Rich Baker [#008] at NSC 2002

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Rich Baker [#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): Rich Surname(s): Baker Home: Westhampton Beach, NY, United States Age: 42 Awards: 2002-05 Norway Hobbies: Travel, Trapeze, Scrabble Occupation: Physicist

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 550 Average for: 399 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Baker is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Baker played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 404 to 440 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 0-1, -36.
Round 2		Baker played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 426 to 472 (a spread of -46) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 0-2, -82.
Round 3		Baker played #062 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 281 to 514 (a spread of -233) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 0-3, -315.
Round 4		Baker played #068 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and won 349 to 297 (a spread of 52) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-3, -263.
Round 5		Baker played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 550 to 325 (a spread of 225) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -38.
Round 6		Baker played #124 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 482 to 327 (a spread of 155) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, +117.
Round 7		Baker played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and won 375 to 281 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-3, +211.
Round 8		Baker played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 489 to 253 (a spread of 236) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-3, +447.
Round 9		Baker played #018 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 262 to 523 (a spread of -261) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 5-4, +186.
Round 10		Baker played #007 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 367 to 362 (a spread of 5) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-4, +191. Baker is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Baker is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 11		Baker played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 354 to 486 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-5, +59.
Round 12		Baker played #027 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and lost 309 to 379 (a spread of -70) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 6-6, -11.
Round 13		Baker played #011 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and won 441 to 277 (a spread of 164) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +153.
Round 14		Baker played #125 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 472 to 407 (a spread of 65) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-6, +218.
Round 15		Baker played #016 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 392 to 373 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +237.
Round 16		Baker played #128 David Weisberg (Hollywood, FL) and lost 298 to 398 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-7, +137.
Round 17		Baker played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 447 to 371 (a spread of 76) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-7, +213.
Round 18		Baker played #075 Adam Logan (Berkeley, CA) and lost 382 to 451 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-8, +144.
Round 19		Baker played #125 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 319 to 513 (a spread of -194) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-9, -50.
Round 20		Baker played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 485 to 304 (a spread of 181) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-9, +131.
Round 21		Baker played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 545 to 284 (a spread of 261) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-9, +392.
Round 22		Baker played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and won 374 to 366 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #27. Current record: 13-9, +400.
Round 23		Baker played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 445 to 399 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-9, +446. Baker is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Baker is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Baker played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 505 to 459 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +492.
Round 25		Baker played #052 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 369 to 481 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 15-10, +380.
Round 26		Baker played #039 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and won 371 to 324 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +427.
Round 27		Baker played #122 Ron Tiekert (Alpharetta, GA) and won 367 to 319 (a spread of 48) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +475.
Round 28		Baker played #092 Komol Panyasoponlert (Thailand) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +474.
Round 29		Baker played #064 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and won 379 to 333 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 18-11, +520.
Round 30		Baker played #018 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 442 to 410 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 19-11, +552.
Round 31		Baker played #053 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and lost 327 to 332 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-12, +547.

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