10/18/2006


Week 8 Predictions
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by FM Ron Young
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New York Knights


Boston Blitz
GM Pascal Charbonneau - 2500

GM Eugene Perelshteyn - 2614
IM Irina Krush - 2445

IM Igor Foygel - 2533
IM Jay Bonin - 2354

NM Charles Riordan - 2283
Matthew Herman - 2172

NM Ilya Krasik - 2162
Avg Rating - 2368


Avg Rating - 2398
New York Total -------
0.0
0.0
------- Boston Total
If New York hopes to return to the finals, they have
to show at some point that they can beat Boston.
Luckily, it need not be tonight. I do think they’ll
tie the match though, and keep the wildcard excitement
at fever pitch for at least another week.



Baltimore Kingfishers


Dallas Destiny             
GM Pawel Blehm - 2593

GM Magesh Panchanathan - 2530
IM Larry Kaufman - 2359

IM Jacek Stopa - 2512
NM Ray Kaufman - 2288

IM Peter Vavrak - 2471
FM Ralph Zimmer - 2253

Nelson Lopez - 2087
Avg Rating - 2373


Avg Rating - 2400
Baltimore Total -------
0.0 0.0 ------- Dallas Total

Both teams kind of need this one or at least kind of
want it. I kind of think it’ll be a tie, though.
Panchanathan has been looking for his groove all
season, but Blehm has been around the turntable a few
times and I don't think he'll be played too easily.


Tennessee Tempo


San Francisco Mechanics
IM Ron Burnett - 2449

IM Josh Friedel - 2513
FM Todd Andrews - 2360

IM David Pruess - 2459
NM Jerry Wheeler - 2200

IM Dmitry Zilberstein - 2435
Gainer Phay - 1983

Sam Shankland - 2106
Avg Rating - 2248


Avg Rating - 2378
Tennessee Total -------
0.0
0.0
------- San Francisco Total

Tempo Captain Andrews apparently wants to shake up his
team while shocking their opponents by starting a
fourteen-year-old. Unfortunately, the
fourteen-year-old faces a fifteen-year-old on board 4,
so the shock to the Friscans will be minimal but the
shaking by the Tennesseans will rage out of control. I
pick the Mechanics to win by two.


Miami Sharks         


Seattle Sluggers
GM Julio Becerra - 2624

GM Gregory Serper - 2570
IM Blas Lugo - 2447

FM Slava Mikhailuk - 2438
IM Alejandro Moreno Roman - 2437

FM Marcel Milat - 2345
Jose Cabrera - 2077

NM Nat Koons - 2223
Avg Rating - 2396


Avg Rating - 2394
Miami Total -------
0.0
0.0
------- Seattle Total

When these teams met just two weeks ago it was a
three-point win for Seattle. That ought to give Miami
a revenge incentive but in the meantime, Becerra has
already played Serper again and drawn (scoring the
only pointage under the event’s weird scoring system).
That takes the edge off the revenge motive while the
memory of the earlier debacle remains intact. So I
think Seattle will win again but only by a point this time.



Aruns picks were:
New York over Boston  2.5-1.5
Dallas over Baltimore 2.5-1.5
San Fr over Tennessee 3-1
Miami over Seattle 2.5-1.5

Full update to follow shortly.




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