2001 North Carolina Closed Chess Championships

August 31 - September 2, 2001
106 players competed at the Independence Hotel in Charlotte for 6 North Carolina Chess Championship titles.
The tournament was hosted by the Charlotte Chess Club and organized by Leland Fuerstman.
All sections were 5 rounds at a time control of 40/90,SD/60.
$5500 in Prizes (guaranteed by Charlotte Chess Club) were:
Open: $$600-300, U2200-300, U2100-300.
Class A: $$400-200, U1900-200.
Class B: $$400-200, U1700-200.
Class C: $$400-200, U1500-200.
Class D: $$400-200, U1300-200.
Class E: $$400-200, U1100-200.

The winners were:

Open
1st
2nd, U2200
U2100
Jonathan Schroer, 4.0 ($600)
Justin Daniel, John Kirby, Matthew Hoekstra, Frankie Newton, Kevin Kirby, 3.5 ($120 each)
Steve Tisinger, Michael Buaiz, Garrick Wells, Daniel Tapia, 2.5 ($75 each)
Class A
1st
2nd, U1900
Paul King, 4.0 ($400)
Ken Baxter, Thomas Adams, 3.5 ($200 each)
Class B
1st
2nd
U1700
Lee Raby, 4.5 ($400)
Daniel Garrett, 4.0 ($200)
Paul Calloway, Michael Lipkin, David Griffin, Ian Sanders, 3.5 ($50 each)
Class C
1st
2nd, U1500
 
David Jenkins, 4.0 ($400)
Robert Botelho, Mark Schulz, Walter Overman, 3.5 ($133 67 each)
Chris Mabe, Jesse Eddleman, 3.0 ($100 each)
Class D
1st, 2nd, U1300
 
Chris Griffin, Albert Carlson, Euphemia Mu, 4.0 ($267 200 each)
Frank Johnson, 3.5 ($200)
Class E
1st, 2nd, U1100
 
Steven Sigmon, Randy Shirley, Miklos Kiss, 4.0 ($267 200 each)
Jeffery Moore, 3.5 ($200)

Open
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Schroer, Jonathan 2457 4.0 W12 W7 W4 D3 D5
2 Daniel, Justin Dal 2150 3.5 W13 D3 D5 D4 W9
3 Kirby, John M 2243 3.5 W23 D2 W8 D1 D6
4 Hoekstra, Matthew 2306 3.5 W20 W6 L1 D2 W10
5 Newton, Frankie 2190 3.5 -H- W16 D2 W11 D1
6 Kirby, Kevin A 2159 3.5 W22 L4 W20 W14 D3
7 Mouzon, Harold A 2190 3.0 W18 L1 L11 W16 W14
8 Mottonen, James M 2155 2.5 D14 W10 L3 D13 D11
9 Tapper, Larry M 2290 2.5 D10 D23 D14 W12 L2
10 Tisinger, Steve 2065 2.5 D9 L8 W15 W19 L4
11 Buaiz, Michael A 2093 2.5 -H- D17 W7 L5 D8
12 Wells, Garrick 2097 2.5 L1 W18 W16 L9 D13
13 Tapia, Daniel 1897 2.5 L2 D19 W22 D8 D12
14 Mc Cartney, Patric 2001 2.0 D8 W15 D9 L6 L7
15 Mazur, Leszek 2114 2.0 -H- L14 L10 W17 D20
16 Newsom, Gary D 2049 2.0 W19 L5 L12 L7 -B-
17 Crump II, Joseph H 1420 2.0 -H- D11 L19 L15 W22
18 Simpson, Ronald 1800 2.0 L7 L12 -B- W20 -U-
19 Harris, Neal D 2200 1.5 L16 D13 W17 L10 -U-
20 Smithwick, John 2091 1.5 L4 W22 L6 L18 D15
21 Liu, Daniel 2011 1.5 -H- -B- -U- -U- -U-
22 Stuart,Rawl 1.0 L6 L20 L13 -B- L17
23 Dennis, Ronald L 1941 0.5 L3 D9 -U- -U- -U-

Class A (U2000)
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 King, Paul L 1828 4.0 W12 D10 W3 W5 D2
2 Baxter, Ken J 1922 3.5 L11 W12 W10 W4 D1
3 Adams, Thomas C 1825 3.5 D8 W9 L1 W10 W5
4 Dean, Mark E 1873 3.0 L7 W6 W11 L2 W8
5 Rayfield, Jeffrey 1840 2.5 -H- W8 W7 L1 L3
6 Hyde, Kevin J 1067 2.5 -H- L4 L12 W11 -B-
7 Moore, Robert C 1700 2.0 W4 W11 L5 -U- -U-
8 Walker, Robert A 1843 2.0 D3 L5 D9 W12 L4
9 Goodwin, Bruce 1896 2.0 -H- L3 D8 -B- -U-
10 Guglielmi, Jacquel 1705 1.5 -B- D1 L2 L3 -U-
11 Jaap, David 1864 1.0 W2 L7 L4 L6 -U-
12 Sample, Roger L 1800 1.0 L1 L2 W6 L8 -U-

Class B (U1800)
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Raby, E Lee 1606 4.5 W17 W5 W16 W2 D4
2 Garrett, Daniel C 1580 4.0 W6 W9 W13 L1 W10
3 Calloway, Paul Lew 1630 3.5 D9 W18 L10 W12 W11
4 Mc Hale, Michael J 1759 3.5 L8 W17 W12 W16 D1
5 Lipkin, Michael A 1616 3.5 W22 L1 W19 W13 D6
6 Griffin, David M 1661 3.5 L2 W21 W14 W10 D5
7 Sanders, Ian 1366 3.5 -H- D15 W8 D9 W17
8 Brooks, John W 1656 3.0 W4 L13 L7 W14 W16
9 Williams, Larry O 1740 3.0 D3 L2 W20 D7 W13
10 Lyles, Melvin 1654 2.5 D18 W11 W3 L6 L2
11 Lucas, Paul 1605 2.5 D20 L10 W21 W18 L3
12 De Bell, Jerome 1607 2.5 -H- W20 L4 L3 W21
13 Hand, Marnzell 1609 2.0 W15 W8 L2 L5 L9
14 Brown, Tom 1531 2.0 L19 W22 L6 L8 W20
15 Eberhardinger, Mik 1690 2.0 L13 D7 L18 D20 X19
16 Maskin, Terry 1616 2.0 W21 W19 L1 L4 L8
17 Williams, Theresa 1685 2.0 L1 L4 -B- W19 L7
18 Kelley, James L 1755 1.5 D10 L3 W15 L11 -U-
19 Bunich, Gregory 1632 1.0 W14 L16 L5 L17 F15
20 Millsaps, Douglas 1668 1.0 D11 L12 L9 D15 L14
21 Davenport, F Eugen 1747 1.0 L16 L6 L11 -B- L12
22 Richards, Dave T 1687 0.0 L5 L14 -U- -U- -U-

Class C (U1600)
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Jenkins, David P 1587 4.0 L2 W14 W6 W11 W4
2 Botelho, Robert J 1366 3.5 W1 D12 L5 W10 W8
3 Schulz, Mark 1550 3.5 W6 L11 W12 W8 D5
4 Overman, Walter B 1467 3.5 W15 D8 W11 W5 L1
5 Hayes, Melvin 1501 3.0 -H- W10 W2 L4 D3
6 Mabe, Chris J 1460 3.0 L3 W7 L1 W15 W11
7 Eddleman, Jesse G 1087 3.0 L8 L6 -B- W12 W9
8 Hargrove, William 1519 2.5 W7 D4 W9 L3 L2
9 Dadgar, Danesh 1453 2.5 D12 W13 L8 W14 L7
10 Renner, Robert 1550 2.5 D13 L5 W15 L2 W14
11 Moore, John 1450 2.0 -B- W3 L4 L1 L6
12 Hamilton, Howard S 1534 2.0 D9 D2 L3 L7 -B-
13 Bambara, Dominick 1212 2.0 D10 L9 L14 -B- D15
14 Sanders, Reid 1170 1.5 -H- L1 W13 L9 L10
15 Lewis, Warren E 879 1.5 L4 -B- L10 L6 D13

Class D (U1400)
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Griffin, Chris M 1256 4.0 W15 W6 W3 W5 L2
2 Carlson, Albert Pa 1331 4.0 L5 W11 W9 W7 W1
3 Mu, Euphemia 1276 4.0 W12 W8 L1 W10 W6
4 Johnson, Frank M 1270 3.5 W14 W7 D5 L6 W11
5 Ulaky, James 1208 3.0 W2 W10 D4 L1 D7
6 Rhyne, Robert W 1301 3.0 W13 L1 W8 W4 L3
7 Cook, James E 1389 2.5 W9 L4 W12 L2 D5
8 Yu, Charles A 1354 2.5 W11 L3 L6 D9 X12
9 Ashamalla, Alphons 1247 2.5 L7 W14 L2 D8 -B-
10 Goodson, Louie A 1056 2.5 -H- L5 W13 L3 W15
11 Johnson, Coy W 1247 2.0 L8 L2 W15 W14 L4
12 Buckner, Israel 1241 2.0 L3 W15 L7 W13 F8
13 Mc Danel, Brad W 1160 1.5 L6 -B- L10 L12 D14
14 Mc Danel, Britt 1073 1.5 L4 L9 -B- L11 D13
15 Blackwood, Charles 1382 1.0 L1 L12 L11 -B- L10

Class E (U1200)
No. Name USCF Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5
1 Sigmon, Steven Wil 1093 4.0 W12 W7 L9 W5 W6
2 Shirley, Randy 1096 4.0 W8 W15 W6 L4 W9
3 Kiss, Miklos 1198 4.0 L5 W17 W11 W9 W4
4 Moore, Jeffery M 982 3.5 D14 W16 W10 W2 L3
5 Hatcher, Frank L 1024 3.0 W3 L6 W8 L1 W15
6 Mu, Frank 1121 3.0 W18 W5 L2 W7 L1
7 Morse, Jared S 1180 3.0 W11 L1 W15 L6 W10
8 Blackwell, Copelan 938 3.0 L2 W18 L5 W17 W16
9 Mookherji, Bhaskar 925 2.5 D10 W14 W1 L3 L2
10 Blackwell, Kevin 805 2.5 D9 W13 L4 W19 L7
11 Mc Rary, Jeb W 1014 2.5 L7 W12 L3 D13 W19
12 Robertson, William 920 2.5 L1 L11 -B- D16 W18
13 Norwood, Donald R 806 2.0 D16 L10 D14 D11 D17
14 Renner, Matthew 873 2.0 D4 L9 D13 L15 -B-
15 Ganong, Kenneth J 954 2.0 W19 L2 L7 W14 L5
16 Mc Danel, Peter W 967 1.5 D13 L4 D19 D12 L8
17 Stevenson, Katie L 683 1.5 -H- L3 D18 L8 D13
18 Oyama, Cody 977 1.5 L6 L8 D17 -B- L12
19 Holden,Cody 800 1.5 L15 -B- D16 L10 L11