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NEWS &VIEWS 5-2-02 By NM Leland Fuerstman "Outlaw" Ambushes "El-Presidente," Wins Top; Sinanovic
Takes Middle; Gatlin, J. Mu, Callahan Lower Section of Wendy's XXXIV Charlotte,
NC 5-1-02 : Once again,CCCattendance
records were smashed
in two categories as a grand total of 70
different
players participated in Wendy's XXXIV with 47
playing
in Rd:5. In the Top
Section, leader NM Leland "El-Presidente"
Fuerstman (2027) launched a lively attack against
NM Garrick H.G."Outlaw" Wells (2082) but overlooked the winning
move ultimately losing. (See Game 0221)
Because Expert Justin Daniel was a no-show (and a no-call), this allowed
the "Outlaw" to take clear 1st Place with 3.5-1.5.
Meanwhile,
NM Daniel "Schlecter"
Liu (2009) outflanked Patrick "Flanker"
McCartney (1918) but somehow the game ended in his 5th consecutive Draw?!
while the CCC's #1 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2216)
yielded a Draw to Clarke "Superman" Brosi (1809). In the
Cruiserweight
Division,
Jon
"Cigars" Pietras (1789) split the point with Paul "Survivalist"
Lucas
(1600). In the M iddle
Section,
Slobodan "the Mad
Serb" Sinanovic (1716)
took an under the weather Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1615) to school to finish
clear 1st Place with 4-1. Also,
in the Middle Section, Frank Mu (1525) bested Daryl
"Flash" Gordon (1609), Doug "Sky" Millsaps (1617) short circuited
Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1482), Danesh "the Mad Iranian" Dadgar
(1550) vanquished Bernard "Bman" Baker (1521), Jerome "Cookie Monster"
DeBell
(1654) survived against Viktor Ozherelyev (1500), Gregory "the Mad
Ukrainian" Bunich (1609) discharged Algie "Van" Clyburn (1590),
"CEO" Mike Isner (1638) broke even with Gennady Brazhnikov
(Unr)
and Michael "You Know You Make Me Wanna" Shoup (1550) Drew
with Wallace Kleucker (1590). In the Lower Section,
the valiant attempt by the CCC's youngest member, 6 year old phenom JoshuaMu
(1044) to score a perfect 5-0 and win a $100 Bonus was thwarted by Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin (1297) who tied with Mu for
1st-3rd Place
with 4-1 .(See
Game 0222)Also
scoring 4-0 was
Chris
"Dirty
Harry" Callahan (Unr) who decisively defeated CCC Player Representative
Alphonse "Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1262). Other
Lower
Section
winners were: James "Sticks" Ulaky,
Ankit Jivan, ToddEssex
, John Meyer, Darrell "Wilkes" Booth,
Mike Richards
, Kevin Huang and Hassan Hashemloo.
All results may
be viewed in the "Current Crosstable." Visit
the "new" CCC Message
Board and speak to us!! All welcome new CCC member John
Stewart.
{Special thanks to Assistant Tournament
Director
Joyce Mu who is attempting to help
modernize the CCC with computer pairings. Please bear with us while
we streamline the system. LF} (We now begin at 7:30pm sharp!
Editor
Needs Games; Please E-mail to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
$$500 Sunday Special I Begins Charlotte,
NC 5-5-02: Twenty-eight of the CCC's more competitive
members rubbed shoulders with a chess celebrity
as they participated in Rd:1 of Sunday Special I.
In the Top Section, International Grandmaster Julio Becerra
(2605) converted a N&P ending versus NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2009) (See
Game 0223) while NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2216) suffered
an upset at the hands of Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(1923). (See Game 0227) In
addition, Harold Mouzon III (2195) bested Jeff Rayfield (1827),
Gary
"Player"
Newsom (2014) used Kryptonite on Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809) and
NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2027) salvaged a Draw
against David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1832). In the Middle
Section,
Robert Moore (1700) caused the wheels to fall off of Randy Wheeless
(1474), Bernard "Bman" Baker
(1521) busted Paul "Survivalist"
Lucas (1607), Randy "I'm not Afraid of" Hight (1437) massacred
Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1417), Carl "Codes" McKern
(1586) contained Frank "Chessman" Johnson (1428),
Nathan "TechDude"
Eerenberg (1482) beat down Algie "Van" Clyburn (1528) (See
Game 0224) and
Frank Mu (1524)
expelled Gennady Brazhnikov (1300). In the Lower Section,
wins were submitted by: Joshua Mu, Amelia Wheeless and Copeland Blackwell.
To
view crosstable click here. Next Smokehouse
May 11.
Pohl, Jurjevich Share Top
Honors; Brazhnikov, Dadgar Middle; Hunter Lower Section of Smokehouse XXVI Charlotte,
NC 4-13-02: A record number of 29
weekend warriorsparticipated in Smokehouse
XXVI
. In the Top Section, SM Klaus Pohl (2225)
of Columbia, SC defeated David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1831) in Rd:1, Drew
with co-champion NM Joseph Jurjevich (2135)
in Rd:2 and knocked off upstart Sam Copeland (1722) in Rd:3
to tie for =1st-2nd Place with 2.5-.5
. Jurjevich knocked off Clarke "Kent Brosi (1797) in Rd:1,
Drew
with Pohl in Rd:2, and beat David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1831)
in Rd:3. Each took home $75. In
the Middle S ection, Gennady
Brazhnikov (Unr)
and Danesh "Shah' Dadgar (1550)
turned in perfect3-0
's each collecting $75. In
the Lower Section, Scott
"Scratch"
Hunter (Unr) also had a perfect performance with 3-0
and took home $90
. Equal 2nd-5th
with 2-1
were Paul Copeland, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin, Bernard "Bman"
Baker and Lee Nevitt. To viewcomplete crosstable
(click Here)(Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse May 11
See ya' there!
Chess
in two categories as a grand total of 70
different
players participated in Wendy's XXXIV with 47
playing
in Rd:5. In the Top
Section, leader NM Leland "El-Presidente"
Fuerstman (2027) launched a lively attack against 
NM Garrick H.G."Outlaw" Wells (2082) but overlooked the winning
move ultimately losing. (See Game 0221)
Because Expert Justin Daniel was a no-show (and a no-call), this allowed
the "Outlaw" to take clear 1st Place with 3.5-1.5.
Meanwhile,
NM Daniel "Schlecter"
Liu (2009) outflanked Patrick "Flanker"
McCartney (1918) but somehow the game ended in his 5th consecutive Draw?!
while the CCC's #1 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2216)
yielded a Draw to Clarke "Superman" Brosi (1809). In the
Cruiserweight
Division,
Jon
"Cigars" Pietras (1789) split the point with Paul "Survivalist"
Lucas
(1600). In the M iddle
Section,
Slobodan "the Mad
Serb" Sinanovic (1716) 
took an under the weather Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1615) to school to finish
clear 1st Place with 4-1. Also,
in the Middle Section, Frank Mu (1525) bested Daryl
"Flash" Gordon (1609), Doug "Sky" Millsaps (1617) short circuited
Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1482), Danesh "the Mad Iranian" Dadgar
(1550) vanquished Bernard "Bman" Baker (1521), Jerome "Cookie Monster"
DeBell
(1654) survived against Viktor Ozherelyev (1500), Gregory "the Mad
Ukrainian" Bunich (1609) discharged Algie "Van" Clyburn (1590),
"CEO" Mike Isner (1638) broke even with Gennady Brazhnikov
(Unr)
and Michael "You Know You Make Me Wanna" Shoup (1550) Drew
with Wallace Kleucker (1590). In the Lower Section,
the valiant attempt by the CCC's youngest member, 6 year old phenom JoshuaMu
(1044) to score a perfect 5-0 and win a $100 Bonus was thwarted by 
Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin (1297) who tied with Mu for
1st-3rd Place
with 4-1 .(See
Game 0222) Also
scoring 4-0 was
Chris
"Dirty
Harry" Callahan (Unr) who decisively defeated CCC Player Representative
Alphonse "Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1262). Other
Lower
Section
winners were: James "Sticks" Ulaky,
Ankit Jivan, ToddEssex
, John Meyer, Darrell "Wilkes" Booth,
Mike Richards
, Kevin Huang and Hassan Hashemloo.
All results may
be viewed in the "Current Crosstable." Visit
the "new" CCC Message
Board and speak to us!! All welcome new CCC member John
Stewart.
{Special thanks to Assistant Tournament
Director
Joyce Mu who is attempting to help
modernize the CCC with computer pairings. Please bear with us while
we streamline the system. LF} (We now begin at 7:30pm sharp!
Editor
Needs Games; Please E-mail to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
In the Top Section, International Grandmaster Julio Becerra
(2605) converted a N&P ending versus NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2009) (See
Game 0223) while NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2216) suffered
an upset at the hands of Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(1923). (See Game 0227) In
addition, Harold Mouzon III (2195) bested Jeff Rayfield (1827),
Gary
"Player"
Newsom (2014) used Kryptonite on Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809) and
NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2027) salvaged a Draw
against David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1832). In the Middle
Section,
Robert Moore (1700) caused the wheels to fall off of Randy Wheeless
(1474), Bernard "Bman" Baker
(1521) busted Paul "Survivalist"
Lucas (1607), Randy "I'm not Afraid of" Hight (1437) massacred
Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1417), Carl "Codes" McKern
(1586) contained Frank "Chessman" Johnson (1428),
Nathan "TechDude"
Eerenberg (1482) beat down Algie "Van" Clyburn (1528) (See
Game 0224) and
Frank Mu (1524)
expelled Gennady Brazhnikov (1300). In the Lower Section,
wins were submitted by: Joshua Mu, Amelia Wheeless and Copeland Blackwell.
To
view crosstable click here. Next Smokehouse
May 11.
of Columbia, SC defeated David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1831) in Rd:1, Drew
with co-champion NM Joseph Jurjevich (2135)
in Rd:2 and knocked off upstart Sam Copeland (1722) in Rd:3
to tie for =1st-2nd Place with 2.5-.5
. Jurjevich knocked off Clarke "Kent Brosi (1797) in Rd:1,
Drew
with Pohl in Rd:2, and beat David "Kamikaze" Jaap (1831)
in Rd:3. Each took home $75. In
the Middle S ection, Gennady
Brazhnikov (Unr)
and Danesh "Shah' Dadgar (1550)
turned in perfect 3-0
's each collecting $75. In
the Lower Section, Scott
"Scratch"
Hunter (Unr) also had a perfect performance with 3-0
and took home $90
.
Equal 2nd-5th
with 2-1
were Paul Copeland, Winfred "Guns" Gatlin, Bernard "Bman"
Baker and Lee Nevitt. To view complete crosstable
(click Here) (Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse May 11
See ya' there!