The Queens Pioneers US Chess League Team is making its debut tonight from the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills, Queens, NY. The first ever opponent for the QP is the New Jersey Knockouts with GM Joel Benjamin. Here are the matchups:
GM Joel Benjamin: 2653 vs GM Alex Stripunsky: 2626
FM Thomas Bartell: 2386 vs IM Eli Vovsha: 2501
NM Mackenzie Molner: 2355 vs FM Teddy Coleman: 2285
NM Evan Ju: 2268 vs WFM Julia Shiber: 2108
Board 1 is a toss up. The NJ Knockouts has an edge on board 3 and 4 while the Queens Pioneers has an edge on board 2.
You can follow all the games on ICC (http://www.chessclub.com/)
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Way to go Susan! I’m glad to see you support the USCL. I only started to follow this league because of your involvement. Nice job!