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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
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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
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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
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By IM Levon Altounian
1STÂ 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
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By FM Robby Adamson
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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
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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
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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
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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
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 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
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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
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Arizona Scorpions
GM Jesse Kraai: 2551
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IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583... | Read More