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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 1

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Division 1 Round 1 Auto-Commentary

Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) seizes the lead, 1-0 +249. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is +245. Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) is +206. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is +201. Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) is +187. Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) is +174. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +167. Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) is +145. Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) is +128. Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) is +118.

In Class B: Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) is in the lead, 1-0 +249. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +167. Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) is +117. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +108. Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is +93. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +63. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) is +57. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC) is +52. Ted Blevins (Owensboro, KY) is +50. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +25.

In Class C: Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is in the lead, 1-0 +115. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +68. Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) is +59. Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) is +16. Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) is +13. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is +12. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is +9. Mary E Goulet (McLean, VA) is +2. Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) is 1 game behind at 0-1 -6. Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) is -9.

High Win: Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) 583-377 vs. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI). Low Win: Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) 335-319 vs. Eric Tran (Calgary AB). High Loss: Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) 447-459 vs. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY). Low Loss: Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA) 268-455 vs. Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL).


Division 2 Round 1 Auto-Commentary

Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) claims the lead, 1-0 +224. Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is +217. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is +216. Joe South (Piqua, OH) is +204. Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) is +203. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +148. Scott Leifer (Mansfield, MA) is +145. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) is +140. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) is +122. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is +110.

In Class B: Carol McDonald (Northboro, MA) is in the lead, 1-0 +217. Joey Gordon (Fort Worth, TX) is +216. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) is +140. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is +110. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +95. Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) is +93. Ben Lam (Toronto ON) is +82. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is +71. Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) is +61. David Postal (Signal Hill, CA) is +54.

In Class C: Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is in the lead, 1-0 +148. Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) is +98. Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) is +81. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +75. Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) is +68. Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) is +58. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +56. Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) is +44. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is +25. Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) is +16.

High Win: Joe South (Piqua, OH) 560-356 vs. Marshall Resnick (Coral Springs, FL). Low Win: Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) 322-304 vs. Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL). High Loss: Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) 436-454 vs. Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA). Low Loss: Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) 261-383 vs. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC).


Division 3 Round 1 Auto-Commentary

Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) claims the lead, 1-0 +280. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is +206. Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) is +198. Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) is +188. Michael Waski (Independence, OH) is +176. Troy Thompson (Lebanon, IN) is +167. Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) is +162. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is +161. Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) is +155. Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) is +153.

In Class B: Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is in the lead, 1-0 +161. Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) is +150. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +128. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +116. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +97. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +93. Henry De Young (Stratford ON) is +93. Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is +75. Susan Blanchard (Unknown city, WI) is +70. Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) is +67.

In Class C: Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is in the lead, 1-0 +206. Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) is +155. Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) is +109. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is +105. Celia Dayrit Thompson (Hudson, FL) is +101. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) is +70. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is +43. Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) is +29. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is +25. Merble Reagon (New York, NY) is +17.

High Win: Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) 542-344 vs. Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC). Low Win: Ted Gest (Washington, DC) 324-236 vs. Wendy Bath (Williamsville, NY). High Loss: Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) 433-446 vs. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR). Low Loss: John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) 226-506 vs. Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY).


Division 4 Round 1 Auto-Commentary

Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) takes the lead, 1-0 +160. Peggy Tartaro (Unknown city, NY) is +131. Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL) is +121. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +116. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +110. Kevin Noble (Fort Saskatchewan AB) is +102. Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) is +92. Jean Waldron (Whitby ON) is +89. Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) is +88. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +87.

In Class B: Marianne Nosuchinsky (Freehold, NJ) is in the lead, 1-0 +160. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) is +116. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +110. Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) is +68. Lucille Thornton (Pennsauken, NJ) is +50. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) is +46. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +38. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is +31. Peter Holowka (Orchard Park, NY) is +27.

In Class C: Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) is in the lead, 1-0 +92. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +87. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is +60. Sylvia Ochoa (Taft, TX) is +52. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is +41. Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA) is +9. Mark Francis (Grand Island, NY) is 1 game behind at 0-1 -29. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is -30. Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) is -33.

High Win: Donald Poulin (Webster, NY) 463-371 vs. Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA). Low Win: Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT) 331-298 vs. Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL). High Loss: Beth Leech (Highland Park, NJ) 373-425 vs. Sylvia Ochoa (Taft, TX). Low Loss: Jennifer Hay (Portland, TX) 271-387 vs. Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY).


Division CSW Round 1 Auto-Commentary

Karen Richards (Australia) takes the lead, 1-0 +293. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is +268. David Eldar (Australia) is +253. Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) is +230. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is +215. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +187. James Curley (New York, NY) is +180. Stefan Rau (Rhinebeck, NY) is +157. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +134. Tony Leah (Toronto ON) is +134.

In Class B: Karen Richards (Australia) is in the lead, 1-0 +293. James Curley (New York, NY) is +180. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +130. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is +128. Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) is +72. Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is +71. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) is +50. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +49. David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) is +46. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +44.

In Class C: Jeremy Khoo (Singapore) is in the lead, 1-0 +133. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is +121. Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is +60. Noel Livermore (Sunrise, FL) is +19. Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 0-1 -3. Esther Perrins (Australia) is -7. Russell Honeybun (Australia) is -37. Ruth MacInerney (England) is -40. Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON) is -46. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) is -49.

High Win: Karen Richards (Australia) 599-306 vs. Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA). Low Win: Ying Ming Poh (Los Angeles, CA) 405-391 vs. Mohammad Sulaiman (United Arab Emirates). High Loss: Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) 459-465 vs. Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT). Low Loss: Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) 239-454 vs. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ).


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