09/28/2005
First Roster Changes Made This Week
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by IM Greg Shahade
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Two teams had to make emergency roster changes this week. For the
Miami Sharks, it turned out that FM Ivan Delgado, whom has yet to play
a game, would be unable to play this season, and he was replaced by NM Miguel Espino. Miguel is rated only 10
points less than FM Delgado.
The San Francisco Mechanics had to replace IM Mladen Vucic on the
roster, as he has since moved to New York City. The Mechanics requested
to add the 20 year old IM Vinay Bhat
to replace him. Vinay is rated about 30 points higher than Mladen, and
due to the closeness in ratings, the other teams in the league
unanimously allowed an rule exception with this roster change, despite
the league rules which claim that the replacement must be lower rated.
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