Stuart Goldman [#042] at NSC 2002

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Stuart Goldman [#042] 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): Stuart Surname(s): Goldman Home: San Francisco, CA, United States Age: 73 Hobbies: Writing, contests Occupation: Retired teacher

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 489 Average for: 389 Average against: 393
Round 1		Goldman played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 447 to 498 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 0-1, -51.
Round 2		Goldman played #079 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 307 to 490 (a spread of -183) . Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-2, -234.
Round 3		Goldman played #071 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and won 394 to 312 (a spread of 82) . Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-2, -152.
Round 4		Goldman played #059 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 455 to 299 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 2-2, +4.
Round 5		Goldman played #073 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 332 to 456 (a spread of -124) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 2-3, -120.
Round 6		Goldman played #133 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 405 to 380 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3-3, -95.
Round 7		Goldman played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and lost 300 to 519 (a spread of -219) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 3-4, -314.
Round 8		Goldman played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 395 to 452 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #108. Current record: 3-5, -371.
Round 9		Goldman played #048 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 389 to 429 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #115. Current record: 3-6, -411.
Round 10		Goldman played #063 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and lost 352 to 374 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #121. Current record: 3-7, -433.
Round 11		Goldman played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and won 473 to 288 (a spread of 185) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 4-7, -248.
Round 12		Goldman played #096 Jim Peters (Brandon, FL) and won 445 to 362 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 5-7, -165.
Round 13		Goldman played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and won 380 to 348 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-7, -133.
Round 14		Goldman played #006 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 469 to 370 (a spread of 99) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-7, -34.
Round 15		Goldman played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 407 to 374 (a spread of 33) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, -1.
Round 16		Goldman played #070 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -29.
Round 17		Goldman played #038 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 390 to 434 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-9, -73.
Round 18		Goldman played #127 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 469 to 248 (a spread of 221) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-9, +148.
Round 19		Goldman played #127 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 349 to 465 (a spread of -116) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9-10, +32.
Round 20		Goldman played #023 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 319 to 363 (a spread of -44) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-11, -12.
Round 21		Goldman played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and lost 316 to 429 (a spread of -113) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 9-12, -125.
Round 22		Goldman played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 348 to 495 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 9-13, -272.
Round 23		Goldman played #082 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 406 to 335 (a spread of 71) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 10-13, -201.
Round 24		Goldman played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 361 to 394 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 10-14, -234.
Round 25		Goldman played #119 Thavach T (Thailand) and won 394 to 324 (a spread of 70) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 11-14, -164. Goldman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Goldman played #115 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 291 to 405 (a spread of -114) . Current ranking: #103. Current record: 11-15, -278.
Round 27		Goldman played #082 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 480 to 397 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12-15, -195.
Round 28		Goldman played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 433 to 404 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13-15, -166.
Round 29		Goldman played #035 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 351 to 391 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 13-16, -206.
Round 30		Goldman played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and lost 355 to 440 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 13-17, -291.
Round 31		Goldman played #006 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 489 to 318 (a spread of 171) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 14-17, -120.
After the Tournament		Goldman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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