On your mark ...

Hello everybody!

Welcome to the blog of the San Francisco Mechanics, the 2005 Western Division winners of the US Chess League (USCL; http://www.uschessleague.com). We'll post our league match results and thoughts here as the season progresses.

The first match of the 2nd season of the USCL begins with a Monday night matchup between the two new expansion teams (Tennessee and Seattle) on August 28th; the Mechanics' first match is on Wednesday, August 30th at 5:30 PM, with the regular season running through until Wednesday, November 1st. Hopefully we advance to the playoffs, with the final championship match on Wednesday, November 22nd.

Go San Francisco!