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NEWS &VIEWS 6-6-02 By NM Leland Fuerstman Newton Clear 1st in Top; Baker Middle; K. Blackwell
Lower Section of Wendy's XXXV Charlotte,
NC 6-6-02: A grand total of 62
(one
player short of the record)
abandoned their less important responsibilities
and
instead participated in Wendy's
XXXV. In the Top Section,
winning his unprecedented 19thWendy's Title, NM
Frankie
"Blitz"
Newton
(2214) applied just enough kryptonite to upend mild mannered Clarke "Kent"
Brosi (1809) and capture clear 1st Place with 4.5-.5.
Meanwhile, NM Garrick "Outlaw" Wells (2085) gunned down NM
Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009) to take clear
2ndPlace
with 3.5-1.5. In addition, with the
Black pieces, soon to be "NM"Harold "Wyn" Mouzon
(2195) bested NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) as did CCC Favorite Son, 17 year
old phenom, Expert Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) over Jon "Cigars"
Pietras (1751). In the Middle Section, divine intervention
apparently allowed the good Minister Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1467) to defeat
Danesh "Ayatollah" Dadgar (1627) and take clear 1st Place with 4-1(See
Game 0233) . Clear 2nd Place with 3.5-1.5
was Frank "Moo"
Mu (1582) who
devoured Jerome "Cookie Monster" DeBell (1641). In a skirmish between the
Serbs and the Ukrainians, Slobodan Sinanovic (1724) annihilated
Viktor Ozherelyev (1420), Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1498)
vanquished Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1607), WallyKleucker
(1585) drew with Randy "I ain't afraid of" Hight (1437) and
Brandon
"Starr" Brown (1500) split the point with "Smokin"
Brian Fraiser
(1644) as did
Spencer "Jazzman"
Singleton (1420) with Michael
"You Know You Make Me Wanna"
Shoup (1488). In the Lower Section,11
year old Kevin Blackwell (983) was
clear 1st Place with 4-1 after
upsetting Ankit Jivan (1196). Clear 2nd Place with 3.5-1.5
was Mike Richards (1187) who bested Kevin Huang (1080). Other Lower
Section
winners were: Jim 'Sticks" Ulaky, Hassan Hashemloo,
Darrell
"Wilkes" Booth, Winfred "Guns"
Gatlin,
Paul
"Johnny" Walker and Dr. Evan Abramowitz. All results may
be viewed in the
"Current Crosstable.
Visit the "new" CCC Message
Board and speak to us!! Next Smokehouse
June 15 {Special thanks to Assistant
T.D. Joyce Mu (We now begin
at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail
to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
GM Becerra Wins $500
Sunday Special I Charlotte,
NC Jun 2-02: A total of thirty-eight
of the Metrolina area's most active chess players
participated in Sunday Special I, a tournament which
was designed to allow 5
members of the CCC to face a Grandmaster in tournament competition.
The prize fund was gathered by donations from generous CCC members. In
the Top Section, as expected, International Grandmaster Julio
Becerra (2605)
emerged victorious after his encounter with Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(1910) (See Game 0232) to
finish with a perfect 5-0
and take home the 1stPrize of $500.
Clear 2ndPlace with 4-1,
after his final round victory versus NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman
(2009) was Harold
"Wyn" Mouzon (2195). Meanwhile, Draws were submitted by CCC Favorite
Son, 17 year old phenom Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) vs. the
CCC's #2 player NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214) and mild
mannered Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809) vs. NM Daniel
"Schlecter" Liu (2000). In the Middle Section, Danesh
"Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) outlasted Minister Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1486) to take top honors with 4-1.
In addition, Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1686) bested Frank Mu
(1582), Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1600) supplanted "Smokin"
Brian Fraiser (1644) and Victor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev
(1420)
handled Jonathan Roes (776). In the Lower Section, 7 year
old phenom, Joshua Mu (1235)
scored a perfect 5-0
after his final round victory over Hassan Hashemloo (Unr). 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
NM
Frankie
"Blitz"
Newton
(2214) applied just enough kryptonite to upend mild mannered Clarke "Kent"
Brosi (1809) and capture clear 1st Place with 4.5-.5.
Meanwhile, NM Garrick "Outlaw" Wells (2085) gunned down NM
Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2009) to take clear
2nd Place
with 3.5-1.5. In addition, with the
Black pieces, soon to be "NM" Harold "Wyn" Mouzon
(2195) bested NM Daniel "Deep" Liu (2000) as did CCC Favorite Son, 17 year
old phenom, Expert Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) over Jon "Cigars"
Pietras (1751). In the Middle Section, divine intervention
apparently allowed the good Minister Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1467)
to defeat
Danesh "Ayatollah" Dadgar (1627) and take clear 1st Place with 4-1(See
Game 0233) . Clear 2nd Place with 3.5-1.5
was Frank "Moo"
Mu (1582) 
who
devoured Jerome "Cookie Monster" DeBell (1641). In a skirmish between the
Serbs and the Ukrainians, Slobodan Sinanovic (1724) annihilated
Viktor Ozherelyev (1420), Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1498)
vanquished Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1607), Wally Kleucker
(1585) drew with Randy "I ain't afraid of" Hight (1437) and
Brandon
"Starr" Brown (1500) split the point with "Smokin"
Brian Fraiser
(1644) as did
Spencer "Jazzman"
Singleton (1420) with Michael
"You Know You Make Me Wanna"
Shoup (1488). In the Lower Section,11
year old Kevin Blackwell (983) 
was
clear 1st Place with 4-1 after
upsetting Ankit Jivan (1196). Clear 2nd Place with 3.5-1.5
was Mike Richards (1187) who bested Kevin Huang (1080). Other Lower
Section
winners were: Jim 'Sticks" Ulaky, Hassan Hashemloo,
Darrell
"Wilkes" Booth, Winfred "Guns"
Gatlin,
Paul
"Johnny" Walker and Dr. Evan Abramowitz. All results may
be viewed in the
"Current Crosstable.
Visit the "new" CCC Message
Board and speak to us!! Next Smokehouse
June 15 {Special thanks to Assistant
T.D. Joyce Mu (We now begin
at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail
to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
emerged victorious after his encounter with Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(1910) (See Game 0232) to
finish with a perfect 5-0
and take home the 1st Prize of $500.
Clear 2nd Place with 4-1,
after his final round victory versus NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman
(2009) was 
Harold
"Wyn" Mouzon (2195). Meanwhile, Draws were submitted by CCC Favorite
Son, 17 year old phenom Justin "Dog" Daniel (2177) vs. the
CCC's #2 player NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2214) and mild
mannered Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1809) vs. NM Daniel
"Schlecter" Liu (2000). In the Middle Section, Danesh
"Ayatollah" Dadgar (1621) outlasted Minister Bernard "Jim" Baker
(1486) to take top honors with 4-1.
In addition, Deneil "Sean" Brazell (1686) bested Frank Mu
(1582), Paul "Survivalist" Lucas (1600) supplanted "Smokin"
Brian Fraiser (1644) and Victor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev
(1420)
handled Jonathan Roes (776). In the Lower Section, 7 year
old phenom, Joshua Mu (1235) 
scored a perfect 5-0
after his final round victory over Hassan Hashemloo (Unr). 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!