NASC 2015: Chris Tallman [1-41]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Tallman, who is competing at the 2015 North American 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 14-17, -33, and is ranked #51 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: 519 Average for: 394 Average against: 397
Round 1		Tallman played #35 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 383 to 445 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 0-1, -62.
Round 2		Tallman played #18 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 349 to 398 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 0-2, -111.
Round 3		Tallman played #62 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 378 to 509 (a spread of -131). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 0-3, -242.
Round 4		Tallman played #56 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and lost 283 to 433 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 0-4, -392. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Tallman played #70 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 519 to 345 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-4, -218.
Round 6		Tallman recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-4, -168.
Round 7		Tallman played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 367 to 344 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, -145.
Round 8		Tallman played #53 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 414 to 463 (a spread of -49). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-5, -194.
Round 9		Tallman played #48 Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) and lost 335 to 372 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-6, -231.
Round 10		Tallman played #71 Scott McManus (Seattle, WA) and won 428 to 382 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-6, -185.
Round 11		Tallman played #72 Alan Kait (Lompoc, CA) and won 492 to 391 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-6, -84.
Round 12		Tallman played #21 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 347 to 450 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-7, -187. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Tallman played #46 Manop Phiphatboonserm (Thailand) and lost 365 to 408 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-8, -230.
Round 14		Tallman played #42 Ken Kasney (Meridian, ID) and won 406 to 351 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-8, -175.
Round 15		Tallman played #49 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 474 to 445 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-8, -146.
Round 16		Tallman played #63 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 272 to 340 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-9, -214. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 17		Tallman played #22 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 372 to 469 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 7-10, -311.
Round 18		Tallman played #29 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 473 to 236 (a spread of 237). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 8-10, -74. Tallman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Tallman played #47 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 427 to 438 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-11, -85.
Round 20		Tallman played #59 Marlene Milkent (Hattiesburg, MS) and won 383 to 304 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-11, -6.
Round 21		Tallman played #44 Norases Vesdapunt (Stanford, CA) and lost 338 to 377 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-12, -45.
Round 22		Tallman played #39 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 328 to 432 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 9-13, -149.
Round 23		Tallman played #68 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 503 to 327 (a spread of 176). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 10-13, +27.
Round 24		Tallman played #65 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 404 to 370 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-13, +61.
Round 25		Tallman played #32 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 370 to 495 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-14, -64.
Round 26		Tallman played #64 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 377 to 421 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-15, -108.
Round 27		Tallman played #57 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 383 to 389 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 11-16, -114.
Round 28		Tallman played #60 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 389 to 411 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-17, -136.
Round 29		Tallman played #45 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 401 to 368 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 12-17, -103.
Round 30		Tallman played #34 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 409 to 386 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 13-17, -80.
Round 31		Tallman played #55 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) again and won 462 to 415 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 14-17, -33.

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