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NM Frankie Newton
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 Daniel Tapia
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NM John Lane
2086
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2064
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Keith Eubanks
2061
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2036
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2024
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2000
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1992
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Shawn Pealer
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NM Leland L. Fuerstman, Editor
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CCC Youth Win the Gold at "States" - Take all 4 Titles!
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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!
0397 Michael Curcuru 2099 - GM Alex Wojtkiewicz 2623  1/2-1/2
0399 Todd Trower 2026 - IM Anthony Saidy 2361  1-0
0400 Michael Kliber 1910 - Shawn Pealer 1997   0-1
0401 Asya Grechka 815 - Samuel Xin 1143  0-1
0403 Tim Holman 1994 - Patrick McCartney 2023  0-1
0413 John Crooks - Karthik Rangarajan 0-1
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)
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Winners must have at least 3 points.
"Bobby Fischer's Pathetic Endgame"
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. 
Team Wheeless Rolls at FCB; Colette 3-0!
Charlotte, N.C. 8-7-04:  Team Wheeless rolled over the opposition at the Fake Copper Blanket this past weekend when after starting 3rd lowest rated in a 16 player section, Colette Wheeless (1415) reported wins against Kevin "Spacey" Huang (1665), "Mean" Matthew Green (1659) and sister Amelia Wheeless (1545) to score 3-0 and take home $100Amelia (1545) bested Laura Lee (1746) and Thomas Paradis (1455) to score 2-1. Congratulations ladies! You have done the CCC proud!
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Mabe =1st-3rd in U2200 at U.S. Open!
Dallas, Tx 8-12-04: CCC Expert Chris "the Babe" Mabe (2104) just returned from the U.S. Open where he scored 6.5-2.5!  His strong result won him a share of the Under 2200 money finishing equal 1st-3rd and winning $1,333! (Now that Tapia has unofficially made Master, Mabe just may be in the right position to assume the honor of "CCC Favorite Son!") Honorable Mention goes to Tom "Terrific" Waymouth 5.5-3.5, Patrick "Flanker" McCartney 5-4 and Scott "Alec" Baldwin 4-5. Good work, guys! 
CCC NEWS & VIEWS 8-19-04
Rangarajan Leads Top; Huang "B"?; Gatlin "C";  G. Song Lower Section of Wendy's LVIII - Free Food Next Week!!
Charlotte, NC 8-18-04:  A reasonable turnout of 26 of the Metrolina area's most creative calculators converged upon this temple of higher thinkers more commonly known as Wendy's in order to compete in Rd:4 of Wendy's LVIII. In the Top Section, an extremely respected addition to the Charlotte chess community, (and an absolute gentleman) now the CCC's #1 player, FIDE Master Karthik Rangarajan (2306) welcomed NM Justin "Dog" Daniel (2195) back to competition by squeezing out an exchange up ending to lead with 3.5-.5 (See Game 0417). Meanwhile, the CCC's #2 player, the pride of Crouse, N.C., current N.C. Invitational Champion NM Frankie "Neutron" Newton (2264) edged out Todd "Chessninja" Trower (2036) while NM Leland "Grandpa" Fuerstman (2000) pulled the proverbial rabbit out of the hat just in the nick of time against Shawn "Arlo" Pealer (1992) (See Game 0416)In addition, Jamie "Mauler" McGavran (1926) mauled Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (2024) while after an extraordinary time scramble Michael "Jordan" Kliber (1900) prevailed over "Iron" Mike Eberhardinger (1666). In the "B" Section, astonishingly enough, though he chose to sit out the round, Kevin "Spacey" Huang (1645) still leads with 1.5-1.5!? Otherwise, other than "Iron" Mike, no other "B" players even bothered to show up?! LISTEN UP, "B" PLAYERS and everyone else; Next week we are giving away FREE FOOD! (That's right - Everyone who pays an entry fee will receive a coupon for a "FREE Super Value Menu Item" from Wendy's! So, be there!) In the "C" Section, a sleepy Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1506) unloaded with both barrells against Dave "Ameen" Eadie (1564) to lead with 2.5-1.5. In addition, Jonathan "Hornet" Hudson (1459) stung Jiri Janko (1486) while Marty "Fritz" Katz (1468) routed John "the Mad Siberian" Grechka (1365). In the Lower Section, even though he lost to Darrell "Lil'Kobe" Spencer (1333), 9 year old Greg Song (966) still leads with 3-1. Other Lower Section winners were: F. Dean Betts and Richard Wyce. All results may be observed on the "Current Crosstable." Next Smokehouse Saturday, September 18. Editor Needs Games; Please E-mail to: lelandfue@yahoo.com
Rangarajan 3-0 in Top; Edward, Grechka Take Lower Section of Smokehouse LIV
Charlotte,  NC 8-21-04:  A grand total of 17 of the Metrolina area's most competent competitors participated in Smokehouse LIV. In the Top Section, welcome addition to the CCC, 24 year old FIDE Master Karthik Rangarajan (FIDE2306) reported victories over Ken "the Terrible" Ivens (1629), Shawn "Arlo" Pealer (1992) and NM Justin "Dog" Daniel (2195) to take clear 1st Place with 3-0 and pocket $100. Rangarajan's current USCF performance rating is 2557! Equal 2nd-4th were NM Justin "Dog" Daniel, Ken "the Terrible" Ivens and Viktor "the Mad Russian" Ozherelyev(who upset LF in Rd:1) each with 2-1 winning $17In the Lower Section, Kert "Oracle" Edward (1552) bested Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1506) and Samuel "Reshevsky" Xin (1076) before splitting the point with John "the Mad Siberian" Grechka (1365) who prevailed over Colette Wheeless (1415) and Laurin Keller (1484). Each scored 2.5-.5 and pocketed $45. To view complete crosstable (Click Here) (Fuerstman directed) Next Smokehouse September 18. See ya' there!