Second week of US Chess League

Miami Sharks and Dallas Destiny are the winners in the 2nd round of US Chess League.

Philadelphia Masterminds - Boston Blitz 2 - 2
FM Norman Rogers (2307) - GM Larry Christiansen (2596) 0-1
NM Carl Boor (2329) - IM Josh Friedel (2477) 0-1
IM Richard Costigan (2295) - FM Paul MacIntyre (2316) 1-0
NM Elvin Wilson (2239) - Ilya Krasik (2123) 1-0

Baltimore Kingfishers - New York Knights 2 - 2
IM Pascal Charbonneau (2506) - GM Alex Stripunsky (2663) 0,5-0,5
FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (2453) - IM Irina Krush (2445) 0,5-0,5
IM Larry Kaufman (2331) - IM Jay Bonin (2379) 1-0
WGM Katerina Rohonyan (2309) - Evan Rosenberg (2131) 0-1

Miami Sharks - Carolina Cobras 2,5 - 1,5
GM Julio Becerra (2622) - GM Marcin Kaminski (2473) 0,5-0,5
FM Marcel Martinez (2469) - FM Lev Milman (2474) 0,5-0,5
IM Blas Lugo (2422) - FM Matthew Hoekstra (2407) 0,5-0,5
Jose Cabrera (2093) - John Timmel (2093) 1-0

San Francisco Mechanics - Dallas Destiny 2,5 - 1,5
IM John Donaldson (2442) - GM Alejandro Ramirez (2565) 0,5-0,5
FM Dmitry Zilberstein (2435) - IM Amon Simutowe (2471) 0-1
FM David Pruess (2432) - IM Peter Vavrak (2476) 0-1
NM Andy Lee (2231) - Andres Suarez (2087) 1-0


White: FM Norman Rogers (2307)
Black: GM Larry Christiansen (2596)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Kh8 8. a4 Ng8 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 f5 11. exf5 d5 12. Bd3 Nh6 13. a5 Bxf5 14. Nb3 Bg4 15. Bxh6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 gxh6 17. Kh1 Bd6 18. Rg1 Bxh2 19. Rg4 h5 20. Rg2 Bf4 21. Bxh7 Kxh7 22. Qd3+ Kh8 23. Qg6 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Rg8 0-1