Dona Meilach [#079] at NSC 2002

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Dona Meilach [#079] 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): Dona Surname(s): Meilach Home: Carlsbad, CA, United States Occupation: Author-Journalist

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 463 Average for: 367 Average against: 362
Round 1		Meilach played #046 Susan Hoehn (St. Paul, MN) and won 459 to 357 (a spread of 102) . Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-0, +102.
Round 2		Meilach played #059 Sarah King (Phoenix, AZ) and won 401 to 367 (a spread of 34) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-0, +136.
Round 3		Meilach played #109 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and won 450 to 356 (a spread of 94) . Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-0, +230.
Round 4		Meilach played #010 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 285 to 401 (a spread of -116) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 3-1, +114.
Round 5		Meilach played #100 Teresa Schaeffer (Falls Church, VA) and won 352 to 285 (a spread of 67) . Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-1, +181.
Round 6		Meilach played #105 Bruce Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 463 to 274 (a spread of 189) . Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +370.
Round 7		Meilach played #012 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 413 to 302 (a spread of 111) . Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +481.
Round 8		Meilach played #050 Kimberly Howard Johnson (San Diego, CA) and lost 312 to 388 (a spread of -76) . Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-2, +405.
Round 9		Meilach played #085 Brian Nelson (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 300 to 565 (a spread of -265) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-3, +140.
Round 10		Meilach played #128 Dave Zimmerman (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 318 to 355 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 6-4, +103.
Round 11		Meilach played #097 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 380 to 406 (a spread of -26) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 6-5, +77.
Round 12		Meilach played #114 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and lost 313 to 475 (a spread of -162) . Current ranking: #67. Current record: 6-6, -85.
Round 13		Meilach played #093 Larry Ross (Santee, CA) and won 373 to 370 (a spread of 3) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-6, -82.
Round 14		Meilach played #096 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 382 to 381 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-6, -81.
Round 15		Meilach played #028 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and lost 332 to 411 (a spread of -79) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-7, -160.
Round 16		Meilach played #030 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 289 to 373 (a spread of -84) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 8-8, -244.
Round 17		Meilach played #014 Julie Chase (Woodland Hills, CA) and lost 280 to 455 (a spread of -175) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 8-9, -419.
Round 18		Meilach played #087 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and won 433 to 277 (a spread of 156) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 9-9, -263.
Round 19		Meilach played #119 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 337 to 392 (a spread of -55) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-10, -318.
Round 20		Meilach played #082 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and won 334 to 277 (a spread of 57) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 10-10, -261.
Round 21		Meilach played #129 Joyce Zmorzynski (Chicago, IL) and lost 339 to 349 (a spread of -10) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 10-11, -271.
Round 22		Meilach played #102 Dean Scouloukas (Florence, KY) and lost 402 to 409 (a spread of -7) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-12, -278.
Round 23		Meilach played #020 Will Cooper (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 309 to 330 (a spread of -21) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 10-13, -299.
Round 24		Meilach played #072 Herb Lewis (Cherry Hill, NJ) and won 413 to 230 (a spread of 183) . Current ranking: #83. Current record: 11-13, -116.
Round 25		Meilach played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and won 349 to 323 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-13, -90.
Round 26		Meilach played #062 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 360 to 321 (a spread of 39) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 13-13, -51.
Round 27		Meilach played #075 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 404 to 410 (a spread of -6) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-14, -57.
Round 28		Meilach played #041 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 411 to 357 (a spread of 54) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 14-14, -3.
Round 29		Meilach played #121 Carl Warner (Winter Park, FL) and won 383 to 368 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-14, +12.
Round 30		Meilach played #120 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 463 to 255 (a spread of 208) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 16-14, +220.
Round 31		Meilach played #090 Robert Readle (Tucson, AZ) and lost 347 to 389 (a spread of -42) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-15, +178.

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