NSC 2013: Chris Tallman [#4]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Tallman, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16.5-14.5, +542, and is ranked #45 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Chris Surname(s): Tallman Home: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 404 Average against: 386
Round 1		Tallman played #121 Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) and won 405 to 326 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Tallman played #65 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 339 to 429 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 1-1, -11.
Round 3		Tallman played #46 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-1, +39.
Round 4		Tallman played #28 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 514 to 333 (a spread of 181). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-1, +220.
Round 5		Tallman played #79 Sarah King (Cave Creek, AZ) and lost 391 to 479 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-2, +132.
Round 6		Tallman played #83 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 405 to 421 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 3-3, +116.
Round 7		Tallman played #61 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 480 to 351 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +245.
Round 8		Tallman played #8 Doug Lundquist (Chicago, IL) and lost 376 to 387 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 4-4, +234.
Round 9		Tallman played #58 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 387 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-4, +252.
Round 10		Tallman played #67 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 361 to 384 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-5, +229.
Round 11		Tallman played #12 Mark Rosenberg (Atlantic City, NJ) and lost 388 to 417 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, +200.
Round 12		Tallman played #71 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 442 to 330 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 6-6, +312.
Round 13		Tallman played #89 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 525 to 286 (a spread of 239). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +551.
Round 14		Tallman played #103 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 361 to 367 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, +545.
Round 15		Tallman played #53 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and won 449 to 312 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 8-7, +682.
Round 16		Tallman played #23 Steve Anstandig (Commerce Township, MI) and tied at 377. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8.5-7.5, +682.
Round 17		Tallman played #72 Jeremy Jeffers (Decatur, GA) and lost 347 to 466 (a spread of -119). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8.5-8.5, +563.
Round 18		Tallman played #74 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 463 to 339 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9.5-8.5, +687.
Round 19		Tallman played #36 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and won 449 to 364 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +772.
Round 20		Tallman played #106 Will Scott (Versailles, KY) and lost 362 to 436 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10.5-9.5, +698.
Round 21		Tallman played #45 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 437 to 406 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +729.
Round 22		Tallman played #86 Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) and won 363 to 348 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +744.
Round 23		Tallman played #60 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 403 to 399 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +748.
Round 24		Tallman played #5 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 382 to 328 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +802.
Round 25		Tallman played #50 Jack Norman (Petaluma, CA) and lost 374 to 448 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14.5-10.5, +728.
Round 26		Tallman played #78 Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) and lost 349 to 445 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14.5-11.5, +632.
Round 27		Tallman played #13 Chris Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 402 to 410 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +624.
Round 28		Tallman played #9 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 415 to 395 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +644.
Round 29		Tallman played #27 Ricky Sirois (Manchester, NH) and lost 350 to 413 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +581.
Round 30		Tallman played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 444 to 427 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +598.
Round 31		Tallman played #6 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and lost 321 to 377 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 16.5-14.5, +542.

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