NSC 2014: Chris Tallman [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Tallman, who is competing at the 2014 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 15.5-15.5, -245, and is ranked #46 in Division 1.

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: 503 Average for: 397 Average against: 404
Round 1		Tallman played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and won 419 to 358 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Tallman played #19 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 409 to 391 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-0, +79.
Round 3		Tallman played #79 Fern Lindzon (Toronto ON) and won 501 to 322 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-0, +258. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Tallman played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 360 to 419 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-1, +199. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Tallman played #2 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and lost 399 to 487 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +111.
Round 6		Tallman played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 442 to 360 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-2, +193.
Round 7		Tallman played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 396 to 356 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-2, +233.
Round 8		Tallman played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 483 to 331 (a spread of 152). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +385.
Round 9		Tallman played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and won 422 to 345 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-2, +462.
Round 10		Tallman played #26 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 451 to 424 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +489.
Round 11		Tallman played #4 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 332 to 408 (a spread of -76). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +413. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Tallman played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 377 to 369 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +421. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Tallman played #6 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 368 to 507 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-4, +282.
Round 14		Tallman played #27 Kolton Koehler (Portland, OR) and lost 393 to 455 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-5, +220.
Round 15		Tallman played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 319 to 445 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 9-6, +94.
Round 16		Tallman played #84 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and won 488 to 421 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +161.
Round 17		Tallman played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 396 to 410 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-7, +147.
Round 18		Tallman played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 385 to 441 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, +91.
Round 19		Tallman played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 458 to 305 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-8, +244.
Round 20		Tallman played #51 Aldo Cardia (New York, NY) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11-9, +229.
Round 21		Tallman played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 389 to 368 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-9, +250.
Round 22		Tallman played #38 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 271 to 492 (a spread of -221). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-10, +29.
Round 23		Tallman played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 322 to 480 (a spread of -158). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-11, -129.
Round 24		Tallman played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 327 to 385 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-12, -187.
Round 25		Tallman played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 503 to 370 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-12, -54.
Round 26		Tallman played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 382 to 318 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-12, +10.
Round 27		Tallman played #59 Kristiina Overton (Maxville ON) and won 418 to 365 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, +63.
Round 28		Tallman played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 383 to 443 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-13, +3.
Round 29		Tallman played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 337 to 422 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-14, -82.
Round 30		Tallman played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 307 to 470 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 15-15, -245.
Round 31		Tallman played #23 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) again and tied at 453. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 15.5-15.5, -245.

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