Charlotte
Chess Club
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Current
Roster
Rank, CCC, NCCA,
USCF Exp.
(Click Here)
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Dec
2004 Supplement
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Who's
Hot!!
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Phil Whittington
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+204
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Jonathan
Hudson
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+194
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Colette
Wheeless
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+194
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Amelia Wheeless
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+174
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Greg
Song
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+122
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Ervon Nichols
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+112
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1
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Chris Mabe
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120
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2
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Bernard Baker
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115
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3
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Michael Savage
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104
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4
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Joshua Mu
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101
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5
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Jordan Ware
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99
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Time
Control For all Wendy's Events is: 30/1,G30
Time
Delay Clocks May Be Used or NOT
if Both Players Agree
14H.
Insufficient
Losing
Chances
Per USCF Rule 13G.
Withdrawing
from Tournament without notifying director "...the
player may be barred from any of the organizer's tournaments
until
the fine is paid"
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Last 4 Issues of
"News & Views"
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On August 29, 1948, Kit
Crittenden won the N.C. State Championship at age 13,
still youngest ever in the Nation!
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New Prize Structure for Wendy's Events!
Top
Section $100.
"B", "C" &
"Lower" Section
Free
Entry to Smokehouse
Winners must have
at least 3.5
points
(CCC Members Only)
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CCC Top 10
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December
2004 Rating
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Competed
within past 6 months
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1
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SM Karthik
Rangarajan
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2520
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2
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NM
Frankie Newton
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2282
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3
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NM Daniel
Tapia
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2201
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4
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NM Justin
Daniel
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2191
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5
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Chris Mabe
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2124
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6
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Keith
Eubanks
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2058
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7
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Todd
Trower
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2048
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8
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NM
Leland Fuerstman
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2035
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9
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Shawn
Pealer
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2033
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10
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NM Daniel
Liu
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2000
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Wendy's
I-LXI
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Top
Section
Titles
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(Equal 1st
Counts as 1)
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NM Frankie Newton
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38
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NM Leland Fuerstman
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14
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NM Justin Daniel
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7
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SM Karthik Rangarajan
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6
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NM Garrick Wells
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5
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Patrick McCartney
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5
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NM Daniel
Liu
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3
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NM Daniel Tapia
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3
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Michael Curcuru
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2
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Jon Pietras
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1
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NM Harold Mouzon
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1
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NM Dr. Luigi Vacca
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1
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Gary Newsom
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1
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Shawn Pealer
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1
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Tarokh Taefi
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1
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Chris Mabe
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1
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"You don't stop playing when you
get old; you
get old when you stop playing!" Benjamin
Franklin
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"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
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Arlo's Chess Books
& Equipment
on Sale at the Charlotte Chess Club!
(10% Discount for CCC)
704-969-0366
www.whirlwindchess.com
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2004 NC
Co-State Champion
SM Karthik Rangarajan
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2004 NC
Invitational
Champion
NM Frankie Newton
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2004 NC
Scholastic Champion
NM Daniel Tapia
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2004 NC
K-8 Champion
Laura Lee
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2004 NC
K-5 Champion
Kevin Huang
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2004 NC
K-3 Champion
Joshua Mu
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I did
not know that!!?
The CCC
has
106 current members.
This
is our 62nd
Wendy's 5 Rd event. The Record for the total playing in 1 Rd is 48,
total participating is 78,
for a
Smokehouse 3 Rd event
38.
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now on Sale! $20.
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CCC
News & Views
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 new "user friendly"
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Board
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Fischer to
Represent Iceland!
Charlotte, NC
12-11-04: According
to a traveller who just returned from Iceland,
a Reykjavik newspaper reported that Ex-World Champion Bobby
Fischer has applied for, and been
granted
political asylum in Iceland. There is speculation that he may soon
again
compete in international competition!
(Click
here for 12-16-04 Article)
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The
"Current Roster" now
includes CCC, NCCA, USCF Expiration Dates and Rating Points gained/lost
in 2004! (Click Here)
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Merry
Christmas &
Happy
New
Year!!
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CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 12-23-04
Newton Leads Top; Katz "B"; Hofer,
Singleton "C";
Logjam in Lower Section of Wendy's LXII
Charlotte,
NC 12-22-04: A rather healthy
turnout
of 28 jovial chess revellers, each
dressed
as Santa Claus, converged upon this workshop where chess games are
manufactured,
more commonly known as Wendy's, in order to participate in Rd:2
of Wendy's LXII.
In the Top Section, the 2004 CCC Player
of
the Year, NM Frankie "Neutron" Newton (2282)
snipped
off one pawn, and then another causing NM Leland "Premier Hombre"
Fuerstman
(2035) to capitulate on move 35. Meanwhile, 2004
CCC "A" Player of the Year, Expert Shawn
"Arlo"
Pealer (2048) accepted an early Christmas gift from
Gary "the Nuisance"
Newsom (1981)
to share the lead with Newton at 1.5-.5.
In addition, Expert Michael "See you are; See you are you" Curcucu
(2061) won the exchange and ultimately the endgame
versus the good
Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1843) while Clarke "Kent" Brosi
(1802) wore his superman cape to victory over "Sponge" Bob Moore
(1700).
In the "B" Section, the 2004 CCC "D" Player of the Year
and Most Improved Player of the Year, Marty
"Fritz" Katz (1640)
beat down Ankit "Butch" Jivan (1617) to lead with 2-0.
In addition, Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1623) outpointed
Laura
"Karate Kid" Lee (1698) while 2004 CCC "C" Player of the Year
Jonathan "Henry" Hudson (1644) made peace
with Viktor
"the Mad Russian" Ozherelyev (1613). In the "C" Section,
Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (1465) bested
Sylvester "Sly"
Hubbard (Unr) to grab a share of the lead with Don "Juan" Hofer
(1480) who split the point with Dave "Ameen" Eadie
(1544)
each with 1.5-.5.
In addition, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1532) schooled
Ilgin
"the Mad Turk" Birsan (1376). In the Lower Section, wins
were turned in by Duncan "Doughnuts" McLaughlin, W.
Doyle
Dewbre, Joe Shirlen and Joey "the Bull" Bullis.
All results may be observed on the "Current
Crosstable" Editor
Needs Games; Please E-mail to: lelandfue@yahoo.com
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1st Annual
CCC Party a Grand
Success! Newton named CCC "Player of the
Year!"
Simo Yields One Gift as Dave Eadie Wins!
Charlotte,
NC 12-18-04: Approximately
one third of the members of the Charlotte Chess Club,
and various family members, friends and visitors converged upon the
well
decorated Presidential Ballroom of the Ole' Smokehouse Dining Room to
enjoy
a "free" round of chess, "free" lunch, door prizes and finally a "free"
seat to play North Carolina's highest rated player, SM Karthik
"Rajah" Rangarajan (2520) in a simultaneous exhibition. The
extremely
entertaining five hour,
16 player event went pretty much as
expected
until late Draws were granted to Clarke "Kent" Brosi
(1803)
and Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1745). Finally,
with
3 players remaining, Rangarajan tipped his King for the
1st
time in his brief southern campaign to Dave
"Ameen" Eadie
(1561)! (See Game 0442) (Of
course, simos are unrated...). With
almost
every competitor putting up stiff resistance, a final score of 13-2-1
was certainly an impressive showing.
The morning began with one round of rated tournament play (See
Crosstable) followed by a gift of $5
cash to each CCC member to
offset
the cost of lunch at the Smokehouse. An early afternoon serenade by
Internationally
renound guitarist/ vocalist/ songwriter Leland
"Firstman" preceeded
a drawing for 10
door prizes in the form of "Framed Chess Art" valued at $20
each and provided by Whirlwindchess.com.
Next was the presentation of awards to CCC members. Gold leaf
certificates
were presented to Champions who had competed in at least 6
of the 22 CCC
events in 2004 and played
a total of at
least 24
games. In general, the player with the greatest annual rating increase
won the title. The results are as follows:
2004
Player of the Year
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NM
Frankie Newton
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2004
Scholastic Player
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NM
Daniel Tapia
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2004
CCC Champion
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SM
Karthik Rangarajan
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2004 Expert of the
Year
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Chris
Mabe +145
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2004 "A" Player of
the Year
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Shawn
Pealer +110
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2004 "B" Player of
the Year
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Ken
Ivens +12
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2004 "C" Player of
the Year
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Jonathan
Hudson +224
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2004 "D" Player of
the Year
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Martin
Katz +391
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2004 Most Improved
Player
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Martin
Katz +391!
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2004 Most Improved
Family
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Team
Wheeless +690!!
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A thoroughly
enjoyable time was had
by all. Special thanks to SM Karthik "Rajah"
Rangarajan
for donating his time with a superior performance, Shawn
"Arlo" Pealer
for donating the "Framed Chess Art," Amanda
Braband for installing the lovely
seasonal
decorations and the CCC elders
who helped defray the expenses. And, congratulations to all of the 2004
Charlotte Chess Club Champions! We WILL do this again next year. LF - Next
Smokehouse January 15, 2005 -
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New
Prize Structure
for Wendy's Events!
Top Section: 1st
Place $100. cash
"B" Section:
Free Entry to
Smokehouse ($20)
"C" Section:
Free Entry to
Smokehouse ($20)
Lower Section:
Free Entry
to Smokehouse ($20)
Winners must
have at least
3.5 points.
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