Paul Avrin [#006] at NSC 2002

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Paul Avrin [#006] 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): Paul Surname(s): Avrin Home: New York, NY, United States Age: 61 Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; has lowest NSA membership number (50) Hobbies: gym, travel, movies Occupation: retired HS math teacher WSC 1995 Rank: 42

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 389 Average against: 409
Before the Tournament		Avrin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Avrin played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 381 to 398 (a spread of -17) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-1, -17.
Round 2		Avrin played #116 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 402 to 424 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -39.
Round 3		Avrin played #081 Jeremiah Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 337 to 452 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #113. Current record: 0-3, -154.
Round 4		Avrin played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 336 to 410 (a spread of -74) . Current ranking: #122. Current record: 0-4, -228.
Round 5		Avrin played #045 Howard Greenspan (Norwalk, CT) and lost 390 to 424 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-5, -262.
Round 6		Avrin played #016 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and lost 329 to 441 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #130. Current record: 0-6, -374.
Round 7		Avrin played #025 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 469 to 405 (a spread of 64) . Current ranking: #125. Current record: 1-6, -310.
Round 8		Avrin played #031 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 387 to 407 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-7, -330.
Round 9		Avrin played #026 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 386 to 333 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #119. Current record: 2-7, -277.
Round 10		Avrin played #094 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and won 455 to 390 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #112. Current record: 3-7, -212.
Round 11		Avrin played #049 Stephen Haraske (Danbury, CT) and won 470 to 373 (a spread of 97) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 4-7, -115.
Round 12		Avrin played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 383 to 371 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 5-7, -103.
Round 13		Avrin played #096 Jim Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 457 to 395 (a spread of 62) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-7, -41.
Round 14		Avrin played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 370 to 469 (a spread of -99) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 6-8, -140.
Round 15		Avrin played #072 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 419 to 435 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 6-9, -156.
Round 16		Avrin played #015 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 376 to 356 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 7-9, -136.
Round 17		Avrin played #119 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 342 to 423 (a spread of -81) . Current ranking: #103. Current record: 7-10, -217.
Round 18		Avrin played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 369 to 437 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #110. Current record: 7-11, -285.
Round 19		Avrin played #017 Tracy Cobbs (Decatur, AL) and won 424 to 413 (a spread of 11) . Current ranking: #101. Current record: 8-11, -274.
Round 20		Avrin played #009 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 381 to 428 (a spread of -47) . Current ranking: #105. Current record: 8-12, -321.
Round 21		Avrin played #019 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 324 to 454 (a spread of -130) . Current ranking: #111. Current record: 8-13, -451.
Round 22		Avrin played #009 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 402 to 404 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #117. Current record: 8-14, -453.
Round 23		Avrin played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 376 to 502 (a spread of -126) . Current ranking: #122. Current record: 8-15, -579.
Round 24		Avrin played #048 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 450 to 377 (a spread of 73) . Current ranking: #117. Current record: 9-15, -506.
Round 25		Avrin played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 440 to 316 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #109. Current record: 10-15, -382.
Round 26		Avrin played #051 Wendell Haynes (Miami, FL) and won 412 to 409 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #105. Current record: 11-15, -379.
Round 27		Avrin played #131 Margaret Bauer Williams (Kearny, NJ) and won 436 to 310 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 12-15, -253.
Round 28		Avrin played #088 Tunde Ogunyemi (Hyattsville, MD) and won 369 to 341 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 13-15, -225.
Round 29		Avrin played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and lost 271 to 491 (a spread of -220) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 13-16, -445.
Round 30		Avrin played #035 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 404 to 391 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 14-16, -432.
Round 31		Avrin played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 318 to 489 (a spread of -171) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 14-17, -603.
After the Tournament		Avrin is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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