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![]() | San Francisco Mechanics (4.5-1.5) vs Seattle Sluggers (3.5-2.5) | ![]() |
All Time Series Record: (San Francisco leads 3.5-1.5)
Starts at 9:00 PM ET Time Control - Game 75 with 30 second increment
San Francisco Mechanics | Seattle Sluggers | ||
GM Vinay Bhat: 2481 | 1.0 | 0.0 | GM Hikaru Nakamura: 2742 |
IM John Donaldson: 2422 | 0.0 | 1.0 | FM Slava Mikhailuk: 2437 |
FM Sam Shankland: 2364 | 1.0 | 0.0 | FM John Readey: 2296 |
FM Daniel Naroditsky: 2321 | 1.0 | 0.0 | Andy May: 2134 |
Avg Rating: 2397 | Avg Rating: 2402 | ||
San Francisco Total ------- | 3.0 | 1.0 | ------- Seattle Total |
EASTERN DIVISION | W | L | GamePoints | Opp Avg Rating | Opps Record | |
@ Queens | 5.5 | 1.5 | 18.0/28 (64%) | 2400 | 19.5-20.5 (49%) | |
Carolina | 4.5 | 2.5 | 17.0/28 (61%) | 2396 | 14.5-25.5 (36%) | |
New Jersey | 4.5 | 2.5 | 16.0/28 (57%) | 2419 | 18.0-20.0 (45%) | |
Boston | 3.0 | 4.0 | 13.5/28 (48%) | 2406 | 20.0-20.0 (50%) | |
Philadelphia | 2.0 | 5.0 | 11.5/28 (41%) | 2434 | 21.5-20.5 (51%) | |
New York | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.5/28 (34%) | 2420 | 19.5-20.5 (49%) | |
Baltimore | 1.5 | 5.5 | 10.5/28 (38%) | 2403 | 21.5-16.5 (57%) |
WESTERN DIVISION | W | L | GamePoints | Opp Avg Rating | Opps Record | |
San Francisco | 5.5 | 1.5 | 17.5/28 (63%) | 2407 | 22.0-20.0 (52%) | |
Dallas | 4.5 | 2.5 | 15.5/28 (55%) | 2416 | 20.0-22.0 (48%) | |
Miami | 4.0 | 3.0 | 17.5/28 (63%) | 2404 | 21.0-21.0 (50%) | |
Chicago | 4.0 | 3.0 | 16.0/28 (57%) | 2390 | 18.0-22.0 (45%) | |
Seattle | 3.5 | 3.5 | 12.5/28 (45%) | 2392 | 23.0-19.0 (55%) | |
Arizona | 2.5 | 4.5 | 10.5/28 (38%) | 2387 | 25.5-16.5 (61%) | |
Tennessee | 2.0 | 5.0 | 10.5/28 (38%) | 2395 | 20.0-20.0 (50%) |
Leaders After Week 7, 2008 | Pts. |
1. IM Alex Lenderman: QNS | 18.5 |
2. GM Sergey Erenburg: BAL | 15 |
3. FM Sam Shankland: SF | 12 |
4. NM Eric Rodriguez: MIA | 11 |
5. GM Julio Becerra: MIA | 11 |
6. IM Josh Friedel: SF | 10 |
7. IM Dean Ippolito: NJ | 9.5 |
8. FM Oleg Zaikov: CAR | 9 |
9. GM Hikaru Nakamura: SEA | 9 |
10. SM Marc Esserman: BOS | 8.5 |
Formula for MVP points:
a win on board 1 is worth 4 points, a loss on board 1 is worth -4 points
a win on board 2 is worth 3 points, a loss on board 2 is worth -3 points
a win on board 3 is worth 2.5 points, a loss on board 3 is worth -2.5 points
a win on board 4 is worth 2 points, a loss on board 4 is worth -2 points
if you draw or win with the black pieces you receive 1 bonus point.
Rogoff said an understanding of chess helped him learn economics: “The whole logic of game theory, which is a big part of economics, came easily to me.”
He also said his knowledge of chess had helped him in his career. “I was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2001 to 2003, and you are involved in a lot of high-stakes negotiations,” he said, “and chess teaches you to think about what the other person is thinking.”
He stopped playing competitively in 1980 because he found it too demanding to balance his chess schedule and his studies, and he had to make a choice. “First, I wanted to do something more important with my life,” said Rogoff, who is now 55. “Second, I thought I was traveling too much playing chess. Third, I wanted to have a better social life.”
Yet, he said, he is traveling more than ever, and his social life is no better than when he was playing. “I eventually realized it was me,” Rogoff said. “I could have had a perfectly reasonable life in chess.”
Arlen Walker writes about the late Bill Martz, a Wisconsin chess legend:It's from a club simul back in 1968. His victim is one of the characters from Wisconsin chess history. Henry Meifert was, I believe, the first player in Wisconsin history to earn the Master rank. There were other masters first, but they were at that rank when the rating system was created.
Henry went on to run a second club in Milwaukee, after a dispute with Pearle Mann. It ran until the mid-1990's, long after Pearle died, before it folded back into the municipal club. In fact, Henry was the man who welcomed me back into chess back in the 80's, and his club met just three blocks from my house.The scoresheet is Henry's, so it's a bit problematic, because he wasn't the most meticulous scorekeeper.
[White "Martz William"]
[Black "Meifert Henry R"]
[Eco "B94"]
Although Ralph currently resides in California (also spending time in Arizona), he has a solid connection to Northwest Chess, having served as Editor (May 1989-November 1990) and WCF President (early to mid 1990's) before. As noted in Ralph's "From the Desk of the Guest Editor" column in September, Ralph also has other local connections, including a good working relationship with WCF President (and NWC Publisher) Duane Polich. Some of Ralph's accomplishments include achieving the FIDE Master title; former service as USCF Region XII Vice President; former service on the boards of the Chessmates Foundation and the Seattle Chess Club, and current President of the Free Internet Chess Organization (http://www.freechess.org). His chess-heavy resume includes working for International Chess Enterprises, running chess rating systems and marketing chess software. He has taught private lessons and chess classes in community centers and in after-school enrichment programs in both Washington and California.
http://www.nwchess.com/articles/press/NWC_press_rel_2008_05.htm
Glenn Beck recently interviewed Gary Kasparov (http://www.truveo.com/Glenn-Beck-Gary-Kasparov-on-Russia/id/3027842554) about the state of the Russian economy and Vladimir Putin.
Here are two quotes from the interview. Thanks to NM Kurt Stein.
KASPAROV: It`s funny that, I think that a lot of the problems that we have been facing in Russia now is inherited here. I always said that Putin`sregime was the strange mixture of Karl Marx and Adam Smith expenses nationalized, profits privatized.
KASPAROV: And here people believe the same is happening. Expenses nationalize and profits are in the hands of very few. And now instead of this old Karl Marx slogan about worker of the world unite; now we could hear robber barons of the world unite.
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