NSC 2012: David Koenig [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, who is competing at the 2012 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 19-12, +1072, and is ranked #6 in Division CSW.

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): David Surname(s): Koenig Home: Silver Spring, MD, United States Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball

Round by Round
High score: 602 Average for: 445 Average against: 410
Round 1		Koenig played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 481 to 272 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 1-0, +209.
Round 2		Koenig played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 484 to 354 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +339.
Round 3		Koenig played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 330 to 475 (a spread of -145). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +194.
Round 4		Koenig played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 436 to 439 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +191. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Koenig played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 461 to 467 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-3, +185.
Round 6		Koenig played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 380 to 415 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-4, +150. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Koenig played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 479 to 346 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-4, +283.
Round 8		Koenig played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 413 to 486 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-5, +210.
Round 9		Koenig played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 480 to 436 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-5, +254.
Round 10		Koenig played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 551 to 352 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 5-5, +453. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Koenig played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and won 471 to 445 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-5, +479.
Round 12		Koenig played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 288 to 406 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-6, +361.
Round 13		Koenig played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 494 to 370 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-6, +485.
Round 14		Koenig played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 417 to 319 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-6, +583. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Koenig played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 507 to 393 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-6, +697.
Round 16		Koenig played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 457 to 324 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-6, +830. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Koenig played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 397 to 531 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-7, +696. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Koenig played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 455 to 506 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-8, +645. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Koenig played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 331 to 449 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-9, +527.
Round 20		Koenig played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 464 to 368 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-9, +623.
Round 21		Koenig played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 519 to 316 (a spread of 203). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-9, +826.
Round 22		Koenig played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 479 to 430 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-9, +875.
Round 23		Koenig played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) again and lost 326 to 499 (a spread of -173). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-10, +702.
Round 24		Koenig played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and won 602 to 306 (a spread of 296). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-10, +998.
Round 25		Koenig played #7 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 489 to 479 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 15-10, +1008. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 26		Koenig played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) again and lost 376 to 455 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-11, +929.
Round 27		Koenig played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) again and won 510 to 409 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-11, +1030.
Round 28		Koenig played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 473 to 359 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-11, +1144.
Round 29		Koenig played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and won 441 to 415 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 18-11, +1170.
Round 30		Koenig played #2 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 344 to 492 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-12, +1022.
Round 31		Koenig recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-12, +1072.

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