"Current Roster"
Oct 2013 Supplement
City, Image, E-mail, rating,
gain/loss since 0913, state ranking,  2012 winning %,
 CCC & USCF Expiration
- The CCC has 72 currently paid members -
CCC Due to Renew 10-13:
Anthony Cato, Joe Kreger, Michael Trott, NM Garrick Wells, Bill Wright
Check Your CCC & USCF Expiration Dates!
Points Gained Since 0913
Eric Hartung
+171
1354
Mike Mayfield
+87
1496
Anthony Cato
+55
1555
NM Shawn Pealer
+35
2200
Mark Biernacki
+35
1943
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.
TD a Player Himself
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..."
 Moving before button pushed
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
Upcoming Tournaments Around North Carolina
Attn TD's: Send Info For Free Listings!
Sep 18 thru Oct 16
Skyland 48
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) 
Oct 5
Knights Templar
(FM Ron Simpson Memorial)
Live Chess Ratings!!
CCC Top Twenty!
"Most Recent Published Rating"
1
NM Edward Lu
2311
2
NM Shawn Pealer 2210
3
Wil Mahan 2151
4
NM Pat Sciacca 2117
5
Patrick McCartney 2110
6
Alain Morais 2110
7
Matthew Wofford
2076
8
Michael Kliber 2029
9
Josh Lawson 2025
10
NM Leland Fuerstman 2011
11
Keith Eubanks 2003
12
Daniel Cremisi 1984
13
Sulia Mason 1949
14
Mark Biernacki 1941
15
Bill Connell 1924
16
Mark Gragg
1922
17
Daryl Gordon 1911
18
Slobodan Sinanovic 1811
19
Bernard Baker 1792
20
Eugene Tiselsky 1790

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"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

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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
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- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA - Earth - Milky Way -
charlottechess.com
Today is Chessday, Oct 2, 2013
This Site had 91 unique visitors yesterday!

This site has been visited  times since April 1, 2002

* Pealer Clear 1st Place in Fake Copper Blanket with 3-0 * Fuerstman Leads Top Section of Skyland 48 with 1.5-.5 * Knights Templar VI Saturday, Oct 5 *

The Charlotte Chess Club has 72 currently paid members!
windyWelcome to the CCCwindy
 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
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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!
Chess Tweet!! Chess Tweet!!
Instead of apologizing for his negligence, the "dictator" posted a "List of Past Presidents" of the NCCA on their Forum? Considering the idea that he may not be aware of www.charlottechess.com where my name is repeatedly posted, someone needs to tell him that the USCF provides a database which actually spells all names properly! The list should read Victor Beaman (not Victor Beamon)
and NM Neal Harris (not Neal Harris) and NM Leland Fuerstman (not Leeland Fuerstman?) In order to avoid embarrassment, why doesn't he allow one of his literate officers to edit his work before he publishes misspelled names with no titles??
Upcoming Events Around North Carolina
Attn TD's:  Send info for FREE listing to charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Knights Templar VI
(FM Ron Simpson Memorial)
(List of Players Who Intend to Participate)
--Only players who have verified by E-mail are listed--
charlottechessclub@gmail.com

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Sinanvoic's Puzzle of the Week
White to Move and Win!
> Note: The time control for all Sections is now G90 <
( Black pieces decide whether or not to use "Time Delay")
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Fuerstman Leads Top; 5 "B"; Frazier "C"; Trela Lower Section of Skyland 48 * Pealer is NC's Newest Master!!
Charlotte, NC 9-25-13:  A strong turnout of 27 of the most farctated masticators in the city converged upon this 5 star restaruant more commonly knows as the Skyland Family Restaurant in order to participate in Rd:2 of Skyland 48. (CCC members got very comfortable sitting in full size tables and chairs while being catered to by our own personal waitress, Cindy. Most enjoyed a generously portioned home style meal for a ridiculously low price ($6.95!) drank hot coffee and other beverages, analyzed on our demo board and monitored the giant flat screen TV with the sound turned off; Skyland stays open 24 hours!) In the Top Section, the Pride of Mint Hill, ex-member of the NCCA Hall of Fame, NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman (2011) assumed a giant opening advantage from a hybrid Sicilian versus superhero Daryl "Flash" Gordon, who ditched a peace on move 21 but won it back in the end (See Game 1223) to Draw allowing the "former player" to lead with 1.5-.5. Meanwhile, newly crowned NM Shawn "P Diddy" Pealer (2200) bounced back with a nice win over Expert Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (2116) while new CCC member Expert Matthew Wofford (2079) didn't exactly clobber, but ended up defeating Michael "Bolton" Kliber (2017). In the "B" Section, Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (1661) beat down Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1616) while Marat "Tavarish" Kocharyan (1608) took out Marnzell "Pat" Hand (1603). In the "C" Section, "Smokin" Corey Frazier (1409) got involved in a lengthy encounter but ultimately defeated newcomer Vaed Khurjekar (1449) to lead with 2-0. In the Lower Section, Rich "Alert" Trela (1141) dispatched of Rajesh Ganatra (920) to lead with 1.5-.5. In addition, Mike "Fox" Trott (1285) finally slowed down the runaway freight train that is Eric "Truth" Hartung (1354), Sam Kumar (1251) got by Debs Pedigo (1103) and Zach Amigo (812) defeated Ben Tarkenton (378). We welcomed 3 new members tonight: Expert Matthew Wofford, Clarence Walton and George Cobb. 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 at 7:45pm sharp! Everyone is welcome. Long live the CCC!
 
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