CCC
Renewal $20.
Due 0215:
Keith "Chucky" Eubanks,
Jermaine Greene, Ade Ogunmefun,
Gligoric Zvranko
Points
Gained Since 0115
Eric
Hartung
+152
1573
Debs
Pedigo
+39
1317
Byron Butler
+32
1384
Joe Little
+31
1569
Jason
Mytrysak
+25
1504
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
CCC Cell Phone
Policy
Unless approved by
the Director, after 7:30pm, 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.
Time
Control For McAlister's All
Sections: G75 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..."
Did You Lose a Piece? The CCC has a mixed bag of odd pieces in
case you have lost one. Also, have chess sets
for sale. $20.
Many Used Chess Books For
Sale!
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Feb 4 - Mar 4 McAlister's
8 5-SS, G75, In 5 Sections: Top, "B", "C", D/E
(Section winners receive
FREE EF
must have 4
points with no
Byes) EF: $5 for members
or $8. Round @ 7:30 pm
Sharp! (Current
Crosstable)
Buddha was asked, " What have
you gained from meditation? He replied, "Nothing!
However, let me tell you what I have lost: anger,
anxiety, depression, insecurity, fear of old age
and death..." Buddha
"If
people are not laughing at your goals, then
you have not set them high enough!" Anon
"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
"You don't stop playing
when you get old; you get old when you stop
playing!" Benjamin
Franklin
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
"Chess grips its
exponent, shackling the mind and brain so that
the inner freedom and independence of even the
strongest character cannot remain unaffected."
Albert Einstein
"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" James Lane Allen
"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 for 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
"If you have enemies;
good. That means you stood up for something
during your life..."
Winston Churchill
“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
"The belly, when not
restrained, destroys the virtue of the
soul." Pope Gregory the Great
I
did not know that!!?
The CCC has
65 current members.
This is our 174th 5 Rd
event. Highest total of players for 1 Rd is 48.
Highest 5 Rds is 78 Highest total unique hits in 1 day
173
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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 charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Scroll down for Weekly "News & Views"
Article
The Charlotte
Chess Club is the premier
"adult" chess club in the southeast. The CCC
is open to players of every race, color, creed,
national origin, gender, religion, political
affiliation or galaxy! As a CCC member,
you are expected to treat your fellow members
equally, with dignity and respect regardless
of skill level or experience.In accordance with
the standards of good sportsmanship, all members
are asked to shake hands before and after
each game! If during play, a possible rules
violation occurs, you must first, stop your
clock and report the situation to the Tournament
Director. (A loud verbal confrontation over the
rules is a distraction to everyone) The TD will
make the necessary ruling. If a noise
distraction occurs, you may stop your clock,
turn to the "minor noise violators" and silently place your finger
over your lips! After the "talkers"
acknowledge your complaint, you resume your
game. All postmortem analysis must be moved to
an area away from games which are still in
progress. Anyone who violates these rules will
receive 10 lashes with a wet noodle... Have
fun!! NMLF
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 McALISTER'S
DELI 4805
Park Rd. Charlotte, NC 28209 (East
on Woodlawn Rd, right on Park Rd. 2blks on L
at Seneca Pl)Primarily an "adult"
club, the CCC
conducts a perpetual 5 round
tournament with one round
being played each Wednesday
evening at 7:30
pm sharp!The time
control is G75
- Entry fee is $5.
($8
for non-members) FREE
Entry for
Section winners. - (Winners
must have 4
points with no byes). The Annual
club membership fee is $25.
Current members receive $5 discount.
(Note:
Non-members who pay a $25 EF to
participate in CCC Saturday events
receive $5
credit toward membership for each
event entered!) The
venue guarantees
a private area with padded
chairs and a lamp over each table!
- 2
players per table!! "Wi-Fi,"
great menu and prices, direct parking for 100
cars! and very friendly crew! --- (Management
requests that you purchase your
meal at McAlister's
Deli) --- Join
us to participate in casual play as well as
USCF
rated games. If you are not playing in the
tournament, your first visit is FREE!
Non-members, who have visited more than once,
and play off-hand games are required to pay $3. 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 orUSCF simply
show up at the site! (Current
Crosstable) Note: Non-members
will be preempted by
Members who arrive before7:30pm!
If you're running late, call or text
704-965-8931
and we'll work you in! ******************************* Contact
Information:
charlottechessclub@gmail.com
Explanation
of "Weekly Tournament Competition" The
CCC conducts a perpetual 5 round
tournament with one round being played
each Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm. sharp!
The time control is G75 - 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! McAlister's
stays open til
10:30pm.
NCCA
Neglects Report on LotS Confusing Payout Leaves Some Players
Scratching Their Heads!? List
of players whose NCCA Memberships have
expired: SM Miles
Ardaman, Past President Victor Beaman,
Mike Eberhardinger, Past VP NM Peter
Giannatos, Past VP Walter High, David
High, President Kevin Hyde, LM Craig
Jones, Sec/Treas Tom Kabasakalian, LM
Chris Mabe, Patrick McCartney, NM
Dominique Myers, Mr. & Mrs Gary
Newsom, VP of Scholastics Venkat
Shanmugavadivel, SM Jonathan Schroer and
Past President Randy Wheeless... There
are 2087 members
of the USCF living in North Carolina of
whom only 25
are currently paid regular members of
the NCCA?? (Great
job, Guys!?? One past member quipped,
"now they will only need 3 members at
their annual meeting to make a
quorum!?" LOL)
* Chess Tweet
* Chess Tweet * NM
LF: "You need to
mention a local
TD who did an
amazing job of
multitasking by
playing in a
tournament in Georgia
all weekend
while acting as
the Chief
Tournament
Director for 3
different
sections of his
own event here
in Charlotte!?
I sorta thought
that a TD, at
least, had to
actually be
present... ?!
I'm just
sayin'..."
Jason "1st
Amendment"
Mytrysak
Jason: I don't
doubt that his
tournament was
left in good
hands; maybe
it was just a
clerical
error... NMLF
******************************************
Congratulations to 14
year old NM Emmanuel
Carter (2208)
who finished clear 1st
Place in the
Exp/Master Section of
McAlister's
VII with 5-0
and gained 25
points!
******************************************
Kudos
to 16
year old Kydriana
Carter (1660)
who finished clear 1st
Place in the "B"
Section of McVII
with 4-1
and gained 94
points!
*******************************************
Honorable Mention to Claude
"Rainman" Rainford
(1272)
who finished =1st-2nd
Place in the D/E
Section of McVII
with 4-1
and gained 124
points!
*******************************************
Kudos to 14
year old NM Emmanuel
Carter (2183)
for finishing clear
1st Place in the U2200
Section of LotS
with 4.5-.5
and winning $600!(?)
for a 60%
payback?? (See
Msg 581)
******************************************
Honorable mention to Debs
Pedigo (1335)
who finished =2nd-3rd
for the U1300 prize in
the U1700 Section of
LotS with 2.5-2.5
and won $75??
(Yet,
2nd prize
offered was $250?)
******************************************* Congratulations
to 15
year old NM Daniel
Cremisi (2206)
who finished clear 1st
Place in Big
Cookie I with 3-0.
=2nd-3rd were NM Pat
Sciacca (2132)
and NM Leland
Fuerstman (2034)
2.5-.5.
(See
Game 1440) Top
U1600 1st Joe
Rafferty (1563)
2-1.
****************************************************
Check out Sinanovic's
Puzzle! (See
Puzzle 088)
White
to Move, Mate in 2!!
Hint: After White's
first move, Black can
capture 7
different ways all of
which result in mate!!
Note: Round
Begins at 7:30 pm
sharp! Time control G75 EF:$5 ( Black pieces
decide whether or not to use "Time
Delay")
CCC
News & Views 2-5-15
McAlister's VIII Begins Charlotte, NC 2-4-15:A light
turnout of 20
of the most creative calculators in the
city converged upon
this mental jousting arenamore commonly known as
McAlister's Deliin order to
participate in Rd:1
of McAlister's VIII.
In the Top Section, Paul
"Survivalist" Lucas(1802) seemed
to be taking a beating in the opening and
middlegame but somehow turned the tables in
the time scramble and clobbered Expert
Michael "Bolton" Kliber (2024) to lead
with 1-0.
Meanwhile, the pride of Mental Hill,
ex-Member of the NCCA Hall of Fame,
NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman(2026) played
brilliantly in the opening and middlegame
and with 2
extra Pawns somehow botched the
ending (See
Game 1444) allowing "Wild" Bill
Connell (1955)
to Draw!? In the "B"
Section, George "Cashman" Cashell
(1798)
outplayed Dr. Ron "Dutch" Breukelaar
(1802)(See Game 1446)
to
lead with 1-0.
In addition, Eric "Truth" Hartung(1519)
upset Dave "Dawuud" Richards (1654) to share
the lead in the "C" Section with
"Little" Joe Little (1569) who
outplayed Carl "Marx" McKern (1517). In the
"D/E" Section, "Lord" Byron
Butler (1384) dispatched of Debs
Pedigo (1338), Francois "the Frog" Gros
(1114) defeated
Dave Peter (1005), FSCstudent "Texas" Bill Bush (987)
(who commutes
each week from Houston in order to
take lessons and participate at the
CCC!) took down
Emmanuel Cooper (673) (See Game 1445)
and Rich Trela (968) upset Claude
"Rainman" Rainford (1272) each leading with
1-0. In
order to observe all results see "Current
Crosstable."The CCC
will meet on Wednesday,
February 11, 2015 at
McAlister's Deli, 4805
Park Rd. Round
begins at 7:30 sharp!
So, get there early and
enjoy a wonderful
meal or dine while
you play!
----- Long live the CCC! -----
Cremisi
Clear 1st Place in Big Cookie I Charlotte, NC 1-24-15:A
moderate impromptu turnout of 13 of
the most loyal members of the CCC
royal guardcongregated at this 5 star restaurant
more commonly known as McAlister's
Deli in order to participate in Big
Cookie I. In the Carlsen
Section, just recovering from dental
surgery, 15
year NMDaniel Cremisi(2206) dispatched of
Joe Rafferty (1563)
in Rd:1, George "Cashman" Cashell (1755) in Rd:2
and nemesis Team Columbia Expert
Keith "Chucky" Eubanks (2064)
in the final round to finish clear 1st Place
with 3-0 and
pocket $100.
Equal 2nd-3rd were NM Pat
"Wolverine" Sciacca(2132) and NM
Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman(2034) each with 2.5-.5(See
Game 1440)
winning $25.
Top U1600 was Joe Rafferty(1563) with 2-1 winning $20. There were 11 paid
entries for a payback of 77%. An
enjoyable time was had by all. For all results
see "Crosstable."Fuerstman directed.
"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