "The side which stays
within it's fortification is beaten" Napoleon |
| "Great spirits have often
encountered violent opposition from weak minds." Einstein |
| "I know not with what
weapons World War III will be fought, but World
War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein |
| "Not everything that counts
can be counted, and not everything that can be
counted counts." Einstein |
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The CCC has 69 current members. This is our 151st 5 Rd event. Highest total of players for 1 Rd is 48. Highest total of players for 5 Rds is 78. |
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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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| Today is
Chessday, Dec 19, 2012 This site had 42 unique visitors yesterday! 2 Days and Counting Until Syzygy! |
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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) Primarily an adult club, the CCC 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, "B", "C", Lower. All section winners get Free Entry into next event. (Winners must have 4 points with no byes). The Annual club membership fee is $25. (Current members receive $5 discount) The venue is "open 24 hours" and guarantees a private area with plenty of tables, good lighting, "Wi-Fi," great food, close parking, friendly management and our own personal waitress, Cindy! (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. The USCF now offers a special "3 month trial membership" for new players for only $15!! Note: Non-members will be preempted by CCC members who arrive before 7:45pm! |
| 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 704-965-8931 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. Every member of
the CCC has the right to vote!" For more info Email: charlottechessclub@gmail.com - This website is provided by NM Leland Fuerstman |
| "Donations"
to the Charlotte
Chess Club may be
submitted to:
NM Leland Fuerstman, 7110 Lancashire Dr, Mint Hill, NC 28227 Thanks! |
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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
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Top 200 Players
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| Mint
Hill IX Results |
| Skyland XXXIX
Results |
| Reserve Angel VIII Results |
| Freddy
Providing Security for Official CCC Chess Bag! |
| "Carolina
Gambit - Oct 1984!" |
| 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 |
 Sinanovic's
Puzzle of the Week!#58 White to Move Mate in 2!! |
| Archive
of 2011 GM Games |
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2900 Watch!!--- GM Fabiano Caruana 2865 GM Gata Kamsky 2845 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2845 |
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Another Player to Watch! -
SM
Samuel Sevian (2444) Oh, by the way, he's 11 years old!! Earned NM at age 9! |
| "Live"
List of FIDE Top 2700+ "Carlsen (2861) Surpasses Kasparov (2851) for Highest Rating in History!" GM Magnus Carlsen (2861) Draws World Champion Anand in the Final Round to finish Clear 1st Place with 18 points in the London Chess Classic. Kramnik was 2nd with 16 points. Nakamura and Adams =3rd-4th with 13. |
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Did Not Know That!? |
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Note: The
time control for all Sections is now G90 < ( Black pieces decide whether or not to use "Time Delay") |
 CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 12-13-12Skyland XL Begins
Charlotte,
NC 12-12-12: An "extra large" turnout
of 23 of the most competitive chess
players from 2
cities converged upon this grand ballroom more
commonly known as the Skyland
Family Restaurant in order to
participate in Skyland XL. (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, Cindy.
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 monitored
the giant flat screen TV with the sound
turned off; open 24 hours!) In
the Top
Section,
the  CCC's
#1 player,
NM Pat
"Kahn" Sciacca,
Esq.
(2153) had
his hands full
against the
anti-Grunfeld
played by the
pride of Mint
Hill, Ex-member
of the NCCA
Hall of Fame,
NM Leland "Ennui"
Fuerstman
(2022) but
finally won in
the time
scramble (See
Game 1124)
to
share the lead
with Expert
Patrick
"Flanker"
McCartney
(2059) who
vanquished
superhero
Clarke "Kent"
Brosi (1889) (See Game 1127) and Michael
"Bolton" Kliber
(2025) who
totally
clobbered
Paul
"Survivalist" Lucas
(1776) each
with 1-0. In
addition, Expert
Wil
"Mayhem" Mahan
(2069) split the point with "Wild" Bill Connell (1922) while with seven seconds left on his opponents clock, Expert Shawn "P Diddy" Pealer (2157) graciously agreed to a Draw (See Game 1126) with Team Greensboro's Josh "Lawman" Lawson (1991)! In the "B" Section, "Judge" Slobodan Sinanovic (1761) 
fell prey to a
nifty draw (See Game 1128) with Team
Greensboro's
John
Retarides
(1636). In the
"C" Section,
Team Greensboro's
Tony
"Prime Time" Sanders
(1577)
demonstrated a
cute Philador's
Legacy
(See
Game 1125)
to "Smokin"
Corey Frazier
(1406) while Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin
(1583)
unloaded on
Robert "Xbox"
Zboch (1467)
each leading
with 1-0.
In the Lower
Section,
Eric "Truth"
Hartung
(1215)
defeated
Michael "the
Fox" Trott
(721) while Rich
"Alert" Trela
(1145) bested
"Little" Joe
Little (1334).
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
one rated game of chess! Everyone
is welcome. Long live the CCC!
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Connell =1st-2nd in MHIX Mint Hill, NC 12-8-12: Four honored members of the CCC Royal Guard gathered at the palatial estate of NM LF in order to participate in Mint Hill IX and enjoy a delicious  bowl of "spicey beef stew!" The
time control for this "dual" rated event was G65
with no time delay. In Rd:1,
the Pride of Mint Hill,
Ex-member of the NCCA Hall of Fame,
NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman
(2024) got an edge in the opening and
finally prevailed in the ending after
Slobodan "Judge" Sinanovic (1777) retreated his
Knight to the back rank while "Wild" Bill
Connell (1936) survived a viscous time
scramble against Paul "Survivalist" Lucas
(1765). In Rd:2,
"Ennui Boy" snapped a couple of Pawns in
the middle game and held on to beat the
"Survivalist while "Wild" Bill defended
handily against the "Judge." In Rd:3, Fuerstman
and Connell played an Exchange French
which soon fizzled to a Draw guaranteeing =1st-2nd
Place with 2.5-.5
and each pocketing $30.
In addition, Sinanovic defeated Lucas in
the final round and then hung around for a while
to drink shots of bourbon and play speed chess!
In order
to observe all results see "Crosstable."
An enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Fuerstman
directed. |
| Fuerstman,
Kliber Share Top Honors in Reserve Angel
VIII; Haigler
Takes Lower Section Charlotte, NC 11-24-12: An equal turnout of 19 of the most loyal and contented holiday revelers assembled on the 7th  floor of the Dowd
"Y" in order to participate in Reserve
Angel VIII. (Every person, to a man,
had fun at this event! It's still difficult for
me to get used to the silence!)
In the Top Section, NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman
(2010) dispatched of Tony "the Tiger" Cato (1620)
in Rd:1 before his celebrated encounter
with Expert Keith "Chuckie" Eubanks
(2107) in Rd:2 whereby White won a
piece but suffered because of an
undeveloped Queenside. The ensuing line
allowed the extraordinary 26...
b2!? (See Game 1118)
whereupon Black went on to win! In the
final round, Fuerstman promptly agreed to
a GM Draw with Expert Michael
"Bolton" Kliber (2025) who clobbered Bob
Moore (1700) in Rd:1  and Sulia Mason (2016) in Rd:2
each finishing =1st-2nd Place with
2.5-.5 and
pocketing $75.
In the Lower Section, Team
Monroe's Ian "Fleming" Haigler
(1528) defeated Marat Kocharyan (1445) in Rd:1, "Little" Joe Little
(Unr) in Rd:2 and Eric "Truth" Hartung
(1225) in Rd:3 to finish Clear 1st
Place with 3-0
and take home $90.
Clear 2nd Place was renewing CCC
member Marnzell "Pat" Hand (1600)
with 2.5-.5
winning $45.
In order to observe all results see "Crosstable."
Fuerstman directed. |
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