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| 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 |
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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.
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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..." |
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| Legal Method for
Adjusting Pieces USCF Rule 10A, p.21,
Adjustment of Pieces.
"A player who is on the
move and first expresses the
intention to adjust...
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| Did You Lose a Piece? The CCC has a mixed bag of odd pieces in case you have lost one. Also, have chess sets for sale. $20. Many Used Chess Books For Sale! charlottechessclub@gmail.com |
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| Jul 10 thru Aug 7 Skyland 46 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) |
| Aug 3-4 2013 Charlotte City Chess Ch. $2,150 Prize Fund!! Conditionally Guaranteed!! (Intend to Participate) |
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CCC Top Twenty! "Most Recent Published Rating" |
| 1 |
Shawn Pealer | 2154 |
| 2 |
Wil Mahan | 2143 |
| 3 |
NM Pat Sciacca | 2131 |
| 4 |
Alain Morais | 2117 |
| 5 |
Patrick McCartney | 2112 |
| 6 |
Josh Lawson | 2033 |
| 7 |
Keith Eubanks | 2003 |
| 8 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2001 |
| 9 |
Michael Kliber | 1989 |
| 10 |
Daniel Cremisi | 1989 |
| 11 |
Sulia Mason | 1946 |
| 12 |
Bill Connell | 1933 |
| 13 |
Mark Biernacki | 1904 |
| 14 |
Daryl Gordon | 1892 |
| 15 |
Mark
Sturman |
1889 |
| 16 |
Clarke Brosi | 1868 |
| 17 |
Slobodan Sinanovic | 1811 |
| 18 |
Damon
Smith |
1807 |
| 19 |
Tom Hales | 1804 |
| 20 | Bernard Baker | 1792 |
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Results: 0
Newsom - Pealer 1
1 Myers - Biernacki 0 1 A Tong - Morais 0 |
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truth: "We are the pawns of the mysterious
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us, stops us, shifts us ahead,
and soon picks us up one after the other and
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| The Charlotte Chess Club has
73 currently
paid members! |
 Welcome
to the CCC 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"
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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 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 sections win 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 or USCF simply show up at the site! Note: Non-members will be pre-empted by 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! |
| Message Board |
 The
CCC is very proud to announce that Rajesh Ganatra has
been appointed to the position of "Chairman of the Player
Affairs Committee!" Our motto: "We
always make sure that everyone can play at the
CCC!" Now,
if you have a complaint, tell Rajesh! |
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| 2013
Charlotte City Chess Championship This weekend! August 3-4 - Scholastic Players Welcome! - |
| > Note: The time control
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NEWS & VIEWS 7-25-13 Charlotte,
NC 7-24-13: A strong turnout of 30
of the most creative calculators in
the county converged upon this mental jousting
arena more
commonly known as the Skyland Family Restaurant
in order to participate in Rd:3 of Skyland
46. (CCC
members
got very comfortable
sitting
in
the
padded
booths and full
size tables and chairs while
being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Cindy.
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
monitored
the giant flat screen TV with
the sound
turned off; open 24
 hours!) In
the Top
Section,
NM Pat
"Kahn" Sciacca
(2126)
played his
patented Leningrad
Dutch Defense
versus the
pride of Mint
Hill, Ex-member
of the NCCA
Hall of Fame,
NM
Leland "Ennui"
Fuerstman
(2001) and
snapped the "d"
Pawn but
suffered for
the remainder
of the contest
(See
Game 1205)
until the very
end when the
latter player,
who had Queen
vs. Rook,
touched the Queen
while in
"check" and
was forced to
interpose it
allowing Sciacca,
who had 4 seconds remaining, to lead with 3-0.
Meanwhile, Patrick
"Flanker" McCartney
(2112) bounced
back with a
nifty win over
"Wild" Bill
Connell (1933)
(See
Game 1207)
while Michael
"Bolton" Kliber
(1989) split
the point with
Mark
"Steeler" Biernacki
(1931). In
the "B"  Section,
Paul
"Survivalist"
Lucas
(1672)
outplayed
Ervon "Wooden"
Nichols (1485)
to share the
lead with Dr.
Gil "Sherlock"
Holmes
(1736) who
upset Damon
"the Omen"
Smith (1807)
and Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin
(1520) who
upset Dr. Ron
"Dutch"
Breukelaar
(1732) each
with 1
point.
In the "C"
Section, Marat
Kocharyan
(1564)
defeated
"Smokin" Corey
Frazier (1479)
but Nichols
and Gatlin
each lead with
2
points. In the
Lower
Section, Jason
Mytrysak
(1158) finally
defeated Mike
"Fox" Trott
(1264) (See
Game 1206)
to lead with 2 points. In addition, Rich
"Alert" Trela
(1191) took
out Zachary
Amigo (782), Eric
"Truth" Hartung
(1282)
polished off
Rajesh Ganatra
(1057) and
Debs Pedigo
(1142)
welcomed new
CCC member Ben Tarkenton (Unr) to tournament competition.
In order to
observe all
results see "Current Crosstable." The facility was great and everybody was happy! We
hope more
players will
join us next
Wednesday to
dine,
socialize and
play one rated
game of chess!
Everyone
is welcome.
Long live the
CCC! See
you Aug
3-4 at
the 2013
Charlotte City
Chess
Championship! |
| Mahan
Perfect in Knights Templar IV Charlotte, NC 6-29-13: A rather light turnout of 14 of the most loyal members of the CCC royal guard journeyed to the heart  of the Queen City
in order to congregate on
the 7th floor "with
a view" from the Dowd "Y"
and participate in Knights
Templar IV. In the Top Section,
Team Asheboro Expert Wil
"Mayhem" Mahan (2130) promptly
disassembled the position of Anthony Cato (1498)
in Rd:1, outplayed Sulia "Brick" Mason
(1934) in Rd:2 and survived a seasaw
battle with Expert Shawn "P Diddy" Pealer (2149)
in Rd:3 to finish clear 1st Place
with 3-0,
pocket $100
and enjoy an 18
point rating increase to 2148!
Equal 2nd-6th were Shawn Pealer,
NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman
(2033), Keith "Chucky"
Eubanks (1991), Sulia Mason
(1934) and Julian Billings (1379) each
with 2-1
winning $10.
In the Lower Section, FSC Student Mike
"Fox" Trott (1117) vanquished the field
to finish clear First Place with
3-0 and
collect $40.
Clear 2nd Place with 2-1 was Jason
Mytrysak (1236) with 2-1 winning $20. An exact
payback of 75% was shared by more than half of
the players who participated. In order to see
all results see "Crosstable."
Our next event is the 2013 Charlotte City
Championship on August 3-4.
See you there! Fuerstman directed. |
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