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R A Fontes [#033] 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): R A
Surname(s): Fontes
Home: Lake Oswego, OR, United States
Age: 58
Awards: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year
Occupation: Retired

 

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 430
Average for: 363
Average against: 358

Round 1

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Fontes played #070 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 334 to 419 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #106.

Current record: 0-1, -85.

Round 2

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Fontes played #014 Julie Chase (Woodland Hills, CA) and lost 351 to 361 (a spread of -10) .

Current ranking: #105.

Current record: 0-2, -95.

Round 3

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Fontes played #122 Juanita Washington (Yazoo City, MS) and lost 323 to 350 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #107.

Current record: 0-3, -122.

Round 4

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Fontes played #072 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and lost 343 to 448 (a spread of -105) .

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 0-4, -227.

Round 5

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Fontes played #049 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 352 to 320 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #112.

Current record: 1-4, -195.

Round 6

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Fontes played #086 Kyle Norwood (Panorama City, CA) and won 419 to 310 (a spread of 109) .

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 2-4, -86.

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

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

Round 7

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Fontes played #025 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and lost 290 to 420 (a spread of -130) .

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 2-5, -216.

Round 8

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Fontes played #130 Rhoda Klein (Culver City, CA) and lost 355 to 394 (a spread of -39) .

Current ranking: #115.

Current record: 2-6, -255.

Round 9

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Fontes played #067 Florence Laatz (Harrisville, MI) and won 428 to 398 (a spread of 30) .

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 3-6, -225.

Round 10

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Fontes played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 336 to 423 (a spread of -87) .

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 3-7, -312.

Round 11

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Fontes played #065 Madelon Krissoff (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 397 to 292 (a spread of 105) .

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 4-7, -207.

Round 12

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Fontes played #103 Audrey Sharp (Longboat Key, FL) and won 388 to 363 (a spread of 25) .

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 5-7, -182.

Round 13

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Fontes played #018 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 358 to 342 (a spread of 16) .

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 6-7, -166.

Round 14

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Fontes played #106 Jeremy Simon (New York, NY) and won 427 to 278 (a spread of 149) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-7, -17.

Round 15

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Fontes played #060 Esther Kisich (Long Beach, CA) and lost 329 to 331 (a spread of -2) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 7-8, -19.

Round 16

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Fontes played #003 Liz Ashby (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 302 to 337 (a spread of -35) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 7-9, -54.

Round 17

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Fontes played #002 Kimo AhYun (Sacramento, CA) and lost 357 to 376 (a spread of -19) .

Current ranking: #93.

Current record: 7-10, -73.

Round 18

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Fontes played #066 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 383 to 376 (a spread of 7) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 8-10, -66.

Round 19

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Fontes played #052 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and won 429 to 330 (a spread of 99) .

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 9-10, +33.

Round 20

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Fontes played #003 Liz Ashby (Westhampton Beach, NY) and won 423 to 318 (a spread of 105) .

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 10-10, +138.

Round 21

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Fontes played #068 Andrea Ladmer (El Cajon, CA) and lost 326 to 379 (a spread of -53) .

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10-11, +85.

Round 22

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Fontes played #124 Stephen Wilkie (SeaTac, WA) and won 377 to 342 (a spread of 35) .

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 11-11, +120.

Round 23

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Fontes played #110 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and lost 360 to 367 (a spread of -7) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 11-12, +113.

Round 24

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Fontes played #113 Jacqueline Stewart (Suinsun City, CA) and won 430 to 284 (a spread of 146) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 12-12, +259.

Round 25

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Fontes played #043 Roberta Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 358 to 335 (a spread of 23) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 13-12, +282.

Round 26

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Fontes played #030 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 357 to 423 (a spread of -66) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 13-13, +216.

Round 27

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Fontes played #090 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and won 384 to 330 (a spread of 54) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 14-13, +270.

Round 28

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Fontes played #025 Peter Dolgenos (San Francisco, CA) and lost 307 to 387 (a spread of -80) .

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 14-14, +190.

Round 29

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Fontes played #037 Ben Gittes (LaJolla, CA) and lost 313 to 358 (a spread of -45) .

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 14-15, +145.

Round 30

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Fontes played #096 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 367 to 326 (a spread of 41) .

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 15-15, +186.

Round 31

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Fontes played #078 Ellen Massey (NY, NY) and lost 359 to 386 (a spread of -27) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 15-16, +159.


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