CCC News & Views
NM Leland L. Fuerstman, Editor
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CCC NEWS &VIEWS 3-23-00

Top Section Adjournments Continue to Plague Wendy's XIII ; New Starting Time of 7:30pm Now in Effect!
A paltry turnout of only twenty-six of the Metrolina area's most profoundly disturbed energumens (including 4 Certified USCF National Masters who were apparently not affected by triskaidekaphobia) abandoned their fears and participated in Rd:2 of Wendy's XIII.  In the Top Section, again, probably because we were required to leave the facility by 10:30pm, no wins were reported as newly crowned National Master Frankie "WWF" Newton (2201) yielded a draw to CCC Favorite Son 16 year old Expert Justin Daniel (2036). Contests between NM Garrick "Outlaw" Wells (2199) vs. NM Leland Fuerstman (2042)(See Game 0106) , Patrick McCartney (1870) vs. NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2009) and Team Salisbury troupers David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1809) vs. Greg "Hornblower" Hall (1838) have each been adjourned. In the Cruiserweight Section, original CCC member Jon "Infinity's End" Pietras (1770) outboxed Paul "Shuttleman" Calloway (1677).  In the Middle Section, Jerome "Bouncer" DeBell (1500) fresh from back to back upsets last weekend over NM Liu & McCartney!, bested CCC Website Advisor Carl McKern (1522) while "Iron" Mike Isner (1465) took it on the chin from Slobodan Sinanovic (1579). In addition, Doug "Sky" Millsaps (1576) manhandled Michael "you know you make me wanna" Shoup (1115). In the Lower Section, wins were turned in by Alphonse "Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1397), Adam Clontz (1149), Darrell Spencer (1364), Joe Shirlen (1005) and Lee "R&Bman" Richardson (1280). See all results in "Current Crosstable."Remember: Starting time next Wednesday is 7:30pm sharp! Be there!!

Nineteen vigilantes posing as chess players fought it out in Smokehouse II on March 18. In the Top Section, which featured the participation of 4 Masters, NM Garrick "Outlaw" Wells (2199) dispatched of NM Daniel Liu (2009) in Rd:1 before encountering CCC Favorite Son 16 year old Expert Justin Daniel (2036). During the time scramble of that Rd:2 battle, it appeared to some spectators, including this Senior TD, that the good "Outlaw" had executed a move and "possibly" released his hand from the piece before placing it on another square?! However, his courteous opponent, not being absolutely certain, did not formally protest and continued play, only minutes later to lose. Wells' Rd:3 contest with newly crowned National Master William "WWF" Frankie Newton II (2201) featured  a critical time scramble and a Queen sacrifice. The resulting unbalanced position ended in the second time control with an agreement of draw. The "Outlaw's score of 2.5-.5 earned him clear 1st Place honors and $80. Second thru 4th with 2-1 and taking home $13. were NM Frankie Newton (2201), Justin Daniel (2036) and 8th seed Jerome "Bouncer" DeBell (1500) who upset NM Daniel Liu (2009) and Patrick McCartney (1860) in Rds:2 & 3 respectively. Lower Section honors were shared by Winfred "Windy" Gatlin (Unr), Brandon Brown (1195) and Darrell Spencer (1364) each scoring 2.5-.5 and winning $50. Fuerstman directed.

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 SpeedChess 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.