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    • Western Conference Semifinals Preview

        By John Gurczak After a very close nail-biter versus the Seattle Sluggers last week the Arizona Scorpions move on to the Western Conference Semifinals to face the dangerous Miami Sharks. Arizona has struggled against the Sharks the previous t... | Read More

    • Arizona vs Seattle Quaterfinal Recap

      By IM Mark Ginsburg Arizona Draws and Advances Arizona, receiving draw odds in the match (they only needed a 2-2 tie to advance to the semi-finals) played a very strong Seattle team on Monday. Here is Leo Martinez’s pre-match preview in blue ... | Read More

    • The Playoffs Are Here!!!

      By NM Leo Martinez So the playoffs are finally here! With the Eastern Conference quarterfinals finishing yesterday with New England and Boston advancing tomorrow the Western Conference quarterfinals start. The Arizona Scorpions have the #1 seed ... | Read More

    • SCORPIONS STING THE MONSTER AND AGREE TO A HANDSHAKE.

        By IM Levon Altounian 1ST PLACE IN THE WESTERN DIVISION IS CLINCHED! This is exciting! Not only I get to write an article about the Week 9 Match against the monster St.Louis team (how else do you describe a team that has 2 US Champions and  ... | Read More

    • Week 9 Predictions – Wednesday matches

      By FM Robby Adamson   A quick look at the Week 9 Wednedsday matches.  There is less on the line for these matches than  the Monday matches. Manhattan looks to stay in playoff contention with a win over Philly, who probably will be watching th... | Read More

    • Heavy Duty: Scorps vs Stacked Arch

        Wednesday Wonderment – What Will Pass? By IM Mark Ginsburg Now that we are well into the season with X games already contested, here we are in week Yand what a thrilling week it promises to be.  Arizona is already comfortably in the playo... | Read More

    • Week 9 Monday Predictions

      Crunch time is upon us and almost all teams are scrambling to make the playoffs, improve their seeding, or wish this 2010 US Chess League Season will be over already. This week has some of the best board 1 and 2 matchups that I can remember. AllÂ... | Read More

    • Arizona Scorpions Sting the Blaze to take a Commanding Lead in the West!

        By NM Leo Martinez Another exciting win by the Arizona Scorpions in Week 8!  The Scorpions beat the Chicago Blaze 2.5 – 1.5 on Monday to extend their lead in the West to a full point and a half. This also extends our record against the Bla... | Read More

    • Week 8 Previews

       By FM Robby Adamson After a one week absence from picking (because I was playing from Phoenix) – here are the Monday match predictions for Week 8 (even though I am playing, from Tucson. All 4 matches have major playoff implications – this w... | Read More

    • Week 7 Preview: San Francisco – Arizona

      I couldn’t play in this year’s league and I’m stuck making lousy predictions As per usual, let us study the bare bones situation first. San Francisco Mechanics     Arizona Scorpions GM Jesse Kraai: 2551     IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583... | Read More