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clocks and "quietly" report
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will address the issue. TD |
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CCC Cell Phone
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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.
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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)" |
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| Moving before
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| 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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CCC Top Twenty! "Most Recent Published Rating" |
| 1 |
NM Pat Sciacca | 2165 |
| 2 |
NM Shawn Pealer | 2162 |
| 3 |
Daniel Cremisi | 2143 |
| 4 |
Patrick McCartney | 2056 |
| 5 |
Keith Eubanks | 2043 |
| 6 |
Nikita Panasenko | 2041 |
| 7 |
Michael Kliber | 2038 |
| 8 |
NM Leland Fuerstman | 2033 |
| 9 |
Ade Ogunmefun | 2028 |
| 10 |
Emmanuel Carter | 2002 |
| 11 |
Mark Biernacki | 1952 |
| 12 |
Bill Connell | 1946 |
| 13 |
Daryl Gordon | 1853 |
| 14 |
Dan Racine |
1822 |
| 15 |
Bernard Baker | 1815 |
| 16 |
Eugene Tiselsky | 1805 |
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Damon Smith | 1789 |
| 18 |
Christian Langer | 1787 |
| 19 |
Dr. Ron Breukelaar | 1783 |
| 20 |
M. Dean Hart | 1781 |
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| "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 |
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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" 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 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
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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 |
| "The belly, when not
restrained, destroys the virtue of the
soul." Pope Gregory the Great |
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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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| 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 $5. ($8 for non-members) FREE Entry per Section. - (Winners must have 3.5 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 Manager 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 $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 or USCF simply show up at the site! (Current Crosstable) 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. |
* Chess Tweet
* Chess Tweet * Kudos
to NM Pat
"Kahn" Sciacca
(2165) who
finished =1st-2nd in Asheboro
92 with 3-0.
**************************************************** Congratulations to previous CCC member NM Dominique Myers (2208) who scored 4 points in the U2400 Section of the World Open and achieved the Title of National Master! (See & Read!: "A Brief History of Black Chess Masters in America" by Gregory Kearse) ********************************************* Honorable Mention to Expert Patrick "Flanker" McCartney (2056) who finished 4th-10th in the 2nd ACC Summer Open (TX) and gained 39 points. *********************************************  Kudos
to 14 year old
Expert Emmanuel
Carter (2002)
who just achieved the Title of USCF Expert
with 2-0 in McAI.
********************************************** Fuerstman - Dill (10 yrs old!) ********************************************** ********************************************** (My Stats: 4-15-14 262.4 Today 7-8-14: 242.8) |
 Here is my old friend Richard Stancil (L)
from Mt. Pleasant, NC, who 44 years ago, defeated
me in the 1970 Groundhog Open at the
old YMCA in Charlotte directed by R. Grady
Brown! An ex-"A"
player, Richard participated
in the Asheboro Open last weekend. - NM LF
(Image courtesy of Tom Hales) |
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| Result of All
Previous CCC Events! |
 Sinanovic's Puzzle of
the WeekWhite to Move and Win!! |
| Note: Round
Begins at 7:30 pm
sharp! Time control G75 EF:$5 ( Black pieces decide whether or not to use "Time Delay") |
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News & Views 7-10-14E. Carter Leads Top; L. Carter "B"; Rafferty "C"; Trela Lower Section of McAlister's II Charlotte, NC 7-9-14: A light inclement weather turnout of 28 of the most contented calculators in the city converged upon this palatial ballroom more commonly known as McAlister's Deli in  order to
participate in Rd:2
of McAlister's II. In the Top
Section, newly crowned Expert
Emmanuel Carter (2002) defended
handily against Expert Michael
"Bolton" Kliber (2038) and finally won in
the end (See
Game 1351) to lead with 2-0.
Meanwhile, the CCC's #1
player, NM Shawn "P Diddy" Pealer
(2162) played the Grand Prix Attack
versus the Pride of Mint
Hill, ex-member of the NCCA
Hall of Fame, NM
Leland "Ennui"
Fuerstman (2042), sacrificed a
few pieces and ultimately forced
resignation on move 27 while Expert
Patrick "Flanker" McCartney
(2056) pressed on in an equal Rook
& Knight ending against
"Wild" Bill Connell (1946) and
ultimately claimed the point. In the "B"
Section,  Lorenzo
Carter (1688) routed Carl McKern
(1618) to lead with 2-0.
In addition, Kydriana Carter
(1610) ran all of 15
minutes off her clock in order to
dispatch of "Little" Joe Little
(1624). In the "C" Section,
"Big" Joe Rafferty (1530)
snagged "Smokin" Corey Frazier's
(1402) Queen and proceeded to
score with win to lead with 2-0.
Meanwhile, Ervon "Wooden' Nichols
(1520) handled a stubborn Eric "Truth"
Hartung (1245) while Mikey
"Fox" Trott (1422) made peace
with returnee to CCC
competition Marnzell "Pat" Hand
(1600). In the Lower Section,
Rich "Alert" Trela
(1035) held Debs Pedigo (1203)
to a Draw to lead with 1.5-.5.
In addition, Claude Rainford
(1077) outplayed Charlene Howard
(941), Rajesh Ganatra (860)
defeated Emmanuel Cooper (934) and Mohnish
Behera (1011) dispatched of Mike
Lyons (150). 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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