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Week 5: Monday, September 22nd

1. Queens Pioneers vs New York Knights                               7:00 PM ET
2. Miami Sharks vs Tennessee Tempo                                     8:00 PM ET

Wednesday, September 24th

3. Philadelphia Inventors vs New Jersey Knockouts                 7:00 PM ET
4. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Chicago Blaze                                7:30 PM ET
5. San Francisco Mechanics vs Boston Blitz                             8:30 PM ET
6. Seattle Sluggers vs Dallas Destiny                                        9:00 PM ET
7. Arizona Scorpions vs Carolina Cobras                                 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!
Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Queens Pioneers (4.0 - 0.0) vs New York Knights (1.0 - 3.0)

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 1 - 0)

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

Queens Pioneers 


New York Knights
GM Alex Stripunsky: 2601 1.0
 0.0
 GM John Fedorowicz: 2540
IM Dmitry Schneider: 2508 1.0
 0.0
 IM Irina Krush: 2534
IM Eli Vovsha: 2532 1.0
 0.0
 IM Jay Bonin: 2370
Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2042 0.0
 1.0
 WFM Iryna Zenyuk: 2249
Avg Rating: 2421

Avg Rating: 2423
Queens Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 -------New York Total

Miami Sharks (2.0 - 2.0) vs Tennessee Tempo (0.5 - 3.5)

All Time Series Record:  (Miami leads 2.5 - 1.5)

Starts at 8:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Miami Sharks      


Tennessee Tempo
FM Bruci Lopez: 2486 0.0
 1.0
 GM Jaan Ehlvest: 2668
IM Blas Lugo: 2393 0.5
 0.5
 IM Ron Burnett: 2412
FM Osmany Perea: 2453 0.5
 0.5
 FM Peter Bereolos: 2304
NM Eric Rodriguez: 2242 1.0
 0.0
 FM John Bick: 2249
Avg Rating: 2394

Avg Rating: 2408
Miami Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 -------Tennessee Total

Due to a late lineup change, Miami will receive a time penalty on Board Three.
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Philadelphia Inventors (1.0 - 3.0) vs New Jersey (2.5 - 1.5)

All Time Series Record:  (Philadelphia leads 1 - 0)

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

New Jersey Knockouts
GM Sergey Kudrin: 2600 0.5
 0.5
 GM Joel Benjamin: 2644
IM Bryan Smith: 2442 0.0
 1.0
 GM Boris Gulko: 2618
IM Richard Costigan: 2288 0.5
 0.5
 IM Dean Ippolito: 2500
NM Elvin Wilson: 2240 0.0
 1.0
 Andrew Ng: 2175
Avg Rating: 2393

Avg Rating: 2484
Philadelphia Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- New Jersey Total

Baltimore Kingfishers (1.0 - 3.0) vs Chicago Blaze (1.5 - 2.5) 

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

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

Baltimore Kingfishers

Chicago Blaze
FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2446 0.5
 0.5
 FM Florin Felecan: 2449
IM Larry Kaufman: 2424 0.0
 1.0
 IM Emory Tate: 2392
FM Ray Kaufman: 2348 0.5
 0.5
 FM Mehmed Pasalic: 2375
NM Aaron Kahn: 2291 0.5
 0.5
 IM Angelo Young: 2356
Avg Rating: 2377

Avg Rating: 2393
Baltimore Total ------- 1.5
 2.5
 ------- Chicago Total

San Francisco Mechanics (3.5 - 0.5) vs Boston Blitz (2.0 - 2.0)

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

Starts at 8:30 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 60 with 30 second increment

San Francisco Mechanics

Boston Blitz
IM Vinay Bhat: 2481 0.0
 1.0
 GM Larry Christiansen: 2670   
IM David Pruess: 2479 0.0
 1.0
 SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2576
NM Sam Shankland: 2364 0.5
 0.5
 NM Marc Esserman: 2307
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2321 0.5
 0.5
 NM Ilya Krasik: 2144
Avg Rating: 2411

Avg Rating: 2424
San Francisco Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- Boston Total

Seattle Sluggers (2.0 - 2.0) vs Dallas Destiny (3.0 - 1.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Seattle leads 3 - 2)

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

Seattle Sluggers

Dallas Destiny             
GM Gregory Serper: 2592 0.5
 0.5
 IM Marko Zivanic: 2552
FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2437 0.5
 0.5
 IM Drasko Boskovic: 2504
FM John Readey: 2296 0.0
 1.0
 IM John Bartholomew: 2488
NM Michael Lee: 2314 1.0
 0.0
 WFM Karina Vazirova: 2108
Avg Rating: 2410

Avg Rating: 2413
Seattle Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 ------- Dallas Total

Arizona Scorpions (2.0 - 2.0) vs Carolina Cobras (2.0 - 2.0)

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

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

Arizona Scorpions

Carolina Cobras      
IM Levon Altounian: 2535 0.5
 0.5
 IM Lev Milman: 2502
IM Mark Ginsburg: 2410 0.0
 1.0
 FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376
FM Robby Adamson: 2377 0.5
 0.5
 FM Ron Simpson: 2346
NM Warren Harper: 2351 1.0
 0.0
 NM Craig Jones: 2320
Avg Rating: 2418

Avg Rating: 2386
Arizona Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 ------- Carolina Total


*Team listed first has White on Boards 1+3
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