Alan Stern [#115] at NSC 2002

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Alan Stern [#115] 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): Alan Surname(s): Stern Home: Shadow Hills, CA, United States Age: 44 Awards: Made Mark Landsberg famous Hobbies: Baseball, pets, humor Occupation: Dispatcher

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 400 Average against: 405
Round 1		Stern played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 486 to 383 (a spread of 103) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +103.
Round 2		Stern played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and won 472 to 426 (a spread of 46) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +149.
Round 3		Stern played #057 Nuttakrit K (Thailand) and lost 399 to 410 (a spread of -11) . Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-1, +138.
Round 4		Stern played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 299 to 445 (a spread of -146) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -8.
Round 5		Stern played #124 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 418 to 401 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-2, +9.
Round 6		Stern played #062 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 407 to 390 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-2, +26.
Round 7		Stern played #068 Rose Kreiswirth (East Northport, NY) and lost 366 to 400 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-3, -8.
Round 8		Stern played #089 Steve Oliger (Lancaster, PA) and lost 339 to 355 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -24.
Round 9		Stern played #054 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 414 to 320 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, +70.
Round 10		Stern played #029 Michael Early (Richardson, TX) and lost 455 to 456 (a spread of -1) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-5, +69.
Round 11		Stern played #074 Bob Lipton (Vero Beach, FL) and won 415 to 379 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-5, +105.
Round 12		Stern played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 440 to 365 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-5, +180.
Round 13		Stern played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and won 447 to 341 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, +286.
Round 14		Stern played #030 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and won 438 to 409 (a spread of 29) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, +315.
Round 15		Stern played #010 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 297 to 444 (a spread of -147) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-6, +168. Stern is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 16		Stern played #033 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 400 to 404 (a spread of -4) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 9-7, +164. Stern is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Stern played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and lost 436 to 486 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-8, +114. Stern is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Stern played #018 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 401 to 507 (a spread of -106) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-9, +8.
Round 19		Stern played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and lost 360 to 389 (a spread of -29) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-10, -21.
Round 20		Stern played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and lost 347 to 416 (a spread of -69) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-11, -90.
Round 21		Stern played #020 Steve Cook (Columbus, OH) and won 390 to 370 (a spread of 20) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-11, -70.
Round 22		Stern played #022 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 343 to 429 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 10-12, -156.
Round 23		Stern played #077 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 479 to 350 (a spread of 129) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-12, -27.
Round 24		Stern played #103 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 376 to 411 (a spread of -35) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-13, -62.
Round 25		Stern played #121 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and lost 359 to 454 (a spread of -95) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, -157.
Round 26		Stern played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 405 to 291 (a spread of 114) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 12-14, -43.
Round 27		Stern played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 353 to 458 (a spread of -105) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 12-15, -148.
Round 28		Stern played #082 Karen Merrill (Portland, OR) and won 404 to 343 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -87.
Round 29		Stern played #077 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 480 to 413 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-15, -20.
Round 30		Stern played #107 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 368 to 497 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 14-16, -149.
Round 31		Stern recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15-16, -99.

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