John Karris [#063] at NSC 2002

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John Karris [#063] 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): John Surname(s): Karris Home: San Jose, CA, United States Age: 40 Hobbies: Gardening Occupation: Attorney

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 536 Average for: 382 Average against: 404
Round 1		Karris played #038 Jim Geary (Glendale, AZ) and lost 290 to 378 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 0-1, -88.
Round 2		Karris played #030 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 357 to 489 (a spread of -132) . Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0-2, -220.
Round 3		Karris played #028 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and lost 326 to 377 (a spread of -51) . Current ranking: #123. Current record: 0-3, -271.
Round 4		Karris played #076 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 382 to 474 (a spread of -92) . Current ranking: #128. Current record: 0-4, -363.
Round 5		Karris played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and won 442 to 370 (a spread of 72) . Current ranking: #118. Current record: 1-4, -291.
Round 6		Karris played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 536 to 358 (a spread of 178) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -113.
Round 7		Karris played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and lost 405 to 423 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-5, -131.
Round 8		Karris played #048 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 524 to 441 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 3-5, -48.
Round 9		Karris played #104 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and lost 440 to 480 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #105. Current record: 3-6, -88.
Round 10		Karris played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 374 to 352 (a spread of 22) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 4-6, -66.
Round 11		Karris played #061 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 369 to 433 (a spread of -64) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 4-7, -130.
Round 12		Karris played #014 Gerald Carter (Thailand) and lost 282 to 359 (a spread of -77) . Current ranking: #111. Current record: 4-8, -207.
Round 13		Karris played #031 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 430 to 263 (a spread of 167) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 5-8, -40.
Round 14		Karris played #119 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 267 to 493 (a spread of -226) . Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-9, -266.
Round 15		Karris played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and lost 369 to 484 (a spread of -115) . Current ranking: #114. Current record: 5-10, -381.
Round 16		Karris played #047 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 452 to 428 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #112. Current record: 6-10, -357.
Round 17		Karris played #131 Margaret Bauer Williams (Kearny, NJ) and won 433 to 234 (a spread of 199) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 7-10, -158.
Round 18		Karris played #121 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 383 to 428 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #108. Current record: 7-11, -203.
Round 19		Karris played #106 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and lost 341 to 413 (a spread of -72) . Current ranking: #114. Current record: 7-12, -275.
Round 20		Karris played #132 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 447 to 422 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #104. Current record: 8-12, -250. Karris is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 21		Karris played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 362 to 405 (a spread of -43) . Current ranking: #110. Current record: 8-13, -293.
Round 22		Karris played #076 Bob Lundegaard (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 415 to 422 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #115. Current record: 8-14, -300.
Round 23		Karris played #072 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 367 to 435 (a spread of -68) . Current ranking: #120. Current record: 8-15, -368.
Round 24		Karris played #102 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and lost 331 to 422 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #123. Current record: 8-16, -459.
Round 25		Karris played #048 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 297 to 395 (a spread of -98) . Current ranking: #124. Current record: 8-17, -557.
Round 26		Karris played #114 William D Shipe (La Jolla, CA) and lost 346 to 386 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-18, -597.
Round 27		Karris played #043 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 316 to 464 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #127. Current record: 8-19, -745.
Round 28		Karris played #049 Stephen Haraske (Danbury, CT) and won 382 to 374 (a spread of 8) . Current ranking: #126. Current record: 9-19, -737.
Round 29		Karris played #031 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 364 to 382 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #129. Current record: 9-20, -755.
Round 30		Karris played #026 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and lost 385 to 425 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #129. Current record: 9-21, -795.
Round 31		Karris played #132 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 420 to 322 (a spread of 98) . Current ranking: #128. Current record: 10-21, -697.

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