 Charlotte
Chess Club
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Current
Roster
Rank, CCC, NCCA,
USCF Exp.
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December Supplement
(Total
Points Gained Since 12-05)
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Who's
Hot!!
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Amanda McCartney
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+258
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Kevin Huang
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+204
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Colette Wheeless
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+190
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Samuel
Xin
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+167
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Chang Sun
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+143
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Derek
Zhang
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+128
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Adam
Clontz
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+119
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Corey
Frazier
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+113
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Joshua
Mu
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+110
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Last
4 Issues of
"News & Views"
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On August 29, 1948, Kit Crittenden won the N.C. State Championship
at age 13, still youngest ever in the
Nation!
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New Prize Structure for
final Wendy's Event!
Top Section $200!
Top "B", "C"
&
"Lower" Section
Free
Entry to Bertucci's
Winners must have
at least 4 points
(Note: Byes & 1/2 point byes
do NOT count)
(CCC Members Only)
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CCC Top 10
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December 2006 Rating
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Competed
within past 6 months
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1
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FM Andrey Chumachenko
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2470
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2
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NM
Frankie Newton
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2287
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3
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Chris Mabe
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2114
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4
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Shawn Pealer
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2111
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5
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Todd
Trower
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2099
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6
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NM
Leland Fuerstman
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2016 |
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6
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Patrick McCartney
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2016
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8
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James Dickson
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9
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James
MacDougall
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1961
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10
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Gary
Newsom
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1952
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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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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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Happy Holidays!
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
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+> 2006 Players of the Year
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Note: The time control for
the Top Section is now G90 <
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 CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 12-21-06
Wendy's
LXXXIII
Begins; Upsets Abound! - Newton's Streak Ends; Top Section Pays $200!
- Round
Now Begins at 7:30 pm
sharp!! -
Charlotte, NC 12-20-06:
A "new facility" record
crowd of 30 of the strongest
chessplayers in the Metrolina area converged upon this grand ballroom more
commonly known as Wendy's in order to participate in the final chess
event of the year. Prior to the
round, the 2006 Players of the
Year were announced. In order to qualify, players must have
participated in at least 6
CCC events and played at least 24
games. Player of the Year
was determined by most CCC Titles earned in 2006. Greatest annual
rating increase determined the winners of other sections. |
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2006 Player of the
Year - NM Frankie Newton
2006
Expert Player of the Year - Shawn
Pealer
2006
Class "A" Player of the Year - Thomas
Paradis
2006
Class "B" Player of the Year - Kevin
Huang
2006
Class "C" Player of the Year - Samuel
Xin
2006
Class "D" Player of the Year - Derek
Zhang
2006
Class "E" Player of the Year - Corey
Frazier
2006 Most
Improved Player of the Year - Amanda McCartney
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Each
Winner receives a framed Official
Certificate and Free
Entries into one
Wendy's and one Bertucci's event. In addition, their CCC memberships
will be extended for one year! - Congratulations
to all of our 2006 champions!!
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In the Top Section, the CCC's #1 player and
North Carolina's highest rated player,  FM Andrey "the Giant" Chumachenko (2470) met stiff
resistance from Gary "Night Crawler" Newsom (1952) but ultimately
converted his slight spacial advantage into a win. Meanwhile,
the CCC's #2 player,
the pride of Crouse, NC, 2006
CCC Player of the Year NM Frankie "Neutrino" Newton
(2287) {who
lost a game on March 19 to FM Andrey Chumachenko (2470) in Rd:3 of the
US Masters and then played 33
games without a single loss,} was summarily upset by 17
year old rising star Matthew
"Juggernaut" Green (1915) who
simply outplayed the Master, with the Black pieces, no less! (See Game 0579)
In
addition, Expert Chris "the
Babe" Mabe (2114) survived a
difficult struggle with Jamie McGavran (1903), Michael "Bolton" Kliber (1900) clobbered Expert Todd
"Squirrelbreath" Trower (2099), NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2016)
upset 2006 CCC Class "B" Player
of the Year Kevin "Spacey"
Huang (1841) (See Game 0578) and Bobby "Duck" Waddell (1806) crushed Expert
Patrick "Fabio" McCartney (2016) each leading with 1-0.
Meanwhile, NM John "Night
Train" Lane (2085) was
welcomed back to CCC competition by Laura
"Karate Kid" Lee (1831) who,
after a wild middlegame, first sacrificed a piece and then a Rook to
force a Draw! In the "B" Section,
Scott "Eagle" Baldwin (1791) entertained "Iron"
Mike Eberhardinger (1702) and  Viktor
"the Mad Russian" Ozherelyev
(1636) beat down Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1768) each
leading with 1-0.
In addition, 2006 CCC Class
"C" Player of the Year Samuel "Xman" Xin (1754) made peace with Amelia "Wheels" Wheeless (1660) while
Jerome "Cookie
Monster" DeBell (1674)  split the point with Melvin "Isaac" Hayes (1511) (who
said he "first played in the CCC at Spirit Square in 1973!") In
the Lower Section, wins were submitted by Cesar "Read me my
rights" Miranda, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin and Fran "Arnie" Palmer. All
results may be observed on the current "Crosstable". E-mail lelandfue@yahoo.com
to add your name to the "List
of Players" who
intend to participate in Bertucci's XVIII on Feb 24 - See
("Upcoming
Events") Editor Needs Games... |
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Newsom Perfect in Bertucci's XVII
Charlotte NC 12-16-06: A grand total of 8 of the finest
chessplayers in the Metrolina area participated in the CCC's final Bertucci's event of the year.
(Next year, only 6
Bertucci's events are scheduled). In the Top Section,
Gary "NightCrawler"
Newsom (1952)  dispatched of Fran "Arnie" Palmer (1162), Dave
"Greedy" Eadie (1578) and finally Expert Patrick "Fabio" McCartney
(2016) to capture clear 1st Place
with 3-0
and pocket $80.
Equal 2nd-3rd with 2-1 were
Expert Shawn "Arlo" Pealer (2111) and McCartney each with 2-1 and
winning $20.
In order to observe all results see (Crosstable). (McCartney
Directed) E-mail
me at lelandfue @yahoo.com
to add your name to the "List
of Players" who intend to participate in Bertucci's XVIII on Feb 24 - See ya' there!
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