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Week 6: Monday, September 29th

1. New York Knights vs Seattle Sluggers                                 9:00 PM ET
2. Arizona Scorpions vs San Francisco Mechanics                   9:30 PM ET

Wednesday, October 1st

3. Carolina Cobras vs Queens Pioneers                                   7:00 PM ET
4. New Jersey Knockouts vs Baltimore Kingfishers                 7:15 PM ET
5. Boston Blitz vs Philadelphia Inventors                                  7:30 PM ET
6. Chicago Blaze vs Miami Sharks                                          8:00 PM ET
7. Tennessee Tempo vs Dallas Destiny                                    8:15 PM ET

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Monday, September 29th, 2008

New York Knights (1.0 - 4.0) vs Seattle Sluggers (2.5 - 2.5)

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 2 - 0)

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

New York Knights

Seattle Sluggers
GM John Fedorowicz: 2540 0.0
 1.0
 GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742
IM Irina Krush: 2534 1.0
 0.0
 GM Gregory Serper: 2592
IM Jay Bonin: 2370 0.5
 0.5
 FM Marcel Milat: 2354
NM Evan Rosenberg: 2222 0.0
 1.0
 Andy May: 2134
Avg Rating: 2417

Avg Rating: 2456
New York Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 -------Seattle Total

Arizona Scorpions (2.5 - 2.5) vs San Francisco Mechanics (3.5 - 1.5)

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

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

Arizona Scorpions

San Francisco Mechanics
IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2560 0.5
 0.5
 IM Vinay Bhat: 2481
IM Mark Ginsburg: 2410 0.0
 1.0
 IM David Pruess: 2479
FM Daniel Rensch: 2411 0.0
 1.0
 NM Sam Shankland: 2364
NM Leo Martinez: 2209 0.5
 0.5
 FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2321
Avg Rating: 2398

Avg Rating: 2411
Arizona Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 -------San Francisco Total

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Carolina Cobras (2.5 - 2.5) vs Queens Pioneers (5.0 - 0.0)

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

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


Queens Pioneers 
IM Lev Milman: 2502 0.5
 0.5
 IM Dmitry Schneider: 2508
FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376 0.0
 1.0
 IM Alex Lenderman: 2528
FM Ron Simpson: 2346 1.0
 0.0
 NM Michael Thaler: 2210
Udayan Bapat: 2179 1.0
 0.0
 Benjamin Katz: 2108
Avg Rating: 2351

Avg Rating: 2339
Carolina Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Queens Total

New Jersey Knockouts (3.5 - 1.5) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (1.0 - 4.0)  

All Time Series Record:  (New Jersey leads 2 - 1)

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

New Jersey Knockouts

Baltimore Kingfishers
GM Joel Benjamin: 2644 0.0
 1.0
 GM Sergey Erenburg: 2592
IM Dean Ippolito: 2500 1.0
 0.0
 FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2446
SM Mackenzie Molner: 2397 1.0
 0.0
 FM Ray Kaufman: 2348
NM Victor Shen: 2265 0.0
 1.0
 NM Aaron Kahn: 2291
Avg Rating: 2452

Avg Rating: 2419
New Jersey Total ------- 2.0
 2.0
 ------- Baltimore Total

Boston Blitz (3.0 - 2.0) vs Philadelphia Inventors (1.0 - 4.0) 

All Time Series Record:  (Boston leads 5.5 - 0.5)

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

Boston Blitz

Philadelphia Inventors
SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2576 0.0
 1.0
 GM Sergey Kudrin: 2600
IM David Vigorito: 2431 0.0
 1.0
 FM Tom Bartell: 2386
SM Denys Shmelov: 2446 0.5
 0.5
 IM Richard Costigan: 2288
NM Ilya Krasik: 2144 0.0
 1.0
 FM Matthew Bengtson: 2232
Avg Rating: 2399

Avg Rating: 2377
Boston Total -------
0.5
 3.5
 ------- Philadelphia Total

Chicago Blaze (2.5 - 2.5) vs Miami Sharks (2.5 - 2.5)

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

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

Chicago Blaze

Miami Sharks      
GM Nikola Mitkov: 2601 0.0
 1.0
 GM Julio Becerra: 2640
IM Emory Tate: 2392 1.0
 0.0
 IM Blas Lugo: 2393
IM Angelo Young: 2356 1.0
 0.0
 FM Charles Galofre: 2326
NM Jon Burgess: 2263 0.0
 1.0
 NM Eric Rodriguez: 2242
Avg Rating: 2403

Avg Rating: 2400
Chicago Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 ------- Miami Total

Tennessee Tempo (1.0 - 4.0) vs Dallas Destiny (3.5 - 1.5)

All Time Series Record:  (Dallas leads 3.5 - 0.5)

Starts at 8:15 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 75 with 30 second increment

Tennessee Tempo

Dallas Destiny             
GM Jaan Ehlvest: 2668 0.5
 0.5
 IM Marko Zivanic: 2552
FM Todd Andrews: 2350 1.0
 0.0
 IM John Bartholomew: 2488
FM Peter Bereolos: 2304 0.5
 0.5
 FM Igor Schneider: 2396
NM Brian McCarthy: 2207 0.5
 0.5
 WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2217
Avg Rating: 2382

Avg Rating: 2413
Tennessee Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Dallas Total


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