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The **Computer Chess Club** (CCC, Talkchess) is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum#Moderators|moderated]] computer chess [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum|forum]], established since 1997.

=CCC Links= 
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/index.php|Computer Chess Club (CCC)]]
> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=7|CCC - Programming and Technical Discussions]]
> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=6|CCC - Tournaments and Matches]]
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/|Computer Chess Club Archives]] hosted by [[http://www.stmintz.com/|Sean T Mintz]] <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49253|CCC old archives utility]] by [[Ed Schroder]], [[CCC]], September 05, 2013</ref> <ref>[[http://www.top-5000.nl/ccc.htm|CCC old archives utility]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref> 
> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?offset=67575|CCC September/October 1997]]

=CCC History= 
CCC was established in October 1997 by the group of "founders", basically to get rid from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_%28Internet%29|flaming]] in [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]] <ref>[[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/msg/f128c68d914ffe39|Re: It got hijacked by the bores]] by [[Andreas Mader]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], September 5, 1997</ref> . Testing of the forum software already occurred in September. CCC is hosted by IcdChess, [[ChessUSA]], at that time owned by [[Steven Schwartz]] <ref>[[http://www.chessusa.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=YMCG&Screen=CHESS_STAFF|Chess USA - Staff]]</ref> <ref>[[http://www.chessusa.com/|Chess Sets from America's Largest Chess Store, Chess Pieces, Boards, & More]]</ref> .
[[#Founders]]
==The Founders== 
<ref>[[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/7c5b47d1a27a42df|computer-chess club]] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 10, 1997</ref>
* [[Moritz Berger]]
* [[Thorsten Czub]]
* [[Dirk Frickenschmidt]]
* [[Robert Hyatt|Bob Hyatt]]
* [[Enrique Irazoqui]]
* [[Andreas Mader]]
* [[Bruce Moreland]]
* [[Peter Schreiner]]
* [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [[Chris Whittington]]

==Moderators== 
Three moderators were periodically elected, first by the founders <ref>[[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/msg/9a4cf7fa917de624|Re: From a funny German to Dirk Frickenschmidt (Germany)]] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], September 28 1998</ref> , since May 1998 by member voting from a pool of nominees <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=18712|Moderator Nominees, The Vote, My Personal Thoughts...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], May 15, 1998</ref> .
||||~ Announcement ||||||~ Moderators ||
||> 1997 || <ref>[[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/7c5b47d1a27a42df|computer-chess club]] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 10, 1997</ref> <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=454208&t=42810|Re: Past CCC Moderators]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], March 09, 2012</ref> || [[Dirk Frickenschmidt]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Enrique Irazoqui]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=19714|June 01, 1998]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=19714|Moderator Voting Results Now Available...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], June 01, 1998</ref> || [[Amir Ban]] || [[Bruce Moreland]] || [[Don Dailey]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=37918|December 30, 1998]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=37918|CCC Moderators Elected!!]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], December 30, 1998</ref> || [[Peter McKenzie]] || [[Harald Faber]] || [[Will Singleton]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=57854|June 24, 1999]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=57854|CCC Moderator Voting Results Now Available...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], June 24, 1999</ref> || [[Bruce Moreland]] || [[Fernando Villegas]] || [[KarinsDad]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=61439|July 22, 1999]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=61439|I resign the Post as Moderator]] by [[Fernando Villegas]], July 22, 1999</ref> || [[Bruce Moreland]] || [[KarinsDad]] || [[Dann Corbit]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=95753|February 08, 2000]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=95753|CCC Moderator Election Results!]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], February 08, 2000</ref> || [[Dave Gomboc]] || [[Tom Kerrigan]] || [[Andrew Williams]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=124751|August 16, 2000]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=124751|CCC Elections: Results are in!!!]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], August 16, 2000</ref> || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Đorđe Vidanović]] || [[Dann Corbit]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=160677|March 28, 2001]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=160677|Elections are now over and the winners are....]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], March 28, 2001</ref> || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Bruce Moreland]] || [[Dann Corbit]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=190802|September 28, 2001]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=190802|CCC Moderator Elections over. Results...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], September 28, 2001</ref> || [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]] || [[John Merlino]] || [[Uri Blass]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=224162|April 17, 2002]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=224162|Elections Over. And the New Moderators Are...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], April 17, 2002</ref> || [[Christophe Théron]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Dann Corbit]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=295830|May 07, 2003]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=295830|CCC Moderator Election Results....]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], May 07, 2003</ref> || [[Dan Andersson]] || [[Tony Hedlund]] || [[Michael Byrne]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=354167|March 12, 2004]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=354167|CCC Moderator Elections Have Ended. The Winners are....]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], March 12, 2004</ref> || [[Michael Byrne]] || [[Richard Pijl]] || [[Russell Reagan]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=413012|February 21, 2005]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=413012|I'm back.... Elections and stuff]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], February 21, 2005</ref> || [[John Merlino]] || [[Dann Corbit]] || [[Michael Byrne]] ||
||> [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=452247|September 29, 2005]] || <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=452247|CCC and CTF Elections are over. And the winners are......]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], September 29, 2005</ref> || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Graham Banks]] || [[Peter Skinner]] ||
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||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15918|August 27, 2007]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15918|** CCC Moderator Election--Member Voting **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], August 27, 2007</ref> || [[Graham Banks]] || [[Albert Silver]] || [[Thorsten Czub]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17537|November 02, 2007]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17537|** CCC Moderator Election--Member Voting **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], November 02, 2007</ref> || [[Graham Banks]] || [[Ryan Benitez]] || [[Albert Silver]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21287|May 22, 2008]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21287|** CCC Moderator Election--Results **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], May 22, 2008</ref> || [[Chris Whittington]] || [[Thorsten Czub]] || [[Swaminathan Natarajan]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25006|November 23, 2008]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25006|** Moderator Election - Official Poll **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], November 23, 2008</ref> || [[Steve Blincoe]] || [[Zach Wegner]] || [[Volker Pittlik]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28414|June 15, 2009]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28414|** Moderator Election - Official Poll **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], June 15, 2009</ref> || [[Dann Corbit]] || [[Steve Blincoe]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31783|January 17, 2010]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=31783|** CCC Moderator Election--Member Voting **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], January 17, 2010</ref> <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=323300&t=31970|Re: Congratulations to the new moderators]] by [[Matthias Gemuh]], [[CCC]], January 24, 2010</ref> || [[Graham Banks]] || [[Swaminathan Natarajan]] || [[Jeremy Bernstein]] <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34840|Goodbye Talkchess]] by [[Jeremy Bernstein]], [[CCC]], June 09, 2010</ref> ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35376|July 11, 2010]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35376|** CCC Moderator Election - Results **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], July 11, 2010</ref> || [[Steve Blincoe]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Fernando Villegas]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37566|January 11, 2011]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37566|** CCC Moderator Election Poll **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], January 11, 2011</ref> || [[Fernando Villegas]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Roger Brown]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39833|July 24, 2011]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39833|** CCC Moderator Election Poll **]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], July 24, 2011</ref> || [[Fernando Villegas]] || [[Robert Hyatt]] || [[Roger Brown]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42362|Februray 12, 2012]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42362|*** CCC Moderator Election - Member Voting ***]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], Februray 06, 2012</ref> || [[Julien Marcel]] || [[Miguel A. Ballicora]] || [[Don Dailey]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44655|August 08, 2012]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44655|*** CCC Moderator Election - Member Voting ***]] by TCAdmin, [[CCC]], August 01, 2012</ref> || [[Julien Marcel]] || [[Adam Hair]] || [[Miguel A. Ballicora]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47478|March 18, 2013]] || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47478|*** CCC Moderator Election - Member Voting ***]] by Sam Hull, [[CCC]], March 11, 2013</ref> || [[Julien Marcel]] || [[Adam Hair]] || [[Miguel A. Ballicora]] ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51809|April 07, 2014]]  || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51809|** CCC Moderator Election--Member Voting **]] by Sam Hull, [[CCC]], March 31, 2014</ref>  || [[Roger Brown]]  || [[Fabien Letouzey]]  || [[John Merlino]]  ||
||> [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60564|July 01, 2016]]  || <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60564|** Moderator Election - Final Results **]] by Sam Hull, [[CCC]], June 23, 2016</ref>  || [[Robert Hyatt]]  || [[Harm Geert Muller]]  || [[Harvey Williamson]]  ||

=Forum Posts= 
==1997== 
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/msg/f128c68d914ffe39|Re: It got hijacked by the bores]] by [[Andreas Mader]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], September 5, 1997
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/a5c9eaabca1ea41e|a new place to discuss (!)]] by [[Rolf Tüschen|Rolf Tueschen]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 8, 1997
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/7c5b47d1a27a42df|computer-chess club]] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 10, 1997
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/05debe01992e594d|Computer-Chess Club]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], October 17, 1997
==1998== 
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/41a10a903c89a683|Rebuttal to Chris Whittington]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 17, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=16547|Double standards on CCC?]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], April 05, 1998
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/5d9596b0d56323fd|Computer-Chess Club (CCC) Our 6 Month Anniversary!]] by Computer-Chess Club, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], April 06 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=17234|Anonymous posting]] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], April 20, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=17865|Important Message from CCC Founder Group!]], [[CCC]], May 01, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=18712|Moderator Nominees, The Vote, My Personal Thoughts...]] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], May 15, 1998
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.misc/browse_frm/thread/a4d26edb548bd78a|Talk Chess Computers - Join CCC (Free)]] by Computer-Chess Club, [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcm]], June 5, 1998
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/79a90bb9548486fe|Formal Appeal to CCC Moderators]] by [[Chris Whittington]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], August 16, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=27390|Moderation policy]] by [[Don Beal]], [[CCC]], September 21, 1998
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=35795|Moderator questions]] by [[Bruce Moreland]], [[CCC]], December 12, 1998
==1999== 
* [[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/1f7be8122a1a672a|final post]] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[Computer Chess Forums|rgcc]], March 25, 1999
==2000 ...== 
* [[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=117002|Hans Gerber is suspended--thanks for your understanding]] by [[Tom Kerrigan]], [[CCC]], June 29, 2000
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=156633|Explaination of the TCadmin account]] by [[http://www.chessusa.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=YMCG&Screen=CHESS_STAFF|Quentin Turner]], [[CCC]], November 02, 2007
==2010 ...== 
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35117|A Question for Our Sponsor..IPPO Links OK or Not?]] by [[Steve Blincoe|Steve B]], [[CCC]], June 24, 2010 » [[Ippolit]]
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49253|CCC old archives utility]] by [[Ed Schroder]], [[CCC]], September 05, 2013
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59478|This forum is 10 years old]] by James Constance, [[CCC]], March 11, 2016
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60247|To MODERATORS: Please STOP moving genuine tournaments!]] by [[Torsten Schoop|Dr. Torsten Schoop]], [[CCC]], May 23, 2016 » [[Tournaments]]
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66849|Thank You Your Move Chess & Games]] by [[Mark Lefler]], [[CCC]], March 16, 2018 » [[ChessUSA]]

=External Links= 
* [[http://www.top-5000.nl/ccc.htm|CCC old archives utility]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [[https://de-de.facebook.com/Talkchess|Talkchess | Facebook]]

=References= 
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