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(CCC Members Only) 2 Perfect Scores After Rd:2 Jerome DeBell Kevin Blackwell CCC Top 10 ( June Supplement ) 1 GM Julio Becerra 2605 2  NM W F  Newton 2214 3  Harold Mouzon 2195 4 Justin Daniel 2177 5 NM Gary Wells 2085 6 Daniel Tapia 2032 7  Gary Newsom 2014 8 NM L Fuerstman 2009 9 NM Daniel Liu 2000 10 Pat  McCartney 1910 Wendy's I-XXXIV Top Section Titles (Equal 1st Counts as 1) NM Frankie Newton 18 NM Leland Fuerstman 11 Justin Daniel 7 NM Garrick Wells 5 Patrick McCartney  3 NM Daniel Liu  1 NM  Dr Luigi Vacca 1 Gary Newsom 1 Tarokh Taefi  1 Jon Pietras 1 "You don't stop playing when you get old; you get old when you stop playing!" Benjamin Franklin Providence Day Chess Club Sunday Special $500 1st Place  International Grandmaster Julio Becerra will compete!! - Begins May 5 - (See Upcoming Events) Great New Links!! Bill Walls Chess Page "The Bus Ride" By Dr. Sam Fuerstman Wendy's XXXV <Predicted Pairings > Rd:3 - Top Section Fuerstman-Wells Newton-Liu Pietras-Brosi McCartney-Sinanovic Current Crosstable Golf Scores Chess Equipment Latest Books! www.sigschess.com What ever happened to Dr. Al Lipkin?	(Remember to "reload" or "refresh" this page often) This site works best with "Netscape" 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. 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, viewing, and listening pleasure. We welcome your contributions and comments on our new "user friendly" Message Board www.charlottechess.com/wwwboard Wendy's XXXIV Crosstable  Click Here CCC Top 50 (Apr 2002 Supplement) (Click Here)  "Images" of  CCC Members (Click here) Links to Other Chess Sites (Click Here) "Miscellaneous" Contains 29 Items of Interest Tournament Results  To determine new rating after tournament competition click on: USCF Rating Calculator http://groups.google.com/groups?group=rec.games.chess.politics Visit the CCC Message Board!! (Click Here) Click Below To View USCF Most Current Ratings This site has been visited times since May 1, 2002 CCC NEWS &VIEWS 5-16-02 By NM Leland Fuerstman Three Lead Top; DeBell Middle; K. Blackwell Lower Section of Wendy's XXXV Charlotte, NC  5-15-02:  Forty of the most photogenic chessplayers in the Metrolina area converged upon our sacred temple of thinkers, more commonly known as Wendy's, in order to participate in Rd:2 of Wendy's XXXV. (On this occasion,  a representative of "Carolina Camera" was present to video a program about the CCC which will air on June 9!) In the Top Section, NM Garik "H.G." Wells (2085) became involved in a tactical melee versus the CCC's #2 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214)  which curiously resulted in a Draw. Also at 1.5-.5 is NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009) who attempted, but was unable to win an OCB ending against NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000). In addition, Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809) ethnically cleansed Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1696) while Jon "Cigars" Pietras (1751) blew smoke rings around Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1910). In the Middle Section, Jerome "Cookie Monster" DeBell (1648) outlasted Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1601) to lead with 2-0. Meanwhile, Danesh "Shah" Dadgar (1567) took Frank "Chessman" Johnson (1494) hostage, "Smokin" Brian Fraiser (1644) short circuited Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1482), Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1597) went flintstones on Nick "BamBam" Bambara (1287) and Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1297) mortally wounded Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (1403). In addition, Draws were reported by Doug "Sky Millsaps (1640) vs. Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1417), Reverend Bernard "Jim" Baker (1521) vs. "CEO" Mike Isner (1622) and Frank Mu (1526) vs. Algie "Van" Clyburn (1590). In the Lower Section, Kevin Blackwell (880) bested Robert Broadbent (960) to lead with 2-0. Other Lower Section winners were: Todd Essex, Alphonse " Amazing Al" Ashamalla, Darrell "Wilkes" Booth and Copeland Blackwell. All results may be viewed in the "Current Crosstable.  Visit the "new" CCC Message Board and speak to us!! {Special thanks to Assistant T.D. Joyce Mu who is attempting to help modernize the CCC with  computer pairings. Please bear with us while we refine the system. LF} (We now begin at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail to:lelandfue@yahoo.com GM Becerra Leads $500 Sunday Special I Charlotte, NC 5-12-02: Twenty-two of the CCC's most active members first offered birthday greetings to Josh Mu, 7 and NM Leland Fuerstman, 55 and then participated in Rd:3 of Sunday Special I.In the Top Section, International Grandmaster Julio Becerra (2605) leads with a perfect 3-0 after a convincing win over Harold Mouzon (2195). (See Game 0228)  Meanwhile, NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) out flanked Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1910) as Expert Gary "Player" Newsom (2014) teed off on NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009). In addition, Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1602) upset Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809). In the Middle Section, Danesh "Shah" Dadgar (1621) executed Frank Mu (1526), in the battle of the "Randys," Hight (1437) defeated Wheeless (1474),  Bernard "Jim" Baker (1484) said a prayer for Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1482) and Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1412) upstaged Algie "Van" Clyburn (1590). In the Lower Section, 7 year old phenom Josh Mu (1204)won a see-saw battle versus Copeland Blackwell (1198) to maintain a prefect 3-0. Other Lower Section winners were: Kevin Blackwell and Amelia Wheeless. To view crosstable click here.  Next Smokehouse June 15. Newsom, McCartney Share Top Honors; Brazhnikov Middle; Nevitt Lower Section of Smokehouse XXVII Charlotte, NC 5-11-02: A moderate turnout of 26 participated in Smokehouse XXVII. In the Top Section, Expert Gary "Player" Newsom (2014) dispatched of Chris Mabe (1773) and NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2027) before agreeing to a Draw with co-winner Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1923) who had defeated Sam Copeland (1722) and SM Klaus Pohl (2225). Their score of 2.5-.5 earned each $75. In the Middle Section, for the second consecutive Smokehouse, Gennady Brazhnikov (1300)scored a perfect 3-0 winning $100. Equal 2nd-5th were Joe Crump (1433), Hayes Bowling (1663), Laurin Keller (1511) and Kirill Temlyakov (1433) each scoring 2-1 and pocketing $12. In the Lower Section, Lee Nevitt turned in a perfect 3-0 and won $60. To view complete crosstable (click Here)(Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse June 15 See ya' there!