Paul Trachtenberg [#119] at NSC 2002

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Paul Trachtenberg [#119] 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): Paul Surname(s): Trachtenberg Home: Huntington Beach, CA, United States Age: 55 Hobbies: poetry, schmoozing Occupation: writer/archivist

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 486 Average for: 371 Average against: 363
Round 1		Trachtenberg played #003 Liz Ashby (Westhampton Beach, NY) and lost 221 to 461 (a spread of -240) . Current ranking: #125. Current record: 0-1, -240.
Round 2		Trachtenberg played #120 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 400 to 294 (a spread of 106) . Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -134.
Round 3		Trachtenberg played #051 Diana Ittner (Brookfield, WI) and won 387 to 377 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-1, -124.
Round 4		Trachtenberg played #084 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 392 to 380 (a spread of 12) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-1, -112.
Round 5		Trachtenberg played #102 Dean Scouloukas (Florence, KY) and lost 293 to 389 (a spread of -96) . Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-2, -208.
Round 6		Trachtenberg played #007 Harriett Berkelhammer (Hallandale, FL) and won 417 to 312 (a spread of 105) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-2, -103.
Round 7		Trachtenberg played #028 Don Drumm (Clinton, NY) and won 459 to 403 (a spread of 56) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-2, -47.
Round 8		Trachtenberg played #043 Roberta Hendrickson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 406 to 359 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-2, +0.
Round 9		Trachtenberg played #112 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and lost 280 to 390 (a spread of -110) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 6-3, -110.
Round 10		Trachtenberg played #100 Teresa Schaeffer (Falls Church, VA) and won 486 to 353 (a spread of 133) . Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-3, +23.
Round 11		Trachtenberg played #052 James Johnson (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 316 to 356 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-4, -17.
Round 12		Trachtenberg played #044 David Hermanson (Pasadena, CA) and lost 308 to 421 (a spread of -113) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 7-5, -130.
Round 13		Trachtenberg played #078 Ellen Massey (NY, NY) and lost 318 to 377 (a spread of -59) . Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-6, -189.
Round 14		Trachtenberg played #057 James L Kille Jr (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 315 to 528 (a spread of -213) . Current ranking: #70. Current record: 7-7, -402.
Round 15		Trachtenberg played #117 Elvira Toews (Winnipeg MB) and lost 421 to 423 (a spread of -2) . Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-8, -404.
Round 16		Trachtenberg played #096 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and won 437 to 303 (a spread of 134) . Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-8, -270.
Round 17		Trachtenberg played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 388 to 408 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #78. Current record: 8-9, -290.
Round 18		Trachtenberg played #070 Terry Lee (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 350 to 276 (a spread of 74) . Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-9, -216.
Round 19		Trachtenberg played #079 Dona Meilach (Carlsbad, CA) and won 392 to 337 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-9, -161.
Round 20		Trachtenberg played #129 Joyce Zmorzynski (Chicago, IL) and won 437 to 422 (a spread of 15) . Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-9, -146.
Round 21		Trachtenberg played #082 Gigi Miller (Reno, NV) and won 371 to 282 (a spread of 89) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, -57.
Round 22		Trachtenberg played #078 Ellen Massey (NY, NY) and won 445 to 263 (a spread of 182) . Current ranking: #28. Current record: 13-9, +125.
Round 23		Trachtenberg played #094 Patricia Saito Stewart (Stevens Point, WI) and won 333 to 332 (a spread of 1) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +126.
Round 24		Trachtenberg played #097 Gertrude Savadge (Albuquerque, NM) and won 470 to 307 (a spread of 163) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-9, +289.
Round 25		Trachtenberg played #084 Vivienne Muhling (Toronto ON) and won 366 to 330 (a spread of 36) . Current ranking: #15. Current record: 16-9, +325.
Round 26		Trachtenberg played #038 Rosalind Gold (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 335 (a spread of -20) . Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-10, +305.
Round 27		Trachtenberg played #092 Rhonda Roederer (Lafayette, LA) and lost 352 to 474 (a spread of -122) . Current ranking: #23. Current record: 16-11, +183.
Round 28		Trachtenberg played #027 Barbara Drinkwine (Menasha, WI) and lost 358 to 363 (a spread of -5) . Current ranking: #29. Current record: 16-12, +178.
Round 29		Trachtenberg played #093 Larry Ross (Santee, CA) and won 363 to 310 (a spread of 53) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 17-12, +231.
Round 30		Trachtenberg played #057 James L Kille Jr (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 340 to 343 (a spread of -3) . Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-13, +228.
Round 31		Trachtenberg played #005 Trish Baker (Centreville, VA) and won 356 to 339 (a spread of 17) . Current ranking: #25. Current record: 18-13, +245.

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