Gordon Shapiro [#112] at NSC 2002

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Gordon Shapiro [#112] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information
	Given name(s): Gordon Surname(s): Shapiro Home: Ocean City, MD, United States Age: 64 Awards: too numerous to mention Hobbies: on-line scrabble Occupation: ret. truckdriver

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 456 Average for: 364 Average against: 396
Round 1		Shapiro played #128 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and won 424 to 336 (a spread of 88) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 1-0, +88.
Round 2		Shapiro played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 314 to 438 (a spread of -124) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-1, -36.
Round 3		Shapiro played #087 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 361 to 356 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-1, -31.
Round 4		Shapiro played #135 Trey Wright (Beverly Hills, CA) and won 448 to 340 (a spread of 108) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-1, +77.
Round 5		Shapiro played #094 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 397 to 356 (a spread of 41) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-1, +118.
Round 6		Shapiro played #088 Tunde Ogunyemi (Hyattsville, MD) and lost 363 to 451 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, +30.
Round 7		Shapiro played #056 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 435 to 374 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-2, +91.
Round 8		Shapiro played #110 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 400 to 418 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-3, +73.
Round 9		Shapiro played #067 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 361 to 476 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 5-4, -42.
Round 10		Shapiro played #125 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 310 to 419 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 5-5, -151.
Round 11		Shapiro played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and won 354 to 317 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-5, -114.
Round 12		Shapiro played #035 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 456 to 314 (a spread of 142) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-5, +28.
Round 13		Shapiro played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 399 to 429 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-6, -2.
Round 14		Shapiro played #062 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 344 to 501 (a spread of -157) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-7, -159.
Round 15		Shapiro played #127 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 341 to 413 (a spread of -72) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, -231.
Round 16		Shapiro played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 396 to 312 (a spread of 84) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-8, -147.
Round 17		Shapiro played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and lost 332 to 461 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 8-9, -276.
Round 18		Shapiro played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 332 to 335 (a spread of -3) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 8-10, -279.
Round 19		Shapiro played #121 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 354 to 375 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 8-11, -300.
Round 20		Shapiro played #050 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and lost 299 to 454 (a spread of -155) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 8-12, -455.
Round 21		Shapiro played #096 Jim Peters (Brandon, FL) and lost 299 to 409 (a spread of -110) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 8-13, -565. Shapiro is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Shapiro played #017 Tracy Cobbs (Decatur, AL) and lost 282 to 538 (a spread of -256) . Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-14, -821.
Round 23		Shapiro played #091 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 389 to 362 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #115. Current record: 9-14, -794.
Round 24		Shapiro played #111 Marjorie Schoneboom (Sherman Oaks, CA) and lost 347 to 435 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #120. Current record: 9-15, -882.
Round 25		Shapiro played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 399 to 283 (a spread of 116) . Current ranking: #116. Current record: 10-15, -766.
Round 26		Shapiro played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 320 to 491 (a spread of -171) . Current ranking: #120. Current record: 10-16, -937.
Round 27		Shapiro played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 404 to 328 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #115. Current record: 11-16, -861.
Round 28		Shapiro played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 321 to 430 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #120. Current record: 11-17, -970.
Round 29		Shapiro played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 373 to 338 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 12-17, -935.
Round 30		Shapiro played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 325 to 402 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 12-18, -1012.
Round 31		Shapiro played #070 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 413 to 385 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 13-18, -984.
After the Tournament		Shapiro is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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