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Woody Chen [#023] 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): Woody
Surname(s): Chen
Home: Flushing, NY, United States
Age: 34
Awards: 1st Place at Lenox, MA Scrabble Tournament (November 1999)
Hobbies: Scrabble, movies, video games
Occupation: Paralegal

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 465
Average for: 368
Average against: 366

Round 1

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Chen played #057 Camela Hicks (Portland, OR) and lost 401 to 448 (a spread of -47) .

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 0-1, -47.

Round 2

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Chen played #099 Pete Muller (New York, NY) and lost 317 to 342 (a spread of -25) .

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 0-2, -72.

Round 3

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Chen played #131 Paul Terry (N. Las Vegas, NV) and won 394 to 344 (a spread of 50) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 1-2, -22.

Round 4

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Chen played #134 Susi Tiekert (Alpharetta, GA) and won 416 to 388 (a spread of 28) .

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 2-2, +6.

Round 5

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Chen played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 354 to 347 (a spread of 7) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 3-2, +13.

Round 6

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Chen played #021 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 326 to 292 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 4-2, +47.

Round 7

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Chen played #110 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and lost 319 to 378 (a spread of -59) .

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 4-3, -12.

Round 8

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Chen played #126 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Jamaica, NY) and won 417 to 325 (a spread of 92) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-3, +80.

Round 9

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Chen played #052 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 362 to 422 (a spread of -60) .

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 5-4, +20.

Round 10

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Chen played #002 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 432 to 384 (a spread of 48) .

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 6-4, +68.

Round 11

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Chen played #017 Shannon Burns (Calgary AB) and lost 305 to 388 (a spread of -83) .

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 6-5, -15.

Round 12

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Chen played #072 Bill Lapinski (Lake Forest, CA) and won 371 to 357 (a spread of 14) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 7-5, -1.

Round 13

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Chen played #090 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 278 to 364 (a spread of -86) .

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 7-6, -87.

Round 14

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Chen played #069 Yvonne Knickerbocker (Bullhead City, AZ) and won 454 to 382 (a spread of 72) .

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 8-6, -15.

Round 15

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Chen played #047 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 417 to 456 (a spread of -39) .

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 8-7, -54.

Round 16

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Chen played #030 Pat Diener (San Jose, CA) and won 364 to 361 (a spread of 3) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 9-7, -51.

Round 17

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Chen played #055 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 311 to 423 (a spread of -112) .

Current ranking: #59.

Current record: 9-8, -163.

Round 18

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Chen played #135 Robin Torrance (Idyllwild, CA) and lost 304 to 353 (a spread of -49) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 9-9, -212.

Round 19

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Chen played #040 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 374 to 464 (a spread of -90) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 9-10, -302.

Round 20

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Chen played #057 Camela Hicks (Portland, OR) and won 375 to 274 (a spread of 101) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 10-10, -201.

Round 21

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Chen played #024 Joseph Connelly (Moorpark, CA) and lost 296 to 346 (a spread of -50) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 10-11, -251.

Round 22

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Chen played #105 Mark Penhallow (Wolcott, CT) and lost 310 to 331 (a spread of -21) .

Current ranking: #92.

Current record: 10-12, -272.

Round 23

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Chen played #118 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and won 400 to 373 (a spread of 27) .

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 11-12, -245.

Round 24

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Chen played #006 John Babina (Norwalk, CT) and won 397 to 364 (a spread of 33) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 12-12, -212.

Round 25

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Chen played #016 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and won 465 to 319 (a spread of 146) .

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 13-12, -66.

Round 26

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Chen played #117 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 418 to 267 (a spread of 151) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 14-12, +85.

Round 27

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Chen played #030 Pat Diener (San Jose, CA) and won 392 to 330 (a spread of 62) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 15-12, +147.

Round 28

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Chen played #125 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 429 to 354 (a spread of 75) .

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 16-12, +222.

Round 29

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Chen played #142 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 399 to 310 (a spread of 89) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 17-12, +311.

Round 30

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Chen played #065 Richard Johnson (Plano, TX) and lost 301 to 452 (a spread of -151) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 17-13, +160.

Round 31

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Chen played #025 Gretchen Cowan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 314 to 403 (a spread of -89) .

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 17-14, +71.


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