NSC 2013: Travis Chaney [#16]

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On this page, you will find information about Travis Chaney, 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 18-13, +1089, and is ranked #17 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): Travis Surname(s): Chaney Home: Portland, OR, United States Hobbies: jazz aficionado, poet Occupation: Dr. Martens ecommerce customer service

Round by Round
High score: 659 Average for: 437 Average against: 402
Round 1		Chaney played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 489 to 356 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 1-0, +133.
Round 2		Chaney played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 439 to 388 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 2-0, +184.
Round 3		Chaney played #20 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 521 to 396 (a spread of 125). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +309.
Round 4		Chaney played #5 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 328 to 548 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +89.
Round 5		Chaney played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 414 to 350 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +153.
Round 6		Chaney played #18 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 460 to 334 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +279.
Round 7		Chaney played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +289. Chaney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Chaney played #7 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 387 to 429 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-2, +247.
Round 9		Chaney played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 419 to 422 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-3, +244. Chaney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Chaney played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 326 to 447 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-4, +123.
Round 11		Chaney played #41 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 495 to 351 (a spread of 144). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-4, +267.
Round 12		Chaney played #10 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 401 to 406 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 7-5, +262.
Round 13		Chaney played #4 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 374 to 502 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +134. Chaney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Chaney played #12 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 543 to 359 (a spread of 184). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-6, +318.
Round 15		Chaney played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 336 to 445 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 8-7, +209.
Round 16		Chaney played #11 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 417 to 516 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-8, +110.
Round 17		Chaney played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 659 to 367 (a spread of 292). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-8, +402. Chaney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Chaney played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 509 to 434 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-8, +477.
Round 19		Chaney played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 363 to 387 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-9, +453.
Round 20		Chaney played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 424 to 465 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +412. Chaney is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Chaney played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 348 to 457 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 10-11, +303.
Round 22		Chaney played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 506 to 334 (a spread of 172). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-11, +475.
Round 23		Chaney played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 392 to 295 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-11, +572.
Round 24		Chaney played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 479 to 366 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-11, +685.
Round 25		Chaney played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 451 to 391 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-11, +745.
Round 26		Chaney played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and won 471 to 374 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 15-11, +842.
Round 27		Chaney played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 593 to 289 (a spread of 304). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-11, +1146.
Round 28		Chaney played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and won 441 to 370 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-11, +1217.
Round 29		Chaney played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 328 to 435 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-12, +1110.
Round 30		Chaney played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 406 to 446 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 17-13, +1070.
Round 31		Chaney played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) again and won 453 to 434 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-13, +1089.

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