Diane Firstman [#029] at NSC 2002

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Diane Firstman [#029] 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): Diane Surname(s): Firstman Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Age: 40 Awards: Finished 1st Division A 2002 BAT; Finished 1st Intermediate 2001 Albany Hobbies: Scrabble, stand-up comedy Occupation: City Government Planner

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round-by-Round
High score: 439 Average for: 363 Average against: 390
Before the Tournament		Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Firstman played #007 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 281 to 427 (a spread of -146) . Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -146.
Round 2		Firstman played #095 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 439 to 413 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 1-1, -120.
Round 3		Firstman played #010 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 319 to 404 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #89. Current record: 1-2, -205. Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Firstman played #057 Ken Lambe (Port Huron, MI) and won 342 to 329 (a spread of 13) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-2, -192.
Round 5		Firstman played #097 Carl Stocker (Miami, FL) and lost 205 to 447 (a spread of -242) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 2-3, -434.
Round 6		Firstman played #063 Ben Greenwood (Somerville, MA) and won 413 to 350 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -371.
Round 7		Firstman played #104 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 401 to 380 (a spread of 21) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-3, -350.
Round 8		Firstman played #072 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 298 to 382 (a spread of -84) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-4, -434.
Round 9		Firstman played #015 Jonn Dalton (The Colony, TX) and won 344 to 289 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, -379.
Round 10		Firstman played #039 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 358 to 454 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-5, -475.
Round 11		Firstman played #067 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and lost 316 to 375 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-6, -534.
Round 12		Firstman played #011 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 346 to 343 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-6, -531.
Round 13		Firstman played #027 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-7, -588.
Round 14		Firstman played #005 Benjamin Bloom (Israel) and lost 364 to 380 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-8, -604.
Round 15		Firstman played #086 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 419 to 504 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #86. Current record: 6-9, -689.
Round 16		Firstman played #105 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and lost 425 to 427 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 6-10, -691. Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 17		Firstman played #098 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 323 to 383 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 6-11, -751.
Round 18		Firstman played #094 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and won 353 to 326 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-11, -724.
Round 19		Firstman played #023 Mike Ebanks (Calgary AB) and lost 298 to 398 (a spread of -100) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 7-12, -824.
Round 20		Firstman played #033 Richard Ganguet (Cuba, AL) and won 429 to 361 (a spread of 68) . Current ranking: #88. Current record: 8-12, -756.
Round 21		Firstman played #067 Brenda Megannety (Toronto ON) and won 390 to 376 (a spread of 14) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-12, -742. Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 22		Firstman played #063 Ben Greenwood (Somerville, MA) and won 438 to 318 (a spread of 120) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-12, -622. Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Firstman played #027 Ann Ferguson (Mountlake Terrace, WA) and lost 362 to 396 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 10-13, -656.
Round 24		Firstman played #078 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 425 to 323 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-13, -554.
Round 25		Firstman played #049 Nancy Jessup (Orland Park, IL) and lost 376 to 397 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-14, -575.
Round 26		Firstman played #052 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 359 to 435 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 11-15, -651.
Round 27		Firstman played #041 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 439 to 427 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 12-15, -639.
Round 28		Firstman played #028 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 407 to 368 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-15, -600. Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 29		Firstman played #052 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and lost 389 to 516 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-16, -727.
Round 30		Firstman played #099 Sinna Vijayakumar (North York ON) and won 343 to 340 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-16, -724.
Round 31		Firstman played #103 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 327 to 424 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14-17, -821. Firstman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Firstman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

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