NSC 2012: Laurie Cohen [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, 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 17-14, +623, and is ranked #19 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): Laurie Surname(s): Cohen Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel

Round by Round
High score: 557 Average for: 427 Average against: 408
Round 1		Cohen played #35 Wendell Haynes (Loxahatchee, FL) and won 436 to 360 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-0, +76.
Round 2		Cohen played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 405 to 322 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 2-0, +159.
Round 3		Cohen played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 291 to 397 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-1, +53.
Round 4		Cohen played #36 Cedric Lewis (State College, PA) and won 557 to 477 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +133. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cohen played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and lost 347 to 461 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +19.
Round 6		Cohen played #3 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 468 to 566 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3-3, -79. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Cohen played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and lost 412 to 431 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, -98.
Round 8		Cohen played #5 David Koenig (Silver Spring, MD) and won 486 to 413 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, -25.
Round 9		Cohen played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 369 to 392 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-5, -48.
Round 10		Cohen played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 512 to 434 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-5, +30.
Round 11		Cohen played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 358 to 381 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-6, +7.
Round 12		Cohen played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 404 to 539 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-7, -128.
Round 13		Cohen played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 458 to 433 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, -103.
Round 14		Cohen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-7, -53.
Round 15		Cohen played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 412 to 451 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 7-8, -92.
Round 16		Cohen played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 447 to 430 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 8-8, -75.
Round 17		Cohen played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 453 to 346 (a spread of 107). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 9-8, +32.
Round 18		Cohen played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 478 to 312 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-8, +198.
Round 19		Cohen played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 518 to 377 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +339.
Round 20		Cohen played #23 Marcia Richards (Centreville, VA) and lost 366 to 431 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +274.
Round 21		Cohen played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 318 to 410 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 11-10, +182.
Round 22		Cohen played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 503 to 374 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-10, +311.
Round 23		Cohen played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 333 to 300 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-10, +344.
Round 24		Cohen played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and won 432 to 398 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-10, +378.
Round 25		Cohen played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 495 to 354 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 15-10, +519.
Round 26		Cohen played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 395 to 416 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-11, +498.
Round 27		Cohen played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and won 476 to 302 (a spread of 174). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-11, +672.
Round 28		Cohen played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 363 to 440 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-12, +595.
Round 29		Cohen played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 471 to 401 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-12, +665.
Round 30		Cohen played #21 John Van Pelt (Centreville, VA) and lost 377 to 402 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-13, +640.
Round 31		Cohen played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 458 to 475 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-14, +623.

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