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Gail Wolford [#134] 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

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Given name(s): Gail
Surname(s): Wolford
Home: Portland, OR, United States
Age: 49
Occupation: Writer

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 508
Average for: 387
Average against: 393

Round 1

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Wolford played #114 William D Shipe (La Jolla, CA) and won 417 to 353 (a spread of 64) .

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 1-0, +64.

Round 2

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Wolford played #015 Vince Castellano (Fairfax, VA) and won 493 to 298 (a spread of 195) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 2-0, +259.

Round 3

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Wolford played #077 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 298 to 474 (a spread of -176) .

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 2-1, +83.

Round 4

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Wolford played #069 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 312 to 412 (a spread of -100) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 2-2, -17.

Wolford is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Wolford is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 5

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Wolford played #044 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 339 to 463 (a spread of -124) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 2-3, -141.

Round 6

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Wolford played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 359 to 444 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #110.

Current record: 2-4, -226.

Round 7

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Wolford played #060 Noah Kanter (Berkeley, CA) and lost 433 to 455 (a spread of -22) .

Current ranking: #108.

Current record: 2-5, -248.

Wolford is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Wolford is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 8

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Wolford played #056 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 290 to 281 (a spread of 9) .

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 3-5, -239.

Round 9

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Wolford played #106 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 387 to 386 (a spread of 1) .

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 4-5, -238.

Round 10

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Wolford played #080 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 362 to 447 (a spread of -85) .

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 4-6, -323.

Round 11

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Wolford played #120 John Terrell (Roseville, MI) and won 409 to 318 (a spread of 91) .

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 5-6, -232.

Round 12

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Wolford played #028 James Dodds (White Oak, PA) and lost 357 to 463 (a spread of -106) .

Current ranking: #104.

Current record: 5-7, -338.

Round 13

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Wolford played #085 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 294 to 509 (a spread of -215) .

Current ranking: #111.

Current record: 5-8, -553.

Round 14

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Wolford played #083 Mark Milan (San Juan Capistrano, CA) and won 508 to 306 (a spread of 202) .

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 6-8, -351.

Round 15

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Wolford played #063 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 484 to 369 (a spread of 115) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 7-8, -236.

Round 16

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Wolford played #131 Margaret Bauer Williams (Kearny, NJ) and won 318 to 303 (a spread of 15) .

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 8-8, -221.

Round 17

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Wolford played #047 Dominic Grillo (Somerset, NJ) and won 485 to 322 (a spread of 163) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 9-8, -58.

Round 18

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Wolford played #059 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 424 to 298 (a spread of 126) .

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 10-8, +68.

Round 19

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Wolford played #081 Jeremiah Mead (Chelmsford, MA) and lost 351 to 384 (a spread of -33) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 10-9, +35.

Round 20

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Wolford played #129 Jeff Widergren (San Jose, CA) and won 472 to 311 (a spread of 161) .

Current ranking: #45.

Current record: 11-9, +196.

Round 21

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Wolford played #118 Taewan Sutthasin (Thailand) and won 492 to 344 (a spread of 148) .

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 12-9, +344.

Round 22

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Wolford played #008 Rich Baker (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 366 to 374 (a spread of -8) .

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 12-10, +336.

Round 23

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Wolford played #040 J Goard (Foresthill, CA) and won 398 to 362 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 13-10, +372.

Round 24

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Wolford played #123 Steve Tier (Rego Park, NY) and won 466 to 431 (a spread of 35) .

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 14-10, +407.

Round 25

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Wolford played #117 Charnwit Sumrattanaporn (Thailand) and won 476 to 316 (a spread of 160) .

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 15-10, +567.

Round 26

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Wolford played #095 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and lost 361 to 507 (a spread of -146) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 15-11, +421.

Wolford is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Wolford is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 27

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Wolford played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 397 to 471 (a spread of -74) .

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 15-12, +347.

Round 28

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Wolford played #069 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 352 to 417 (a spread of -65) .

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 15-13, +282.

Round 29

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Wolford played #126 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and lost 286 to 424 (a spread of -138) .

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 15-14, +144.

Round 30

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Wolford played #004 Scott Appel (Neshanic, NJ) and lost 244 to 412 (a spread of -168) .

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 15-15, -24.

Round 31

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Wolford played #011 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 366 to 522 (a spread of -156) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 15-16, -180.


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