Congratulations to the following Charlotte Chess Club members who deserve "Honorable Mention." Each has  distinguished himself as a Champion among his peers.

Honorable Mention
Rating
"Personal Best" Achievement for 2005
Copeland Blackwell
1247
Gained 304 rating points, Cracked the 1200 mark
Amanda Braband
810
Gained 182 last year; gained 148 last tournament!
Gary Branton
1880
Unofficial Class "A" Champ with +80; ( was 2100 )
Robert Broadbent
1350
Gained 229 rating points, Cracked the 1300 mark
Joey Bullis
1218
Gained 350 rating points, mostly in scholastic play
Chris Callahan
1791
 Cracked the Class "A" mark. Upset NM LF
Michael Curcuru
2084
Gained 17 points on Exp Rating, 1 CCC Title, others
Mike Eberhardinger
1818
Cracked the 1800 mark; again, after many years!
Keith Eubanks
2073
Cracked the 2100 mark,  1 CCC Title, beat IM
Jim Fan
1354
Gained 349 rating points, mostly in scholastic play
Matthew Green
1957
Gained 155 rating points, DQ'd for Class "A" title
Don Hofer
1560
Gained 75 rating points, Runner up for CCC "C" Title
Keith Holmes
1665
Gained 96 rating points; Cracked the 1700 mark
Jonathan Hudson
1722
Gained 96 rating points, Cracked the 1700 mark
Ken Ivens
1790
Gained 124 rating points, runner up for CCC "B" Title
Laurin Keller
1716
Gained 167 rating points, Cracked the 1700 mark
Chris Kohlhepp
1354
Gained 186, Cracked 1300, 2005 NC Schol Team Ch.
Josh Lawson
1811
Gained 356 rating points, Cracked the 1800 mark
Laura Lee
1800
Gained 102, Cracked 1800, 2005 NC Schol Team Ch.
Paul Lucas
1789
Cracked the 1800 mark, after many years, 1 CCC Title
Chris Mabe
2098
Won 5 CCC Titles and many others; one of CCC best!
James MacDougall
1909
Cracked the 1900 mark, donated $300 to CCC! Thanks
Duncan McLaughlin
1277
Gained 272 rating points, Cracked the 1300 mark
Joshua Mu
1731
Gained 191 rating points, Cracked the 1700 mark
Jonathan Munnell
1887
Gained 132 rating points, Cracked the 1900 mark
Ervon Nichols
1398
Gained 138 rating points, Cracked the 1400 mark
Thomas Paradis
1838
Gained 179 rating points, Cracked the 1800 mark
Tim Rankin
1849
Gained 58 rating points, currently 1896, upset NM LF
Dr. Gerard Sztyber
1859
Gained 88 rating points, Cracked the 1800 mark
Tarokh Taefi
1866
Gained 84 rating points, Cracked the 1800 mark, again
NM Daniel Tapia
2255
Achieved the Title of FIDE Master, started at CCC
 Thiede Erik-H
1476
Gained 162 rating points, Cracked the 1400 mark
Jordan Ware
918
Gained 175 rating points, Cracked the 900 mark
Amelia Wheeless
1675
Gained 33 rating points, 2005 NC Schol Team Ch.
Colette Wheeless
1553
Cracked the 1600 mark, 2005 NC Schol Team Ch.
Randy Wheeless
1726
Gained 134 rating points, Cracked the 1700 mark