San Francisco Mechanics

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GM Vinay Bhat 

Stats as of Dec 2009
Rating	2566
MVP Pts	42
Lifetime Score	20.0/30 (67%)
Performance Rating	2647
Date of Birth	1984

Awards/Records
2007 3rd Team All Star, Board 2	Won Game of the Week, Week 3, 2007
2006 2nd Team All Star, Board 2	Won Game of the Week, Week 2, 2007
Member of 2006 USCL Champions, San Francisco Mechanics	Won Game of the Week, Week 9, 2006
Won Game of the Week, Week 2, 2008

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2008 Interview by WFM Elizabeth Vicary
Vinay Bhat's Blog
Wikipedia Page

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2009 Games: (3.5/6)

Week 7: IM Rogelio Barcenilla (ARZ) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1-0
Week 8: GM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS)  0-1
Week 9: FM Todd Andrews (TEN) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 10: GM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM Salvijus Bercys (DAL)  1/2-1/2
Quarterfinals: GM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs FM Daniel Rensch (ARZ)  1-0
Semifinals: IM Blas Lugo (MIA) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
2009 MVP Points: (-4)
2009 Performance Rating: 2543


2008 Games: (4.5/8)

Week 2: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM Emory Tate (CHC)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 5: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Week 6: IM Rogelio Barcenilla (ARZ) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 7: GM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Hikaru Nakamura (SEA)  1-0
Week 8: FM Todd Andrews (TEN) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 9: GM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL)  1/2-1/2
Week 10: GM Julio Becerra (MIA) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1/2-1/2
Quarterfinals: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs GM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
2008 MVP Points: 9
2008 Performance Rating: 2601


2007 Games: (6.0/8)

Week 1: FM Oleg Zaikov (CAR) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 2: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM John Bartholomew (DAL)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 3: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Hikaru Nakamura (NY)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 6: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs FM William Kelleher (BOS)  1-0
Week 8: IM Lev Milman (CAR) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 9: IM Eric Tangborn (SEA) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 10: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1-0
Wildcard Round: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM Blas Lugo (MIA)  0-1
2007 MVP Points: 20
2007 Performance Rating: 2689


2006 Games: (4.0/5)

Week 1: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Magesh Panchanathan (DAL)  1-0
Week 6: IM Irina Krush (NY) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1/2-1/2
Week 7: FM Slava Mikhailuk (SEA) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  0-1
Week 9: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs IM Georgi Orlov (SEA)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Semifinals: IM Georgi Orlov (SEA) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1/2-1/2
2006 MVP Points: 12
2006 Performance Rating: 2753


2005 Games: (2.0/3)

Week 7: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Marcin Kaminski (CAR)  1-0
Week 9: GM Alejandro Ramirez (DAL) vs IM Vinay Bhat (SF)  1/2-1/2
Semifinals: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA)  1/2-1/2
2005 MVP Points: 5
2005 Performance Rating: 2684

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