Walter Blue [#010] at NSC 2002

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Walter Blue [#010] 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): Walter Surname(s): Blue Home: St. Paul, MN, United States Age: 62 Hobbies: piano, foreign languages, cryptic crosswords Occupation: College Professor - French & Italian

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 457 Average for: 359 Average against: 365
Round 1		Blue played #009 Paul Beusterien (Alameda, CA) and lost 320 to 373 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -53.
Round 2		Blue played #072 Bill Lapinski (Lake Forest, CA) and won 375 to 336 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-1, -14.
Round 3		Blue played #130 Frank Tarr (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 419 (a spread of -71) . Current ranking: #98. Current record: 1-2, -85.
Round 4		Blue played #070 Marian Koonce (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 380 to 276 (a spread of 104) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, +19.
Round 5		Blue played #139 Dorcas Wallace (Bethel Park, PA) and won 409 to 331 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +97.
Round 6		Blue played #067 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 442 to 315 (a spread of 127) . Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +224. Blue is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Blue is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Blue played #020 Don Bush (San Diego, CA) and lost 319 to 394 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-3, +149.
Round 8		Blue played #116 T A Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 382 to 324 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-3, +207.
Round 9		Blue played #083 Joyce McFadden (Garden Grove, CA) and lost 363 to 436 (a spread of -73) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5-4, +134.
Round 10		Blue played #074 David Lieberfarb (Edison, NJ) and lost 308 to 334 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-5, +108.
Round 11		Blue played #105 Mark Penhallow (Wolcott, CT) and won 415 to 368 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +155.
Round 12		Blue played #017 Shannon Burns (Calgary AB) and lost 300 to 363 (a spread of -63) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 6-6, +92.
Round 13		Blue played #075 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and lost 404 to 458 (a spread of -54) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 6-7, +38.
Round 14		Blue played #086 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 412 to 334 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 7-7, +116.
Round 15		Blue played #018 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 369 to 318 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #49. Current record: 8-7, +167.
Round 16		Blue played #092 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 445 to 216 (a spread of 229) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 9-7, +396.
Round 17		Blue played #013 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and lost 302 to 387 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-8, +311.
Round 18		Blue played #122 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 356 to 339 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-8, +328.
Round 19		Blue played #015 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and lost 325 to 416 (a spread of -91) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-9, +237.
Round 20		Blue played #059 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 264 to 459 (a spread of -195) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-10, +42.
Round 21		Blue played #003 Isaac L Apindi (El Sobrante, CA) and lost 285 to 433 (a spread of -148) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10-11, -106.
Round 22		Blue played #068 Kaye Kiker (York, AL) and won 381 to 357 (a spread of 24) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 11-11, -82.
Round 23		Blue played #128 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and lost 306 to 429 (a spread of -123) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-12, -205.
Round 24		Blue played #143 Ginger White (Shirley, NY) and won 413 to 312 (a spread of 101) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-12, -104.
Round 25		Blue played #107 Cindy Quinn (Laguna Woods, CA) and lost 401 to 423 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 12-13, -126.
Round 26		Blue played #126 Muriel Sparrow Reedy (Jamaica, NY) and won 457 to 348 (a spread of 109) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, -17.
Round 27		Blue played #099 Pete Muller (New York, NY) and won 332 to 298 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #60. Current record: 14-13, +17.
Round 28		Blue played #113 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 363 to 408 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 14-14, -28.
Round 29		Blue played #113 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 306 to 342 (a spread of -36) . Current ranking: #76. Current record: 14-15, -64.
Round 30		Blue played #027 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 323 to 376 (a spread of -53) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 14-16, -117.
Round 31		Blue played #056 Matt Hesson (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 315 to 404 (a spread of -89) . Current ranking: #95. Current record: 14-17, -206.

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