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NASC 2018 Commentary: Round 9

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Division 1 Round 9 Auto-Commentary

Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is still in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, undefeated, 8.5-0.5 +740, on a 4-game winning streak. Nigel Richards (Malaysia) is 1.5 games behind at 7-2 +774, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 improving from #3. Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) is +617, #3 slipping from #2. Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) is +324, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 climbing from #7. Alec Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is 2 games behind the leader at 6.5-2.5 +571, #5 jumping up from #10.

In Class B: Karl Higby (Schenectady, NY) is in the lead, 6-3 +569, on a 3-game winning streak. Matt Graham (New York, NY) is +381, #7 sliding from #4. Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) is +327, #9 sliding from #5. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is +284, #11 rising from #15. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +256, on a 4-game winning streak, #12 leaping up from #20. Matt Canik (Austin, TX) is +256, #12 up from #18. Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) is +83, #15 tumbling from #8. Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) is 1 game behind at 5-4 +360, #19 jumping down from #12. Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) is +285, on a 4-game winning streak, #21 up from #26. Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) is +227, #22 climbing from #27.

In Class C: Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) is in the lead, 6-3 -4. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) is -14, #17 improving from #21. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) is 1 game behind at 5-4 +221, #23 soaring from #33. Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) is +156, #26 dropping from #17. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is +133, #27 jumping up from #32. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is -116, on a 3-game losing streak, #30 jumping down from #22. Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) is -159, #31 jumping up from #39. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) is -297, #33 plummeting from #23. Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) is -319, #34 jumping up from #42. Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-5 -189, #46 jumping down from #37.

High Win: Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) 620-416 vs. Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI). Low Win: Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) 362-356 vs. Randy Hersom (Thomasville, NC). High Loss: Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) 443-445 vs. Tasha Asberry (Kapolei, HI). Low Loss: Mark Miller (King of Prussia, PA) 297-536 vs. John Karris (Santa Fe, NM).


Division 2 Round 9 Auto-Commentary

Chris Schneider (Richardson, TX) remains in the lead for the 3rd consecutive round, 8-1 +753, on a 3-game winning streak. Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) is +346, on a 6-game winning streak, #2 climbing from #3. Joe South (Piqua, OH) is 1 game behind at 7-2 +716, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 rising from #5. Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is +568, #4 dropping from #2. Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) is +473, on a 5-game winning streak, #5 rising from #9. Michael Baker (Portland, OR) is +394, #6 up from #11. Jan Cardia (Ponte Vedra, FL) is +388, on a 3-game winning streak, #7 climbing from #13. Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is +382, #8 improving from #10. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +302, #9 jumping up from #15. [error: no such id: Joanne Cohen] is 1.5 games behind the leader at 6.5-2.5 +349, #10 jumping down from #4.

In Class B: Will Scott (Versailles, KY) is in the lead, 6.5-2.5 +208. Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) is 0.5 games behind at 6-3 +530, #12 rising from #17. Joe Neff (Warrington, PA) is +406, on a 3-game winning streak, #13 soaring from #25. Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) is +393, #15 up from #22. Zachary Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is +389, #16 dropping like a stone from #6. Asif Ali (NORMAN, OK) is +344, on a 3-game losing streak, #18 tumbling from #7. Matthew Larocque (Edmonton AB) is +275, #23 up from #31. Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) is 1 game behind the leader at 5.5-3.5 +170, #28 climbing from #30.

In Class C: Vera Bigall (Toronto ON) is in the lead, 7-2 +382. Kene Mezue (Grand Forks, ND) is +302, #9 rising from #15. Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) is 1 game behind at 6-3 +194, #25 tumbling from #14. George Asaka (Omaha, NE) is +75, #27 jumping up from #34. Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-4 +303, #32 rocketing up from #47. Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) is +176, on a 3-game winning streak, #34 whizzing up from #46. Mark Abadi (Brooklyn, NY) is +155, #36 tumbling from #24. Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) is +43, #41 tumbling from #35. Mark Garrod (East Lansing, MI) is +25, #42 zooming up from #55. Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) is -206, #50 dropping like a stone from #38.

In Class D: Cooper Komatsu (Los Angeles, CA) is in the lead, 7-2 +568. Nicholas Schneider (Pickering ON) is 1 game behind at 6-3 +105, on a 3-game winning streak, #26 up from #32. Ted Rosen (Williamsville, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-4 +158, #35 hurtling up from #49. Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) is +44, on a 3-game winning streak, #40 rocketing up from #60. Margaret Wong (Dundas ON) is -161, #49 hurtling up from #62. Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) is -213, #51 leapfrogging up from #63.

High Win: Brett Constantine (Florence, MA) 553-341 vs. Heather McCall (Toronto ON). Low Win: Paul Mishkin (Palo Alto, CA) 350-330 vs. Mark DiBattista (Jackson Heights, NY). High Loss: Philip Waldron (Ottawa ON) 429-437 vs. Margaret Wong (Dundas ON). Low Loss: Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) 234-470 vs. Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA).


Division 3 Round 9 Auto-Commentary

Nicholas Tam (Calgary AB) is still in the lead, 8-1 +856, on a 6-game winning streak. John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO) is +369, on a 6-game winning streak, #2 climbing from #4. Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is +333, on a 7-game winning streak, #3 up from #5. Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) is 1 game behind at 7-2 +708, #4 dropping from #2. Bruce Cramer (Grand Island, NY) is +533, on a 3-game winning streak, #5 rising from #6. Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) is +500, #6 climbing from #9. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is +442, #7 dropping from #3. Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is +394, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 climbing from #10. Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is +268, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 up from #15. Charlie Alexander (Chicago, IL) is +202, on a 4-game winning streak, #10 rising from #14.

In Class B: Ralph Ireland (Lithonia, GA) is in the lead, 7-2 +268, on a 4-game winning streak. Susan Herdic (Amherst, NY) is 1 game behind at 6-3 +460, #13 zooming up from #23. Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) is +439, #15 improving from #18. Frances Shaw (Fair Lawn, NJ) is +394, #16 jumping down from #7. Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) is +335, #17 dropping from #8. Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) is +332, #18 climbing from #27. Greg Rogers (Mishawaka, IN) is +187, #24 dropping like a stone from #12. Lindsey Dimmick (Baton Rouge, LA) is +61, #25 zooming up from #37. Jamie Logan (Augusta, ME) is +52, #26 whizzing down from #13. Marwan Saadi (Dollard Des Ormeaux QC) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-4 +425, #29 soaring from #43.

In Class C: Dave Krook (Mississauga ON) is in the lead, 8-1 +333, on a 7-game winning streak. Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) is 1 game behind at 7-2 +442, #7 slipping from #3. Charlie Williamson (Washington, DC) is 2 games behind the leader at 6-3 +487, on a 3-game winning streak, #11 jumping up from #20. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON) is +445, on a 3-game winning streak, #14 whizzing up from #28. Josephine Flowers (West Memphis, AR) is +309, on a 3-game winning streak, #19 rising from #25. Cornelia Guest (Bethel, CT) is +235, #22 zooming up from #34. Kirk Troutman (Ralston, NE) is +224, #23 dropping like a stone from #11. Chris Groendyke (Pittsburgh, PA) is +45, #27 collapsing from #16.

In Class D: Matthew Zeleznik (Barrington, RI) is in the lead, 7-2 +394, on a 3-game winning streak. Michael Donegan (Austin, TX) is 1 game behind at 6-3 +271, on a 3-game winning streak, #20 hurtling up from #36. Benjamin Ansell (Los Angeles, CA) is 2 games behind the leader at 5-4 +185, #37 down from #32. Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) is +113, #42 tumbling from #30. Carolyn Boyd (Houston, TX) is +98, #45 zooming up from #60. Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) is +56, #46 hurtling up from #57. Megan McMahon (Worcester, MA) is -323, on a 3-game winning streak, #54 rocketing up from #69.

High Win: Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) 519-325 vs. Evan Bialo (Toronto ON). Low Win: Betsey Wood (Concord, MA) 328-269 vs. Connie Breitbeil (Cincinnati, OH). High Loss: Doug Szymkowiak (Columbus, OH) 409-419 vs. John Fultz (Chesterfield, MO). Low Loss: Terry Aitken (Stratford ON) 239-461 vs. Sid Lashley (Mississauga ON).


Division 4 Round 9 Auto-Commentary

Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) remains in the lead, 8-1 +1124, on a 4-game winning streak. Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is +638, on a 3-game winning streak, remaining unchanged at #2. Inae Bloom (Los Angeles, CA) is 1 game behind at 7-2 +765, on a 3-game winning streak, steady at #3. Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) is +447, #4 improving from #7. Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) is +325, #5 up from #8. Alan Weiner (Cincinnati, OH) is 1.5 games behind the leader at 6.5-2.5 +391, #6 rising from #10. David Spargo (South Burlington, VT) is +172, #7 jumping up from #12.

In Class B: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) is in the lead, 8-1 +1124, on a 4-game winning streak. Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME) is 2 games behind at 6-3 +140, #14 tumbling from #9. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON) is +77, #15 down from #6. Angela Vietto (Charleston, IL) is 3 games behind the leader at 5-4 +219, #19 sliding from #17. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA) is +43, #24 whizzing up from #34. Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) is -218, #28 dropping from #20. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is -249, #29 dropping from #22.

In Class C: Evan Yurko (Holyoke, MA) is in the lead, 8-1 +638, on a 3-game winning streak. Preston Kilgore (Cartersville, GA) is 2 games behind at 6-3 +421, #8 up from #14. Michael Kirkland (Seattle, WA) is +213, on a 5-game winning streak, #12 up from #18. Angela Bullied (Kenmore, NY) is 2.5 games behind the leader at 5.5-3.5 +115, #17 jumping down from #11. J C Guardino (Brentwood, NH) is +21, #18 tumbling from #13.

High Win: Cherish Amby-Okolo (Sugar Land, TX) 551-315 vs. Peter Hopkins (Toronto ON). Low Win: Bob Antolak (Elmhurst, IL) 330-289 vs. Deborah Gawryla (Pittsburgh, PA). High Loss: Bill Coad (North Tonawanda, NY) 383-423 vs. Constance J Creech (Metamora, MI). Low Loss: Sylvia Polson (Montreal QC) 236-381 vs. Sharon Freeman (Alexandria, VA).


Division CSW Round 9 Auto-Commentary

Evan Berofsky (Waterford, MI) stays in the lead for the 4th consecutive round, remaining undefeated, 9-0 +960, on a 9-game winning streak. David Eldar (Australia) is 2 games behind at 7-2 +1025, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 improving from #4. Rob Robinsky (Saint Louis Park, MN) is +690, remaining unchanged at #3. Winter (Houston, TX) is +550, on a 4-game winning streak, #4 climbing from #8. Chris Lipe (Saint Louis, MO) is +461, #5 sliding from #2. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +192, #6 up from #9. Matthew Bernardina (Durham, NC) is 3 games behind the leader at 6-3 +802, #7 rising from #13. Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) is +604, #8 leaping up from #16. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) is +542, #9 up from #15. Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) is +497, #10 sliding from #6.

In Class B: Karen Richards (Australia) is in the lead, 6-3 +413. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) is +121, #15 zooming up from #25. Puneet Sharma (Redwood City, CA) is +16, #16 down from #10. James Curley (New York, NY) is 1 game behind at 5-4 +497, #20 down from #14. Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) is +207, #23 dropping from #21. Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) is +175, #24 falling from #20. Michael Tang (Singapore) is +159, #25 climbing from #32. Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) is +80, #27 up from #35. Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) is +72, #28 sliding from #24. Carmel Dodd (Australia) is -18, #30 climbing from #38.

In Class C: Jin Chor Tan (Malaysia) is in the lead, 6-3 -150. Priya Fernando (Mississauga ON) is 1 game behind at 5-4 +367, #21 down from #17. Daniel Blake (Albany, NY) is -64, #33 dropping like a stone from #18. Judy Romann (Bainbridge Island, WA) is -506, on a 3-game winning streak, #37 rising from #45. Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) is 2 games behind the leader at 4-5 +180, #42 climbing from #47. Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) is +119, #44 rising from #50. Kevin Turner (Mississauga ON) is -90, #48 leaping up from #55. Mpakaboari Jack (Nigeria) is -141, #49 dropping like a stone from #36. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) is -159, #50 climbing from #59. Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) is -333, on a 3-game winning streak, #53 leaping up from #60.

High Win: David Eldar (Australia) 684-284 vs. Daniel Blake (Albany, NY). Low Win: Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA) 339-277 vs. Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR). High Loss: Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) 453-478 vs. Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ). Low Loss: Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) 277-339 vs. Jennifer M Lee (Tacoma, WA).


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