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..."
Aug
5 thru Sep 2 Skyland V
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)
"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
I did
not know that!!? The CCC
has 42 current members. This is our 109th
5 Rd event. Highest total of players for 1 Rd is 48.
Highest total of players for 5 Rds is 78.
This is the Official Website of the Charlotte
Chess Club
- Charlotte, North
Carolina, USA - Earth - Milky Way -
charlottechess.com
-Today isChessday, August 26,
2009 - According
to the "Go Stats,"
this website served 33 "unique"
visitors yesterday!
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 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: 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
"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
>
Note: The time control for
all Sections is now G90 < ("Time
Delay" or other time controls will NOT
be used unless Both Agree)
CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 8-20-09 Fuerstman, Chu
Lead
Top; 3 "B"; Gatlin "C"; Breukelaar, Frazier Lower Section of Skyland V Charlotte, NC 8-19-09:
A slightly lighter turnout of 14
of
the most congenial competitors in the Charlotte area convergted upon
this grand ballroom more
commonly known as
the Skyland
Family Restaurant,in order to participate in Rd:3of Skyland V. (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 ($5.95!),
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!!) In the Top Section,
the CCC's #3
player, the pride of Mint Hill, NM Leland "Ennui"
Fuerstman (2005) emerged into an OCB endgame versus CCC upstart Josh "GTO"
Balogh (1713) but with Rooks still on the board was able to snag a Pawn and ultimately win (See Game 0816)
to share the lead with Dr. Cheng Chu
(1984) who dispatched of Jerome "CookieMonster" DeBell (1634) each now
with 2
points. In the "C" Section,
newcomer Ron "the Dutchman" Breukelaar (Unr) outplayed Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin (1544) to share the lead in the Lower Section with "Smokin" Corey Frazier (1280) who beat down
Joe Shirlen (1012) each now with 2-1. 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 Wednesdayto
dine, socialize and play chess!)- Everyone is
welcome... Long live
the CCC! -
Quark VII
will take place on September 5!
E-mail lelandfue@yahoo.com to place your name on the list of players
who "Intend to Participate"