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CCC NEWS &VIEWS 8-5-99

Vacca (as expected) Prevails In Wendy's VI -  Ruffin "Goes Postal" in Lower Section! - Registers 5 Clean Kills! 

A new record number of 60! different chessplayers competed in Wendy's VI which concluded Wednesday evening. In the Top Section,  after FM Dr. Luigi Vacca (2325p) became somewhat rattled by the distraction of one of our rare "club meetings," the "good Doctor" offered a Draw to Gary Newsom (1917) the acceptance of which  (See Game 0060)  guaranteed him at least a share of, if not clear 1st Place with a score of 4-1.  Only David Griffin (1688), whose adjournment versus W.F. Newton II poses few winning chances, can equal Vacca's score.  Also in the Top Section, newcomer Justin Daniel (1937) has adjourned 2 Pawns up after playing a trick opening against NM Leland Fuerstman's Alekhine Defense. The resulting Queen and minor piece ending still shows hope for Draw.  Tarokh Taefi (1741) and CCC Assistant Director Patrick McCartney (1927) drew.  In the Middle Section, recent returnee Joe Crump (1600a) returned to competition with a vengence with his Rd:5 win over CCC Website advisor Carl McKern (1507).  Crump, after missing Rd:1, posted a strong 3.5-.5 to take clear 1st Place.  Also, in the Middle Section, CCC Internal Affairs Committee Chairman Paul F. Lucas (1696) upended Hungarian Superstar Andras Bader (1629) while Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (1499) upset Doug "REman" Millsaps (1620).  Don Hofer (1538) and returnee from 10 years ago, David T. Richards (1700) have adjourned. In the Lower Section, Timothy Ruffin (1230), an "apparantly extremely disgruntled"  United States Postal worker, picked-off 5 helpless victims to capture the Lower Section title. For scoring a perfect 5-0, Ruffin has earned the right to compete for free in the Middle Section of Wendy's VII. Other Lower Section winners were Lee "R&Bman" Richardson (Happy Anniversary, Dude!!), Don Norwood (See Game 0061)  CCC Lower Section Representative Alphonse Ashamalla, and Daryl "Flash" Gordon.  All results may be viewed in  (Current Crosstable) 

CCC's favorite son, William F. "Frankie" Newton II (2150) 

may have gained those elusive last 50 rating points toward mastery this past weekend at the L.P.O. as he scored a strong 4-1 to share the top honors with two others in the Under 2200 section, each winning $444.50. Also, in that section, Gary Newsom (1917) turned in a 3.5-1.5 to take 5th Place and $145.  In the Under 1800 Section, Doug "REman" Millsaps (1620)  shared 3rd-5th Place with a score of 3.5-1.5 and took home $140.

Twenty of the metrolina area's most worthy competitors cast their lots to compete in Midtown XXI on August 7, 1999.  In the Top Section, soon-to-be (based on our mathematical calculations) National Master William F. "Frankie" Newton II again demonstrated his chessical skills by defeating Patrick McCartney (1927) in Rd:1 and Randy Lovelace (1968) in Rd:2 before cruising into clear 1st Place after a "quick draw" with NM Daniel Liu (1990) and pocketing $80. NM Daniel Liu (1990) and Randy Lovelace (1968) each scored 2-1 winning back their entry fees. In the Middle Section, tournament veteran Phillip Lowder (1635) swept his section with a perfect 3-0 while Thomas Hayes (1373) and Joe Crump (1500) had their entry fees returned. In the Lower Section Quad, a three-way tie between Samuel Christopher (1136), Joe Feiler (1076) and Brandon Brown (1138) paid each player $20. This section featured a rare encounter between Terry Brown, Esq, and his son Brandon...The "kid" won! (Fuerstman directed) 
 

Results of Midtown XXI, 8-7-99  1 Frankie Newton (2150)     W-5  W-4   D-3       2.5-.5  2 NM L Fuerstman (2000)    D-6   D-3   D-8      1.5-1.5  3 NM Daniel Liu (1990)         W-7   D-2   D-1          2-1  4 Randy Lovelace (1968)    W-8   L-1   W-6         2-1   5 P McCartney (1927)           L-1   L-6    L-7          0-3  6 Gary Newsom (1917)         D-2  W-5   L-4       1.5-1.5  7 Richard Stancil (1689)      L-3   L-8    W-5        1-2  8 Andras Bader (1629)         L-4   W-7   D-2      1.5-1.5  9   Laurin Keller (1256)         W-10  L-16  L-14     1-2  10 P Cunningham (1468)      L-9    W-15  D-13  1.5-1.5  11 Richard Tomlin (1500)     L-12  L-13    Bye     1-2  12 Thomas Hayes (1373)     W-11 W-14  L-16     2-1  13 Paul Jenkins (1350)         L-14   W-11  D-10 1.5-1.5  14 Joe Crump (1500)            W-13   L-12  W-9       2-1  15 Ben Griffin (1147)              L-16    L-10    H      .5-2.5  16 Phil Lowder (1635)           W-15   W-9   W-12    3-0  17 Terry Brown (849)            L-18   L-20   L-19     0-3  18 Joe Feiler (1076)               W-17 W-19  L-20      2-1  19 S Christopher (1136)       W-20 L-18    W-17    2-1  20 Brandon Brown (1138)   L-19   W-17  W-18    2-1

 

I hereby state the following for the record: "The Charlotte Chess Club, Leland Fuerstman, President, ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT endorse nor maintain any affiliation with the "Greater Charlotte Chess Association"  Thank you. Have a nice day!