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NEWS &VIEWS 5-23-02 By NM Leland Fuerstman Newton Leads Top; DeBell, Baker Middle; Huang,
Fisher Lower Section of Wendy's XXXV Charlotte,
NC 5-22-02: Forty-one of the greater
Charlotte area's most congenial chessplayers escaped
from the perpetual radiation of their cathode tubes and instead participated
in Rd:3 of Wendy's XXXV. In the Top Section,
the CCC's #2 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214) persisted
in a R&P ending versus NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009) until
the latter player faultered leaving Newton with 2.5-.5.
Meanwhile,
NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) gunned down NM Garrick "Outlaw"
Wells (2085), Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1910) knocked
Michael Curcuru (1854) coo-coo and Harold Mouzon (2195) split the
point with Jon "Cigars"
Pietras (1750). In the Cruiserweight
Division
Clarke
"Kent" Brosi (1809) knocked out "Smokin" Brian Fraiser (1644). In
the Middle Section, leader Jerome "Cookie Monster"
DeBell
(1648) split
the point with Doug "Sky" Millsaps (1617). Otherwise,
the Black pieces prevailed as the Reverend Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1471) recited a eulogy for "Hell's Kitchen" product Deneil "Sean" Brazell
(1602) (See Game 0229) ,
Danesh "Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) vanquished Viktor "the Mad
Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1422), Frank Mu (1526) neutralized the ray-gun
of Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1609) and David "Richman" Richards
(1716) deported Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1696). In the Lower
Section,
leading with 2.5-.5,
Kevin
Huang (1140) handled
Kevin Blackwell (880) while Jim "Bobby" Fisher (865) took
out Todd Essex (855). Other Lower Section winners were: Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla, MikeRichards, Ankit Jivan,
Joshua
Mu, Jim "Sticks" Ulaky, Hassan Hashemloo,
Spencer
"Jazzman" Singleton and I'John Gatewood. Allresults
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 Takes Commanding Lead in $500
Sunday Special I Charlotte,
NC 5-26-02: Twenty chess energumens left the race
track early and instead participated in Rd:4
of Sunday Special I. In the Top Section,
GM Julio Becerra (2605) concluded his encounter with NM Leland "El-Presidente"
Fuerstman (2009) with
a cute Queen sacrifice to take a commanding lead of 4-0
and the guaranteed 1st Prize of $500!(See
Game 0230) Meanwhile, Expert Harold
Mouzon (2195) survived a wild encounter with Expert Gary "Player" Newsom
(2014) (See Game 0231) ,
the CCC's #2 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214) used
kryptonite on mild mannered Clarke" Kent" Brosi (1809) and CCC Favorite
Son, 17 year old phenom, Expert Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) won
a difficult game versus Jeff Rayfield (1837). In the Middle Section,
Danesh
"Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) shares the lead with 3-0
after
slaughtering Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1602) as does Minister Bernard
"Jim" Baker (1484) after his win over Frank Mu (1526). In addition,
Doug
"Sky" Millsaps (1640) foreclosed upon Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg
(1482). In the Lower Section, 7 year old phenom,
Joshua
Mu (1184) outplayed
Kevin Hicks (999) to lead with a perfect 4-0.
Other
Lower
Section
winners were: Jonathan Roes. 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
viewcomplete crosstable (click Here)(Fuerstman
directed) Next Smokehouse June 15 See ya' there!
Chess
persisted
in a R&P ending versus NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009) until
the latter player faultered leaving Newton with 2.5-.5.
Meanwhile,
NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) gunned down NM Garrick "Outlaw"
Wells (2085), Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1910) knocked
Michael Curcuru (1854) coo-coo and Harold Mouzon (2195) split the
point with Jon "Cigars"
Pietras (1750). In the Cruiserweight
Division
Clarke
"Kent" Brosi (1809) knocked out "Smokin" Brian Fraiser (1644). In
the Middle Section, leader Jerome "Cookie Monster"
DeBell
(1648) 
split
the point with Doug "Sky" Millsaps (1617). Otherwise,
the Black pieces prevailed as the Reverend Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1471) recited a eulogy for "Hell's Kitchen" product Deneil "Sean" Brazell
(1602) (See Game 0229) ,
Danesh "Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) vanquished Viktor "the Mad
Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1422), Frank Mu (1526) neutralized the ray-gun
of Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1609) and David "Richman" Richards
(1716) deported Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1696). In the Lower
Section,
leading with 2.5-.5,
Kevin
Huang (1140) 
handled
Kevin Blackwell (880) while Jim "Bobby" Fisher (865) took
out Todd Essex (855). Other Lower Section winners were: Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla, Mike Richards, Ankit Jivan,
Joshua
Mu, Jim "Sticks" Ulaky, Hassan Hashemloo,
Spencer
"Jazzman" Singleton and I'John Gatewood. Allresults
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
with
a cute Queen sacrifice to take a commanding lead of 4-0
and the guaranteed 1st Prize of $500!(See
Game 0230) Meanwhile, Expert Harold
Mouzon (2195) survived a wild encounter with Expert Gary "Player" Newsom
(2014) (See Game 0231) ,
the CCC's #2 player, NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214) used
kryptonite on mild mannered Clarke" Kent" Brosi (1809) and CCC Favorite
Son, 17 year old phenom, Expert Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) 
won
a difficult game versus Jeff Rayfield (1837). In the Middle Section,
Danesh
"Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) shares the lead with 3-0
after
slaughtering Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1602) as does Minister Bernard
"Jim" Baker (1484) after his win over Frank Mu (1526). In addition,
Doug
"Sky" Millsaps (1640) foreclosed upon Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg
(1482). In the Lower Section, 7 year old phenom,
Joshua
Mu (1184) 
outplayed
Kevin Hicks (999) to lead with a perfect 4-0.
Other
Lower
Section
winners were: Jonathan Roes. To view crosstable
click
here. Next
Smokehouse June 15.
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!