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Jerry Lerman [#069] 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): Jerry
Surname(s): Lerman
Home: Foster City, CA, United States
Age: 53
Awards: 2002-03 Portland, OR; 2002-12 Campbell, CA
Hobbies: scrabble, reading, acting
Occupation: Risk Management Manager
Notes: NSA AB member 1996-2002
WSC 1993 Rank: 54

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 539
Average for: 401
Average against: 387

Round 1

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Lerman played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 441 to 396 (a spread of 45) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 1-0, +45.

Round 2

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Lerman played #060 Noah Kanter (Berkeley, CA) and won 478 to 343 (a spread of 135) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 2-0, +180.

Round 3

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Lerman played #114 William D Shipe (La Jolla, CA) and won 451 to 281 (a spread of 170) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +350.

Round 4

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Lerman played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 412 to 312 (a spread of 100) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 4-0, +450.

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

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

Round 5

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Lerman played #077 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 328 to 450 (a spread of -122) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-1, +328.

Round 6

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Lerman played #015 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 526 to 304 (a spread of 222) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 5-1, +550.

Round 7

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Lerman played #044 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 329 to 356 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 5-2, +523.

Round 8

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Lerman played #033 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 361 to 394 (a spread of -33) .

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-3, +490.

Round 9

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Lerman played #034 Robert Felt (Atlanta, GA) and lost 280 to 490 (a spread of -210) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 5-4, +280.

Round 10

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Lerman played #016 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 397 to 355 (a spread of 42) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 6-4, +322.

Round 11

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Lerman played #066 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 539 to 464 (a spread of 75) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 7-4, +397.

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

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

Round 12

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Lerman played #108 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 340 to 414 (a spread of -74) .

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 7-5, +323.

Round 13

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Lerman played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and lost 375 to 434 (a spread of -59) .

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 7-6, +264.

Round 14

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Lerman played #110 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and won 423 to 373 (a spread of 50) .

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 8-6, +314.

Round 15

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Lerman played #029 Michael Early (Richardson, TX) and won 408 to 340 (a spread of 68) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-6, +382.

Round 16

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Lerman played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 398 to 389 (a spread of 9) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 10-6, +391.

Round 17

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Lerman played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and won 465 to 368 (a spread of 97) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 11-6, +488.

Round 18

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Lerman played #011 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 448 to 412 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 12-6, +524.

Round 19

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Lerman played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 358 to 331 (a spread of 27) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 13-6, +551.

Round 20

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Lerman played #002 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 371 to 427 (a spread of -56) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-7, +495.

Round 21

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Lerman played #033 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 326 to 343 (a spread of -17) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 13-8, +478.

Round 22

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Lerman played #024 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 404 to 455 (a spread of -51) .

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 13-9, +427.

Round 23

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Lerman played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 382 to 409 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-10, +400.

Round 24

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Lerman played #005 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and won 427 to 298 (a spread of 129) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 14-10, +529.

Round 25

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Lerman played #075 Adam Logan (Berkeley, CA) and won 409 to 370 (a spread of 39) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 15-10, +568.

Round 26

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Lerman played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 365 to 371 (a spread of -6) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 15-11, +562.

Round 27

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Lerman played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 429 to 407 (a spread of 22) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-11, +584.

Round 28

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Lerman played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 417 to 352 (a spread of 65) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 17-11, +649.

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

Round 29

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Lerman played #018 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 382 to 434 (a spread of -52) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 17-12, +597.

Round 30

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Lerman played #010 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 327 to 473 (a spread of -146) .

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 17-13, +451.

Round 31

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Lerman played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and won 443 to 441 (a spread of 2) .

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 18-13, +453.


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