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Marty Katz +188
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Ervon Nichols +115
Kevin Diao +111
Jared Morse +110
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Time
Control For all Wendy's Events is: 30/1,G30
Time
Delay Clocks May Be Used or NOT
if Both Players Agree
14H.
Insufficient
Losing
Chances
Per USCF Rule 13G.
Withdrawing
from Tournament without notifying director "...the
player
may be barred from any of the organizer's tournaments until
the fine is paid"
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Top
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Free Entry to Smokehouse
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CCC Top 10
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August
2004
Rating
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Competed within past 6 months
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1
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NM Frankie Newton
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2264
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2
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Daniel Tapia
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2158
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3
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NM John Lane
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2086
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4
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Chris Mabe
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2064
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5
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Keith Eubanks
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2061
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6
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Todd Trower
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2036
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7
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Patrick McCartney
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2024
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8
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NM Leland Fuerstman
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2000
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9
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NM Daniel Liu
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2000
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10
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Shawn Pealer
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1992
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Wendy's
I-LVII
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Top Section
Titles
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(Equal 1st Counts as 1)
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NM Frankie Newton
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38
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NM Leland Fuerstman
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14
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NM Justin Daniel
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7
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NM Garrick Wells
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5
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Patrick McCartney
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5
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NM Daniel Liu
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3
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Daniel Tapia
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3
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Micheal Curcuru
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2
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Tarokh Taefi
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1
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Jon Pietras
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1
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NM Harold Mouzon
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1
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NM Dr. Luigi Vacca
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1
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Gary Newsom
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1
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Shawn Pealer
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1
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"You don't stop playing when you get old; you
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and brain so that the inner freedom and independence of even the strongest
character cannot remain unaffected."
Albert Einstein
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2004 NC Invitational
Champion
NM Frankie Newton
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2004 NC Scholastic
Champions
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2004 Scholastic Champion
Daniel Tapia
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2004 K-8 Champion
Laura Lee
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2004 K-5 Champion
Kevin Huang
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2004 K-3 Champion
Joshua Mu
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I did not know that!!?
The CCC has 105
current
members. This is our 58th
Wendy's 5 Rd event. The Record for the total playing in 1 Rd is 48,
total participating is 78,
for
a Smokehouse 3 Rd event 38.
Total
Tournaments
Directed Since 1991
Robert Singletary 160
Leland Fuerstman 188
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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. On this page, 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"
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CCC Youth Win the Gold
at "States" - Take all 4 Titles!
2004 North Carolina Scholastic
Champions
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Tapia Uses "Swiss Gambit";
Achieves Master Title With 2550+ Performance Rating at World Open!
Philadelphia,
PA 7-6-04: CCC Favorite
Son, three time NC Scholastic Champion Daniel "Johnny" Tapia
(2159)represented
the state of North Carolina in quite an extraordinary fashion after he
took a half point Bye in Rd:1. He then realed off wins against IM Jay Bonin
(2405), IM Mark Ginsberg (2435)
and WGM Keteva Arakhamia- Grant (2452) before slipping against GM Alexander
Ivanov (2623). Next, he Drew IM Nikolai Andrianov (2433), Lost to GM Pavel
Blatny (2547) defeated Bruce Leverett (2337) and finally Drew 16 year old
superstar FM Lev Milman (2472) to score 5.5
and take home Top Under 2300 honors and $2,300!
The average rating of his opponents was 2463!
His performance rating was a whopping 2556!
And, according to the USCF Rating Calculator his new rating will be 2248!
This should move him to the "Top 10" for 18 year olds in the Nation. Wow!!
Congratulations Daniel. Keep up the great work!!
Honorable mention goes to Expert Chris "the Babe"
Mabe
(2069) who did not lose a single game, including a final round pawn down
Draw versus a 2199, and finished =8th-18th in the Under 2200 Section with
6.5
winning
$2,000.
His performance rating was 2374
and his new rating should be 2124!
Fantastic results, Chris! You are on your way to Mastery! |
New Prize Structure
for Wendy's Events!
Top Section: 1st
Place $100. cash
"B" Section: Free Entry to
Smokehouse ($20)
"C" Section: Free Entry to
Smokehouse ($20)
Lower Section: Free Entry
to Smokehouse ($20)
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Tapia Takes Clear 1st Place at LPO!
Greensboro,
N.C. 8-1-04: CCC Favorite Son NM-elect
Daniel "Johnny" Tapia added
yet another feather to his cap in Greensboro last weekend as he took clear
1st Place in the Under 2200 Section of the LPO with
4.5-.5 and pocketed $5,000.
Other strong CCC finishers were Bernard "King" Baker =5th-7th
with
3.5-1.5 in the Under 2000
Section, Michael "the Lip" Lipkin clear 1st Place
with 5-0 in the Under 1800 Section,
Frank "Moo" Mu and Michael "the Savage"
Savage
=2nd-6th with 4-1 in the Under
1800 Section. |
CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 7-29-04
Wendy's LVIII Begins
Charlotte,
NC 7-28-04: A rather
light turnout of only 23 of
the Metrolina area's most avid competitors
participated in Rd:1 of Wendy's LVIII. In the Top
Section,
the CCC's #1 player, the pride of Crouse, NC, 2004 NC Invitational Champion
NM Frankie "Neutron" Newton (2264), playing the French Defense,
surrendered a rare Draw to NM Leland "Premier Hombre"
Fuerstman
(2000) after the 25th move (See
Game 0407). Meanwhile,
Todd
"ChessNinja" Trower (2036) outclassed Shawn "Arlo" Pealer (1992),Patrick
"Flanker"
McCartney
(2024) used the necessary amount of kryptonite on Clarke "Kent" Brosi (1836)(See
Game 0408) and former FIDE
2400 player from India, newcomer Karthik Rangarajan won a nice OCB
ending against John "I am not a" Crooks (2008) to each lead with 1-0.
In addition, the good Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1820)
turned the tables on Robert C. Moore (1700). In the "B" Section,
Viktor
"the
Mad Russian" Ozherelyev (1612) outplayed Paul "the Survivalist'
Lucas (1602) while Kevin "Spacey" Huang (1645) split the
point with Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1506). In the "C" Section,
nobody other than Gatlin even bothered to show up!?! Hey
"C" players!! Get your butts back to the CCC and compete...are you men,
or mice??! In the Lower Section,
John
"the Mad Siberian" Grechka (1365) survived
a lively melee against Ervon "Wooden'" Nichols (1133), Hassan
"HH"
Hashemloo
(1079) bested Chang Sun (1261), Samuel "Reshevsky"
Xin (1076)
took out Hubert Song (1005) and Greg Song (966) defeated Amanda
Braband. All results may be observed on the "Current
Crosstable." Next
Smokehouse Saturday,
August 21.Good
luck at the LPO this weekend. Bring home the gold!!! Editor
Needs Games; Please E-mail to: lelandfue@yahoo.com |
Upsets Abound as Trower Takes
Top Honors; Overman Lower Section of Smokehouse LIII
Charlotte,
NC 7-17-04: A moderate
turnout of 21
fierce competitors from North and South Carolina
arrived at the Smokehouse with a vengeance! In the Top Section,
Rd:1
upsets took their toll as SC Expert Keith "Chuck" Eubanks (2061) fell to
Shawn
"Arlo"
Pealer
(1992), NM Leland "El-Slowpoke" Fuerstman (2026) overspent his clock versus
Brian
"Tiger" Woods (1678) and Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (2024) was
for the second time tripped up by 15 year old "Mean"
Matthew Green
(1659) (See Game 0406). Meanwhile,
Todd
"Chessninja"
Trower
(2036) dispatched of the good Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1820), Brian
"Tiger" Woods (1678) and finally Drew with Chris "the Babe" Mabe
(2069) to capture clear 1st Place with 2.5-.5
and pocket $100.
Equal 2nd-5th were Keith "Chuck" Eubanks (2061), Chris
"the Babe" Mabe (2069), Shawn "Arlo" Pealer (1997)
and James "Big" MacDougall (1829) each with 2-1
winning $12.50.
In the Lower Section, Walter
"Mitty"
Overman
(1661)
registered wins against Paul Copeland
(1191), Samual Xin (1076) and Jeff McAdams (1516) to take clear 1st
Place with
3-0
and take home $100.
Equal 2nd-5th were Suliman Mason, Solomon Mason, Samuel
Xin and Chang Sun each with 2-1
winning
$12.50.
To
view complete crosstable (Click Here)
(Fuerstman
directed) Next Smokehouse August 21. See ya' there!
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