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Dave Leifer [#060] 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): Dave
Surname(s): Leifer
Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States
Age: 58
Awards: 2001-09 Atlanta, GA
Hobbies: Sports, Reading, Scrabble
Occupation: VP- Research

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 538
Average for: 391
Average against: 386

Before the Tournament  

Leifer is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 1

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Leifer played #031 Mike Frentz (San Bruno, CA) and lost 320 to 469 (a spread of -149) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 0-1, -149.

Round 2

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Leifer played #103 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 478 to 282 (a spread of 196) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 1-1, +47.

Round 3

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Leifer played #053 Steven Jones (Seattle, WA) and won 521 to 411 (a spread of 110) .

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-1, +157.

Round 4

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Leifer played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 538 to 302 (a spread of 236) .

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-1, +393.

Round 5

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Leifer played #101 Alan Whitman (Los Gatos, CA) and won 432 to 405 (a spread of 27) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-1, +420.

Round 6

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Leifer played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 345 to 338 (a spread of 7) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +427.

Round 7

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Leifer played #044 Paul Holser (Wylie, TX) and lost 387 to 393 (a spread of -6) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 5-2, +421.

Round 8

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Leifer played #040 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 427 to 295 (a spread of 132) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 6-2, +553.

Round 9

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Leifer played #016 Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX) and lost 369 to 460 (a spread of -91) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 6-3, +462.

Round 10

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Leifer played #062 Fern Lindzon (North York ON) and lost 377 to 382 (a spread of -5) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 6-4, +457.

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

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

Round 11

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Leifer played #084 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 347 to 331 (a spread of 16) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-4, +473.

Round 12

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Leifer played #054 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 405 to 402 (a spread of 3) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 8-4, +476.

Round 13

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Leifer played #096 Debbie Stegman (Ossining, NY) and won 351 to 346 (a spread of 5) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-4, +481.

Round 14

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Leifer played #038 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 434 to 350 (a spread of 84) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-4, +565.

Round 15

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Leifer played #004 Craig Atterbury (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 366 to 374 (a spread of -8) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 10-5, +557.

Round 16

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Leifer played #076 John Olaughlin (Hartland, WI) and lost 324 to 415 (a spread of -91) .

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 10-6, +466.

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

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

Round 17

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Leifer played #036 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and won 414 to 409 (a spread of 5) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 11-6, +471.

Round 18

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Leifer played #042 Chris Guilbert (New Bedford, MA) and lost 400 to 458 (a spread of -58) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 11-7, +413.

Round 19

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Leifer played #089 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 405 to 349 (a spread of 56) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 12-7, +469.

Round 20

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Leifer played #038 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 365 to 333 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 13-7, +501.

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

Round 21

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Leifer played #083 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 379 to 375 (a spread of 4) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-7, +505.

Round 22

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Leifer played #003 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and lost 313 to 458 (a spread of -145) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 14-8, +360.

Round 23

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Leifer played #058 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 297 to 483 (a spread of -186) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 14-9, +174.

Round 24

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Leifer played #042 Chris Guilbert (New Bedford, MA) and won 458 to 402 (a spread of 56) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 15-9, +230.

Round 25

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Leifer played #024 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10) .

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 15-10, +220.

Round 26

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Leifer played #056 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 344 to 364 (a spread of -20) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 15-11, +200.

Round 27

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Leifer played #054 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and won 365 to 352 (a spread of 13) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 16-11, +213.

Round 28

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Leifer played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 347 to 463 (a spread of -116) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 16-12, +97.

Round 29

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Leifer played #038 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and won 465 to 298 (a spread of 167) .

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 17-12, +264.

Round 30

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Leifer played #022 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 359 to 379 (a spread of -20) .

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 17-13, +244.

Round 31

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Leifer played #018 Matt Dickey (San Diego, CA) and lost 383 to 479 (a spread of -96) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 17-14, +148.


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