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Semifinals: Wednesday, November 9th

1. New York Knights vs Baltimore Kingfishers                        7:00 PM ET   (New York advances on a draw)
2. San Francisco Mechanics vs Miami Sharks                         9:00 PM ET   (San Francisco advances on a draw)

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

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Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

New York Knights (8.0 - 2.0) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (6.5 - 3.5) 
                               New York receives Draw Odds

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

New York Knights			Baltimore Kingfishers
GM Alex Stripunsky: 2642	0.5	0.5	IM Pascal Charbonneau: 2508
IM Jay Bonin: 2421	1.0	0.0	FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2420
WGM Jennifer Shahade: 2318	0.0	1.0	IM Larry Kaufman: 2368
FM Lewis Eisen: 2327	0.0	1.0	NM Ray Kaufman: 2276
Avg Rating: 2427			Avg Rating: 2393
New York Total -------	1.5	2.5	------- Baltimore Total

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San Francisco Mechanics (6.0 - 4.0) vs Miami Sharks (5.5 - 4.5)
                          San Francisco receives Draw Odds

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

San Francisco Mechanics			Miami Sharks
IM Vinay Bhat: 2485	0.5	0.5	GM Julio Becerra: 2613
FM Dmitry Zilberstein: 2425	0.0	1.0	FM Marcel Martinez: 2451
FM David Pruess: 2429	1.0	0.0	IM Blas Lugo: 2429
NM Andy Lee: 2270	0.0	1.0	Jose Cabrera: 2094
Avg Rating: 2402			Avg Rating: 2397
San Francisco Total -------	1.5	2.5	------- Miami Total

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**Team Average Rating must be Under 2401 - click here to read about exceptions

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