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CNSC 2008: Joel Wapnick [#5]

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On this page, you will find information about Joel Wapnick, who is competing at the 2008 CNSC. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-6, +1012, and is ranked #3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Given name(s): Joel
Surname(s): Wapnick
Home: Montreal, QC, Canada
Awards: (1st) 1983, (3rd) 1988, (2nd) 1992 (US) NSC; (2nd) 1993, (1st) 1999, (2nd) 2001 WSC; 1998 CNSC
Hobbies: Piano playing, writing fiction, working out at the gym
Occupation: University professor
CNSC 1996 Rank: 3
CNSC 1998 Rank: 1
CNSC 2000 Rank: 15
CNSC 2003 Rank: 15
CNSC 2005 Rank: 4
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 24/65, 143.0 credits
NSC 1980 Division: 1
NSC 1980 Rank: 10/32, 9-8 +386
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 1/32, 13-4 +705
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 18/302, 15-7 +965
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 33, 14-7 +1651
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 12/149, 17-10 +1403
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 27/176, 16-11 +647
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 2/176, 21-6 +1318
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 9/134, 18-9 +672
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 19/108, 16-11 +531
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 29/126, 17.5-13.5 +362
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 11/98, 19-12 +1089
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/132, 19-12 +1128
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 9/172, 20-10 +833
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 55/87, 13-15 +130
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 49/76, 13-15 -33
WSC 1991 Rank: 27
WSC 1993 Rank: 2
WSC 1995 Rank: 15
WSC 1997 Rank: 36
WSC 1999 Rank: 1
WSC 2001 Rank: 2
WSC 2003 Rank: 17
WSC 2005 Rank: 33
Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
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Round by Round

High score: 551
Average for: 436
Average against: 379

Before the Tournament  

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

[photo of Ross Brown]

Wapnick played #44 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 435 to 323 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 1-0, +112.

Round 2

[photo of Steve Ozorio]

Wapnick played #33 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 430 to 284 (a spread of 146).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +258.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 3

[photo of Fran Silver]

Wapnick played #21 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 406 to 374 (a spread of 32).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 3-0, +290.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 4

[photo of David Boys]

Wapnick played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 340 to 361 (a spread of -21).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 3-1, +269.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Brian D. Williams]

Wapnick played #19 Brian Williams (Winnipeg MB) and lost 350 to 355 (a spread of -5).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-2, +264.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Andrew Golding]

Wapnick played #12 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 452 to 364 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 4-2, +352.

Round 7

[photo of Sue Tremblay]

Wapnick played #39 Sue Tremblay (Carlsbad Springs ON) and won 473 to 339 (a spread of 134).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 5-2, +486.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

[photo of Maxim Panitch]

Wapnick played #23 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 527 to 397 (a spread of 130).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-2, +616.

Round 9

[photo of Dean Saldanha]

Wapnick played #7 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 483 to 331 (a spread of 152).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-2, +768.

Round 10

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Wapnick played #4 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 326 to 502 (a spread of -176).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-3, +592.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Tony Leah]

Wapnick played #14 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 432 to 448 (a spread of -16).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-4, +576.

Round 12

[photo of Marilyn Murray]

Wapnick played #22 Marilyn Murray (Richmond BC) and won 419 to 343 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-4, +652.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 13

[photo of Adam Logan]

Wapnick played #1 Adam Logan (Waterloo ON) and lost 379 to 467 (a spread of -88).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 8-5, +564.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

Wapnick played #11 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 522 to 454 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-5, +632.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 15

[photo of Glenn Dunlop]

Wapnick played #38 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 551 to 293 (a spread of 258).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-5, +890.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

[photo of Brian D. Williams]

Wapnick played #19 Brian Williams (Winnipeg MB) again and won 449 to 337 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 11-5, +1002.

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Wapnick played #18 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 373 to 426 (a spread of -53).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-6, +949.

Round 18

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Wapnick played #18 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) again and won 494 to 431 (a spread of 63).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 12-6, +1012.

Final Round 1  

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Final Round 3  

Wapnick is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).