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| If a violation of a rule
of chess occurs during your game, immediately stop the
clocks and "quietly" report
it to the Director who
will address the issue. TD |
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CCC Cell Phone
Policy
Unless approved by
the Director, after 7:45pm, the use of a cell
phone in the playing area is strictly
prohibited. First offense subtracts 10 minutes
from violators clock; second offense may result
in forfeiture of game.
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All Sections: G90 The player with the Black pieces chooses whether to use "5 second time delay." 15G. Ownership of Scoresheets "...scoresheets...property of the sponsoring organizer(s)" |
| 16L. Possible
Stipulations "The Director may require that clocks face a certain direction or that Black sit on a particular side of the table..." |
| Moving before
button pushed |
| Legal Method for
Adjusting Pieces USCF Rule 10A, p.21,
Adjustment of Pieces.
"A player who is on the
move and first expresses the
intention to adjust...
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"News & Views"
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| Did You Lose a Piece? The CCC has a mixed bag of odd pieces in case you have lost one. (I need a standard White Rook) Also, we have chess sets for sale. $20. |
| Upcoming
Tournaments Around North Carolina |
| Jan 16 thru Feb 13 Skyland 41 5-SS, G90, In 4 Sections: Top, "B", "C", Lower. Free Entry per section. EF: $4 for members or $6. Round @ 7:45pm sharp! (Winners must have 4 points with no byes) (Per USCF rule, EF subtracted from $$ prize) (Current Crosstable) |
| Feb 10 (Sunday) Pageland Championship |
| Mar 2 Knights Templar I |
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CCC Top Twenty! "Most Recent Published Rating" |
| 1 |
NM Pat Sciacca | 2199 |
| 2 |
Shawn Pealer | 2179 |
| 3 |
WFM Jenny Leveikina | 2084 |
| 4 |
Keith Eubanks | 2079 |
| 5 |
Wil Mahan | 2075 |
| 6 |
Patrick McCartney | 2069 |
| 7 |
Alain
Morais |
2064 |
| 8 |
NM
Garrick Wells |
2042 |
| 9 |
Josh Lawson | 2013 |
| 10 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2000 |
| 11 |
Michael Kliber | 1985 |
| 12 |
Matthew Green | 1983 |
| 13 |
Jonathon McNeill | 1978 |
| 14 |
Sulia
Mason |
1958 |
| 15 |
Bill Connell | 1946 |
| 16 |
Daniel Cremisi | 1908 |
| 17 |
Mark Biernacki | 1900 |
| 18 |
Clarke Brosi | 1881 |
| 19 |
Slobodan
Sinanovic |
1856 |
| 20 |
Daryl Gordon | 1833 |
| Participated
Within Past 6
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| "The breakfast of champions is not cereal,
it is the opposition!" Nick Seitz |
| "I
don't give 'em hell; I just tell the truth,
and they think it's hell!"
Harry Truman |
| "Evil will previal
when good men stand silent"
Edmund Burke |
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| Here is the only
truth: "We are the pawns of the mysterious
game of chess played by God, who moves
us, stops us, shifts us ahead,
and soon picks us up one after the other and
gathers us in the same box of Nothing." Omar Khayyam 1040 ad |
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| "Imagination does not
breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity
is reason. Poets do not go mad; but
chess-players do". —Chesterton, The Maniac (1908). |
| "Adversity reveals
character" Anon |
| "the chess playing of a master ties him to the game, fetters his mind and shapes it to a certain extent so that his internal freedom and ease, no matter how strong he is, must inevitably be affected." Spinoza |
| "One bad move nullifies
40 good moves." Horowitz |
| "The older I grow, the
more I value my pawns." Keres |
| "Morphy was probably
the greatest genius of them all." Fischer |
| "I thinks it's almost
definite that the game of chess is a draw theoretically." Fischer |
| "There is never always
anything in chess; save for one's consideration of the exception!" NM Leland Fuerstman |
| "The
reasonable man adapts himself to the conditions
that surround him... The unreasonable man adapts
surrounding conditions to himself... All progress
depends on the unreasonable man." George Bernard Shaw |
| "The golden opportunity
you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in
your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or
the help of others; it is in yourself alone." Orison Swett Marden |
| "Personally, I
don't believe in superstition... It's bad luck!? Groucho Marx |
| "What's the use of
happiness? It can't buy you money?!" Henny Youngman |
| "Don't worry
about avoiding temptation... as you grow older,
it will avoid you!" Winston Churchill |
| "A sure way to lose
something you really want, is to desire it too
much." anonymous |
| "Love can not be found
where love does not exist; and love is never
hidden where love really is" anonymous |
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"If you have enemies;
good. That means you stood up for something
during your life..."
Winston Churchill
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| “The more you play, the
more beauty you are able to see.” Alexander Stripunsky |
| "The side which stays
within it's fortification is beaten" Napoleon |
| "Great spirits have often
encountered violent opposition from weak minds." Einstein |
| "I know not with what
weapons World War III will be fought, but World
War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein |
| "Not everything that counts
can be counted, and not everything that can be
counted counts." Einstein |
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Charlotte
Chess Club - Charlotte, North Carolina, USA -
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 Welcome
to the CCC 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, Sinanovic's Puzzle and other
interesting anecdotes for your reading,
viewing, and listening pleasure. We
welcome your contributions and comments.
This Website is provided by NM Leland Fuerstman, Editor Scroll down for Weekly
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Charlotte Chess Club is
open to players of every race, color, creed,
national origin, age, gender, religion,
political affiliation or galaxy! Regardless of
skill level or experience, each member is
treated equally with dignity and respect.
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| The Charlotte Chess Club,
an Independent Affiliate of the USCF meets each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm (or as early as 5:30 for some!) at the  Skyland Family Restaurant, 4544 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC (Just past Woodlawn Rd towards town on L) Primarily an adult club, the CCC conducts a perpetual 5 round tournament with one round being played each Wednesday evening at 7:45pm. The time control is G90 - Entry fee is $4. ($6 for non-members) In 4 Sections: Top, "B", "C", Lower. All section winners get Free Entry into next event. (Winners must have 4 points with no byes). The Annual club membership fee is $25. (Current members receive $5 discount) The venue is "open 24 hours" and guarantees a private area with plenty of tables, good lighting, "Wi-Fi," great food, close parking, friendly management and our own personal waitress, Cindy! (The Management requests that you purchase your meal at Skyland) Join us to participate in casual play as well as USCF rated games. Your first visit is FREE! Non-members, who have visited more than once, and play off-hand games are required to pay $2. The CCC occasionally sponsors a bi-monthly 3 rd. Swiss and other special tournaments. For schedule see "Upcoming Events" In order to compete in "Tournament Competition" and join the CCC or USCF simply show up at the site. The USCF now offers a special "3 month trial membership" for new players for only $15!! Note: Non-members who wish to participate will be preempted by CCC members who arrive before 7:45pm! |
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| Explanation
of "Weekly Tournament Competition" The CCC conducts a perpetual 5 round tournament with one round being played each Wednesday evening at 7:45 pm. sharp! The time control is G90 - All players who compete in tournament competition are required to be members of the United States Chess Federation. Regardless of which round(s) one chooses to enter, a player only gets credit for the game(s) he actually plays. There is no penalty for not showing up; it is simply counted as an unplayed game. - If you're running late, call me at 704-965-8931 and I'll pair you! Skyland stays open 24 hours! |
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| > Note: The time control
for all Sections is now G90 < ( Black pieces decide whether or not to use "Time Delay") |
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 After 5 days in
and out of the hospital, I am
home again! I will spare all
of the agonizing details, but if you have
ever had kidney stones, you
can probably relate. I
was hoping to report that everything is
back to normal, but unfortunately there
are procedures which remain to be
done... I wish to thank all of you guys
who offered your prayers and good
wishes for my recovery. Thank
you, LF |
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NEWS & VIEWS 1-24-13 Charlotte,
NC 1-23-13: A similar turnout of 24 of the most
amiable gentleman chess players in the city
converged upon this mental
jousting arena
more
commonly known as the Skyland Family Restaurant
in order to participate in Rd:2
of Skyland 41. (CCC members
got very comfortable
sitting
in
the
padded
booths and full
size tables and chairs while
being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Cindy.
Most
enjoyed
a generously portioned
delicious
home
style meal for
a ridiculously
low price
($7.45!), drank fresh
hot
coffee
and
other
beverages, analyzed
on our demo board and
monitored
the giant flat screen TV with
the sound
turned off; open 24 hours!) In
the Top
Section,
Expert
Patrick
 "Flanker"
McCartney
(2069)
defeated Team
Greensboro Expert
Josh "Lawman"
Lawson (1999)
(See
Game 1145)
to lead with 2-0. Meanwhile,
the
CCC's #1
player,
current CCC
Champion
NM Pat
"Kahn" Sciacca,
Esq.
(2199) outplayed 2012  Wells Fargo
CCC Player
of the Year "Wild"
Bill Connell (1946) with his Leningrad
Dutch (See
Game 1146) while superhero Daryl
"Flash' Gordon
(1833) upset Team
Asheboro Expert
Wil "Mayhem" Mahan (2075).
In addition, Expert Alain
"Rastaman" Morais
(2064) beat down the
"Judge" Slobodan
Sinanovic (1839). (Note:
NM LF was spending
a pleasant
afternoon and
evening at CMC and then home passing a 3mm kidney stone!?
Special thanks
to Expert PMc for keeping our ship on course!) In the "B" Section, Paul
"Survivalist" Lucas (1751) took down
Marat Kocharyan (1417) to lead with 2-0. In addition, Tom Passmore (1630)
beat Michael Trott (933). In the "C" Section,
"Smokin"
Corey Frazier (1406) K.O.ed Robert
"Xbox" Zboch (1467) to lead with 2-0. In
addition, Fabian "Flaco" Abril
(1456) outplayed Jesse "James" Linker (1580).
In the Lower Section, "Little"
Joe Little (1334) defeated Debs Pedigo
(1086) to lead with 2-0.
In addition, Rich "Alert" Trela
(1145) beat Emanuel Cooper (772). In
order to observe
all
results
see "Current Crosstable" -
The facility was great and everybody was happy! We hope
that more players will join us next Wednesday to
dine, socialize and play one rated
game of chess! Everyone
is welcome. Long live the CCC! |
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of the Dowd
"Y" in order to participate in the
final Reserve Angel
IX. (The
next CCC Saturday event will be
Knight's Templar I
probably in February)
In the Top Section,
NM Pat "Kahn" Sciacca
(2164) dispatched of Daniel Cremisi (1908)
in 
Rd:1,
Expert Michael Kliber (2025) in Rd:2
and waded through the complications of a
sharp Nimzovich Defense in
Rd:3 versus Expert Shawn "P
Diddy" Pealer (2157) 
$25. In the Lower
Section, Tony "the
Tiger" Cato (1618) and Marnzell
"Pat" Hand (1600)
finished =1st-2nd with 2.5-.5
each winning $30.
In order to observe all results see 
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| History |
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USCF
Current Rating |
Top 200 Players
in NC |
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 Sinanovic's
Puzzle of the Week!#60 White to Move and Win! |
| Many Still
Confused About 2013 Scholastic 'Champioinship' |
| Pealer is 2012 CCC Player of the Year! |
| Players
Available For Match Play! NM Leland Fuerstman 2000 lelandfue@yahoo.com Expert Keith Eubanks 2101 gmeubanks@gmail.com Mark Biernacki 1873 mwbiernacki@gmail.com |
| Skyland XL
Results |
| Reserve Angel IX Results |
| MLK
Greensboro Match Results |
| Freddy
Providing Security for Official CCC Chess Bag! |
| Delicious Food
Is A Good Thing!! |
| "This
isn't a personal vendetta, 007. It's an
assignment like any other. And, if you can't
treat it as such, coldly and objectively,
than 008 can replace you..." M |
| Archive
of 2011-12 GM Games |
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2900 Watch!!--- GM Fabiano Caruana 2864 -- GM Hikaru Nakamura 2859 |
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Samuel Sevian (2471) Oh, by the way, he's 11 years old!! Earned NM at age 9! |
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