Don Bush [#020] at NSC 2002

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Don Bush [#020] 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): Don Surname(s): Bush Home: San Diego, CA, United States Age: 78 Awards: Fellow for the Society of Technical Communications Hobbies: collecting books Occupation: retired

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 519 Average for: 377 Average against: 372
Round 1		Bush played #067 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 360 to 310 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 1-0, +50.
Round 2		Bush played #139 Dorcas Wallace (Bethel Park, PA) and tied at 395 . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1.5-0.5, +50.
Round 3		Bush played #009 Paul Beusterien (Alameda, CA) and won 408 to 347 (a spread of 61) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2.5-0.5, +111.
Round 4		Bush played #072 Bill Lapinski (Lake Forest, CA) and won 486 to 391 (a spread of 95) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3.5-0.5, +206.
Round 5		Bush played #130 Frank Tarr (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 347 to 407 (a spread of -60) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 3.5-1.5, +146.
Round 6		Bush played #070 Marian Koonce (Santa Barbara, CA) and won 372 to 344 (a spread of 28) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4.5-1.5, +174.
Round 7		Bush played #010 Walter Blue (St. Paul, MN) and won 394 to 319 (a spread of 75) . Current ranking: #7. Current record: 5.5-1.5, +249.
Round 8		Bush played #142 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and won 390 to 336 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6.5-1.5, +303.
Round 9		Bush played #038 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 408 to 318 (a spread of 90) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7.5-1.5, +393. Bush is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Bush is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 10		Bush played #123 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 346 to 362 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7.5-2.5, +377.
Round 11		Bush played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 340 to 467 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +250.
Round 12		Bush played #124 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 239 to 473 (a spread of -234) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7.5-4.5, +16. Bush is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Bush is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Bush played #050 Alice Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 351 to 448 (a spread of -97) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 7.5-5.5, -81.
Round 14		Bush played #043 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 284 to 370 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7.5-6.5, -167.
Round 15		Bush played #039 Evelyn Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 436 to 312 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8.5-6.5, -43.
Round 16		Bush played #080 Gerri Martin (Taunton, MA) and won 406 to 380 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #34. Current record: 9.5-6.5, -17.
Round 17		Bush played #133 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and lost 335 to 413 (a spread of -78) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9.5-7.5, -95.
Round 18		Bush played #054 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and lost 339 to 378 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9.5-8.5, -134.
Round 19		Bush played #137 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 334 to 446 (a spread of -112) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 9.5-9.5, -246.
Round 20		Bush played #084 Marcia McPhee (Centreville, VA) and lost 398 to 443 (a spread of -45) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 9.5-10.5, -291.
Round 21		Bush played #089 Vivian Minden (Dundas ON) and won 519 to 271 (a spread of 248) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 10.5-10.5, -43.
Round 22		Bush played #142 Charlene White (Kearny, NJ) and lost 325 to 413 (a spread of -88) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 10.5-11.5, -131.
Round 23		Bush played #127 Sally Starr (Tampa, FL) and lost 341 to 424 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #91. Current record: 10.5-12.5, -214.
Round 24		Bush played #073 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and lost 401 to 413 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -226.
Round 25		Bush played #054 Nancy Hanley (Wilmington, DE) and won 392 to 352 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #87. Current record: 11.5-13.5, -186.
Round 26		Bush played #060 T C Houlgate West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and lost 332 to 388 (a spread of -56) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 11.5-14.5, -242.
Round 27		Bush played #008 David Berger (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 350 (a spread of -13) . Current ranking: #104. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -255.
Round 28		Bush played #002 Shah Ali (Herndon, VA) and won 471 to 288 (a spread of 183) . Current ranking: #93. Current record: 12.5-15.5, -72.
Round 29		Bush played #133 Celia Thompson (Carney's Point, NJ) and won 399 to 333 (a spread of 66) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 13.5-15.5, -6.
Round 30		Bush played #103 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 469 to 313 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 14.5-15.5, +150.
Round 31		Bush played #092 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 345 to 315 (a spread of 30) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 15.5-15.5, +180.

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