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Week 1: Monday, August 23rd

1. New York Knights vs Boston Blitz                                       7:00 PM ET
2. Philadelphia Inventors vs New Jersey Knockouts                  7:15 PM ET
3. St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Los Angeles Vibe                         9:00 PM ET
4. Seattle Sluggers vs Chicago Blaze                                         9:00 PM ET

Wednesday, August 25th

5. Manhattan Applesauce vs Carolina Cobras                           7:00 PM ET
6. New England Nor'easters vs Baltimore Kingfishers                7:15 PM ET
7. San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny                           8:30 PM ET
8. Miami Sharks vs Arizona Scorpions                                      9:00 PM ET

If you are wondering why some teams have an average rating of above 2401, click here
All ratings listed below are August ratings - not always the ratings used for the league rating calculations!
Team listed first has White on Boards 1+3

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

New York Knights vs Boston Blitz

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 6.5 - 5.5)

Starts at 7:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New York Knights

Boston Blitz
GM Alex Lenderman: 2608 1.0
 0.0
 GM Larry Christiansen: 2665
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2566 1.0 0.0
 SM Denys Shmelov: 2471
FM Alec Getz: 2377 1.0 0.0
 NM Vadim Martirosov: 2248
NM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2289 1.0 0.0
 NM Ilya Krasik: 2253
Avg Rating: 2460

Avg Rating: 2409
New York Total ------- 4.0
 0.0
 ------- Boston Total

Philadelphia Inventors vs New Jersey Knockouts

All Time Series Record:  (New Jersey leads 3 - 1)

Starts at 7:15 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment  

Philadelphia Inventors

New Jersey Knockouts
IM Bryan Smith: 2572 0.0
 		1.0 GM Joel Benjamin: 2614
FM Tom Bartell: 2429 1.0 0.0
 GM Boris Gulko: 2587
FM Karl Dehmelt: 2308 1.0 0.0
 FM Arthur Shen: 2220
IM Richard Costigan: 2288 1.0 0.0
 Sean Finn: 2123
Avg Rating: 2399

Avg Rating: 2386
Philadelphia Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 ------- New Jersey Total

St. Louis Arch Bishops vs Los Angeles Vibe

All Time Series Record:  (This is their first match)

Starts at 9:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
St. Louis Arch Bishops

Los Angeles Vibe
GM Yury Shulman: 2715 1.0 0.0
 GM Melikset Khachiyan: 2590
GM Ben Finegold: 2589 0.5
 0.5
 FM Alexandre Kretchetov: 2376
IM Michael Brooks: 2411 0.0
 1.0 FM Joel Banawa: 2416
Spencer Finegold: 1974 0.0
 1.0 NM Ankit Gupta: 2290
Avg Rating: 2422

Avg Rating: 2418
St. Louis Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Los Angeles Total

Seattle Sluggers vs Chicago Blaze

All Time Series Record:  (Seattle leads 1.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 9:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment
Seattle Sluggers

Chicago Blaze
FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2431 0.0
 1.0 GM Dmitry Gurevich: 2481
FM Michael Lee: 2440 0.0
 1.0 IM Florin Felecan: 2415
NM Joshua Sinanan: 2267 0.5
 0.5
 IM Angelo Young: 2415
Alex Guo: 2116
 1.0 0.0
 NM Eric Rosen: 2227
Avg Rating: 2314

Avg Rating: 2385
Seattle Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Chicago Total

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

 Manhattan Applesauce vs Carolina Cobras

All Time Series Record:  (Tied 2 - 2)

Starts at 7:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

Manhattan Applesauce

Carolina Cobras
IM Dmitry Schneider: 2520 0.5
 0.5
 IM Jonathan Schroer: 2437
IM Eli Vovsha: 2539 1.0
 0.0
 FM Ron Simpson: 2330
SM Gregory Braylovsky: 2434 0.0
 1.0
 NM Craig Jones: 2286
James Black: 2102 1.0
 0.0
 NM Udayan Bapat: 2214
Avg Rating: 2399

Avg Rating: 2317
Manhattan Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Carolina Total

Due to a late lineup change Braylovsky and Black will each start with 105 minutes while both Jones and Bapat will start with 75.

New England Nor'easters vs Baltimore Kingfishers  

All Time Series Record:  (This is their first match)

Starts at 7:15 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment

New England Nor'easters

Baltimore Kingfishers
IM Robert Hungaski: 2520 1.0
 0.0
 IM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2425
IM David Vigorito: 2524 1.0
 0.0
 WGM Sabina Foisor: 2367
FM Braden Bournival: 2381 0.5
 0.5
 NM Adithya Balasubramanian: 2255
FM Christopher Chase: 2382 0.0
 1.0
 NM Ian Schoch: 2245
Avg Rating: 2452

Avg Rating: 2323
New England Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Baltimore Total

San Francisco Mechanics vs Dallas Destiny

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 6.5 - 4.5)

Starts at 8:30 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

San Francisco Mechanics

Dallas Destiny
GM Patrick Wolff: 2623 1.0
 0.0
 IM Puchen Wang: 2533
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2453 1.0
 0.0
 IM Salvijus Bercys: 2467
FM Steven Zierk: 2426 0.5
 0.5
 FM Keaton Kiewra: 2361
FM Andy Lee: 2347 1.0
 0.0
 NM Nelson Lopez: 2229
Avg Rating: 2462

Avg Rating: 2398
San Francisco Total -------
3.5
 0.5
 ------- Dallas Total

Miami Sharks vs Arizona Scorpions  

All Time Series Record:  (Miami leads 2 - 0)

Starts at 9:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 60 with 30 second increment

Miami Sharks

Arizona Scorpions
GM Julio Becerra: 2628 1.0
 0.0
 IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583
IM Blas Lugo: 2384 0.0
 1.0
 IM Dionisio Aldama: 2399
NM Eric Rodriguez: 2382 0.0
 1.0
 IM Daniel Rensch: 2471
FM Charles Galofre: 2316 0.5
 0.5
 John Gurczak: 2139
Avg Rating: 2428

Avg Rating: 2398
Miami Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Arizona Total


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