NSC 2009: Chris Cree [#13]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, who is competing at the 2009 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 20-11, +1620, and is ranked #5 in Division 1.

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): Chris Surname(s): Cree Home: Dallas, TX, USA Awards: 60 or so Scrabble tournaments won, 7 time Texas State Champion Hobbies: Golf, music, crossword puzzling

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 439 Average against: 386
Before the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (20 hits).
Round 1		Cree played #96 Mike Paxson (Bloomington, IN) and won 490 to 405 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 1-0, +85.
Round 2		Cree played #80 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and lost 321 to 401 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-1, +5.
Round 3		Cree played #49 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 428 to 437 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, -4.
Round 4		Cree played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 370 to 464 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-3, -98.
Round 5		Cree played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 516 to 371 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, +47.
Round 6		Cree played #108 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 449 to 440 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-3, +56.
Round 7		Cree played #93 Marjorie Schoneboom (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 380 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-4, +51.
Round 8		Cree played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 431 to 289 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-4, +193. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Cree played #117 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 435 to 358 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +270.
Round 10		Cree played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 401 to 387 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-4, +284. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Cree played #104 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 464 to 397 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-4, +351. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 12		Cree played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 384 to 411 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, +324.
Round 13		Cree played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 452 to 333 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +443.
Round 14		Cree played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 439 to 366 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 9-5, +516.
Round 15		Cree played #14 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 433 to 458 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-6, +491.
Round 16		Cree played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 497 to 253 (a spread of 244). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-6, +735.
Round 17		Cree played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 481 to 341 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +875.
Round 18		Cree played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 481 to 390 (a spread of 91). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-6, +966.
Round 19		Cree played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 369 to 373 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-7, +962. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 20		Cree played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 557 to 271 (a spread of 286). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-7, +1248.
Round 21		Cree played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 430 to 385 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +1293. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 22		Cree played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and won 496 to 389 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1400. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Cree played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) again and lost 376 to 445 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +1331.
Round 24		Cree played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 454 to 407 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +1378.
Round 25		Cree played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 360 to 501 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-9, +1237. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 26		Cree played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 439 to 368 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +1308.
Round 27		Cree played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 368 to 431 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-10, +1245.
Round 28		Cree played #8 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (THA) and won 547 to 358 (a spread of 189). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-10, +1434.
Round 29		Cree played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 412 to 423 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 18-11, +1423. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Cree played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 468 to 349 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-11, +1542.
Round 31		Cree played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) again and won 478 to 400 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +1620. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
After the Tournament		Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

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