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Week 9: Monday, October 20th

1. Queens Pioneers vs Carolina Cobras                                   7:00 PM ET

Wednesday, October 22nd

2. New York Knights vs Baltimore Kingfishers                        7:15 PM ET
3. Philadelphia Inventors vs Boston Blitz                                  7:30 PM ET
4. New Jersey Knockouts vs Miami Sharks                            7:30 PM ET
5. Dallas Destiny vs San Francisco Mechanics                         8:30 PM ET
6. Seattle Sluggers vs Tennessee Tempo                                  9:00 PM ET
7. Chicago Blaze vs Arizona Scorpions                                    9:30 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, October 20th, 2008

Queens Pioneers (6.5 - 1.5) vs Carolina Cobras (5.5 - 2.5)

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

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

Queens Pioneers 


Carolina Cobras      
GM Alex Stripunsky: 2601 1.0
 0.0
 IM Lev Milman: 2502
IM Eli Vovsha: 2532 1.0
 0.0
 FM Oleg Zaikov: 2376
Benjamin Katz: 2108 0.0
 1.0
 FM Ron Simpson: 2346
Shaun Smith: 2054 0.0
 1.0
 NM Craig Jones: 2320
Avg Rating: 2324

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

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

 New York Knights (3.0 - 5.0) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (1.5 - 6.5) 

All Time Series Record:  (Baltimore leads 5 - 1)

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

Baltimore Kingfishers
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2524 1.0
 0.0
 GM Sergey Erenburg: 2592
IM Irina Krush: 2534 0.5
 0.5
 FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2446
SM Gregory Braylovsky: 2445 1.0
 0.0
 FM Ralph Zimmer: 2328
NM Matt Herman: 2271 0.5
 0.5
 NM Aaron Kahn: 2291
Avg Rating: 2444

Avg Rating: 2414
New York Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 ------- Baltimore Total

Philadelphia Inventors (2.0 - 6.0) vs Boston Blitz (4.0 - 4.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Boston leads 5.5 - 1.5)

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

Philadelphia Inventors

Boston Blitz
GM Sergey Kudrin: 2600 0.5
 0.5
 GM Larry Christiansen: 2670
FM Tom Bartell: 2386 0.5
 0.5
 GM Eugene Perelshteyn: 2619
IM Richard Costigan: 2288 0.0
 1.0
 SM Marc Esserman: 2307
FM Matthew Bengtson: 2232 0.0
 1.0
 NM Ilya Krasik: 2144
Avg Rating: 2377

Avg Rating: 2435
Philadelphia Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 -------Boston Total

New Jersey Knockouts (4.5 - 3.5) vs Miami Sharks (5.0 - 3.0)

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

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

New Jersey Knockouts

Miami Sharks      
GM Joel Benjamin: 2644 0.0
 1.0
 GM Julio Becerra: 2640
IM Dean Ippolito: 2500 0.0
 1.0
 FM Bruci Lopez: 2486     
NM Mackenzie Molner: 2397 1.0
 0.0
 FM Osmany Perea: 2453
Jayson Lian: 2142 0.0
 1.0
 Matan Prilleltensky: 2116
Avg Rating: 2421

Avg Rating: 2424
New Jersey Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- Miami Total

Dallas Destiny (4.5 - 3.5) vs San Francisco Mechanics (6.5 - 1.5)

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 5 - 2)

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

Dallas Destiny             


San Francisco Mechanics
IM Marko Zivanic: 2552 0.5
 0.5
 IM Josh Friedel: 2595
IM Davorin Kuljasevic: 2528 0.5
 0.5
 GM Vinay Bhat: 2481
FM Igor Schneider: 2396 1.0
 0.0
 IM David Pruess: 2479
WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2217 0.5
 0.5
 NM Nicholas Nip: 2207
Avg Rating: 2423

Avg Rating: 2441
Dallas Total -------
2.5
 1.5
 ------- San Francisco Total

Seattle Sluggers (4.5 - 3.5) vs Tennessee Tempo (2.0 - 6.0)

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

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

Seattle Sluggers

Tennessee Tempo
GM Gregory Serper: 2592 0.5
 0.5
 GM Jaan Ehlvest: 2668
FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2437 1.0
 0.0
 IM Ron Burnett: 2412
NM Joshua Sinanan: 2180 0.0
 1.0
 FM Todd Andrews: 2350
FM John Readey: 2296 0.0
 1.0
 FM John Bick: 2249
Avg Rating: 2376

Avg Rating: 2420
Seattle Total -------
1.5
 2.5
 ------- Tennessee Total

*Joshua Sinanan was a last minute replacement for Katerina Rohonyan.  As a result Tennessee started that board with a 90-50 time advantage.
Chicago Blaze (4.0 - 4.0) vs Arizona Scorpions (2.5 - 5.5)

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

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

Chicago Blaze

Arizona Scorpions
GM Nikola Mitkov: 2601 0.0
 1.0
 IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2560
IM Jan van de Mortel: 2460 0.0
 1.0
 IM Mark Ginsburg: 2410
IM Emory Tate: 2392 1.0
 0.0
 FM Daniel Rensch: 2411
Ilan Meerovich: 2131 0.0
 1.0
 NM Joel Johnson: 2211
Avg Rating: 2396

Avg Rating: 2398
Chicago Total ------- 1.0
 3.0
 ------- Arizona Total


*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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