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NM Leland L. Fuerstman, Editor
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NEWS &VIEWS 2-10-00
Wendy's XI Complete; Newton Captures 6th Title. Wendy's XII Yields Top Board Draws
A rather paltry turnout of
only 26 burned- out chessplayers, and one
distinguished visitor, congregated at our "revered temple of chess"
more commonly known as Wendy's on Wednesday evening in order to complete
in Rd:2 of Wendy's XII. NM Leland Fuerstman's aggressive
but dubious attempt at winning a Drawn pawn ending in his Rd:5 adjournment
versus NM Daniel Liu ended, as one might expect, in the latter player's
favor thus allowing 
Expert William F. "Frankie the Gladiator" Newton II (2161) (whose only
loss was to Fuerstman in Rd:2) to win clear 1st Place in Wendy's
XI with 4-1.
CCC members
were honored by the visit of out-of-towner Michael Lipkin,
son of North Carolina chess icon Dr. Al Lipkin (founder of
the LPO!) Said Lipkin, "I can't believe you can get this many chessplayers
together on a Wednesday night!?"In the Top Section
of Wendy's XII, NM Leland Fuerstman (2041) agreed
to a 9 move Draw against Frankie "the Gladiator" Newton (2161) while
NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) and 16 year old phenom Expert Justin
Daniel (2022) responded in kind. Shortly thereafter, NM Garrick
"Outlaw" Wells (2242) surrendered the half-point to Greg "Hornblower"
Hall (1821)
who has
nicked his second Master for a Draw in as many weeks having done
the same to NM Daniel Liu (2000) in Rd:1! With David Jaap (1800) adjourning
vs. Patrick McCartney (1819), the only Top Section player
to log in a win was Gary Newsom (1913) who survived a lively Benko
Gambit against returnee to competition CCC Original Member Jon F.
Pietras (1850). In the Middle Section, Paul "Shuttleman"
Calloway (1661) stopped Slobodan Sinanovich (Unr) while Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1300) 
impressed
the croud once again with a decisive upset over Mike Isner (1498).
In addition, Carl McKern (1522) and Jerome "Bouncer" DeBell (1617) divided
the point. In the Lower Section, Brandon Brown (1164)
and Samuel Christopher (1044) lead with 2-0. Other Lower Section
winners were Joe Feiler.All results may be viewed in "Current
Crosstable."
Newton Draws GM Shabalov (2623), Crushes IM Sevillano (2547) at Land of the Sky!
A roar of
applause and cheers filled the room as "the Gladiator" entered...for,
he had once again, proven himself in battle, "beyond the call of duty."
This time, William F. Frankie "the Gladiator" Newton II (2188)
asked
no quarter and yielded none after employing the "Swiss Gambit" in Rd:1
of the Land of the Sky. In Rd:2 he handily defeated
Jeffery Pennig (1947) and was thusly paired with one of the highest rated
active players in the U.S. International Grandmaster Alex Shabalov (2623)
whom he Drew! (See Game 0094) Round
4 saw "the Gladiator" at his best as he crushed International
Master Enrico Sevillano (2547) in an exciting game. (See
Game 0095) In the final round, our hero, battered,
bruised and exhausted from his previous encounters could no longer thrust
his sword and fell honorably to National Master Larry Tapper (2321).
Still, a fantastic result against a very strong field of players.
Also, in the Top Section,
Justin Daniel scored 2.5-2.5.
In the Under 2000 Section,
Michael Curcuru was 2nd-4th
with 4.5-.5 while Paul "Shuttleman" Calloway finished in
the money with 3.5-1.5 posting wins over J. Fred Wilson, Patrick McCartney
and Tim Bond. Patrick McCartney scored 3-2 while Don
"Sky"
Hofer
posted an equal score. Andras Bader went 2-3 and "Iron"
Mike Eberhardinger went .5-3.5. In the
Under
1600
Section,
Jerome
"Bouncer"
DeBell scored 3-2 while
Spencer Singleton, Terry Brown, Nick Bambara
and Brandon Brown went 2-3. "Amazing"
Al Ashamalla slipped
a bit with 1-4. In the
Under 1200 Section, Michael
"You
Know You Make Me Wanna" Shoup scored 3.5-1.5. In the Speed
Chess
Tournament,
Brandon
Brown tied for 1st in the Under
1600 with 5-5. A more
detailed narrative of this event may be viewed on our CCC Message
Board.
Liu Captures Denny's A-1 Title; Dr. Sztyber Performs Surgery on Lower Section
A dozen
of the Metrolina area's most competitive chessplayers installed
chains on their tires, caravaned to Ft. Mill, SC, and participated
in Denny's A-1 on Super Bowl Saturday! In the Top
Section,
NM
Daniel Liu (2000) pocketed $60 after having dispatched of David Jaap
(1821) and Gary Newsom (1914) before drawing his final round against Patrick
McCartney (1783). (See Game 0089) Equal
2nd-3rd winning $15 each were Gary Newsom
(1914) and Patrick
McCartney (1783) who each score 2-1. In the Lower Section,
Dr.
Gerard
Sztyber (1513), after having driven all the way from Alabama, preformed
various procedures on Don Norwood, Mike Isner, and Rob Morse to score a
perfect 3-0 and carry home $60 (Please give Governor Wallace my regards...)
Equal
2nd-3rd with 2-1 and winning $15 were Jerome DeBell and Rob Morse.
(Our next 3-round Saturday tournament will be held at "The Ole Smokehouse
Dining Room" on Montford Dr. (Off Park. Rd.) on Feb. 26). Fuerstman
directed.
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1 NM L Fuerstman 2041 D-4 D-6 U 1-1 2 NM Daniel Liu 2000 W-5 W-3 D-4 2.5-2.5 3 Gary Newsom 1914 W-6 L-2 Bye 2-1 4 P McCartney 1783 D-1 W-5 D-2 2-1 5 David Jaap 1821 L-2 L-4 W-6 1-2 6 Tarokh Taefi 1789 L-3 D-1 L-5 .5-2.5 7 Jerome DeBell 1591 L-10 W-12 W-9 2-1 8 Dr. G Sztyber 1513 W-11 W-9 W-10 3-0 10 Rob Morse 1150 W-7 W-11 L-8 2-1 11 Don Norwood 767 L-8 L-10 L-12 0-3 12 Jared Morse 825 L-9 L-7 W-11 1-2 |
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| Top L. David Jaap & Tarokh Taefi
Mid L. Rob Morse & Dr. Gerard Sztyber Top R. Jerome DeBell & Mike Isner Mid R. Patrick McCartney & NM Daniel Liu Low R. Jared Morse, 9 |
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