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Four masters were present to compete for the guaranteed $2400 prize fund, headed by FM Ron Simpson of Raleigh. He was joined by NM Chris Mabe of Charlotte, NM Phillip Lamby of Columbia, SC, and NM Klaus Pohl of Greeneville, SC. <br><br> The Open Section was won by FM Simpson and NM Mabe who came in with 4-1 scores. Third place was won by Charlotte high schooler Dominique Myers, whose 3.5 score included sending Mabe to his only defeat of the event. The U2000 prize was won by Patrick McCartney with 3 points. Also noteworthy was the performance of Mladen Pauler, a Charlottean by way of Bosnia, who just last week played his first USCF rated game at the Queen City Chess Club. He also came in with 3 points. <br><br> In the U1800 section, Charlotte's JP Flynn and Greensboro's Reynaldo Diaz agreed to a hard fought last round draw and tied for 1st with 4-1. Third place was shared between two Charlotte youth; Ken Chu and Joe Biernacki. The Under 1600 prize was a tie with Ben Blair and Jonathan Sarasua sharing the honors. <br><br> The U1400 Section saw the only clear winner with Norm Pruitt continuing his recent winning ways by cruising to a 4.5 score. Second place was a tie between Praveen Suthaharan of Greensboro and Windy Gatlin of Charlotte. Michael Boone won the U1200 prize with a 3.5 score. All the adult sections were directed by the tag team of STD Tim Champion and CTD Wing Chu. <br><br> In the scholastics section, Lloyd Liu won the K-12 division and Eddie Lancaster prevailed in the K-4 section. The scholastic was directed by LTD Fabio Hurtado. <br><br> As advertised the tournament paid out the guaranteed $2400 prize fund plus gave out 10 nice trophies in the scholastics section. The numbers didn't allow us to break even, but we at Queen City Chess were very proud of the event and will be happy to put it on again next year. It combined great playing conditions, fantastic competition, and a high level of sportsmanship and camaraderie. And that is what amateur chess is all about. <br><br> In addition, this event accomplished something that was envisioned when the QCCA began. A system has been put in place to determine an official yearly champion of the Charlotte metro area. Six players qualified from this event to compete in a round robin for the title of "Greater Charlotte Champion". The players were NM Chris Mabe, Dominique Myers, Gary Newsom, Patrick McCartney, Mladen Pauler, and Dan Liu. This event will be contested on consecutive Tuesday nights in February at the Queen City Chess Club's weekly meeting. <br><br> Thanks from the QCCA for all who participated <br> </font> </div> </td> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <div style="margin: 16px"> <font color="#000080" face="Arial" size="3"> <p align="center"> <b><a title="North Carolina Chess Association" href="http://www.ncchess.org">NCCA</a> Grand Prix Sponsored by:</b><br><br> <a href="http://www.chesscentral.com"><img src="ChessCentral.jpg" alt=""></a> <br><br><br> <b>Links: <a title="External Chess & Other Links" href="linksexternal.php">External</a> <a title="State Chess Association Links" href="linksstates.php">States</a> <a title="NC Chess Club Links" href="linksncclubs.php">NC Clubs</a></b> <br><br> <p align="center"> <img src="weekly_20090804_1.jpg" name="slide" style="width: 300px; height: 250px; border: 2px solid #000080;"/> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <script>  </script> </p> <p align="center"> <font color="#000080"><b>QCCA Tournaments & Events:</b></font> </p> <font color="#000000"> August 3 - August 31: <b>10 Rating Points Tonight 20!!!</b> Format: <i>5SS, G/90, 1 game each Tuesday at 7:30pm.</i> 4 Sections (Expert/A, B/C, D/E/F, Scholastic). <i><font color="#B22222" size="2">New rules for playing up - see TD</font></i>. <br><br>  TBD: <b>Reverse Angle 20</b>, 3SS, G/90, Charlotte, NC - UNCC  </font> </p> </font> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td> <p align="center"> <font size="3" color="#000080"> <a href="mailto:webmaster@queencitychess.com">Webmaster</a> </font> </p> </td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>