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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. In this column, 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,
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NEWS &VIEWS 4-17-03
By NM Leland Fuerstman
* Happy Passover & Happy Easter
to All *
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Newton Leads Top; Baker "B";
Ozherelyev "C"; Richards Lower Section of Wendy XLIV
Charlotte,
NC 4-16-03: A
recent record low of only twenty-nine loyal members of the President's
Royal Guard put down their poison pens and participated in Rd:4
of Wendy's XLIV. In the Top Section, the CCC's
#1 player, current NC State Champion NM Frankie
"Blitz"
Newton
(2290) outflanked
Assistant
Tournament
Director
Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1967) to take a commanding lead with 3.5-.5
and guarantee his unprecedented 27th Wendy's Title. Meanwhile, the
CCC's Favorite Son, current NC Scholastic Champion Expert Daniel
"Johnny" Tapia (2123) split the point with Chris "the Babe"
Mabe
(1978) as did NM Daniel "Schlecter" Liu (2000) with Bobby
Waddell (1740). In the "B" Section, the Good Reverend
Bernard
"King" Baker (1695) (who
was kind enough to assist us in my absence at a Passover Seder) outlasted
Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1675) to lead with 3-1.
In addition, Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1668) manhandled
"George C" Scott Baldwin (1775), Jonathan "the Enforcer" Munnell
(1697) bested "Iron" Mike Eberhardinger (1703) (See
Game 0298) and Dr. Gerard "the Butcher" Sztyber
(1764) allowed the patient to escape from the operating table with all
of his vital organs in tact as he Drew with Danesh "DD" Dadgar
(1614).
In the "C" Section, Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian"
Ozherelyev
(1538) leads with 3-1 after defeating
Michael "the Savage" Savage (1421). In addition, Chris "Dirty Harry"
Callahan
(1552) "made his day" versus Jim "Sticks" Ulaky (1407) while Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin (1423) outdueled CCC Player Representative Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1355). In the
Lower Section, though
he did not show for Rd:4 relinquishing his chance for a $100
Bonus, "Iron"
Mike
Richards (1331) still leads with 3-0.
Other Lower Section winners were: Joe Shirlen, Kevin Huang,
Travis Filling and Laura Lee. All results may be viewed in the
"Current
Crosstable" Visit the "new" CCC Message
Board and speak to us!! Next Smokehouse
this Saturday, (We now begin
at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail
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Moreira, Tapia, Copeland
Share Top Honors; Ulaky Middle; Hicks Lower Section of Smokehouse XXXVIII
Charlotte,
NC 4-19-03: Twenty-six congenial
gentlemen from North and South Carolina
involved themselves in a minor skirmish just over of the
State Line on Saturday as they participated in Smokehouse
XXXVIII.
In the Top Section, IM Jairo Moreira (2356) was
unable to threepeat his "perfect" results as he dispatched of Patrick "Flanker"
McCartney (1967), NM Daniel Liu (2000) and Drew with CCC Favorite
Son, current NC Scholastic Champion, 16 year old phenom, Expert Daniel
"Johnny" Tapia (2123).Tapia
defeated Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1862) and "George C" Scott Baldwin (1775)
and Sam Copeland (1806) drew Keith Eubanks (2048), defeated Chris
"the Babe" Mabe (1994) and Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1933) to each finish
=1st-3rd
with 2.5-.5
and take home $50.
In the Middle Section, Jim "Sticks" Ulaky (1407) upset
Bernard "King" Baker (1679), Kermon Joel Lane (1487) and Daniel Marek (1341)
to score 3-0
and pocket $100.
Equal 2nd-5th
with 2-1 and
winning $12.50
were Bobby Waddell, Robert C. Moore, Bernard Baker
and Daneil Marek. In the Lower Section, Tony
"the Tiger" Hicks (1145) scored
2.5-.5
to take 1st Place and collect $60.
Second
Place
winning $30.
was Jonathan Roes (1163) with 2-1. To view complete
crosstable (Click Here)(Fuerstman directed,
McCartney Assisted) Next
Smokehouse May 17.
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