Barbara Besadny [#008] at NSC 2002

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Barbara Besadny [#008] 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): Barbara Surname(s): Besadny Home: Madison, WI, United States Age: 71 Hobbies: Scrabble, bridge, golf, bowling, gardening Occupation: retired

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 444 Average for: 344 Average against: 362
Round 1		Besadny played #059 Tracey Martin (Marina Del Rey, CA) and won 337 to 265 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-0, +72.
Round 2		Besadny played #110 Carol Yamashita (Hilo, HI) and won 379 to 308 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +143.
Round 3		Besadny played #015 Faye Brook (Huntingdon Valley, PA) and lost 248 to 392 (a spread of -144) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-1, -1.
Round 4		Besadny played #114 Seymour Zweigoron (Riochardson, TX) and lost 367 to 422 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -56.
Round 5		Besadny played #074 Tim Olsen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 309 to 339 (a spread of -30) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, -86.
Round 6		Besadny played #038 J Michael Jacobs (Riverside, CA) and won 316 to 296 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 3-3, -66.
Round 7		Besadny played #067 Gloria Miller (Santa Monica, CA) and lost 320 to 425 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-4, -171.
Round 8		Besadny played #022 Starlite A Clark (Kent, WA) and won 368 to 324 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 4-4, -127.
Round 9		Besadny played #052 Anne Loring (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 304 to 398 (a spread of -94) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, -221.
Round 10		Besadny played #108 Eileen Willis (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 344 to 348 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 4-6, -225.
Round 11		Besadny played #039 Joyce James (Hollywood, FL) and won 403 to 376 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 5-6, -198.
Round 12		Besadny played #087 Deborah Sapot (Friendly, WV) and lost 361 to 390 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-7, -227.
Round 13		Besadny played #109 Jay Wright (Jasper, GA) and lost 315 to 421 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-8, -333.
Round 14		Besadny played #060 Rita Mayes (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 441 to 345 (a spread of 96) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-8, -237.
Round 15		Besadny played #056 Susan Love (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 269 to 408 (a spread of -139) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 6-9, -376.
Round 16		Besadny played #036 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 280 to 336 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-10, -432.
Round 17		Besadny played #088 Richard Savitt (Miami, FL) and lost 358 to 410 (a spread of -52) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 6-11, -484.
Round 18		Besadny played #091 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and won 444 to 284 (a spread of 160) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 7-11, -324.
Round 19		Besadny played #091 Ida Ann Shapiro (Rego Park, NY) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-12, -366.
Round 20		Besadny played #098 Sylvia Strong (Valparaiso, IN) and lost 282 to 389 (a spread of -107) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 7-13, -473.
Round 21		Besadny played #059 Tracey Martin (Marina Del Rey, CA) and won 395 to 371 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 8-13, -449.
Round 22		Besadny played #036 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 384 to 367 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 9-13, -432.
Round 23		Besadny played #019 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and lost 335 to 371 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 9-14, -468.
Round 24		Besadny played #002 Marc Anderson (Carlsbad, CA) and won 338 to 327 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10-14, -457.
Round 25		Besadny played #071 Joy Nees (Dallas, TX) and won 375 to 371 (a spread of 4) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-14, -453.
Round 26		Besadny played #114 Seymour Zweigoron (Riochardson, TX) and won 339 to 330 (a spread of 9) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-14, -444.
Round 27		Besadny played #027 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 232 to 451 (a spread of -219) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 12-15, -663.
Round 28		Besadny played #042 Sylvia King (Calgary AB) and won 327 to 283 (a spread of 44) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-15, -619.
Round 29		Besadny played #019 Kathi Cann (Leitchfield, KY) and won 405 to 394 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 14-15, -608.
Round 30		Besadny played #035 Frances Gross (Coconut Creek, FL) and won 444 to 315 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 15-15, -479.
Round 31		Besadny played #028 David Dinning (Tampa, FL) and lost 298 to 377 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 15-16, -558.

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