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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. In this column, 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,
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CCC Adds 2 More Masters to Roster! NM Justin Daniel&
NM
Harold Mouzon have both unofficially acheived
the Title of National Master with updated ratings of 2204.
"The Master title is sought by many but achieved by few." Congratulations,
gentlemen. LLF
CCC
NEWS &VIEWS 8-22-02 By NM Leland Fuerstman Wendy's XXXVII Begins;
Missing King Replaced! Charlotte,
NC 8-21-02: Forty-two
of theCharlotte area's most inspired thinkers
played their games with a "grain of salt" as they par- ticipated
in Rd:1 of Wendy's XXXVIII. In the Top
Section,
returning
from the LPO with a strong finish of 3.5-1.5 the CCC's #1 active player
NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2236) slipped
past NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2021) while newly unofficially
crowned NM Justin "Dog" Daniel (2204) prevailed after a wild
melee with Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1931) (who
finished =2nd-4th in the U2000 Section of the LPO (See
Game 0247).
Also, in the Top Section, NM
John
"Night-Train" Lane (2091) ousted Michael "the Mad Romanian" Curcuru
(1827) while
Jon
"Cigars" Pietras (1774) split the point with NM Daniel "Deep"
Liu
(2000). In the Middle Section, scratch golfer
Scott
"field-goal" Hunter (1727) teed off on Paul "Survivalist" Lucas
(1622), David "Richman" Richards (1719) bought out "CEO"
Mike Isner (1572), Daryl "Flesh" Gordon (1619) kayooed "Smokin"
Brain Fraiser (1661), Deneil "Slick" Brazell (1665) short
circuited Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1493), Doug "Sky"
Millsaps
(1657) hijacked Algie "Van" Clyburn (1500), Frank "Moo" Mu
(1628) handled Frank "Chessman" Johnson (1441), Viktor "the Mad
Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1485) squeeked by Danesh "the Mad Iranian"
Dadgar (1579) and the good Reverend Bernard "Jim" Baker (1616)
exorcised Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1376). In the
Lower Section,
wins were turned in by: Darrell "Wilkes"
Booth, Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla, Paul "Johnny" Walker, Mike
Richards,
Ankit Jivan,
Joe Shirlen, Hassan Hashemloo,
Hao
Lee and Todd Essex. All results may be viewed in the
"Current Crosstable. Visit the "new" CCC Message
Board
and speak to us!! Next Smokehouse
this Saturday, August 24 {Special
thanks to Asst. T.D. Joyce Mu
(We now begin at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs
Games; Please E-mail to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
IM's? Invade Smokehouse,
Angel Mera Takes Top Honors Charlotte,
NC 8-24-02: A new Smokehouse record of 38
chessplayers from far and wide participated
in 4 Sections of Smokehouse XXX. In the Top
Section,
recent arrival from Ecuador, Angel
Mera (2150p) scored a perfect 3-0
and took home $100 after wins over
Patrick McCartney (1886), Jairo Moreira (2150p), and SM Klaus Pohl (2225).
Equal 2nd-6th were SM Klaus Pohl, Jairo Moreira, Keith
Eubanks, Tatiana Duarte and Patrick McCartney each with2-1winning$10.
In
the "B"Section, Deneil
"Sean" Brazell (1665) also
scored 3-0 and pocketed $100
after victories over Bob Moore (1720), Slobodan Sinanovic (1720) and Scott
Hunter (1719). Equal 2nd-4th were Dave Richards,Scott
Hunter and James MacDougall each with 2-1
winning $17. In the "C" Section,
Frank
"Chessman" Johnson (1475) likewise
scored 3-0 winning
$100. Equal 2nd-5th were Laurin Keller,
Richard
Tomlin,Euphemia Mu and Danesh Dadgar each with 2-1
winning $12.50.
In the Lower Section, team Wheeless overpowered the field
as North Carolina's version of "Venus & Serina,"Colette
Wheeless (1304) and Amelia Wheeless (1173) won their first 2
games and Drew in the final round to score 2.5-.5
and each pocket $60! To view
complete crosstable (click Here) (Fuerstman
directed) Next Smokehouse September 21. See ya' there!
Chess
&
NM
Harold Mouzon
played their games with a "grain of salt" as they par- ticipated
in Rd:1 of Wendy's XXXVIII. In the Top
Section,
returning
from the LPO with a strong finish of 3.5-1.5 the CCC's #1 active player
NM Frankie "Blitz" Newton (2236) 
slipped
past NM Leland "El-Presidente" Fuerstman (2021) while newly unofficially
crowned NM Justin "Dog" Daniel (2204) prevailed after a wild
melee with Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (1931) 
(who
finished =2nd-4th in the U2000 Section of the LPO (See
Game 0247).
Also, in the Top Section, NM
John
"Night-Train" Lane (2091) ousted Michael "the Mad Romanian" Curcuru
(1827) 
while
Jon
"Cigars" Pietras (1774) split the point with NM Daniel "Deep"
Liu
(2000). In the Middle Section, scratch golfer
Scott
"field-goal" Hunter (1727) teed off on Paul "Survivalist" Lucas
(1622), David "Richman" Richards (1719) bought out "CEO"
Mike Isner (1572), Daryl "Flesh" Gordon (1619) kayooed "Smokin"
Brain Fraiser (1661), Deneil "Slick" Brazell (1665) short
circuited Nathan "TechDude" Eerenberg (1493), Doug "Sky"
Millsaps
(1657) hijacked Algie "Van" Clyburn (1500), Frank "Moo" Mu
(1628) handled Frank "Chessman" Johnson (1441), Viktor "the Mad
Ukrainian" Ozherelyev (1485) squeeked by Danesh "the Mad Iranian"
Dadgar (1579) and the good Reverend Bernard "Jim" Baker (1616)
exorcised Winfred "Guns" Gatlin (1376). In the
Lower Section,
wins were turned in by: Darrell "Wilkes"
Booth, Alphonse
"Amazing Al" Ashamalla, Paul "Johnny" Walker, Mike
Richards,
Ankit Jivan,
Joe Shirlen, Hassan Hashemloo,
Hao
Lee and Todd Essex. All results may be viewed in the
"Current Crosstable. Visit the "new" CCC Message
Board
and speak to us!! Next Smokehouse
this Saturday, August 24 {Special
thanks to Asst. T.D. Joyce Mu
(We now begin at 7:30pm sharp! Editor Needs
Games; Please E-mail to:lelandfue@yahoo.com
Angel
Mera (2150p) scored a perfect 3-0
and took home $100 after wins over
Patrick McCartney (1886), Jairo Moreira (2150p), and SM Klaus Pohl (2225).
Equal 2nd-6th were SM Klaus Pohl, Jairo Moreira, Keith
Eubanks, Tatiana Duarte and Patrick McCartney each with2-1winning$10.
In
the "B"Section, Deneil
"Sean" Brazell (1665) 
also
scored 3-0 and pocketed $100
after victories over Bob Moore (1720), Slobodan Sinanovic (1720) and Scott
Hunter (1719). Equal 2nd-4th were Dave Richards, Scott
Hunter and James MacDougall each with 2-1
winning $17. In the "C" Section,
Frank
"Chessman" Johnson (1475) 
likewise
scored 3-0 winning
$100. Equal 2nd-5th were Laurin Keller,
Richard
Tomlin, Euphemia Mu and Danesh Dadgar each with 2-1
winning $12.50.
In the Lower Section, team Wheeless overpowered the field
as North Carolina's version of "Venus & Serina,"
Colette
Wheeless (1304) and Amelia Wheeless (1173) won their first 2
games and Drew in the final round to score 2.5-.5
and each pocket $60! To view
complete crosstable (click Here) (Fuerstman
directed) Next Smokehouse September 21. See ya' there!