CCC
Renewal $20.
Due 0316: Bernard
Baker, Keith Eubanks, Winfred Gatlin, Daryl
Gordon, Jonathon McNeill, Jason Mytrysak,
Spencer Singleton, Derek Smith
Points
Gained Since 0216
Name
+#
Rtg
Mark
Boyd
+200
1385
Jim
Butterworth
+104
1173
Byron Butler
+92
1528
Francois Gros
+86
1413
Jaiden
Chuang
+83
1618
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
CCC Cell Phone
Policy
Unless approved by
the Director, after 7:30pm, 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.
Time
Control For McAlister's All
Sections: G75 The player with the Black
pieces chooses whether to use "5 second
time delay." If so, 5
minutes subtracted from both clocks. 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..."
Mar 16 - Apr 13 McAlister's
19 5-SS, G75, D5 or no
(Black decides upon 5 second delay;
if so, 5 minutes
subtracted from both clocks)
In 4 Sections: Top, "B",
"C", Lower FREE
Entry for 1st Place in all Sections.
(Must have 4
points with no Byes) EF: $5 per Rd (Nons
$8.) Round @ 7:30 pm
Sharp! (Current
Crosstable)
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asked, " What have you gained from meditation? He
replied, "Nothing! However, let me tell you what I
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"If
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"The breakfast of champions is not cereal,
it is the opposition!"
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"I
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and they think it's hell!"
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"Evil will previal
when good men stand silent"
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"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."
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"Chess grips its
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the inner freedom and independence of even the
strongest character cannot remain unaffected."
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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" James Lane Allen
"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 for the exception!"
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"The
reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions
that surround him... The unreasonable man adapts
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It can't buy you money?!"
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"Don't worry
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where love does not exist; and love is never
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"If you have enemies;
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"Great spirits have often
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can be counted, and not everything that can be
counted counts."
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soul." Pope Gregory the Great
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The CCC has
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This is our 188th 5 Rd
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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, Weekly
Puzzle and other interesting anecdotes
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Scroll down for Weekly "News & Views"
Article
The Charlotte
Chess Club is the premier
"adult" chess club in the southeast. The CCC
is open to players of every race, color, creed,
national origin, gender, religion, political
affiliation or galaxy! As a CCC member,
you are expected to treat your fellow members
equally, with dignity and respect regardless
of skill level or experience.In accordance with
the standards of good sportsmanship, all members
are asked to shake hands before and after
each game! If during play, a possible rules
violation occurs, you must first, stop your
clock and report the situation to the Tournament
Director. (A loud verbal confrontation over the
rules is a distraction to everyone) The TD will
make the necessary ruling. If a noise
distraction occurs, you may stop your clock,
turn to the "minor noise violators" and silently place your finger
over your lips! After the "talkers"
acknowledge your complaint, you resume your
game. All postmortem analysis must be moved to
an area away from games which are still in
progress. Anyone who violates these rules will
receive 10 lashes with a wet noodle... Have
fun!! NMLF
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 McALISTER'S
DELI 4805
Park Rd. Charlotte, NC 28209 Primarily an "adult" club, the CCC conducts a
perpetual
5 round tournament with one round being
played each Wednesday evening at
7:30
pm sharp!The time
control is G75
- Entry fee is $5.
($8
for non-members)
FREE Entry for
all Section winners. -
(Winners
must have 4
points with no byes). The Annual
club membership fee is $25.
Current members receive $5 discount.
(Note:
Non-members who pay a $25 EF to
participate in CCC Saturday events
receive $5
credit toward membership for each
event entered!) The
venue guarantees
a private area with padded
chairs and a lamp over each table!
- 2
players per table!! "Wi-Fi,"
great menu and prices, direct parking for 100
cars, his & hers sanitary multi-port
lavatories and very friendly crew! --- (Management
requests that you purchase your
meal at McAlister's
Deli) --- Join
us to participate in casual play as well as
USCF
rated games. If you are not playing in the
tournament, your first visit is FREE!
Non-members, who have visited more than once,
and play off-hand games are required to pay $3. The CCC
occasionally sponsors a bi-monthly 3 rd. Swiss and
other special tournaments. For schedule see"Upcoming
Events"In
order to compete in USCF "Tournament
Competition" you
must be a member of the USCF (uschess.org). Or, to join
the CCC or USCF you may simply show
up at the site! (Current
Crosstable) Note: Non-members
will be preempted by
Members who arrive before7:30pm!
If you're running late, call or text
704-965-8931
and we'll work you in! ******************************* Contact
Information:
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Explanation
of "Weekly Tournament Competition" The
CCC conducts a perpetual 5 round
tournament with one round being played
each Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm. sharp!
The time control is G75 - 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.
Management appreciates your purchase of a
healthy meal! McAlister's stays open til 10:30pm. NOTE:
Wednesday night round begins at 7:30pm
sharp!
If you're running late, please
call or text 704-965-8931
* Chess Tweet
* Chess Tweet * Honorificabilitudinitatibus!! Поздравляем! Honorable
Mention goes to FSC Student 14 year old
Mark "the
Bird" Boyd
(1413)
who scored 3-1
in McAlister's
XVIII,
gained 72
rating points and graduated to the
Class "C" Section!
******************************************
Congratulations to NM Pat "Kann"
Sciacca
(2093)
and NM Shawn
"Tater" Pealer
(2154)
who finished =1st-2nd Place in
McAlister's
XVIII with 4-1.
******************************************
Honorable mention goes to 15 year old
NM Emmanuel
Carter (2222) who
finished clear 1st Place in the Top
Section of Master
Trek with 3-0.
******************************************
Congratulations to 16 year old
Daniel Cremisi
(2276)
who finished clear 1st Place in the
Carlsen Section of Big
Cookie IX with 3-0 and
collected $100.
****************************************
Kudos to 16
year old NM
Daniel Cremisi (2270) who
finished =2nd-3rd in the Top Section
of the NC
Scholastic Championship with 4-1
****************************************
Note: Round
Begins at 7:30pm
Sharp! Time control G75
EF:$5 (Black pieces decide whether or not to use
"Time Delay," 5 minutes
deducted)
(In addition, upon registration, a player may
choose to use his official published rating or any
subsequent higher published rating for
pairing purposes)TD
CCC
News & Views 3-10-16 Sciacca,
Pealer Take Top; Lucas "B"; Butler
"C"; Pedigo Lower Section of
McAlister's XVIII
Charlotte, NC 3-9-16:A grand total
of 31
chess players of whom 24!
participated in Rd:5 and 3 are brand
new CCC members converged upon this
mental jousting arena more
commonly known as McAlister's
Deli in order to enjoy a
wonderful meal and participate in McAlister's
XVIII. In the Top
Section, NM Pat "Kann" Sciacca (2093)
outplayed
a stubbornDawuud
"Richman"
Richards (1744) to finish =1st-2nd Place and
win FREE
Entry
into McAlister's
XIX
while NM
Shawn "Tater"
Pealer (2154) became involved in a wild melee versus
Paul
"Survivalist"
Lucas(1814) and was forced to yield the Draw
(See
Game 1646),
each with 4-1. In addition, Ex-Expert Michael
"Bolton"
Kliber(1989) promptly dispatched of "Big" Joe
Rafferty (1644) while the Pride of Mental Hill, ex-Member
of the
NCCA Hall
of Fame,
NMLeland
"Ennui" Fuerstman
(2015)
salvaged a
pawn down ECB
ending and Drew
a feisty Danny
"the Stopper"
Cropper (1647). In the "B" Section, Lucas
finished clear
1st Place
with 3.5-1.5.
In the "C"
Section,
"Lord" Byron
Butler (1597) outplayed Francois "the Pope" Gros (1378) and finished clear 1st Place
with 4-1
winning FREE
Entry into
McAlister's
XIX. In
addition, Carl
"Marx" McKern(1524)
beat down a
rusty Mikey
"Trout" Trott
(1445)
who overlooked
"mate in 2" (oh, fiddlesticks??!) while
"Smokin" Corey
Frazier (1402) got by James E. Butterworth
III (1123). In the Lower Section,
Debs Pedigo
(1369)
took down Eric
"Truth"
Hartung (1314) and finished clear 1st Place
with 4-1
and gained a
whopping 160 rating points! Meanwhile, new member Ben Purdy (1454)
defeated
Charlene
"Curley"
Howard (1057), Liberian Presidential
Candidate
Emmanuel
Cooper (973) defeated new member Cameron
Hight(956), Alex Rambo (1210)
got by Puneet
Kapur (853), Nicholas Kamel(1032)
routed Michael
"Tiger" Lyons
(942)
and Rich
"Alert" Trela(1132)
made peace
with new
member Justin Harris (1126).
In order to observe all results
see "Current
Crosstable."The
CCC will conduct Rd:1
of McAlister's XIX on
Wednesday, Mar 16,
2016 at
McAlister's
Deli, 4805 Park
Rd. Round
begins at 7:30
sharp!
So, get there
early and enjoy
a wonderful
meal or dine
while you
play!
Long live the CCC!
Cremisi
Takes Carlsen Section, Mackey,
Hartung =1st-2nd in Kramnik Section
of Big Cookie IX Charlotte, NC
3-5-16: A
moderate turnout of 19 of the
most loyal
members of the CCC Royal Guard congregated
at this grand ballroom morecommonly
known as McAlister's Deli
in order to participate in Big Cookie
IX. In the Carlsen Section,
which included no less than 3 USCFCertified
Masters, 16
year old NMDaniel Cremisi(2276)
dispatched
of Dave "Dawuud" Richards (1764) in
Rd:1, 18
year old Expert Mark "Steeler"
Biernacki (2095)
in Rd:2 and NM Pat
"Kann" Sciacca (2078) in
Rd:3 to finish clear 1st Place
with 3-0
and pocket $100.
Equal 2nd-5th were NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2050), Richards(who upset
Biernacki in Rd:3)
and "Lord" Byron Butler (1572) (who Drew
NMLF in Rd:1)
each with 2-1
winning $17.
In the Kramnik Section,
FSC Student Doug Mackey (1374)
shared Top Honors with Eric
"Truth" Hartung (1344)
each with 2.5-.5
winning $60. Major
point gainers were Emmanuel Cooper (960) +119,Byron
Butler (1572)
+73,Dawuud Richards
(1764)
+59,
Eric Hartung (1344)
+44,
Doug Mackey (1374) +41.
In order to observe all results, see "Crosstable."
An enjoyable time was had by all. Fuerstman
directed.
Upcoming
Events Attn
TD's: Send info for FREE listing to
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
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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