NSC 2010: Laurie Cohen [#28]

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On this page, you will find information about Laurie Cohen, who is competing at the 2010 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 21-10, +172, and is ranked #3 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): Laurie Surname(s): Cohen Home: Tempe, AZ, United States Awards: 2003-12 Tucson, AZ Hobbies: movies, travel

Round by Round
High score: 525 Average for: 404 Average against: 398
Round 1		Cohen played #96 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 347 to 476 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #104. Current record: 0-1, -129.
Round 2		Cohen played #76 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 381 to 343 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-1, -91.
Round 3		Cohen played #58 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 349 to 508 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #93. Current record: 1-2, -250.
Round 4		Cohen played #15 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 434 to 433 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 2-2, -249.
Round 5		Cohen played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 392 to 560 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -417.
Round 6		Cohen played #35 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 296 to 361 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 2-4, -482.
Round 7		Cohen played #114 Abdul Majid Khan (Whitby ON) and won 442 to 359 (a spread of 83). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 3-4, -399.
Round 8		Cohen played #57 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 383 to 296 (a spread of 87). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4-4, -312.
Round 9		Cohen played #103 Lucas Freeman (Delaplane, VA) and won 473 to 332 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-4, -171.
Round 10		Cohen played #41 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 422 to 325 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, -74.
Round 11		Cohen played #49 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 409 to 391 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-4, -56.
Round 12		Cohen played #24 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 426 to 412 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-4, -42.
Round 13		Cohen played #61 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 525 to 289 (a spread of 236). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +194.
Round 14		Cohen played #4 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and won 333 to 290 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +237.
Round 15		Cohen played #82 Scott Jackson (Minneapolis, MN) and won 418 to 290 (a spread of 128). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +365.
Round 16		Cohen played #18 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and won 451 to 357 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 12-4, +459.
Round 17		Cohen played #11 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 394 to 439 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-5, +414.
Round 18		Cohen played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 445 to 412 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-5, +447.
Round 19		Cohen played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 473 to 424 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-5, +496.
Round 20		Cohen played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 306 to 413 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-6, +389.
Round 21		Cohen played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 418 to 319 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +488.
Round 22		Cohen played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and won 402 to 357 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-6, +533. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Cohen played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and lost 310 to 548 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +295.
Round 24		Cohen played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and won 488 to 435 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +348.
Round 25		Cohen played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and won 418 to 406 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +360. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Cohen played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 335 to 613 (a spread of -278). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +82. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 27		Cohen played #63 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) again and lost 347 to 451 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, -22. Cohen is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Cohen played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and won 389 to 315 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 19-9, +52.
Round 29		Cohen played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) for the third time and won 491 to 336 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 20-9, +207.
Round 30		Cohen played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the third time and lost 341 to 411 (a spread of -70). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-10, +137.
Round 31		Cohen played #42 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 472 to 437 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 21-10, +172.

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