 Charlotte
Chess Club
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July Supplement
(Total
Points Gained Since 6-07)
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Who's
Hot!!
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Derek Zhang
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+45
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Norm
Pruitt
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+41
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Amelia Wheeless
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+34
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Dominique Myers
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+34
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Robin
Yopp
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+31
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Last
4 Issues of
"News & Views"
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On August 29, 1948, Kit Crittenden won the N.C. State Championship
at age 13, still youngest ever in the
Nation!
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Need Address for CCC Members:
Bernard Baker
Tracy Davenport
Chris Mabe
Fran Palmer
Shawn Pealer
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Prize Structure for
Wendy's Events
Top Section $50
Top "B", "C"
&
"Lower" Section
Free
Entry to Quaker Steak
Winners must have
at least 4 points
(Note: Byes & 1/2 point byes
do NOT count)
(CCC Members Only)
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CCC Top 10
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July 2007 Rating
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Competed
within past 6 months
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NM
Frankie Newton |
2284 |
2
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NM Chris Mabe |
2203
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3
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Shawn
Pealer
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2101
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4
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Todd Trower
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2037
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5
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NM Leland
Fuerstman |
2009
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6
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James
Dickson |
2007 |
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7
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Patrick
McCartney
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1992
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8
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Gary
Newsom |
1975
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9
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Michael
Kliber |
1933
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10
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Gary
Branton
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1933
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"You don't stop playing when you
get old; you get old when you stop playing!"
Benjamin Franklin
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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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"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
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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).
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Welcome to the CCC
NM
Leland L. Fuerstman, Editor
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, and other
interesting anecdotes for your reading, viewing, and listening
pleasure. We welcome your contributions and comments on our
Message Board
Scroll down for weekly
article
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Note: The time control for
the Top Section is now G90 <
(Time
Delay Clocks will NOT
be used unless Both Players Agree) |
In
memoriam: All members of the CCC are shocked and saddened at the
news of the untimely death of Laurin Keller, 31, of
Greensboro. Through the years, Laurin participated
in many CCC events
and made many friends here. An avid student of chess and strong player
in his own right (he once gave me a draw when he was clearly winning!)
Laurin was one of the most amicable and friendly people I have ever
known. He will be long remembered and sorely missed. All of our prayers
go to his grieving family and friends.
NM Leland Fuerstman
Message from best friend Sean
Ward
Thank you so much for the condolences
and for the tribute on the
Website. I know Laurin would be humbled by it and also deeply
touched, as I know his family will be.
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 CCC
NEWS & VIEWS 7-19-07
Mabe
Wins Top; Holmes "B"; Myers "C"; Benet Lower
Section of Wendy's
LXXXVIII
Charlotte, NC 7-18-07: A grand total of 44 of the most skillful
chessplayer in the southern piedmont area gathered at this arena where
champions prevail more commonly known as Wendy's in order to
participate in Wendy's 88.  In
the Top Section,
the CCC's #2 player (only
23 points behind #1!) NM Chris
"the Babe" Mabe (2247) snapped
a Rook and
resacked it wisely in an endgame versus Michael "Bolton"
Kliber (1933) to finish clear 1st Place
with 3.5-1.5.
Clear 2nd was Kliber with 3-1.
Meanwhile, the CCC's #1 player, the pride of Crouse, NM Frankie "Chips" Newton
(2270) went "all in" on 13
year old phenom Samuel "Xman" Xin (1912), Expert Randy "L" Lovelace (2023)
outplayed NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2033), Patrick
"Fabio" McCartney (1992) did
the Professor Moriarty thing to Dr. Gil "Sherlock" Holmes (1800), 13
year old phenom Joshua "Moo" Mu (1807) beat down Andras "Master"
Bader (1734) and  Expert Gary
"Nightcrawler" Newsom (2005)
bested Expert James "Mason" Dickson (2035). In the "B" Section,
despite the fact that he lost his final round game, Dr. Gil "Sherlock" Holmes (1800) finished clear 1st Place with the negative score of
2-3?!
In the "C" Section, 14 year
old phenom, Dominique "the
Dominator" Myers (1532)
defeated Kurtis Ross (1727p) to finish clear 1st Place with 3.5-1.5. In
addition, Dave "2chip" Eadie (1560) schooled Dr. Ron
Futerman (Unr) while Viktor
"the Mad Russian" Ozherelyev
(1583) beat down Ankit "Butch" Jivan (1635). In the Lower Section, despite the fact that he
lost to Joe Shirlen, Joe Benet (Unr) finished clear 1st Place with 4-1. All
results may be observed on the current "Crosstable."
E-mail lelandfue@yahoo.com
to add your name to the "List
of Players" who
intend to participate in Quaker
Steak III Saturday, Aug 18
- See
("Upcoming
Events")
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Dickson Perfect in Top;
Ozherelyev, Wheeless Lower Section of Quaker
Steak II
Charlotte NC 6-16-07: A dozen of some of the
finest young chess talents in North Carolina gathered at our new
facility in order to participate in Quaker
Steak II.  The playing room was
well lighted and extremely quiet, the free coffee was hot and the food
was reasonably priced and delicious! In the Top Section,
Team Davidson's Expert James "Mason" Dickson (2013) dispatched of Clarke "Kent" Brosi
(1775)  in Rd:1, Patrick "Fabio" McCartney
(1986) in Rd:2 and NM Leland
"Ennui" Fuerstman (2043) in the final round to take clear 1st Place with a perfect 3-0 and
pocket $80.
Clear 2nd Place was Gary "Nightcrawler" Newsom (1975) with 2.5-.5
winning $40.
 In the Lower Section, NCCA President Charles R. "Randy" Wheeless (1629) and Viktor "the Mad Russian" Ozherelyev (1575) finished equal
1st-2nd with 2.5-.5 each
winning $30.
In order to observe all results see (Crosstable). (Fuerstman
Directed) E-mail
me at lelandfue @yahoo.com
to add your name to the "List
of Players" who intend to participate in Quaker Steak III on Aug 18 - See ya' there!
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