"Current Roster"
February 2010 Rating
Rank, E-mail, rating, gain/loss,
CCC & USCF Expiration

Feb 10' Supplement
(Total Points Gained Since 1-10)
Copeland Blackwell
+176
Josh Balogh
+120
Corey Frazier
+87
Mark Biernacki
+31
Winfred Gatlin
+13
14H.  Insufficient
Losing Chances
TD a Player Himself
Time Control For Skyland
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
Last 4 Issues of
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Games Wanted
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Jan 27 thru Feb 24
Skyland X
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)
Mar 13
Quark XV
"New Location"
EF: $10!
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February 2010 Rating
1
NM John Lane
2083
2
NM Leland Fuerstman 2006
3
Cheng Chu 2005
4
Jonathon McNeill 1996
5
Gary Branton
1913
6
Slobodan Sinanovic 1865
7
Tom Hales 1842
8
Jon Pietras
1833
9
Josh Balogh
1767
10
Clarke Brosi 1766
"You don't stop playing when you get old; you get old when you stop playing!" Benjamin Franklin
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

"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
"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 40 current members. This is our 115th  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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- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - Earth - Milky Way -
charlottechess.com
-Today is Chessday, February 24, 2010 -
According to the "Go Stats," this website served 44 "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:
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 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
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Skyland IX Results
Quark XIV Results
Per his results at the Columbia Open, Cheng Chu, 23, of Greensboro has acheived his first Expert rating of 2006! Congrats, Cheng, 194 points to go! LF
Per his results at Skyland IX, Jonathon "Livingston" McNeill, 20, of Asheboro has achieved his first Expert rating of 2003!
Congrats, Jon, 197 points to go! LF

(Photo courtesy of Tom Hales)Per his results at the Land of the Sky, Josh "Lawman" Lawson, 21, of Greensboro has achieved his first Expert rating of 2004!
Congrats, Josh, 196 points to go! LF
(Photo courtesy of Tom Hales)
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
Fuerstman vs Wright (Match Game 1) (Match Game 2)
Freddy Providing Security for Official CCC Chess Bag!
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"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
Contrary to erroneous rumor, the CCC does not "demand" that everyone purchase his meal at Skyland. Some players rarely have their dinner there. But, the food is so good and reasonably priced, why wouldn't you want to?!
Your Lifetime Losing Record
Nostradamus' Predictions About Scholastics!
> Note: The time control for all Sections is now G90 <
("Time Delay" will NOT be used unless Both Agree)
windyCCC NEWS & VIEWS 2-18-10windy
Fuerstman Leads Top; Wright "B"; Hatley "C"; Gatlin Lower Section of Skyland X
Charlotte, NC 2-17-10:  An even stronger turnout of 14 of the most ambitious competitors in the Metrolina area gathered at this mental jousting arena more commonly known as the Skyland Family Restaurant in order to participate in Rd:4 of Skyland X. (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 ($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 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 (2022) met with strong resistance in the person of returnee to tournament competition David E. Smith (1900a) who missed the winning line (See Game 0860) and finally lost in the end. Fuerstman now leads with 3.5-.5. In the "B" Section, Bill "Mindweeder" Wright (1632) defended handily versus Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1720) who ultimately lost on time (See Game 0863). Wright leads with 2.5-1.5. In addition, Josh "GTO" Balogh (1719) beat down Tony "the Tiger" Cato (1601) (See Game 0861). In the "C" Section, new CCC member Travis "Walton" Hatley (1425) outplayed Vincent "Sonny" Grosso (1443) to lead with 2.5-.5. In the Lower Section, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1398) outlasted new CCC member Dave "Salt" Peter (1055) to lead with 4-0. In addition, Drew "Willie Mays" Hayes (547) defeated the good Reverend Erman Bradley (Unr). (See Game 0862). 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  Mar13 -  LF
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 Mar 13. $10 EF!


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