NSC 2008: Matthew Silver [#112]

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On this page, you will find information about Matthew Silver, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-18, -148, and is ranked #123 in Division 2.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Matthew Surname(s): Silver Home: Westport, CT, United States Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 385 Average against: 391
Round 1		Silver played #133 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 422 to 425 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 0-1, -3.
Round 2		Silver played #59 James Henderson (Somes Bar, CA) and won 434 to 289 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 1-1, +142.
Round 3		Silver played #68 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 361 to 342 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 2-1, +161.
Round 4		Silver played #20 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 413 to 426 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-2, +148.
Round 5		Silver played #121 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 488 to 346 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-2, +290. Silver is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Silver played #4 Mohamed Alim (Guyana) and lost 410 to 431 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, +269.
Round 7		Silver played #114 Lisa Slankard (Chicago, IL) and lost 413 to 443 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, +239.
Round 8		Silver played #120 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 337 to 432 (a spread of -95). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 3-5, +144.
Round 9		Silver played #75 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and lost 405 to 429 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 3-6, +120.
Round 10		Silver played #78 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 412 to 427 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-7, +105.
Round 11		Silver played #26 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and won 363 to 335 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #97. Current record: 4-7, +133.
Round 12		Silver played #88 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 430 to 337 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 5-7, +226.
Round 13		Silver played #23 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 448 to 322 (a spread of 126). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-7, +352.
Round 14		Silver played #25 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 385 to 331 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, +406.
Round 15		Silver played #37 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 392 to 429 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-8, +369.
Round 16		Silver played #22 Thomas Conrad (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 396 to 440 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-9, +325.
Round 17		Silver played #9 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 312 to 401 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 7-10, +236.
Round 18		Silver played #60 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 358 to 388 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-11, +206.
Round 19		Silver played #12 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL) and won 382 to 320 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-11, +268.
Round 20		Silver played #17 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 435 to 318 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-11, +385.
Round 21		Silver played #81 Natalie Liebman (Miami, FL) and won 445 to 346 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 10-11, +484.
Round 22		Silver played #52 Keith Hagel (Waterville, ME) and lost 343 to 430 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 10-12, +397.
Round 23		Silver played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and lost 334 to 501 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 10-13, +230.
Round 24		Silver played #58 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and lost 331 to 430 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10-14, +131.
Round 25		Silver played #33 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 365 to 437 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 10-15, +59.
Round 26		Silver played #30 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and lost 305 to 352 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #114. Current record: 10-16, +12.
Round 27		Silver played #90 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 244 to 386 (a spread of -142). Current ranking: #119. Current record: 10-17, -130.
Round 28		Silver played #57 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 423 to 441 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #123. Current record: 10-18, -148.

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