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Week 8: Monday, October 13th

1. Philadelphia Inventors vs New York Knights                       7:00 PM ET
2. New Jersey Knockouts vs Carolina Cobras                        7:15 PM ET
3. Miami Sharks vs Dallas Destiny                                          8:00 PM ET

Wednesday, October 15th

4. Baltimore Kingfishers vs Boston Blitz                                   7:15 PM ET
5. Chicago Blaze vs Queens Pioneers                                      8:00 PM ET
6. San Francisco Mechanics vs Tennessee Tempo                   8:30 PM ET
7. Seattle Sluggers vs Arizona Scorpions                                 9:30 PM ET

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Monday, October 13th, 2008

Philadelphia Inventors (2.0 - 5.0) vs New York Knights (2.0 - 5.0) 

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 5.5 - 2.5)

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

Philadelphia Inventors

New York Knights
GM Sergey Kudrin: 2600 0.5
 0.5
 GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2524
FM Tom Bartell: 2386 0.0
 1.0
 GM John Fedorowicz: 2540
IM Richard Costigan: 2288 0.5
 0.5
 IM Jay Bonin: 2370
FM Matthew Bengtson: 2232 0.0
 1.0
 NM Matt Herman: 2271
Avg Rating: 2374

Avg Rating: 2426
Philadelphia Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 -------New York Total

New Jersey Knockouts (4.5 - 2.5) vs Carolina Cobras (4.5 - 2.5) 

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

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

New Jersey Knockouts

Carolina Cobras      
GM Joel Benjamin: 2644 1.0
 0.0
 IM Lev Milman: 2502
NM Mackenzie Molner: 2397 0.0
 1.0
 FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376
NM Evan Ju: 2292 0.0
 1.0
 FM Ron Simpson: 2346
NM Victor Shen: 2265 0.5
 0.5
 NM Craig Jones: 2320
Avg Rating: 2400

Avg Rating: 2386
New Jersey Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 -------Carolina Total

Miami Sharks (4.0 - 3.0) vs Dallas Destiny (4.5 - 3.5)

All Time Series Record:  (Dallas leads 4 - 3)

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


Dallas Destiny             
GM Julio Becerra: 2640 1.0
 0.0
 IM Marko Zivanic: 2552
FM Bruci Lopez: 2486 1.0
 0.0
 IM Drasko Boskovic: 2504
FM Osmany Perea: 2453 1.0
 0.0
 IM John Bartholomew: 2488
Matan Prilleltensky: 2116 0.5
 0.5
 WFM Karina Vazirova: 2108
Avg Rating: 2424

Avg Rating: 2413
Miami Total -------
3.5
 0.5
 ------- Dallas Total

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Baltimore Kingfishers (1.5 - 5.5) vs Boston Blitz (3.0 - 4.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Baltimore leads 3.5 - 1.5)

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

Baltimore Kingfishers

Boston Blitz
GM Sergey Erenburg: 2592 1.0
 0.0 SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2576
IM Larry Kaufman: 2424 0.0 1.0 SM Denys Shmelov: 2446
FM Ray Kaufman: 2348 0.0 1.0 NM Marc Esserman: 2307
FM Ralph Zimmer: 2328 0.0 1.0 NM Ilya Krasik: 2144
Avg Rating: 2423

Avg Rating: 2368
Baltimore Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- Boston Total

Chicago Blaze (4.0 - 3.0) vs Queens Pioneers (5.5 - 1.5)

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

Queens Pioneers 
FM Florin Felecan: 2449 0.0 1.0 GM Alex Stripunsky: 2601
IM Emory Tate: 2392 0.0 1.0 IM Alex Lenderman: 2528
FM Mehmed Pasalic: 2375 0.5 0.5
 NM Parker Zhao: 2236
IM Angelo Young: 2356 0.5 0.5 NM Michael Thaler: 2210
Avg Rating: 2393

Avg Rating: 2394
Chicago Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- Queens Total

San Francisco Mechanics (5.5 - 1.5) vs Tennessee Tempo (2.0 - 5.0)

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 3 - 0)

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

San Francisco Mechanics

Tennessee Tempo
GM Patrick Wolff: 2623 0.0 1.0 GM Jaan Ehlvest: 2668    
GM Vinay Bhat: 2481 1.0 0.0 FM Todd Andrews: 2350
FM Sam Shankland: 2364 1.0 0.0 FM John Bick: 2249
NM Gregory Young: 2232 1.0 0.0 NM Jim Al-Shamma: 2127
Avg Rating: 2425

Avg Rating: 2349
San Francisco  Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 ------- Tennessee Total

Seattle Sluggers (3.5 - 3.5) vs Arizona Scorpions (2.5 - 4.5)

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

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

Seattle Sluggers

Arizona Scorpions
GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742 1.0 0.0
 IM Levon Altounian: 2535
FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2437 1.0 0.0 IM Mark Ginsburg: 2410
WGM Katerina Rohonyan: 2336 0.5 0.5 FM Robby Adamson: 2377
NM Michael Lee: 2314 0.0 1.0 NM Warren Harper: 2351
Avg Rating: 2457

Avg Rating: 2418
Seattle Total ------- 2.5
 1.5
 ------- Arizona Total


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