Week 4 saw another close win for the Arizona Scorpions! A winning score of 2.5 to 1.5 has given the Scorpions a 2 win - 2 loss record and plump in the middle of the Western Division standings. Very respectable for playing in the league its first year.
It was not an easy win for the team, even though a new Scorpion, Joel Johnson, in his first USCL game made quick duck soup out of his opponent and won in about 20 moves! Was that a King's Gambit against the Tempos? Yea!
The next decisive game saw Jaan Ehlvest of the Tempo defeat Rogelio Barcinella in 41 moves, thereby tieing up the match. Finger nail biting time had arrived!
Mark Ginsburg of the Scorpions played well against a Sicilian Defense by Ron Burnett of Tennessee and had winning chances during the game. After 44 moves and with an unclear game, Mark probably saw Adamson with a pawn advantage, played to a repetition of position and offered a draw which Burnett accepted. Still a tied match with the final board to be the decider. Fingernails are gone, Toebiting time for those flexible people, and Jack Daniel time for the rest of us!
The final board had Tempo's Todd Andrews with White against the Scorpion's Robby Adamson in an equal rated match. Robby played a King Indian type defense against Todd and gained an advantage during the middle game. By move 30 the Endgame had evolved into 2 Rooks for each player, with Robby having a one pawn advantage with 3 pawns. For 39 more moves the pieces danced around the board, thrusting and parrying, as Robby's clock sank lower and lower. Finally, at move 69 [hmmm :-)] with Robby clearly winning and having gained back some time via the 30 sec. move increment, The Scorpion's Bite was too much and Todd resigned.
Final Results: Scorpions 2.5, Tempo 1.5
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