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(CCC Members Only) 1 Perfect Scores After Rd:4 David Conard CCC Top 10  April 2003 Rating List  Competed within past 6 mos. 1 NM W F  Newton 2268 2  NM H Mouzon 2193 3 Daniel Tapia 2124 4 NM John Lane 2088 5 Keith Eubanks 2048 6 Gary Newsom 2022 7  NM L Fuerstman 2013 8  NM Daniel Liu 2000 9 Chris Mabe  1978 10 Patrick McCartney 1967 Wendy's I-XLIV Top Section Titles (Equal 1st Counts as 1) NM Frankie Newton 27 NM Leland Fuerstman 12 NM Justin Daniel 7 NM Garrick Wells 5 Patrick McCartney  4 NM Daniel Liu  1 NM  Dr Luigi Vacca 1 Gary Newsom 1 Tarokh Taefi  1 Jon Pietras 1 NM Harold Mouzon 1 "You don't stop playing when you get old; you get old when you stop playing!" Benjamin Franklin Great New Links!! Bill Walls Chess Page Wendy's XLV Current Crosstable Chess Equipment Latest Books! www.sigschess.com Cigars Etc. 3712 E. Independence Now Sells Sets,  Clocks and used Chess Books!! 704-532-9853 Joshua, you've got your work cut out for you!! Check out the "World's Youngest!" Newsstand International carries "Chess Life," Blitz Chess," "Chess Monthly" and other publications!!  5622-128 E. Inde. Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28212 (704) 531-0199 Did You Know? Joshua Mu is now #3 in the USA for 8 yr. old and Under with a rating of 1516!	(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 XLIV Crosstable  Click Here CCC Top 50 (April 2003 Supplement) (Click Here) "Images" of  CCC Members (Click here) Links to Other Chess Sites (Click Here) "Miscellaneous" Contains 35 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 is visited over 3000 times per month *Flash*Flash*Flash*Flash*Flash*Flash*Flash* Joshua Mu Takes 3rd Place in Nationals Nashville, TN 5-10-03: Hundreds of scholastic players from all over the United States journied to the "music city" in order to participate in the National Scholastic Championships this past weekend. After 6 rounds of competition in the "K-3 Section" CCC future Favorite Son, 8 year old phenom Joshua Mu was the only player left with 6-0! Apparently the distraction of playing on the roped-off center stage table, cameras clicking and taping, and adversary Parker Zhao 1888 (a 3rd grader) caused Joshua to stumble in the final round. Still, his 6-1 score was good enough for clear 3rd Place in the Nation! In addition, his team, Barringer Academy placed 14th in the Nation. You have done the CCC proud! Congratulations to Joshua Mu!! CCC NEWS & VIEWS 5-22-03  By NM Leland Fuerstman Mabe Maintains Lead in Top; Waddell "B"; Callahan "C"; Conard 4-0 in Lower Section of Wendy XLV  Charlotte, NC 5-21-03: An individual round record tying 46 of the Metrolina area's most cheerful competitors first sang "Happy Birthday" to Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (53)& NM Leland "El-Duce" Fuerstman (56) and then participated in Rd:4 of Wendy's XLV. In the Top Section, leader Chris "the Babe" Mabe (1997) was nicked for a Draw by NM Daniel "Schlecter" Liu (2000) to lead with 3-1. Meanwhile, the CCC's #1 player, current NC State Champion, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2305) returned with a vengeance as he edged out NM Leland "El-Duce" Fuerstman (2017) and NM John "Night-Train" Lane (2090) turned the tables on Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1931) in a N&P vs R ending only to witness McCartney  almost overturn the table at the games conclusion!? (It is well known that the Charlotte Chess Club prides itself in good sportsmanship!?! LF) In the "B" Section, Bobby "Duck" Waddell (1749) expatriated Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1668) to lead with 3-1.  In addition, Brandon Lee (1714) overran "George C" Scott Baldwin (1768), Frank "Moo" Mu (1718) bested the good Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1679), Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1674) split the point with "Iron"  Mike Eberhardinger (1701) and Michael "See-you-are--see-you-are-you" Curcuru (1800) busted Tarokh Taefi (1724). In the "C" Section, Chris "Dirty Harry" Callahan (1572) fired "CEO" Mike Isner (1487) to lead with 3.5-.5. Meanwhile, Danesh "DD" Dadgar (1624) peppered Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1405), Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1525) knocked over the drum set of James "Sticks" Ulaky (1391), Spencer "Jazzman" Singleton (1426) celebrated his birthday against Brad Eppard (Unr) and #3 in the nation, 8 year old phenom Joshua "Moo" Mu (1516) overwhelmed Jesse Eddleman (1519) (See Game 0300). In the Lower Section, still vying for the $100 Bonus, David "Dipper" Conard (1275) beat Jared Morse (1323) to lead with a perfect 4-0. Other Lower Section winners were: Kevin Blackwell, Laura Lee, Ankit "Butch" Jivan, Tim Chin, Jeremy Davenport, Norm Pruitt, William Dewbre, Alphonse "Amazing Al" Ashamalla and Tom Chin. All results may be viewed in "Current Crosstable." Visit the "new" CCC Message Board and speak to us!! All welcome new CCC members David Collins, Rob Morse and Jared Morse. Next Smokehouse Saturday, Jun 14 - See ya there! LF  Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail to: lelandfue@yahoo.com Moreira Takes Top Honors (Again!); Matthew Smith 3-0 in Lower Section of Smokehouse XXXIX Charlotte, NC 5-17-03:  Sixteen travelling warriors from many origins participated in Smokehouse XXXIX. In the Top Section, NM Jairo Moreira (2367) dispatched of James MacDougall (1786), yielded a Draw to NM Daniel "Schlecter" Liu (2000) in Rd:2 (See Game 0299) and finally, survived a vicious time scramble against Keith "Chuck" Eubanks (2060) to score 2.5-.5 and capture 1st Place for a record 4th consecutive time collecting $100. Equal 2nd-5th were NM Daniel Liu, Keith Eubanks and the lowest rated player in the section, Bernard "King" Baker (1679) who upset Patrick "Blanker" McCartney (1931) and Drew with Tarokh Taefi (1724) and NM Daniel Liu (2000)! Each scored 2-1 and won $15. In the Lower Section, Matthew Smith (1429) registered wins against Richard "Gremlin" Tomlin (1314), Kermon Joel Lane (1487) and Jim "Sticks" Ulaky (1391) to score 3-0 and pocket $60. Equal 2nd-3rd were Kermon Lane and Richard Tomlin each with 2-1 winning $15. To view complete crosstable (Click Here) (Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse June 14. See ya' there!