CCC Championship – 2007 Results

June 7th, 2007

Congratulations to David Causey on a perfect 4-0 score to win his first CCC championship!! Jacob Al-Sarraf won 2nd place with a 3-1 score, losing only to the champion. In the battle for third between Josh Nissenboim and Clark Rivers, saw the first draw in the tournament.  Both finished with 2.5 pts. with the trophy going to Josh on the second tiebreak.  Thanks to all who participated.

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The final crosstable

1. David Y. Causey 1986 W 9 W 8 W 2 W 6 4.0
2. Jacob Al Sarraf 1767 W 3 W 4 L 1 W 8 3.0
3. Josh Nissenboim 1436 L 2 W 5 W 8 D 4 2.5
4. Clark Rivers 1502 W 10 L 2 W 5 D 3 2.5
5. Dave Eslinger 763 W 6 L 3 L 4 W 10 2.0
6. Mark Skelcher 1640 L 5 W 7 W 9 L 1 2.0
7. Ian Morton 978 L 8 L 6 W 10 W 9 2.0
8. Fred Mayntz 1646 W 7 L 1 L 3 L 2 1.0
9. Paul Miller 1076 L 1 W 10 L 6 L 7 1.0
10. Christopher Miller Unr L 4 L 9 L 7 L 5 0.0

Lesson 1: Ruy Lopez Opening

April 25th, 2007

For our first beginner’s lesson, let’s play through a game and have each move explained so that the reader can see the logical pattern of thought that exists in chess play. Strong chess play follows a methodical plan based on positional and tactical considerations.

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