The Arizona Scorpions (3 – 0) continued their winning ways with a dominate showing last night against the expansion Los Angeles Vibe (1 – 2). Although slightly lower rated, the veteran team of IM Barcenilla, IM Aldama, IM Rensch, and Expert Amanda Mateer scored 3 wins and 1 draw.
That match was played at Abstrax in Mesa, AZ. Also present in the audience was fellow Scorpion John Gurzcak and former-Scorpion IM Mark Ginsburg.
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| IM Rogelio Barcenilla | 1 – 0 |
GM Melikset Khachiyan | ||
| IM Dionisio Aldama | 1/2 – 1/2 |
FM Joel Banawa | ||
| IM Danny Rensch | 1 – 0 |
WFM Tatev Abrahamyan | ||
| Amanda Mateer | 1 – 0 |
NM Christian Tanaka |
ARIZONA WINS!!!
Links to the games are the red results above.
The Scorpions play against the Dallas Destiny next Monday, September 13 at 6:00 Arizona time. Stay tune for a Week 3 recap soon and a Week 4 announcement coming up.
















That Aldama game was nuts! Congratulations to the whole team; great result!