NSC 2011: Ian Chesser [#15]

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On this page, you will find information about Ian Chesser, who is competing at the 2011 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 18-13, +372, and is ranked #19 in Division 2.

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): Ian Surname(s): Chesser Home: Houston, TX, United States

Round by Round
High score: 488 Average for: 397 Average against: 385
Before the Tournament		Chesser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Chesser played #87 Gene Rawlins (Scarborough ON) and won 369 to 303 (a spread of 66). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-0, +66.
Round 2		Chesser played #46 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 488 to 270 (a spread of 218). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +284.
Round 3		Chesser played #16 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 344 to 428 (a spread of -84). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +200. Chesser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Chesser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Chesser played #38 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 486 to 332 (a spread of 154). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +354.
Round 5		Chesser played #24 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 334 to 380 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +308.
Round 6		Chesser played #1 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 343 to 550 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +101.
Round 7		Chesser played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 415 to 296 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +220.
Round 8		Chesser played #12 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 412 to 364 (a spread of 48). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 5-3, +268.
Round 9		Chesser played #32 Bradley Robbins (Windham, NH) and lost 388 to 434 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +222.
Round 10		Chesser played #10 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 414 to 415 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-5, +221.
Round 11		Chesser played #47 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 447 to 323 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +345.
Round 12		Chesser played #77 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and won 460 to 352 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +453. Chesser is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Chesser played #7 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and lost 354 to 441 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-6, +366.
Round 14		Chesser played #43 Debbie Scholz (Houston, TX) and won 442 to 319 (a spread of 123). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-6, +489.
Round 15		Chesser played #33 Jacob Bergmann (Lexington, MA) and won 410 to 396 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-6, +503.
Round 16		Chesser played #14 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 355 to 390 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-7, +468.
Round 17		Chesser played #44 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 395 to 393 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 10-7, +470.
Round 18		Chesser played #45 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and won 409 to 407 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-7, +472.
Round 19		Chesser played #22 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 394 to 391 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-7, +475.
Round 20		Chesser played #31 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 293 to 420 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-8, +348.
Round 21		Chesser played #30 Richard Spence (Tucson, AZ) and lost 378 to 410 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +316.
Round 22		Chesser played #13 John Dalton (Dallas, TX) and won 472 to 410 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-9, +378.
Round 23		Chesser played #29 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 430 to 405 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 14-9, +403.
Round 24		Chesser played #6 Wes Eddings (College Station, TX) and won 407 to 326 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-9, +484.
Round 25		Chesser played #40 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 369 to 490 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-10, +363.
Round 26		Chesser played #36 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 434 to 329 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +468. Chesser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 27		Chesser played #25 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 358 to 378 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +448.
Round 28		Chesser played #5 Sam Kantimathi (Sacramento, CA) and won 408 to 376 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-11, +480.
Round 29		Chesser played #9 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 337 to 416 (a spread of -79). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 17-12, +401. Chesser is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 30		Chesser played #19 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 293 to 443 (a spread of -150). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-13, +251.
Round 31		Chesser played #54 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 476 to 355 (a spread of 121). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 18-13, +372.

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