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Week 2: Wednesday, September 5th

1. Boston Blitz vs Queens Pioneers                                          7:00 PM ET
2. Carolina Cobras vs Baltimore Kingfishers                            7:15 PM ET
3. New York Knights vs Philadelphia Inventors                       7:30 PM ET
4. Tennessee Tempo vs New Jersey Knockouts                      8:00 PM ET
5. Dallas Destiny vs San Francisco Mechanics                         8:30 PM ET
6. Miami Sharks vs Seattle Sluggers                                        9:00 PM ET

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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

 Boston Blitz (1.0 - 0.0) vs Queens Pioneers (0.5 - 0.5)

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

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

Boston Blitz

Queens Pioneers 
GM Larry Christiansen: 2669         1.0
 0.0
 GM Ildar Ibragimov: 2673
SM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun: 2576
 1.0
 0.0
 FM Jake Kleiman: 2389
NM Denys Shmelov: 2391 1.0
 0.0
 FM James Critelli: 2337         
Ilya Krasik: 2137
 0.0
 1.0
 FM Teddy Coleman: 2297
Avg Rating: 2443

Avg Rating: 2424
Boston Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 ------- Queens Total

Carolina Cobras (0.0 - 1.0) vs Baltimore Kingfishers (1.0 - 0.0) 

All Time Series Record:  (Carolina leads 2 - 1)

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

Carolina Cobras      


Baltimore Kingfishers
IM Lev Milman: 2531 0.5
 0.5
 FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat: 2397
IM Jonathan Schroer: 2449
 0.5
 0.5
 IM Larry Kaufman: 2406
FM Oleg Zaikov: 2369 1.0
 0.0
 WGM Katerina Rohonyan: 2291
NM Craig Jones: 2323 1.0
 0.0
 FM Ralph Zimmer: 2243
Avg Rating: 2418

Avg Rating: 2334
Carolina Total -------
3.0
 1.0
 ------- Baltimore Total

New York Knights (0.0 - 1.0) vs Philadelphia Inventors (1.0 - 0.0) 

All Time Series Record:  (New York leads 3.5 - 0.5)

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

Philadelphia Inventors
GM Pascal Charbonneau: 2530 0.5
 0.5
 GM Sergey Kudrin: 2605
IM Irina Krush: 2512 0.5
 0.5
 IM Bryan Smith: 2453
IM Robert Hess: 2486
 0.0
 1.0
 NM Daniel Yeager: 2313
Matt Herman: 2171
 0.0
 1.0
 NM Elvin Wilson: 2240
Avg Rating: 2425

Avg Rating: 2403
New York Total -------
1.0
 3.0
 ------- Philadelphia Total

Tennessee Tempo (0.0 - 1.0) vs New Jersey Knockouts (0.5 - 0.5)

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

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

Tennessee Tempo

New Jersey Knockouts
IM Ron Burnett: 2407 1.0
 0.0
 IM Dean Ippolito: 2433
FM Todd Andrews: 2337 0.0
 1.0
 IM Mikhail Zlotnikov: 2408
NM Jerry Wheeler: 2200 0.5
 0.5
 NM Evan Ju: 2303            
Gerald Larson: 2120
0.5
 0.5
 NM Victor Shen: 2250
Avg Rating: 2266                    


Avg Rating: 2349
Tennessee Total ------- 2.0
 2.0
 ------- New Jersey Total

Dallas Destiny (1.0 - 0.0) vs San Francisco Mechanics (1.0 - 0.0)

All Time Series Record:  (San Francisco leads 2.5 - 1.5)

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

Dallas Destiny             


San Francisco Mechanics
IM Drasko Boskovic: 2520
 0.5
 0.5
 GM Patrick Wolff: 2623
IM John Bartholomew: 2488 0.0
 1.0
 IM Vinay Bhat: 2465
IM Jacek Stopa: 2433 1.0
 0.0
 IM David Pruess: 2448
WFM Bayaraa Zorigt: 2207 0.5
 0.5
 Gregory Young: 2127
Avg Rating: 2412

Avg Rating: 2416
Dallas Total -------
2.0
 2.0
 ------- San Francisco Total

Miami Sharks (0.0 - 1.0) vs Seattle Sluggers (0.0 - 1.0)

All Time Series Record:  (Seattle leads 2 - 0)

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

Miami Sharks         


Seattle Sluggers
GM Julio Becerra: 2634
 0.5
 0.5
 GM Gregory Serper: 2572
FM Marcel Martinez: 2462 0.0
 1.0
 IM Eric Tangborn: 2455
NM Miguel Espino: 2307 0.0
 1.0
 FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2433
Dennis Mederos: 2062
 0.0
 1.0
 Joshua Sinanan: 2191
Avg Rating: 2366

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

Due to an automobile accident on the day of the match, WFM Yulia Cardona was replaced by Dennis Mederos. Seattle waived the time penalty.


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