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phone in the playing area is strictly
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CCC Top Twenty! "Most Recent Published Rating" |
| 1 |
NM Shawn Pealer | 2185 |
| 2 |
NM
Pat Sciacca |
2163 |
| 3 |
Matthew Wofford | 2145 |
| 4 |
Wil Mahan | 2138 |
| 5 |
Daniel Cremisi | 2099 |
| 6 |
Patrick McCartney | 2071 |
| 7 |
Keith Eubanks | 2059 |
| 8 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2046 |
| 9 |
Nikita Panasenko | 2041 |
| 10 |
Michael Kliber | 2035 |
| 11 |
Ade Ogunmefun | 2021 |
| 12 |
Mark Biernacki | 1967 |
| 13 |
Bill Connell | 1942 |
| 14 |
Daryl Gordon | 1861 |
| 15 |
Bernard Baker | 1815 |
| 16 |
Eugene Tiselsky | 1810 |
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Dr. Ron Breukelaar | 1790 |
| 18 |
M. Dean Hart | 1781 |
| 19 |
Tom Hales | 1768 |
| 20 |
Damon Smith |
1764 |
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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 "News & Views"
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| Invitational Comes
and Goes With Little Fanfare; Rules Bent
Before & After Event |
| 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  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 $4. ($6 for non-members) In 4 Sections: Top, "B", "C", Lower. (Current Crosstable) All sections win Free Entry into next event or Trophy! (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 your friendly Managers Greg and Eric --- (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 $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! Note: Non-members will be preempted by Members who arrive before 7:30pm! If you're running late, call or text 704-965-8931 and we'll work you in! LF |
| 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. |
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Cunningham
Wins 2014 NC
Invitational
Rd:5
--- .5
Giannatos-Sciacca
.5 1 Balleisen-Cunningham 0 1
Myers-Wang
0By NM Leland Fuerstman Charlotte, NC 5-19-14: Forty-nine year old Math Professor from  Chapel
Hill, FM
Robin
Cunningham
(2257)
promptly
defeated his
first 4
opponents
before being
stopped cold
in the final
round by 15
year old
upstart from Durham
Expert
Aaron
Balleisen
(2132) to
finish clear 1st
Place with
4-1,
pocket $200
and claim the
Title
of 2014 NC
Invitational
Champion.
This years
event was
enhanced by
the addition
of the real-time
display of all
games on the
Internet!
From my
perspective,
(almost) every
game was
played with a
high degree of
expertise by all
of the
competitors!
Equal 2nd-4th
Place with
2.5-2.5
were 51 year
old Attorney
from Charlotte
NM Pat Sciacca (2163), full time student from
Liberty
College
in Virginia,
21 year old Expert
Dominique
Myers
(2162) and NM
Craig
Jones'
student from Durham
15 year old Expert
Aaron
Balleisen
(2132).
Finishing 5th
Place with
2-3
was 22 year
old host NM
Peter
Giannatos
(2213) who
generously
provided his CCCSA location on
Camden
St. for the
event and
finishing 6th
Place was
16 year old
student from Charlotte
NM Tianqi
Wang
(2198) with 1.5-3.5. Each participant received
a $100
appearance
fee. Abate
Directed.(This article took 20 minutes for me to compose. Why the NCCA is paying a person to be the webmaster is beyond comprehension. Apparently, none of the representatives who were present at the event took images nor asked questions of the participants? How absurdly incompetent?? --- (See Msg549) NMLF ******************************************************************************************* Rd:4 --- 1 Wang-Balleisen 0 1 Cunningham-Sciacca 0 H Myers-Giannatos H Rd: 3 --- .5 Balleisen-Giannatos .5 1 Cunningham-Wang 0 0 Sciacca-Myers 1 |
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Chess Tweet * Congratulations to Expert Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (2071) who finished clear 1st Place in Skyland 54 with 3.5-1.5 and won his 2nd CCC Title of the Year ******************************************* Kudos to Eugene Tiselsky (1810) whose results in Skyland 54 graduated him to the Class "A" Section! ******************************************* ******************************************* Honorable Mention to Jason "1st Amendment" Mytrysak (1522) who gained 78 points in Skyland 54! ****************************************** Kudos to Debs Pedigo (1375) who finished clear 2nd Place in the Lower Section of Asheboro 91 and gained 51 points! ******************************************* "...I just stopped by McAlister's Deli while on a test drive today. Grabbed a cookie and a menu. They have my favorite type of sandwich - Reuben! Awesome menu selection! Perfect facility for the CCC!...c u Wednesday..." Mikey "Fox" Trott ******************************************* Congratulations to Mikey "Fox" Trott (1473) who gained 106 points in the Middle Section of TNA2 while Carl McKern (1614) gained 52 points and graduated to the Class "B" Section! ******************************************   New Charlotte Chess Club Policy: If you win your section and score at least 4 points without any Byes, instead of FREE entry, you may chose to receive an engraved trophy. Click on Trophy to see who won! ************************************** |
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 Sinanovic's Puzzle of
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Begins at 7:30 pm
sharp! Time control G75 < ( Black pieces decide whether or not to use "Time Delay") |
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News & Views 5-22-14McCartney Takes Top Honors; Mullins "B"; McKern "C"; Rafferty Lower Section of Skyland 54 (next week, McAlister's I!) Charlotte, NC 5-21-14: A moderate turnout of 22 of the most content chess players in the Charlotte area socialized, enjoyed a great meal (no tip!) and participated in Rd:5 of Skyland 54. (The Charlotte Chess Club now meets at McAlister's Deli (East on Woodlawn Rd, R. on Park Rd, 2 blks to Seneca Pl on L.) The round begins at 7:30 sharp! The new time control is G75. This is a fantastic new venue for our club! So, get there early and enjoy their superb cuisine! I'll see you next Wednesday at McAlister's Deli!!) In  the Top
Section, finishing clear 1st Place
with 3.5-1.5 and
winning his 2nd CCC Title of the
year, Expert Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(2054) played his favorite line against the Benoni,
rejected a Draw offer on move 23,
got into time trouble and proceeded to get
checkmated (See
Game 1326) by an exuberant "Birthday Boy" from
Mint Hill, Ex-member of
the NCCA Hall of Fame, NM
Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman (2051) (Yeah,
Baby!!) Meanwhile,
the CCC's #1 player, NM Shawn "P
Diddy" Pealer (2194) made peace
with Team Asheboro Expert
Jonathon "Livingston" McNeill
(2141). In addition, Expert Nikita
Panasenko (2043) routed Team Asheboro
Guru Tom "Terrific" Hales (1775),
"Wild" Bill Connell (1908) beat down
Paul  "Survivalist"
Lucas (1725) and superhero Daryl "Flash"
Gordon (1876) welcomed new member
Christian Langer (1777) to CCC
competition (See
Game 1330). In the "B"
Section, Allen "Moon" Mullins
(1701) defeated Jason "1st Amendment" Mytrysak
(1444) (See Game
1328) to finish clear 1st Place
with 4-1
and win FREE Entry
into McAlister's I. In addition,
Ervon "Wooden"  Nichols (1646)
outplayed "Smokin" Corey Frazier (1444) (See Game 1329).
 In the "C" Section,
Carl McKern
(1614) split the point with "Little" Joe
Little (1623) (See Game
1327) to take Clear 1st
Place with 3.5-1.5.
In the Lower Section, Joe
Rafferty (1216) defeated Michael Lyons
(101) in the final round to finish clear 1st
Place with a  perfect 5-0 and won FREE
Entry into McAlister's I.
Meanwhile, Eric "Truth" Hartung
(1243) outlasted Rich "Alert" Trela (950) while
Mikey "Fox" Trott (1473) split
the point with Debs Pedigo (1375). In order to observe all results see  "Current
Crosstable." The Charlotte Chess Club
has relocated to 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!! |
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Cremisi Clear 1st
Place in KTIXk
Charlotte, NC 5-3-14:
A predictably light turnout of 15 of
the most loyal members of the CCC Royal
Guard congregated at the  7th floor of the Dowd
"Y" in order to participate in Knights
Templar IX. In the Carlsen
Section, 14
year old phenom Daniel Cremisi (2095)
dispatched of Ervon "Wooden" Nichols (1546) in
Rd:1, Ian "Flemming" Haigler (1625) in
Rd:2 and prevailed after a see-saw
encounter with NM Leland "Ennui" Fuerstman
(2061) in the final round to finish clear 1st
Place with 3-0
and pocket $100.
Clear 2nd Place was taken by 10 year old Greenville,
SC favorite son Neo Zhu (1748)
who scored 2.5-.5
and won $50.
In the Aronian Section, Joe
Rafferty (1312) finished
clear 1st Place with 2.5-.5 and won
$50. Clear
2nd Place with 2-1
was Eric "Truth" Hartung (1261) winning
$25. In
order to observe all results see "Crosstable."
An
enjoyable time was had be all. Fuerstman
Directed. Next Knights Templar
July 19. |
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