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SPC 2022 Commentary: Round 5

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Round 5 Auto-Commentary

Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) seizes the lead, still undefeated, 5-0 +347, on a 5-game winning streak. Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) is 1 game behind at 4-1 +414, #2 sliding from #1. Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) is +414, on a 4-game winning streak, #2 up from #4. Orry Swift (Houston, TX) is +383, on a 3-game winning streak, #4 rising from #6. Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) is +310, on a 3-game winning streak, steady at #5. Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) is +274, on a 4-game winning streak, #6 up from #9. Joe Edley (San Francisco, CA) is +262, on a 3-game winning streak, still at #7. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI) is +231, #8 tumbling from #3. Clay Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) is +64, #9 leaping up from #14. Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) is 2 games behind the leader at 3-2 +362, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 rising from #15.

High Win: Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) 573-359 vs. Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY). Low Win: Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) 401-393 vs. Jeff Fiszbein (Brighton, MI). High Loss: Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) 428-429 vs. Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA). Low Loss: Julia Bogle (Indianapolis, IN) 270-427 vs. Mitchell Brook (Philadelphia, PA).


Round 5 Auto-Commentary

David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) holds onto the lead, undefeated, 5-0 +617, on a 5-game winning streak. Knox Daniel (Charlottesville, VA) is +351, on a 5-game winning streak, hovering at #2. Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) is 1 game behind at 4-1 +296, on a 3-game winning streak, #3 up from #8. Ed Liebfried (Concord, NH) is +287, #4 climbing from #10. Joel Horn (Reading, MA) is +226, on a 4-game winning streak, #5 up from #11. Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) is +225, #6 improving from #8. Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) is +172, #7 sliding from #3. Caesar Jaramillo (Lubbock, TX) is +106, on a 4-game winning streak, #8 up from #15. Leo McKenna (Los Angeles, CA) is +102, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 climbing from #16. Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) is +20, #10 jumping up from #17.

High Win: Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) 542-398 vs. Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT). Low Win: Benjamin Bloom (Marion, CT) 346-329 vs. Francis Anum (Virginia Beach, VA). High Loss: Kevin Nai (Wilmington, DE) 425-435 vs. Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN). Low Loss: Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) 256-492 vs. Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE).


Round 5 Auto-Commentary

Michael Waski (Independence, OH) seizes the lead, still undefeated, 5-0 +611, on a 5-game winning streak. Joe Horowitz (Chicago, IL) is +562, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 dropping from #1. Agnes Kramer (Hamilton ON) is +546, on a 5-game winning streak, #3 slipping from #2. Natalie Dicou (Salt Lake City, UT) is +413, on a 5-game winning streak, #4 improving from #5. Billy Nakamura (Sunnyvale, CA) is 1 game behind at 4-1 +634, on a 4-game winning streak, #5 climbing from #9. Erik Salgado (Cary, NC) is +431, #6 improving from #10. Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) is +392, #7 rising from #14. Chris Sjoholm (Lynnwood, WA) is +378, #8 dropping from #4. James Donnelly (Hingham, MA) is +355, #9 down from #3. Sara Corbin (Brattleboro, VT) is +331, on a 3-game winning streak, #10 climbing from #17.

High Win: Michael Waski (Independence, OH) 524-254 vs. James W Flomo (Lanham, MD). Low Win: Kevin Ng (Staten Island, NY) 302-291 vs. Joan Knobelsdorf (Holiday, FL). High Loss: Clay Herron (Dover, DE) 423-452 vs. Chauncey Patton (Saint Petersburg, FL). Low Loss: James W Flomo (Lanham, MD) 254-524 vs. Michael Waski (Independence, OH).


Round 5 Auto-Commentary

Nathanael Campos (Ridgefield, CT) captures the lead, still undefeated, 5-0 +522, on a 5-game winning streak. Elaine Livers (Kaplan, LA) is +433, on a 5-game winning streak, #2 down from #1. Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) is 0.5 games behind at 4.5-0.5 +572, on a 4-game winning streak, #3 improving from #5. Linda Tilley (Grosse Ile, MI) is 1 game behind the leader at 4-1 +416, #4 climbing from #8. Kevin Belinkoff (Woodland Hills, CA) is +374, #5 up from #9. Brian Summers (High Ridge, MO) is +302, #6 falling from #4. Daniel Spencer (Salt Lake City, UT) is +219, #7 climbing from #12. Joyslin Hodge-Watson (white Plains, NY) is +208, on a 3-game winning streak, #8 jumping up from #14. Pamela Pudelka (Corpus Christi, TX) is +166, on a 4-game winning streak, #9 jumping up from #15. Rana Afeiche (Fort Worth, TX) is +145, #10 dropping from #3.

High Win: Linda Brandt (Safety Harbor, FL) 510-280 vs. Diane Sleek (Freeport, ME). Low Win: Joseph Quoyeser (Houston, TX) 330-323 vs. Jay Westreich (Washington, DC). High Loss: Deb Mulrooney (Epping, NH) 377-412 vs. Kevin Belinkoff (Woodland Hills, CA). Low Loss: Marla Posey-Moss (Aberdeen, MD) 164-441 vs. Fay Ireland (Stone Mountain, GA).


Round 5 Auto-Commentary

Rasheed Olajide Balogun (Duncanville, TX) climbs into the lead, 4-1 +552. Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) is +483, #2 down from #1. Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) is +386, #3 leaping up from #8. Austin Shin (Metairie, LA) is +345, remaining steady at #4. Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) is +249, #5 up from #9. Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) is +216, on a 4-game winning streak, #6 improving from #10. Joel Wapnick (Cleveland Heights, OH) is 0.5 games behind at 3.5-1.5 +94, #7 rising from #11. Waseem Khatri (Pakistan) is 1 game behind the leader at 3-2 +286, #8 falling from #7. Terry Kang (Rhinebeck, NY) is +274, #9 slipping from #5. Jason Keller (Princeton, NJ) is +246, #10 jumping down from #3.

High Win: Ben Schoenbrun (New Rochelle, NY) 532-411 vs. Kofi Acquah (Ghana). Low Win: Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) 385-326 vs. Robert Linn (Potomac, MD). High Loss: Napat Vatjaranurathorn (Thailand) 459-471 vs. Femi Awowade (United Kingdom). Low Loss: Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) 318-447 vs. Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia).


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