NASC 2015: Karen Richards [CSW-28]

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On this page, you will find information about Karen Richards, 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 16-15, +543, and is ranked #23 in Division CSW.

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): Karen Surname(s): Richards Home: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 419 Average against: 402
Round 1		Richards played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and lost 392 to 431 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 0-1, -39.
Round 2		Richards played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 328 to 520 (a spread of -192). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 0-2, -231.
Round 3		Richards played #41 Liam Hopfensperger (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 357 to 372 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-3, -246.
Round 4		Richards played #46 Liz Jackman (Australia) and won 461 to 322 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 1-3, -107.
Round 5		Richards played #40 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and lost 404 to 424 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-4, -127.
Round 6		Richards played #37 Paul Richards (Australia) and lost 369 to 452 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-5, -210.
Round 7		Richards played #48 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and lost 392 to 416 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-6, -234.
Round 8		Richards played #11 Ben Berger (Germany, Federal Republic of) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-6, -132.
Round 9		Richards played #43 Michael Gincel (Lakewood, NJ) and won 476 to 339 (a spread of 137). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-6, +5. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Richards played #32 Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 518 to 340 (a spread of 178). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-6, +183. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Richards played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and lost 366 to 398 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-7, +151.
Round 12		Richards played #19 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 443 to 404 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-7, +190.
Round 13		Richards played #21 Orlet Bullock (Barbados) and lost 406 to 463 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, +133.
Round 14		Richards played #44 Sharon Sorensen (Australia) and won 487 to 337 (a spread of 150). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-8, +283.
Round 15		Richards played #36 Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) and won 435 to 365 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, +353.
Round 16		Richards played #34 Mina Le (West Palm Beach, FL) and lost 261 to 484 (a spread of -223). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-9, +130. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +155.
Round 18		Richards played #15 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and won 445 to 393 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-9, +207.
Round 19		Richards played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 488 to 315 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-9, +380.
Round 20		Richards played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 374 to 539 (a spread of -165). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 10-10, +215. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Richards played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 476 to 378 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-10, +313.
Round 22		Richards played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 327 to 522 (a spread of -195). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-11, +118.
Round 23		Richards played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 437 to 415 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-11, +140. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Richards played #49 Betty Eriksen (New Zealand) and won 477 to 277 (a spread of 200). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-11, +340.
Round 25		Richards played #33 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and lost 440 to 460 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-12, +320. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Richards played #42 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 514 to 339 (a spread of 175). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-12, +495.
Round 27		Richards played #39 Supriya Devnani (Orlando, FL) and lost 422 to 424 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-13, +493.
Round 28		Richards played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and lost 374 to 409 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-14, +458.
Round 29		Richards played #25 Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates) and lost 364 to 500 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-15, +322.
Round 30		Richards played #22 Carmel Dodd (Australia) and won 464 to 356 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15-15, +430.
Round 31		Richards played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) again and won 466 to 353 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-15, +543.

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