NSC 2012: Marcia Richards [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Marcia Richards, 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, +645, and is ranked #7 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): Marcia Surname(s): Richards Home: Centreville, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 416 Average against: 397
Round 1		Richards played #19 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 370 to 561 (a spread of -191). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 0-1, -191.
Round 2		Richards played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 438 to 366 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-1, -119.
Round 3		Richards played #34 Susan Gordon (Australia) and won 480 to 320 (a spread of 160). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +41.
Round 4		Richards played #11 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 401 to 443 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-2, -1.
Round 5		Richards played #14 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 368 to 430 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 2-3, -63.
Round 6		Richards played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 355 to 409 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 2-4, -117. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Richards played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 429 to 374 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-4, -62. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Richards played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and lost 325 to 454 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-5, -191.
Round 9		Richards played #25 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and lost 314 to 482 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-6, -359.
Round 10		Richards played #30 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 376 to 375 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 4-6, -358.
Round 11		Richards played #39 Pat Schuberg (Australia) and won 404 to 342 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-6, -296.
Round 12		Richards played #38 Caroline Polak Scowcroft (Australia) and won 428 to 397 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-6, -265. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Richards played #37 Ezekiel Markwei (Miramar, FL) and won 489 to 354 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, -130.
Round 14		Richards played #26 Eric Kinderman (Burlington, VT) and won 462 to 328 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +4.
Round 15		Richards played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 314 to 413 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-7, -95. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Richards played #15 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 323 to 430 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-8, -202.
Round 17		Richards played #32 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 478 to 366 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-8, -90.
Round 18		Richards recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-8, -40.
Round 19		Richards played #9 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 469 to 461 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-8, -32.
Round 20		Richards played #10 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 431 to 366 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-8, +33.
Round 21		Richards played #17 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 458 to 356 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 13-8, +135.
Round 22		Richards played #12 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 422 to 371 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +186. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Richards played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and lost 355 to 402 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-9, +139.
Round 24		Richards played #6 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 383 to 450 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-10, +72. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Richards played #1 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) again and lost 419 to 422 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-11, +69.
Round 26		Richards played #27 Jim Lamerand (Chandler, AZ) and won 455 to 217 (a spread of 238). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-11, +307.
Round 27		Richards played #20 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) again and won 529 to 245 (a spread of 284). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-11, +591.
Round 28		Richards played #33 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and won 454 to 443 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +602.
Round 29		Richards played #13 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 432 to 483 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-12, +551.
Round 30		Richards played #28 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and won 421 to 414 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-12, +558.
Round 31		Richards played #18 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) again and won 511 to 424 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-12, +645.

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