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Joe Edley [#030] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information

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Given name(s): Joe
Surname(s): Edley
Home: Coram, NY, United States
Age: 56
Awards: 1980 1992 2000 NSC
Hobbies: meditation, reading, movies, tai chi
Occupation: NSA Director of Clubs and Tournaments
WSC 1991 Rank: 4
WSC 1993 Rank: 18
WSC 1995 Rank: 5
WSC 1997 Rank: 3
WSC 1999 Rank: 28
WSC 2001 Rank: 20

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 586
Average for: 399
Average against: 377

Before the Tournament  

Edley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Edley played #028 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and tied at 395 .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 0.5-0.5, +0.

Round 2

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Edley played #063 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 489 to 357 (a spread of 132) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 1.5-0.5, +132.

Round 3

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Edley played #076 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and won 454 to 415 (a spread of 39) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2.5-0.5, +171.

Round 4

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Edley played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 417 to 369 (a spread of 48) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3.5-0.5, +219.

Edley is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Edley played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 456 to 395 (a spread of 61) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4.5-0.5, +280.

Round 6

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Edley played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and won 418 to 344 (a spread of 74) .

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5.5-0.5, +354.

Round 7

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Edley played #038 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 358 to 449 (a spread of -91) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5.5-1.5, +263.

Round 8

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Edley played #027 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and tied at 346 .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 6-2, +263.

Round 9

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Edley played #079 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 432 to 521 (a spread of -89) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-3, +174.

Round 10

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Edley played #113 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 286 to 444 (a spread of -158) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 6-4, +16.

Round 11

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Edley played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 420 to 437 (a spread of -17) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 6-5, -1.

Round 12

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Edley played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and lost 219 to 451 (a spread of -232) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 6-6, -233.

Round 13

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Edley played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 517 to 293 (a spread of 224) .

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 7-6, -9.

Round 14

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Edley played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 409 to 438 (a spread of -29) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 7-7, -38.

Edley is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

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Edley played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and lost 329 to 416 (a spread of -87) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 7-8, -125.

Edley is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Edley played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 322 (a spread of 87) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8-8, -38.

Round 17

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Edley played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 293 to 554 (a spread of -261) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8-9, -299.

Round 18

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Edley played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 410 to 318 (a spread of 92) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 9-9, -207.

Edley is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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Edley played #068 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 586 to 248 (a spread of 338) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 10-9, +131.

Round 20

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Edley played #074 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 352 to 369 (a spread of -17) .

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 10-10, +114.

Edley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 21

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Edley played #072 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 354 to 349 (a spread of 5) .

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 11-10, +119.

Round 22

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Edley played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 380 to 341 (a spread of 39) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 12-10, +158.

Round 23

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Edley played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 410 to 299 (a spread of 111) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 13-10, +269.

Round 24

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Edley played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and lost 341 to 417 (a spread of -76) .

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 13-11, +193.

Round 25

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Edley played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 296 to 347 (a spread of -51) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 13-12, +142.

Round 26

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Edley played #002 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and won 464 to 321 (a spread of 143) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 14-12, +285.

Round 27

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Edley played #126 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 415 to 330 (a spread of 85) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 15-12, +370.

Round 28

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Edley played #046 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 496 to 286 (a spread of 210) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 16-12, +580.

Edley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 29

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Edley played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 402 to 368 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 17-12, +614.

Round 30

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Edley played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 425 to 347 (a spread of 78) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 18-12, +692.

Edley is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 31

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Edley played #018 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 402 to 407 (a spread of -5) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 18-13, +687.


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