"Current
Roster" Apr 2013 Supplement
City, Image, E-mail, rating, gain/loss since 0313, state
ranking, 2012 winning %,
CCC & USCF Expiration - The CCC has 81
currently paid members -
Due to Renew 4-13: Futerman, Kocharyan, Shirlen
Points
Gained Since 0313
Corey Frazier
+166
1545
Monish
Behera
+58
800
Rich
Trela
+56
1174
John Retarides
+36
1720
Daryl Gordon
+35
1868
Paul
Lucas
+35
1770
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 7:45pm, 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.
Time
Control For Skyland 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..."
March 27 thru
April 24 Skyland
43 5-SS, G90, In 4 Sections: Top, "B", "C", Lower. Free Entry per Section.
(Winners must have 4 points with
no Byes) EF: $4 for members
or $6. Round @ 7:45 pm
Sharp! (Current
Crosstable)
Live Chess
Ratings!! CCC Top
Twenty! "Most
Recent Published
Rating"
"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
"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" 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 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
"If you have enemies;
good. That means you stood up for something
during your life..."
Winston Churchill
“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
"The belly, when not
restrained, destroys the virtue of the
soul." Pope Gregory the Great
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, Sinanovic's Puzzle and other
interesting anecdotes for your reading,
viewing, and listening pleasure. We
welcome your contributions and comments. This Website is
provided by NM Leland Fuerstman, Editor
Scroll down for Weekly
"News & Views" Article
The Charlotte
Chess Club is open to players
of every race, color, creed, national origin,
age, gender, religion, political affiliation
or galaxy! Regardless of skill level or
experience, each member is treated equally
with dignity and respect.LF
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 28209 (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
sharp! The time
control is G90
- Entry fee is $4. ($6
for non-members) In 4 Sections: Top, "B",
"C", Lower. (Current
Crosstable)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.
(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 is "open 24 hours"
and guarantees a
private area with plenty of tables, good
lighting, "Wi-Fi," great food,
TV with the sound
turned off, 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. 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 $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 orUSCF simply
show up at the site! Note:
Non-members will be pre-empted 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!
One of the most
successful and likable players ever to
participate at the Charlotte Chess Club was
Life Master Frankie Newton
(2282) of Crouse, NC (just outside
Lincolnton). He began playing back in the
mid 80's and promptly checkmated his way to
2300! Quickly
responding to my "YouTube" message, Frankie, now
37, indicated that, after a 5 year hiatus, he
"would stop by and visit us at the club,
soon!" Maybe we can encourage him to play!!
It would be fantastic to have him back in
the mix with all of our great players! We'll
keep our fingers crossed! LF
Charlotte,
NC 4-3-13: A stronger turnout of 27 of the
most contented calculators in the city
converged upon this grand
ballroom more
commonly known as the Skyland Family Restaurant
in order to participate in Rd:2 of Skyland
43. (CCC members
got very comfortable
sitting
in
the
padded
booths and full
size tables and chairswhile
being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Cindy.
Most
enjoyed
a generously portioneddelicious
home
style mealfor
a ridiculously
low price($6.95!), drank fresh
hot
coffeeand
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
#3 player,
unofficial 2100 player, Expert Patrick
"Flanker" McCartney
(2102) sacked
a couple of Pawns
from the White
side of a
weird Benoni
versus the pride of Mint Hill, Ex-Member
of the NCCA
Hall of Fame, NM
Leland "Ennui"
Fuerstman
(2019) who
missed the Draw
on move ...56,
but in severe
time trouble,
with
13
seconds
remaining,with
13 seconds
remainingMcCartney
(See
Game 1173) issued
checkmate to
lead with 2-0. Meanwhile,
the CCC's
#2 player,
NM Pat "Kahn"
Sciacca,
Esq.(2157)
defended to
the hilt
against a
feisty Michael
"Bolton"
Kliber
(1974) who snagged
a couple of Pawns
in a Knight
vs. Knight
ending (See
Game 1174)
but was
only able to
Draw in
the time
scramble! In
addition,
"Wild" Bill
Connell
(1930) beat down Mark Sturman (1812).
In the "B" Section, Paul
"Survivalist" Lucas (1786) outdrew
Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1565) to share the lead
with Eugene Tiselsky with 1 point. In
the "C" Section, Thomas Passmore
(1417)
split the point with returning CCC
member (after
7 years!)Ervon "Wooden"
Nichols(1356)
to lead with 1.5-.5.
In addition, "Smokin"
Corey Frazier (1525) outplayed Fabian"Flaco" Abril(1480). In the Lower
Section, Debs
Pedigo (951) defeated
Eric"Truth" Hartung
(1191) to lead with 2-0.In
addition, Stanley
"Steemer" Moore (1348)hung tough against Troy Fletcher (1224)
while Rich "Alert" Trela
(1203) barely survived a time scramble versus Mike Trott
(885). 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 Wednesdayto
dine, socialize and play one rated
game of chess!Everyone
is welcome. Long live the CCC!
"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