Ruth Hamilton [#053] at NSC 2002

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Ruth Hamilton [#053] 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): Ruth Surname(s): Hamilton Home: Lake Oswego, OR, United States Age: 59 Awards: 2001 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year Occupation: Programmer Analyst - Quality Control

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 518 Average for: 392 Average against: 372
Round 1		Hamilton played #022 Paula Catanese (Mountain View, CA) and won 411 to 290 (a spread of 121) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +121.
Round 2		Hamilton played #087 Alan Meyer (Newberg, OR) and won 424 to 392 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-0, +153.
Round 3		Hamilton played #113 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 376 to 325 (a spread of 51) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +204.
Round 4		Hamilton played #117 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and lost 325 to 356 (a spread of -31) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-1, +173.
Round 5		Hamilton played #123 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 403 to 464 (a spread of -61) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-2, +112.
Round 6		Hamilton played #013 Linda Bredel (Sierra Vista, AZ) and won 446 to 253 (a spread of 193) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +305.
Round 7		Hamilton played #128 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 518 to 270 (a spread of 248) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-2, +553.
Round 8		Hamilton played #090 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 348 to 444 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 5-3, +457.
Round 9		Hamilton played #134 Susi Tiekert (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 347 to 359 (a spread of -12) . Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-4, +445.
Round 10		Hamilton played #088 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 440 to 281 (a spread of 159) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +604.
Round 11		Hamilton played #086 Charles Merlis (West Hartford, CT) and won 435 to 311 (a spread of 124) . Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +728.
Round 12		Hamilton played #137 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and won 464 to 327 (a spread of 137) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +865.
Round 13		Hamilton played #019 Lorraine Burton (Baltimore, MD) and won 414 to 382 (a spread of 32) . Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +897.
Round 14		Hamilton played #049 Mark Goodman (Clinton, NY) and won 411 to 327 (a spread of 84) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 10-4, +981.
Round 15		Hamilton played #028 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and lost 371 to 421 (a spread of -50) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-5, +931.
Round 16		Hamilton played #037 Su Edwards (Cambridge ON) and won 348 to 308 (a spread of 40) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +971.
Round 17		Hamilton played #139 Dorcas Wallace (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 296 to 507 (a spread of -211) . Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +760.
Round 18		Hamilton played #007 Jason Bednarz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 287 to 542 (a spread of -255) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-7, +505.
Round 19		Hamilton played #018 Betty Burton (Middletown, NY) and won 462 to 269 (a spread of 193) . Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-7, +698.
Round 20		Hamilton played #123 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and won 391 to 341 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +748.
Round 21		Hamilton played #067 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 328 to 546 (a spread of -218) . Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +530.
Round 22		Hamilton played #015 Jason D Brooks (Lindenhurst, IL) and won 442 to 405 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +567.
Round 23		Hamilton played #067 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 432 to 369 (a spread of 63) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +630.
Round 24		Hamilton played #043 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 379 to 402 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +607.
Round 25		Hamilton played #052 Thomas M Hall (Carlisle, PA) and won 435 to 423 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #11. Current record: 16-9, +619. Hamilton is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Hamilton is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Hamilton played #098 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 373 to 331 (a spread of 42) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-9, +661.
Round 27		Hamilton played #139 Dorcas Wallace (Bethel Park, PA) and lost 313 to 336 (a spread of -23) . Current ranking: #12. Current record: 17-10, +638.
Round 28		Hamilton played #136 Tina Udelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 396 to 471 (a spread of -75) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-11, +563.
Round 29		Hamilton played #031 Roy Dixon (San Jose, CA) and lost 357 to 373 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 17-12, +547.
Round 30		Hamilton played #088 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and won 373 to 363 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +557.
Round 31		Hamilton played #090 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 394 to 357 (a spread of 37) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 19-12, +594.

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