NSC 2014: David Koenig [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, 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 17.5-13.5, +787, 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): David Surname(s): Koenig Home: Falls Church, VA, United States Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball

Round by Round
High score: 533 Average for: 422 Average against: 396
Round 1		Koenig played #63 Cody McCormick (United Kingdom) and won 488 to 353 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +135. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Koenig played #41 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 425 to 365 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-0, +195. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Koenig played #18 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 380 to 421 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +154.
Round 4		Koenig played #34 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 404 to 395 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-1, +163. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Koenig played #39 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and tied at 453. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +163.
Round 6		Koenig played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 383 to 385 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3.5-2.5, +161.
Round 7		Koenig played #16 Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) and lost 395 to 459 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 3.5-3.5, +97.
Round 8		Koenig played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 395 to 431 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +61.
Round 9		Koenig played #29 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 401 to 372 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4.5-4.5, +90.
Round 10		Koenig played #49 Sue Tremblay (Caledon ON) and won 423 to 382 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5.5-4.5, +131.
Round 11		Koenig played #23 Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) and won 520 to 295 (a spread of 225). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6.5-4.5, +356.
Round 12		Koenig played #24 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 417 to 377 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +396.
Round 13		Koenig played #6 Evan Berofsky (Oxford, MI) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8.5-4.5, +410.
Round 14		Koenig played #11 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 409 to 522 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8.5-5.5, +297.
Round 15		Koenig played #31 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 312 to 358 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8.5-6.5, +251.
Round 16		Koenig played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 469 to 376 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +344.
Round 17		Koenig played #7 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 436 to 492 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9.5-7.5, +288.
Round 18		Koenig played #19 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 420 to 348 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10.5-7.5, +360.
Round 19		Koenig played #8 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 389 to 446 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10.5-8.5, +303. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20		Koenig played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 455 to 358 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11.5-8.5, +400.
Round 21		Koenig played #40 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and lost 346 to 445 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11.5-9.5, +301.
Round 22		Koenig played #64 Karen Richards (Australia) and won 420 to 321 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12.5-9.5, +400.
Round 23		Koenig played #26 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 411 to 428 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12.5-10.5, +383.
Round 24		Koenig played #9 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 373 to 437 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 12.5-11.5, +319.
Round 25		Koenig played #65 Patricia John (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 343 to 377 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12.5-12.5, +285.
Round 26		Koenig played #28 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and won 452 to 400 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13.5-12.5, +337.
Round 27		Koenig played #21 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 464 to 343 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14.5-12.5, +458.
Round 28		Koenig played #30 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and won 504 to 423 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +539.
Round 29		Koenig played #37 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 395 to 439 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +495.
Round 30		Koenig played #36 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 456 to 419 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +532.
Round 31		Koenig played #27 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) again and won 533 to 278 (a spread of 255). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +787.

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