"Current
Roster"
Mar 2011 Supplement
Image, E-mail,
rating, gain/loss,
CCC & USCF Expiration
- The CCC has 41
current members -
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(Total
Points Gained Since 2-11)
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Nathaniel
Eerenberg
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+55
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Winfred
Gatlin
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+45
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Corey
Frazier
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+26
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Bill
Wright
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+18
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Last
4 Issues of
"News & Views"
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Feb
16 thru Mar 16
Skyland
XXI
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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"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 of chess 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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"Personally, I don't believe in
superstition... It's bad luck!? anonymous
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"What's the use of happiness?
It can't buy you money?!"
Henny Youngman
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"Don't worry about avoiding
temptation... as you grow older,
it will avoid you!"
Winston Churchill
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"A sure way to lose something your really
want,
is to desire it too much." anonymous
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"Love can not be found where love does not
exist; and love is never hidden where love really is" anonymous
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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, March 16, 2011 -
According
to the "Go Stats,"
this website served 35 "unique"
visitors yesterday!
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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. Section winners
get Free Entry
into next event.
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, great food, close
parking, friendly management and our own personal waitress, Cathy! (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. Every member
of the CCC has the right to vote!"
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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Mint Hill II Results
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Skyland
XX 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!
#34 White to move; Mate in 2!!
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World Top 10 - Anand New #1!
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Candidates
Matches Begin May 3
Carlsen
Out?! - Kamsky Plays Topalov!
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Xin Wins
2011 Scholastic Championship!?
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Fuerstman Sweeps Mint Hill Quad II
Mint
Hill, NC 3-5-11: Four of the CCC's most
creative calculators converged upon the estate
of IM Fred Katz in order to participate in Mint Hill II. When the smoke cleared (See Game 0940),
NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman (2050) had scored a
perfect 3-0
and pocketed $60.
Clear 2nd Place was Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1855) who finished with 2-1 and took
home $20.
(See
Crosstable). Fuerstman directed.
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White
to Move and Win!
Not necessarily mate in
23... Black can hold out longer!
(I wish someone
would run this through "Fritz" and give us the answer...)
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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 3-10-11
Pealer Leads
Top; Wright "B"; Gatlin "C"; Frazier Lower Section of Skyland
XXI
Charlotte, NC 3-9-11:
A slightly lighter turnout of 14
of the most enlightened evaluators in the area converged upon this
mental jousting arena more commonly known as the Skyland Family
Restaurant in order to participate in Rd:4 of Skyland XXI. (CCC
members
got very comfortable
sitting in the padded booths
and
full
size tables and chairs (that don't make a loud
distracting squeal every time you adjust your seat) while being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Cathy! 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 CCC's
#1 player, Expert Shawn
"Arlo" Pealer (2075) squared off against Team Asheboro's Jonathon "Livingston" McNeill (2002) who played the Slav Defense and held out for the Draw allowing Pealer to lead with 3.5-.5.
Meanwhile, the pride of Mint Hill, ex-member of the NCCA Hall of Fame, NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2050)
played the Black side of some
weird variation of something that Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1855)
cooked up and checkmated him in 17 moves! (See Game 0941).
In the "B" Section, Bill "Mindweeder" Wright (1680) split the point with
Dr. Ron "Dutch" Breukelaar (1470) and still leads with 3.5-.5. In
addition, superhero Daryl
"Flash" Gordon (1797)
outplayed new member Beth Pierce (1754). In the Lower Section, "Smokin" Corey Frazier (1234) barely squeeked
by Manfred "Mann" Vees (759) to lead with 3-1. 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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