The Match is all set for the Arizona Scorpions and Seattle Sluggers to meet on Monday Night Chess! The Scorpions have moved down I-10 highway this week and will playing from Tucson.
| Arizona Scorpions | Seattle Sluggers | ||
| IM Levon Altounian: 2496 | FM Costin Cozianu: 2557 | ||
| IM Rogelio Barcenilla: 2583 | FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2431 | ||
| FM Robby Adamson: 2363 | WGM Katerina Rohonyan: 2327 | ||
| NM Nick Thompson: 2183 | Michael Wang: 2103 | ||
| Avg Rating: 2406 | Avg Rating: 2355 |
I predict that this week's match will be very close with the Scorpions biting the Sluggers last and winning 2.5 to 1.5. Giving Arizona a first place in the Western Division!
The Scorpions will bring three new members onto the boards this week, while returning Rogelio Barcenilla who played a tough match on first board last week. This week IM Lev Altounian will man Board 1 against FM Costin Cozianu in what will be a long game ending in a draw. Rogelio will have few surprising turns in his game which allow him to score his first win of the season on Board 2 against another Slugger FM, Slava Mikhailuk. Robby "time trouble" Adamson mans the third Board against WGM Katerina Rohonyan. This looks to be a tough fought battle with both sides playing excellent chess, but finishing in a draw. NM Nick Thompson is on the fourth board for his initial game in the USCL and faces slugger Michael Wang who is also playing his initial USCL game. This game may determine the outcome of the match and if Wang wins could cause the teams to be locked in a draw; but Nick is young and hungry in his first match so I foresee him winning and securing the Match Win for Arizona.
Let's Bring the Heat !!
0 comments:
Post a Comment