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CCC NEWS & VIEWS 8-14-03
 By NM Leland Fuerstman
Wendy's XLVIII Begins
Charlotte, NC 8-13-03: Forty-four chessplayers from various origins and walks of life congregated at this holy shrine of higher thinkers more commonly known as Wendy's in order to participate in Rd:1 of Wendy's XLVIII. In the Top Section, NM Justin "Dog" Daniel (2215) split the point with NM Daniel "Schlecter" Liu (2000) (See Game 0328)  while CCC Favorite Son, current NC Scholastic Champion Expert Daniel "Johnny" Tapia (2124),(who just returned from the Denker Tournament of High School champions where he tied for 2nd-4th with 4.5-1.5) made his day versus Chris "Dirty Harry" Callahan (1651), Expert Keith "Kevin" Eubanks (2044) made minced meat of Brandon Lee (1781) and NM Leland "Boss" Fuerstman (2021) chopped down Tarokh "the Oak" Taefi (1720) (See Game 0330) to each lead with 1-0. In the "B" Section, Slobodan "the Mad Serb" Sinanovic (1703) defeated Daryl "Flash" Gordon (1659), the good Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1678) bested Danesh "DD" Dadgar (1657) and Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1541) got by Ken Ivens (1667). In the "C" Section, Marnzell Hand (1601) did not lend one to Jeremy Davenport (1550), Ankit "Butch" Jivan (1494) welcomed newcomer Kert Edward (Unr), Kermon Joel Lane (1540) rousted Michael "Y" Shoup (1480), Tim "the Chin" Chen (1491) KO'ed Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1420) and 8 year old phenom Joshua "Moo" Mu (1440) defeated CCC Player Representative Alphonse "Amazing Al" Ashamalla (1412). In the Lower Section, wins were posted by: Thomas Paradis, Copeland Blackwell, Don Norwood, Tania Satterwhite, Kaled Abdelkefi, Michael Easterwood, Robert Broadbent, Tom Chen, Craig Hamilton and Sean Langston. All results may be viewed in "Current Crosstable." Visit the CCC Message Board and speak to us!! All welcome new members Kert Edward and Craig Hamilton. New Time Control of G70 for Next Smokehouse this Saturday, Aug 16 - See ya there! LF  Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail to: lelandfue@yahoo.com 
Liu Defeats Bobby Fischer!? at LPO  (See Game 0322)
To view a nice win by Bernard Baker  (See Game 0325)
 Munnell's Draw vs. NM Liu at FCB  (See Game 0327)
Tapia Wins Top; G. Holmes Middle; K. Edward Lower Section of Smokehouse XLII
Charlotte, NC 8-16-03: Twenty-eight competitors from at least 3 states journied to the Queen City in order to participate in Smokehouse XLII. In the Top Section, CCC Favorite Son, 2003 NC Scholastic Champion, Daniel "Johnny" Tapia (2124) dispatched of Ken "Beans" Baxter (1900), eeked out a draw versus Keith "Chuck" Eubanks (2044) and finally bested Chris "the Babe" Mabe (2029) to score 2.5-.5 and share =1st-2nd Place with underdog Sulia "Brick" Mason (1781) who Drew NM Leland "Boss" Fuerstman (2031), knocked off James "Big" MacDougall (1817) and finally upset Expert Keith "Chuck" Eubanks (2044)(See Game 0329). Each took home $75. In the Middle Section, Gil "John" Holmes (1683) reeled off wins against Tarokh "the Oak' Taefi (1720), Viktor "the Mad Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1550) and Ken Ivens (1667) to score 3-0 and pocket $100. Equal 2nd-5th with 2-1 and winning $12.50 each were the good Reverend Bernard "King" Baker (1668), Adam "Jesse" James (1659), Tarokh "the Oak" Taefi (1720) and Ken Ivens (1667). In the Lower Section, newcomer Kert Edward (Unr) scored 3-0 winning $80. Equal 2nd-3rd were Kevin Huang (1409) and Marnzell Hand (1600) each with 2-1 winning $20. To view complete crosstable (Click Here) (Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse September 20. See ya' there!