NSC 2013: Robert Linn [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, 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 19-12, +799, and is ranked #12 in Division 5.

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): Robert Surname(s): Linn Home: Potomac, MD, United States Awards: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel

Round by Round
High score: 555 Average for: 424 Average against: 398
Round 1		Linn played #16 Travis Chaney (Portland, OR) and lost 356 to 489 (a spread of -133). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 0-1, -133.
Round 2		Linn played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 406 to 354 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, -81.
Round 3		Linn played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 447 to 368 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, -2.
Round 4		Linn played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and lost 444 to 467 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-2, -25.
Round 5		Linn played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 540 to 360 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-2, +155.
Round 6		Linn played #23 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 404 to 331 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-2, +228.
Round 7		Linn played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 487 to 318 (a spread of 169). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +397.
Round 8		Linn played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 495 to 449 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +443.
Round 9		Linn played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 372 to 469 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +346. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Linn played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 364 to 467 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +243.
Round 11		Linn played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 502 to 456 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-4, +289. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Linn played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 336 to 464 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 7-5, +161.
Round 13		Linn played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 398 to 411 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +148.
Round 14		Linn played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 474 to 383 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +239.
Round 15		Linn played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 389 to 436 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +192.
Round 16		Linn played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 390 to 372 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-7, +210.
Round 17		Linn played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and won 446 to 348 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 10-7, +308.
Round 18		Linn played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 363 to 457 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, +214.
Round 19		Linn played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 403 to 265 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, +352.
Round 20		Linn played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 367 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-8, +374.
Round 21		Linn played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 437 to 350 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-8, +461.
Round 22		Linn played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 456 to 428 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-8, +489. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Linn played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and lost 368 to 450 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 14-9, +407.
Round 24		Linn played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 468 to 356 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +519.
Round 25		Linn played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 437 to 393 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-9, +563.
Round 26		Linn played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and won 466 to 330 (a spread of 136). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +699. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Linn played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 387 to 419 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-10, +667. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Linn played #2 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) again and lost 322 to 492 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 17-11, +497.
Round 29		Linn played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 555 to 280 (a spread of 275). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 18-11, +772. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 30		Linn played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 462 to 347 (a spread of 115). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +887.
Round 31		Linn played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) again and lost 374 to 462 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 19-12, +799.

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