NSC 2008: David Koenig [#47]

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On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 17-11, +668, and is ranked #14 in Division 1.

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
	Given name(s): David Surname(s): Koenig Home: Tenafly, NJ, United States Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball Occupation: Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 28/87, 15.5-12.5 +179

Round by Round
High score: 594 Average for: 419 Average against: 395
Round 1		Koenig played #65 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 458 to 454 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +4.
Round 2		Koenig played #25 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and lost 394 to 424 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 1-1, -26.
Round 3		Koenig played #6 Patricia Barrett (Houston, TX) and lost 398 to 442 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-2, -70.
Round 4		Koenig played #54 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and won 417 to 356 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-2, -9.
Round 5		Koenig played #15 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 377 to 441 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 2-3, -73.
Round 6		Koenig played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 364 to 466 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 2-4, -175.
Round 7		Koenig played #11 Ira Cohen (Los Angeles, CA) and won 434 to 341 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -82.
Round 8		Koenig played #20 Michael Early (Forth Worth, TX) and won 442 to 326 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 4-4, +34.
Round 9		Koenig played #2 Chuck Armstrong (Saline, MI) and won 393 to 332 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 5-4, +95. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Koenig played #39 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 458 to 323 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, +230.
Round 11		Koenig played #55 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and lost 408 to 422 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-5, +216.
Round 12		Koenig played #98 Orry Swift (Waco, TX) and lost 319 to 424 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-6, +111.
Round 13		Koenig played #63 Louie Muller (Newcastle, CA) and won 398 to 353 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-6, +156.
Round 14		Koenig played #50 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 531 to 428 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-6, +259.
Round 15		Koenig played #58 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 338 to 487 (a spread of -149). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +110.
Round 16		Koenig played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 409 to 419 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 8-8, +100.
Round 17		Koenig played #76 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 486 to 415 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 9-8, +171.
Round 18		Koenig played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 436 to 433 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-8, +174.
Round 19		Koenig played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 323 to 446 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +51.
Round 20		Koenig played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 371 to 436 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 10-10, -14. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Koenig played #34 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and won 450 to 370 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 11-10, +66.
Round 22		Koenig played #74 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 319 to 352 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 11-11, +33.
Round 23		Koenig played #106 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 445 to 375 (a spread of 70). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-11, +103.
Round 24		Koenig played #44 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 421 to 355 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-11, +169.
Round 25		Koenig played #18 Cesar Del Solar (Pasadena, CA) and won 594 to 315 (a spread of 279). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-11, +448.
Round 26		Koenig played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 499 to 312 (a spread of 187). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-11, +635.
Round 27		Koenig played #79 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 412 to 410 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 16-11, +637.
Round 28		Koenig played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 439 to 408 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-11, +668.

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