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Marty Katz +188
Amelia Wheeless +141
Ervon Nichols +115
Kevin Diao +111
Jared Morse +110
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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 107
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
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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)
Winners must have at least
3 points.
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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. |
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 $100. Amelia
(1545) bested Laura Lee (1746) and Thomas Paradis (1455) to score 2-1.
Congratulations ladies! You have done the CCC proud! |
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 $17. In
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!
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