United States Chess League Starts Tonight!

The United States Chess League has its Opening Day today, with three matches scheduled!

I am the manager this year of the New Jersey Knockouts. That being said, I will not be doing power rankings this year, but I will be continuing with the USCL Rating list.

Here's the top 10 of last year's (2008) rating list. For the whole list, click here.

Top Ten Final 2008 USCL Rating List

1	2635	Davorin Kuljasevic
2	2633	Jaan Ehlvest
3	2617	Julio Becerra
4	2611	Marko Zivanic
5	2607	Sergey Erenburg
6	2599	Hikaru Nakamura
7	2579	Larry Christiansen
8	2577	Josh Friedel
9	2565	Vinay Bhat
10	2564	Pascal Charbonneau

United States Chess League starts tonight

The United States Chess League starts its third season tonight, when the New Jersey Knockouts are preparing to floor the Queens Pioneers.

I am the "team writer" for the NJKOs, and you can read previews and recaps on the New Jersey Knockouts blog.

If I can get an internet connection, I will be logged in as "bioniclime" on the Internet Chess Club, where all the exciting USCL action will take place! Drop me a line and say hello.

New Jersey Knockouts

The United States Chess League (USCL) will be starting its third season in the fall. It is an online league - all games are played over the internet on the Internet Chess Club.

One of the two new expansion teams is the New Jersey Knockouts (NJKO). I have volunteered to write for the team. Stay tuned for updates!