"Current
Roster" Feb 2013 Supplement
City, Image, E-mail, rating, gain/loss
since 0113, state
ranking, 2012 winning %,
CCC & USCF Expiration - The CCC has 76
currently paid members -
Points
Gained Since 0113
Slobodan Sinanovic
+78
1839
Chris
Ianni
+58
1377
NM
Pat Sciacca
+35
2199
Marat Kocharyan
+32
1439
Eric Hartung
+30
1225
Mark Biernacki
+26
1891
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 7:45pm, 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.
Time
Control For Skyland 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..."
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.
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)
"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" 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
"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
This is the
Official Website of the Charlotte
Chess Club
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA -
Earth - Milky Way -
charlottechess.com
Today is
Chessday, Feb 13, 2013 This site had 56 unique
visitors yesterday! Happy Birthday Sam
Fuerstman, 31
This site has been
visitedtimes since April 1,
2002
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
"News & Views" Article
The
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.LF
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!
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!
> Note: The time control
for all Sections is now G90 < ( Black pieces
decide whether or not to use "Time
Delay")
CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 2-7-13
McCartney Leads
Top; Breukelaar "B"; Frazier "C"; Little Lower
Section of Skyland 41
Charlotte,
NC 2-6-13: A huge turnout of 28 of the most
competent calculaters in the
county converged upon this think tank more
commonly known as the Skyland Family Restaurant
in order to participate in Rd:4
of Skyland 41. (CCC members
got very comfortable
sitting
in
the
padded
booths and full
size tables and chairswhile
being
catered to by
our own personal waitress, Cindy.
Most
enjoyed
a generously portioneddelicious
home
style mealfor
a ridiculously
low price($7.45!), drank fresh
hot
coffeeand
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)
ventured into
a tactical melee
against Team
Asheboro
Expert
Wil "Mayhem"
Mahan
(2075) and
ultimately ditched
a Bishop
and the game (See Game 1149)but still leads with 3-1. {This game was featured on Jenny
Leveikina's
club website
in Germany!}
Meanwhile, Superhero
Daryl
"Flash" Gordon
(1833) handed
the
CCC's
#1 player,
NM Patrick
"Kahn"
Sciacca, Esq.
(2199) his second consecutive
loss!? (See Game
1150) while the pride of Mint
HIll, Ex-Member of the NCCA
Hall of Fame, NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2000) traded off
all the pieces (See
Game 1148) and split the point
with Expert Alain "Rastaman" Morais
(2064). (Hey,
he's good!; and I'm just
glad to be alive and not hurtin'!!)In the "B" Section, Dr. Ron
"Dutch" Breukelaar (1717) outplayed
the "Judge" Slobodan Sinanovic (1856) to lead
with 3-1. Meanwhile, Winfred
"Guns" Gatlin (1612) unloaded on Tom
Passmore (1630) while Paul "Survivalist"
Lucas (1745) made peace with Tony
"the Tiger" Cato (1632) who will be
Directing a 3 rounder in Pageland this
Sunday! In the "C" Section, "Smokin" Corey
Frazier (1379) kayooed Ian "Fleming"
Haigler (1590) to lead with 4-0. In
addition, Team Asheboro's Homer
"Simpson" Cantrell (1422) outplayed Stanley Moore
(1396). In the Lower Section,
"Little" Joe
Little (1334) did the Ponderosa
proud by defeating Rich "Alert" Trela (1145)
to lead with 4-0.
In addition, Eric "Truth" Hartung
(1215) beat down Emanuel Cooper (772) while Mike
Trott (933) made peace with Debs
Pedigo (1086). 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 Wednesdayto
dine, socialize and play one rated
game of chess!Everyone
is welcome. Long live the CCC!
Players
Available For Match Play! NM
Leland Fuerstman 2000
lelandfue@yahoo.com Expert Keith
Eubanks 2101gmeubanks@gmail.com Mark Biernacki 1873mwbiernacki@gmail.com David
Blackwelder 1489
dblackw2@gmail.com
"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