Igor Shliperman, Saudin Robovic, Mark Kurtzman and Philip Sorge were totally brutal in the U.S. Amateur Team Playoff, held March 25-27,2000. In a series of telephone matches, their team Total Brutality, representing the East, drew with the Midwest (U.C. Rooks), defeated the South (Psyched) 2½ - 1½, and then defeated the West (Dogs) 2½ - 1½.
TEAM RESULTS
South 2-2 West East 2-2 Midwest East 2½-1½ South West 2-2 Midwest South 1½-2½ Midwest East 2½-1½ West East 2½ Midwest 2 West 1 South ½
Each member of the winning team will receive a handsome commemorative watch.