NSC 2014: Amalan Iyengar [#69]

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On this page, you will find information about Amalan Iyengar, 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 18-13, +634, and is ranked #23 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): Amalan Surname(s): Iyengar Home: Chapel Hill, NC, United States Awards: 2012 NSSC D4 Hobbies: Scrabble, Frisbee, Basketball, programming Occupation: High school student, Shodor Apprentice

Round by Round
High score: 509 Average for: 403 Average against: 383
Round 1		Iyengar played #84 John Lodinsky (Tonawanda, NY) and won 433 to 399 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +34.
Round 2		Iyengar played #115 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 509 to 295 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +248.
Round 3		Iyengar played #105 Edward Gowash (Fort Worth, TX) and won 475 to 400 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-0, +323.
Round 4		Iyengar played #10 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 290 to 503 (a spread of -213). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Iyengar played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and won 407 to 385 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 4-1, +132.
Round 6		Iyengar played #59 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and won 344 to 323 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-1, +153.
Round 7		Iyengar played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 424 to 318 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +259.
Round 8		Iyengar played #50 Daniel Blake (Guilderland, NY) and lost 353 to 447 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-2, +165.
Round 9		Iyengar played #31 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 319 to 354 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-3, +130.
Round 10		Iyengar played #20 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and lost 343 to 372 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 6-4, +101.
Round 11		Iyengar played #18 Tasha Asberry (Unknown city, IL) and won 415 to 409 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-4, +107.
Round 12		Iyengar played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 413 to 358 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-4, +162.
Round 13		Iyengar played #77 Ryan Chepita (Ottawa ON) and won 492 to 410 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-4, +244.
Round 14		Iyengar played #7 Travis Carlson (Tucson, AZ) and lost 354 to 419 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 9-5, +179.
Round 15		Iyengar played #46 Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) and lost 363 to 400 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-6, +142.
Round 16		Iyengar played #13 Gunther Jacobi (Portland, OR) and lost 290 to 425 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, +7.
Round 17		Iyengar played #62 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 463 to 335 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 10-7, +135.
Round 18		Iyengar played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 496 to 317 (a spread of 179). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +314.
Round 19		Iyengar played #25 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 436 to 393 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +357.
Round 20		Iyengar played #4 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 421 to 439 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-8, +339. Iyengar is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Iyengar played #23 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 378 to 389 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 12-9, +328.
Round 22		Iyengar played #40 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 373 to 349 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-9, +352.
Round 23		Iyengar played #19 Mark Schmidt (Asheville, NC) and won 397 to 289 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-9, +460.
Round 24		Iyengar played #73 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 387 to 417 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 14-10, +430.
Round 25		Iyengar played #43 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 434 to 314 (a spread of 120). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +550.
Round 26		Iyengar played #91 Gary Skowronski (Silver Spring, MD) and lost 363 to 415 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-11, +498.
Round 27		Iyengar played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and won 424 to 403 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 16-11, +519.
Round 28		Iyengar played #26 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 315 to 398 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-12, +436.
Round 29		Iyengar played #76 Brett Jackson (Pensacola Beach, FL) and won 503 to 400 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-12, +539.
Round 30		Iyengar played #67 George Asaka (Omaha, NE) and lost 404 to 431 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-13, +512.
Round 31		Iyengar played #45 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 477 to 355 (a spread of 122). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 18-13, +634.

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