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Week 7: Monday, October 6th

1. Boston Blitz vs New York Knights                                      7:00 PM ET
2. Queens Pioneers vs New Jersey Knockouts                        7:15 PM ET
3. Tennessee Tempo vs Chicago Blaze                                    8:00 PM ET
4. San Francisco Mechanics vs Seattle Sluggers                       9:00 PM ET

Wednesday, October 8th

5. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Carolina Cobras                            7:15 PM ET
6. Dallas Destiny vs Philadelphia Inventors                               8:00 PM ET
7. Arizona Scorpions vs Miami Sharks                                     9:00 PM ET

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All ratings listed below are August ratings - not always the ratings used for the league rating calculations!

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Boston Blitz (3.0 - 3.0) vs New York Knights (1.0 - 5.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Tied 4.5 - 4.5)

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

Boston Blitz

New York Knights
GM Larry Christiansen: 2670 0.0
 1.0
 GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2524
GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2619 0.5
 0.5
 GM John Fedorowicz: 2540
NM Marc Esserman: 2307 1.0
 0.0
 IM Jay Bonin: 2370
NM Ilya Krasik: 2144 0.0
 1.0
 NM Matt Herman: 2271
Avg Rating: 2435

Avg Rating: 2426
Boston Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 -------New York Total

Queens Pioneers (5.0 - 1.0) vs New Jersey Knockouts (4.0 - 2.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Queens leads 2.5 - 0.5)

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

Queens Pioneers 


New Jersey Knockouts
GM Alex Stripunsky: 2601 0.5
 0.5
 GM Joel Benjamin: 2644
IM Eli Vovsha: 2532 0.0
 1.0
 GM Boris Gulko: 2618
IM Alex Lenderman: 2528 1.0
 0.0
 IM Dean Ippolito: 2500
Aleksandr Ostrovskiy: 2042 0.5
 0.5
 Andrew Ng: 2175
Avg Rating: 2426

Avg Rating: 2484
Queens Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 -------New Jersey Total

Tennessee Tempo (2.0 - 4.0) vs Chicago Blaze (3.0 - 3.0)

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

Starts at 8:00 PM ET       Time Control - Game in 90 with 30 second increment
Tennessee Tempo

Chicago Blaze
IM Ron Burnett: 2412 1.0
 0.0
 GM Nikola Mitkov: 2601
FM Todd Andrews: 2350 0.0
 1.0
 IM Jan van de Mortel: 2460
FM Peter Bereolos: 2304 0.5
 0.5
 FM Mehmed Pasalic: 2375
FM Jerry Wheeler: 2204 0.0
 1.0
 Ilan Meerovich: 2131
Avg Rating: 2318

Avg Rating: 2392
Tennessee Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Chicago Total

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Baltimore Kingfishers (1.5 - 4.5) vs Carolina Cobras (3.5 - 2.5)

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

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

Baltimore Kingfishers

Carolina Cobras      
GM Sergey Erenburg: 2592 0.5
 0.5
 IM Lev Milman: 2502
FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2446 0.0
 1.0
 IM Jonathan Schroer: 2441
FM Ralph Zimmer: 2328 0.0
 1.0
 FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376
NM Aaron Kahn: 2291 0.0
 1.0
 NM Udayan Bapat: 2179
Avg Rating: 2414

Avg Rating: 2375
Baltimore Total -------
0.5
 3.5
 ------- Carolina Total

Dallas Destiny (3.5 - 2.5) vs Philadelphia Inventors (2.0 - 4.0) 

All Time Series Record:  (Tied 1.5 - 1.5)

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

Dallas Destiny             


Philadelphia Inventors
IM Marko Zivanic: 2552 1.0
 0.0
 GM Sergey Kudrin: 2600
IM John Bartholomew: 2488 0.0
 1.0
 FM Tom Bartell: 2386
FM Igor Schneider: 2396 1.0
 0.0
 FM Daniel Yeager: 2349
WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2217 0.5
 0.5
 IM Richard Costigan: 2288
Avg Rating: 2413

Avg Rating: 2405
Dallas Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- Philadelphia Total

Arizona Scorpions (2.5 - 3.5) vs Miami Sharks (3.0 - 3.0)

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

Miami Sharks      
IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2560 0.5
 0.5
 GM Julio Becerra: 2640
FM Daniel Rensch: 2411 0.0
 1.0
 FM Osmany Perea: 2453
FM Robby Adamson: 2377 0.0
 1.0
 FM Charles Galofre: 2326
NM Leo Martinez: 2209 0.0
 1.0
 NM Eric Rodriguez: 2242
Avg Rating: 2389

Avg Rating: 2415
Arizona Total -------
0.5
 3.5
 ------- Miami Total

San Francisco Mechanics (4.5 - 1.5) vs Seattle Sluggers (3.5 - 2.5)

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 3.5 - 1.5)

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

San Francisco Mechanics

Seattle Sluggers
GM Vinay Bhat: 2481 1.0
 0.0
 GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742
IM John Donaldson: 2422 0.0
 1.0
 FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2437
FM Sam Shankland: 2364 1.0
 0.0
 FM John Readey: 2296
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2321 1.0
 0.0
 Andy May: 2134
Avg Rating: 2397

Avg Rating: 2402
San Francisco Total ------- 3.0
 1.0
 ------- Seattle Total

*For many reasons a few of the matchups in this match were changed.  There are no time penalties.

*Team listed first has White on Boards 1+3
**Team Average Rating must be Under 2401 - click here to read about exceptions

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