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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 12

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Division 1 Round 12 Auto-Commentary

Orry Swift (Houston, TX) stays in the lead for the 6th consecutive round, 10.5-1.5 +773. Nigel Richards (Malaysia) is 0.5 games behind at 10-2 +1054, on an 8-game winning streak, remaining steady at #2 for 4 rounds. Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 9-3 +245, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 up from #6.

In Class B: Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) is in the lead, 8-4 +748. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +397, #7 leaping up from #12. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is +272, #9 climbing from #17. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +179, #11 jumping down from #4. Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) is +159, on a 7-game winning streak, #12 up from #18. Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) is 1 game behind at 7-5 +395, #16 tumbling from #11. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is +365, #18 improving from #21. Max Panitch (Toronto ON) is +233, #22 dropping from #15. Matt Canik (Austin, TX) is +183, #23 climbing from #29. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +113, #24 jumping up from #30.

In Class C: Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is in the lead, 8-4 +116. Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is +40, #14 jumping up from #20. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) is 1 game behind at 7-5 +373, #17 jumping up from #24. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is -149, #26 up from #31. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is -180, #27 climbing from #32. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-6 +0, #36 dropping from #27. Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) is -310, on a 3-game winning streak, #37 climbing from #44. Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) is -335, #38 down from #33. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) is -390, #39 leaping up from #46.

High Win: Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) 551-376 vs. Sal Piro (New York, NY). Low Win: Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) 353-301 vs. Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY). High Loss: Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) 458-481 vs. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC). Low Loss: Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) 295-428 vs. Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON).


Division 2 Round 12 Auto-Commentary

Michael Baker (Portland, OR) takes the lead, 10-2 +834, on a 5-game winning streak. Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) is +822, #2 dropping from #1. Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) is +466, #3 rising from #4. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is 1 game behind at 9-3 +670, on a 4-game winning streak, #4 rising from #7. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +577, #5 falling from #2. Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) is +477, #6 improving from #8. Will Scott (Versailles, KY) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 8.5-3.5 +308, #7 climbing from #12.

In Class B: Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is in the lead, 9-3 +670, on a 4-game winning streak. Will Scott (Versailles, KY) is 0.5 games behind at 8.5-3.5 +308, #7 up from #12. Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind the leader at 8-4 +580, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 rising from #14. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +350, #13 rising from #18.

In Class C: Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is in the lead, 8-4 +241. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is +235, #15 jumping up from #24. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +190, #16 dropping from #9. Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) is 1 game behind at 7-5 +345, #24 soaring from #36. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is -13, #39 dropping like a stone from #28. Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-6 +115, #53 tumbling from #39. Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) is +51, #54 whizzing down from #42. Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) is +23, #55 leapfrogging up from #65. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is -108, on a 3-game losing streak, #57 tumbling from #50. Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) is -157, #59 whizzing up from #73.

In Class D: Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, 9-3 +577. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is 1 game behind at 8-4 +164, #17 jumping up from #26. Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) is -35, on a 4-game winning streak, #18 zooming up from #29. Judy Cole (Concord, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 7-5 +192, on a 3-game winning streak, #31 rising from #38. Chloe Fatsis (Washington, DC) is -67, on a 3-game winning streak, #40 whizzing up from #51.

High Win: Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) 544-290 vs. Joe South (Piqua, OH). Low Win: Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) 341-320 vs. Jack Peters (Waltham, MA). High Loss: Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) 436-461 vs. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA). Low Loss: Heather Drumm (Clinton, NY) 237-356 vs. Brett Constantine (Florence, MA).


Division 3 Round 12 Auto-Commentary

John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) stays in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, 10-2 +752. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +540, unchanged at #2. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is 1 game behind at 9-3 +800, on a 6-game winning streak, #3 up from #4. Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) is +713, #4 improving from #5. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is +623, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 rising from #10. Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) is +592, #6 climbing from #11. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +579, on a 6-game winning streak, #7 rising from #9. Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) is +148, #8 tumbling from #3. Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 8-4 +708, #9 leaping up from #14. Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) is +670, on a 4-game winning streak, #10 jumping up from #15.

In Class B: Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is in the lead, 9-3 +623, on a 3-game winning streak. Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) is 1 game behind at 8-4 +708, #9 climbing from #14. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +427, #15 jumping down from #7. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is +145, #20 dropping from #13. Nick Purifoy (Kansas City, MO) is 2 games behind the leader at 7-5 +379, #23 jumping down from #16. Judy Rosenthal (New York, NY) is +352, #25 zooming up from #38. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +299, #26 soaring from #37. Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) is +280, on a 4-game winning streak, #28 zooming up from #46. Dustin Brown (Fairfield, CT) is +275, #29 soaring from #40. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +16, #37 dropping like a stone from #25.

In Class C: Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is in the lead, 10-2 +540. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is 1 game behind at 9-3 +800, on a 6-game winning streak, #3 climbing from #4. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +579, on a 6-game winning streak, #7 rising from #9. Noah Kalus (New Paltz, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 8-4 +670, on a 4-game winning streak, #10 leaping up from #15. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +458, #12 leaping up from #19. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is +167, #19 up from #27. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is -43, #21 jumping up from #28. Shubha Kamath (Fairport, NY) is -176, on a 3-game winning streak, #22 jumping up from #29.

In Class D: Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is in the lead, 8-4 +545. Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) is +225, on a 3-game winning streak, #18 up from #23. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is 1 game behind at 7-5 +257, #30 collapsing from #20. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +240, #31 climbing from #39. Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) is -332, #41 whizzing up from #54. Yaacov Barak (Pittsburgh, PA) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-6 +214, #47 whizzing up from #59. Gerianne Abriano (Staten Island, NY) is -24, #55 zooming up from #65. John Dalida (Lehigh Acres, FL) is -325, #65 leapfrogging up from #76.

High Win: Dianne Wittman (Pittsford, NY) 515-286 vs. Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA). Low Win: Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) 344-331 vs. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX). High Loss: Henry De Young (Stratford ON) 399-409 vs. J Mercatante (South Burlington, VT). Low Loss: Wendy Bath (Williamsville, NY) 250-468 vs. Claudia Scheda (Amherst, NY).


Division 4 Round 12 Auto-Commentary

Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) remains in the lead for the 5th consecutive round, 11-1 +1437, on a 7-game winning streak. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +727, on a 6-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #2 for 5 rounds. Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) is 2 games behind at 9-3 +558, #3 improving from #6. Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) is +382, #4 slipping from #3. David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) is 2.5 games behind the leader at 8.5-3.5 +443, #5 slipping from #4.

In Class B: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is in the lead for the 5th consecutive round, 11-1 +1437, on a 7-game winning streak. Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) is 3 games behind at 8-4 +315, on a 3-game winning streak, #9 rising from #10. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +157, #10 jumping up from #15. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) is 4 games behind the leader at 7-5 +126, #16 slipping from #12. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is -135, #21 up from #28. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is -157, #22 climbing from #29.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead for the 5th consecutive round, 11-1 +727, on a 6-game winning streak. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is 3 games behind at 8-4 +672, #6 sliding from #5. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is 3.5 games behind the leader at 7.5-4.5 +62, #13 climbing from #17.

High Win: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) 482-300 vs. Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON). Low Win: Jan Waski (Independence, OH) 333-325 vs. Barry Skoletsky (Hartford, CT). High Loss: David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) 401-408 vs. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA). Low Loss: Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) 290-420 vs. Ed Morrison (Malabar, FL).


Division CSW Round 12 Auto-Commentary

Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) stays in the lead for the 7th consecutive round, 10-2 +631. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +546, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 improving from #3. David Eldar (Australia) is 1 game behind at 9-3 +1238, #3 climbing from #4. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is +847, #4 slipping from #2. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +837, on a 4-game winning streak, hovering at #5. Joanne Craig (Australia) is +704, on a 4-game winning streak, remaining steady at #6. Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) is +551, steady at #7. Craig Beevers (United Kingdom) is 2 games behind the leader at 8-4 +428, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 up from #12. Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) is +265, on a 5-game winning streak, #9 climbing from #15. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is +245, #10 leaping up from #18.

In Class B: Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is in the lead, 8-4 +245. Lucas Freeman (Nashville, TN) is 1 game behind at 7-5 +574, on a 4-game winning streak, #14 rising from #23. Karen Richards (Australia) is +311, #20 jumping down from #13. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +243, #21 dropping from #14. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is +204, #22 jumping down from #17. Michael Tang (Singapore) is +62, #24 down from #15. David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) is +46, on a 3-game winning streak, #25 climbing from #33. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +28, #26 tumbling from #20. Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) is -23, #27 rising from #35. James Curley (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-6 +511, #31 leaping up from #40.

In Class C: Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is in the lead, 7-5 -241. Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) is -542, #29 jumping up from #37. Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 6-6 +308, #33 dropping from #24. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) is +87, #36 up from #43. Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) is -86, #40 dropping like a stone from #30. Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) is -106, #41 dropping like a stone from #27. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is -223, #43 dropping like a stone from #31. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-7 +61, #50 up from #54. Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) is -40, #52 up from #55. Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) is -273, #55 up from #58.

High Win: Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) 585-325 vs. Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON). Low Win: Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) 345-298 vs. Maureen Morris (Calgary AB). High Loss: Martin DeMello (Mountain View, CA) 486-514 vs. Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland). Low Loss: Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) 298-345 vs. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT).


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