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NSC 2000: Ben Withers

Ben Withers (NY) is player #106, ranked 14 of 108 in Division 2 and was rated 1795 in the NSA's July 1st ratings list.

This web page will be updated with information about how this player is doing throughout the NSC

Round 1
398-351 (+47)
vs. Eric Chaikin
1-0 (+47)

 29.    1-   0 ( +61) Pistol, Howard R

 30.    1-   0 ( +58) Firstman, Diane B

 31.    1-   0 ( +51) Seales, Cynthia

 32.    1-   0 ( +50) Cook, Steve

 33.    1-   0 ( +48) Gradus, Larry

 34.    1-   0 ( +47) Withers, Ben

 35.    1-   0 ( +47) Lindzon, Fern

 36.    1-   0 ( +46) Livermore, Noel

 37.    1-   0 ( +43) Savage, Keith

 38.    1-   0 ( +38) Liebman, Natalie

 39.    1-   0 ( +35) Dustin, Carol D

Round 2
391-399 (-8)
vs. Cynthia Seales
1-1 (+39)

 40.    1-   1 ( +76) Drumm, Heather S

 41.    1-   1 ( +65) Minden, Vivian

 42.    1-   1 ( +60) Morehead, Kit

 43.    1-   1 ( +59) Shafritz, Luise A

 44.    1-   1 ( +44) Horelle, Varda

 45.    1-   1 ( +39) Withers, Ben

 46.    1-   1 ( +39) Wong, Rick

 47.    1-   1 ( +34) Mayer, Carlynn J

 48.    1-   1 ( +34) Butterfield, Bobbie

 49.    1-   1 ( +27) Dodds, Jim

 50.    1-   1 ( +26) Elkins, Joel

Round 3
394-371 (+23)
vs. Mary Ellen Weisskopf
2-1 (+62)

 30.    2-   1 ( +94) Grosman, Diana

 31.    2-   1 ( +93) Minden, Vivian

 32.    2-   1 ( +86) Gradus, Larry

 33.    2-   1 ( +82) Fernandes, Leon

 34.    2-   1 ( +67) Freebody, Lawren

 35.    2-   1 ( +62) Withers, Ben

 36.    2-   1 ( +61) Leifer, Dave

 37.    2-   1 ( +34) Helfgott, Alan

 38.    2-   1 ( +33) Lindzon, Fern

 39.    2-   1 ( +31) Berg, Verna

 40.    2-   1 ( +31) Cook, Steve

Round 4
381-354 (+27)
vs. Carol J Ravichandran
3-1 (+89)

 20.    3-   1 (+141) Mayer, Carlynn J

 21.    3-   1 (+140) Clifford, Wayne

 22.    3-   1 (+116) Horelle, Varda

 23.    3-   1 (+106) Dustin, Carol D

 24.    3-   1 (+103) Freebody, Lawren

 25.    3-   1 ( +89) Withers, Ben

 26.    3-   1 ( +87) Fidler, Mark T

 27.    3-   1 ( +87) Saul, Steven

 28.    3-   1 ( +70) Horn, Judy

 29.    3-   1 ( +52) Patterson, Elaine

 30.    3-   1 ( +35) Ganguet, Richard

Round 5
299-324 (-25)
vs. Harriette Lakernick
3-2 (+64)

 33.    3-   2 (+101) Horowitz, Arnie

 34.    3-   2 (+101) Cadieux, Cheryl

 35.    3-   2 ( +84) Saul, Steven

 36.    3-   2 ( +80) Cook, Steve

 37.    3-   2 ( +78) Sanfedele, Ann

 38.    3-   2 ( +64) Withers, Ben

 39.    3-   2 ( +44) Lindzon, Fern

 40.    3-   2 ( +38) Morehead, Kit

 41.    3-   2 ( +37) Leifer, Dave

 42.    3-   2 ( +31) Eichenbaum, Jack

 43.    3-   2 ( +25) Patterson, Elaine

Round 6
522-317 (+205)
vs. David Carlson
4-2 (+269)

 16.    5-   1 (  -1) Mirabito, Ann

 17.    4-   2 (+481) Horn, Joel S

 18.    4-   2 (+326) Wong, Rick

 19.    4-   2 (+316) Wolfberg, Michael S

 20.    4-   2 (+289) Dunlop, Glenn

 21.    4-   2 (+269) Withers, Ben

 22.    4-   2 (+226) Cook, Steve

 23.    4-   2 (+199) Parsons, Jeffrey

 24.    4-   2 (+151) Horowitz, Arnie

 25.    4-   2 (+147) Leifer, Dave

 26.    4-   2 (+136) Cadieux, Cheryl

Round 7
322-373 (-51)
vs. James Frankki
4-3 (+218)

 30.    5-   2 ( +60) Murty, Rama

 31.    5-   2 ( -74) Mirabito, Ann

 32.    4-   3 (+324) Horn, Joel S

 33.    4-   3 (+255) Hamilton, Ruth

 34.    4-   3 (+224) Avrin, Paul

 35.    4-   3 (+218) Withers, Ben

 36.    4-   3 (+145) Stern, Alan

 37.    4-   3 (+136) Elkins, Joel

 38.    4-   3 (+110) Morehead, Kit

 39.    4-   3 ( +98) Cadieux, Cheryl

 40.    4-   3 ( +88) Horelle, Varda

Round 8
361-397 (-36)
vs. Tracy Cobbs
4-4 (+182)

 40.    5-   3 (-376) Carlson, David

 41.    4-   3 (+255) Hamilton, Ruth

 42.    4-   4 (+296) Dijamco, Sal

 43.    4-   4 (+277) Horn, Joel S

 44.    4-   4 (+255) Milan, Mark

 45.    4-   4 (+182) Withers, Ben

 46.    4-   4 (+158) Avrin, Paul

 47.    4-   4 (+132) Elkins, Joel

 48.    4-   4 (+104) Sanfedele, Ann

 49.    4-   4 ( +96) Sherman, Larry T

 50.    4-   4 ( +68) Fernandes, Leon

Round 9
361-361 (+0)
vs. Steve Tier
4-4 (+182)

 48.    5-   4 (-119) Butterfield, Bobbie

 49.    5-   4 (-153) Ozorio, Steve

 50.    5-   4 (-265) Horn, Judy

 51.    5-   4 (-385) Steward, Judith

 52.    5-   4 (-386) Carlson, David

 53.    4-   4 (+182) Withers, Ben

 54.    4-   4 (  +0) Hamilton, Ruth

 55.    4-   4 ( -19) Tier, Steve

 56.    4-   5 (+253) Milan, Mark

 57.    4-   5 (+187) Ravichandran, Carol J

 58.    4-   5 (+175) Lupo, Richard

Round 10
455-297 (+158)
vs. Lisa Kessler
5-4 (+340)

 43.    6-   4 ( -55) Ozorio, Steve

 44.    6-   4 ( -75) Panganiban, Danny

 45.    6-   4 ( -96) Murty, Rama

 46.    6-   4 (-238) Carlson, David

 47.    6-   4 (-365) Steward, Judith

 48.    5-   4 (+340) Withers, Ben

 49.    5-   5 (+371) Horn, Joel S

 50.    5-   5 ( +32) Ganguet, Richard

 51.    5-   5 ( +31) Lakernick, Harriette

 52.    5-   5 ( -54) Stock, Daniel

 53.    5-   5 ( -98) Polsky, Philip

Round 11
499-288 (+211)
vs. Howard R Pistol
6-4 (+551)

 36.    7-   4 ( -37) Panganiban, Danny

 37.    7-   4 ( -55) Murty, Rama

 38.    7-   4 (-108) Pistol, Howard R

 39.    7-   4 (-146) Carlson, David

 40.    7-   4 (-314) Steward, Judith

 41.    6-   4 (+551) Withers, Ben

 42.    6-   5 (+342) Cook, Steve

 43.    6-   5 (+306) Wong, Rick

 44.    6-   5 (+167) Morehead, Kit

 45.    6-   5 (+152) Dunlop, Glenn

 46.    6-   5 (+151) Adams, Bruce

Round 12
446-355 (+91)
vs. Elaine Glowniak
7-4 (+642)

 19.    8-   4 ( +91) Pistol, Howard R

 20.    8-   4 ( +65) Gotlieb, Bernard

 21.    8-   4 ( -16) Dustin, Carol D

 22.    8-   4 ( -64) Carlson, David

 23.    8-   4 (-255) Steward, Judith

 24.    7-   4 (+642) Withers, Ben

 25.    7-   4 (+187) Freebody, Lawren

 26.    7-   5 (+583) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 27.    7-   5 (+463) Cook, Steve

 28.    7-   5 (+447) Dijamco, Sal

 29.    7-   5 (+434) Nelson, R Kent

Round 13
384-280 (+104)
vs. Paul Avrin
8-4 (+746)

 15.    9-   4 (+312) Pistol, Howard R

 16.    9-   4 (+149) Gotlieb, Bernard

 17.    9-   4 ( +49) Carlson, David

 18.    9-   4 ( +33) Mirabito, Ann

 19.    9-   4 (-234) Steward, Judith

 20.    8-   4 (+746) Withers, Ben

 21.    8-   5 (+685) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 22.    8-   5 (+586) Cook, Steve

 23.    8-   5 (+537) Nelson, R Kent

 24.    8-   5 (+512) Dijamco, Sal

 25.    8-   5 (+501) Sherman, Larry T

Round 14
465-411 (+54)
vs. Bruce Adams
9-4 (+800)

 10.   10-   4 (+459) Pistol, Howard R

 11.   10-   4 (+257) Cobbs, Tracy

 12.   10-   4 (+240) Saul, Steven

 13.   10-   4 (+138) Kamen, Roy

 14.   10-   4 (-228) Steward, Judith

 15.    9-   4 (+800) Withers, Ben

 16.    9-   5 (+631) Dijamco, Sal

 17.    9-   5 (+625) Cook, Steve

 18.    9-   5 (+558) Smith, Ray

 19.    9-   5 (+538) Nelson, R Kent

 20.    9-   5 (+504) Savage, Keith

Round 15
388-321 (+67)
vs. Ann Mirabito
10-4 (+867)

  8.   11-   4 (+482) Scheiten, Jerry

  9.   11-   4 (+434) Livermore, Noel

 10.   11-   4 (+298) Saul, Steven

 11.   11-   4 (+213) Kamen, Roy

 12.   11-   4 (-125) Steward, Judith

 13.   10-   4 (+867) Withers, Ben

 14.   10-   5 (+833) Dijamco, Sal

 15.   10-   5 (+398) Pistol, Howard R

 16.   10-   5 (+154) Murty, Rama

 17.   10-   5 (+137) Gotlieb, Bernard

 18.   10-   5 (+128) Cobbs, Tracy

Round 16
392-356 (+36)
vs. Bernard Gotlieb
11-4 (+903)

  4.   13-   3 (+926) Wolfberg, Michael S

  5.   13-   3 (+633) Lundegaard, Bob

  6.   12-   4 (+1071) Shafritz, Luise A

  7.   12-   4 (+534) Scheiten, Jerry

  8.   12-   4 (+466) Livermore, Noel

  9.   11-   4 (+903) Withers, Ben

 10.   11-   5 (+616) Eichenbaum, Jack

 11.   11-   5 (+339) Carlson, David

 12.   11-   5 (+259) Saul, Steven

 13.   11-   5 (+100) Kamen, Roy

 14.   11-   5 (-160) Steward, Judith

Round 17
288-383 (-95)
vs. Dave Leifer
11-5 (+808)

  7.   13-   4 (+608) Scheiten, Jerry

  8.   12-   5 (+385) Carlson, David

  9.   12-   5 (+377) Saul, Steven

 10.   12-   5 (+348) Livermore, Noel

 11.   12-   5 (-126) Steward, Judith

 12.   11-   5 (+808) Withers, Ben

 13.   11-   6 (+721) Nelson, R Kent

 14.   11-   6 (+578) Eichenbaum, Jack

 15.   11-   6 (+562) Leifer, Dave

 16.   11-   6 (+303) Cobbs, Tracy

 17.   11-   6 (+240) Berg, Verna

Round 18
453-398 (+55)
vs. Sal Dijamco
12-5 (+863)

  3.   14-   4 (+1278) Shafritz, Luise A

  4.   14-   4 (+884) Wolfberg, Michael S

  5.   14-   4 (+550) Seales, Cynthia

  6.   13-   5 (+1022) Van Pelt, John

  7.   13-   5 (+579) Scheiten, Jerry

  8.   12-   5 (+863) Withers, Ben

  9.   12-   6 (+612) Leifer, Dave

 10.   12-   6 (+404) Cobbs, Tracy

 11.   12-   6 (+316) Carlson, David

 12.   12-   6 (+276) Saul, Steven

 13.   12-   6 (+241) Murty, Rama

Round 19
362-398 (-36)
vs. Cynthia Seales
12-6 (+827)

  5.   15-   4 (+586) Seales, Cynthia

  6.   14-   5 (+1108) Van Pelt, John

  7.   13-   6 (+433) Scheiten, Jerry

  8.   13-   6 (+294) Murty, Rama

  9.   13-   6 (+237) Livermore, Noel

 10.   12-   6 (+827) Withers, Ben

 11.   12-   7 (+739) Sherman, Larry T

 12.   12-   7 (+687) Savage, Keith

 13.   12-   7 (+657) Nelson, R Kent

 14.   12-   7 (+526) Leifer, Dave

 15.   12-   7 (+408) Pistol, Howard R

Round 20
387-412 (-25)
vs. Bob Lundegaard
12-7 (+802)

 14.   13-   7 (+239) Gotlieb, Bernard

 15.   13-   7 (+216) Murty, Rama

 16.   13-   7 (+173) Carlson, David

 17.   13-   7 ( +92) Dustin, Carol D

 18.   13-   7 ( +61) Kamen, Roy

 19.   12-   7 (+802) Withers, Ben

 20.   12-   7 (+526) Leifer, Dave

 21.   12-   8 (+684) Eichenbaum, Jack

 22.   12-   8 (+549) Nelson, R Kent

 23.   12-   8 (+485) Mayer, Carlynn J

 24.   12-   8 (+367) Berg, Verna

Round 21
288-386 (-98)
vs. David Carlson
12-8 (+704)

 18.   13-   8 (+428) Cobbs, Tracy

 19.   13-   8 (+117) Clifford, Wayne

 20.   13-   8 ( +75) Dustin, Carol D

 21.   13-   8 ( -66) Ozorio, Steve

 22.   13-   8 ( -78) Kamen, Roy

 23.   12-   8 (+704) Withers, Ben

 24.   12-   8 (+472) Leifer, Dave

 25.   12-   9 (+773) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 26.   12-   9 (+744) Wong, Rick

 27.   12-   9 (+675) Eichenbaum, Jack

 28.   12-   9 (+610) Smith, Ray

Round 22
454-394 (+60)
vs. Alan Stern
13-8 (+764)

 14.   14-   8 (+481) Cobbs, Tracy

 15.   14-   8 (+216) Clifford, Wayne

 16.   14-   8 (+158) Dustin, Carol D

 17.   14-   8 (+152) Carlson, David

 18.   14-   8 ( +98) Murty, Rama

 19.   13-   8 (+764) Withers, Ben

 20.   13-   9 (+917) Wong, Rick

 21.   13-   9 (+705) Nelson, R Kent

 22.   13-   9 (+479) Mayer, Carlynn J

 23.   13-   9 (+447) Pistolese, Mark

 24.   13-   9 (+440) Fatsis, Stefan

Round 23
363-341 (+22)
vs. Wayne Clifford
14-8 (+786)

 10.   15-   8 (+695) Sherman, Larry T

 11.   15-   8 (+624) Lakernick, Harriette

 12.   15-   8 (+556) Cobbs, Tracy

 13.   15-   8 (+308) Seales, Cynthia

 14.   15-   8 ( +19) Livermore, Noel

 15.   14-   8 (+786) Withers, Ben

 16.   14-   9 (+1141) Wong, Rick

 17.   14-   9 (+566) Stern, Alan

 18.   14-   9 (+474) Cook, Steve

 19.   14-   9 (+420) Pistol, Howard R

 20.   14-   9 (+194) Clifford, Wayne

Round 24
315-476 (-161)
vs. Steve Ozorio
14-9 (+625)

 16.   15-   9 (+251) Seales, Cynthia

 17.   15-   9 (+169) Carlson, David

 18.   15-   9 (+154) Murty, Rama

 19.   15-   9 (  -7) Livermore, Noel

 20.   14-   9 (+653) Leifer, Dave

 21.   14-   9 (+625) Withers, Ben

 22.   14-  10 (+733) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 23.   14-  10 (+506) Elkins, Joel

 24.   14-  10 (+414) Mayer, Carlynn J

 25.   14-  10 (+406) Lambe, Ken

 26.   14-  10 (+369) Pistol, Howard R

Round 25
247-427 (-180)
vs. Dave Leifer
14-10 (+445)

 21.   15-  10 (+105) Dustin, Carol D

 22.   15-  10 ( +32) Murty, Rama

 23.   15-  10 ( +27) Horowitz, Arnie

 24.   15-  10 ( -67) Livermore, Noel

 25.   15-  10 (-630) Steward, Judith

 26.   14-  10 (+445) Withers, Ben

 27.   14-  11 (+687) Nelson, R Kent

 28.   14-  11 (+589) Pistolese, Mark

 29.   14-  11 (+485) Elkins, Joel

 30.   14-  11 (+290) Lambe, Ken

 31.   14-  11 (+246) Berg, Verna

Round 26
390-411 (-21)
vs. R Kent Nelson
14-11 (+424)

 29.   15-  11 (  -1) Dustin, Carol D

 30.   15-  11 (  -6) Horowitz, Arnie

 31.   15-  11 (  -9) Fatsis, Stefan

 32.   15-  11 (-286) Kamen, Roy

 33.   15-  11 (-765) Steward, Judith

 34.   14-  11 (+424) Withers, Ben

 35.   14-  12 (+699) Eichenbaum, Jack

 36.   14-  12 (+533) Katz, Leah

 37.   14-  12 (+315) Avrin, Paul

 38.   14-  12 (+212) Fidler, Mark T

 39.   14-  12 (+199) Lambe, Ken

Round 27
395-344 (+51)
vs. Mark Pistolese
15-11 (+475)

 22.   16-  11 (+104) Horowitz, Arnie

 23.   16-  11 (  +3) Carlson, David

 24.   16-  11 ( -28) Livermore, Noel

 25.   16-  11 (-193) Kamen, Roy

 26.   16-  11 (-709) Steward, Judith

 27.   15-  11 (+475) Withers, Ben

 28.   15-  12 (+673) Pistolese, Mark

 29.   15-  12 (+652) Nelson, R Kent

 30.   15-  12 (+555) Katz, Leah

 31.   15-  12 (+538) Fidler, Mark T

 32.   15-  12 (+522) Elkins, Joel

Round 28
515-299 (+216)
vs. Judith Steward
16-11 (+691)

 15.   17-  11 (+1494) Wong, Rick

 16.   17-  11 (+984) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 17.   17-  11 (+660) Mayer, Carlynn J

 18.   17-  11 (+433) Berg, Verna

 19.   17-  11 (+169) Horowitz, Arnie

 20.   16-  11 (+691) Withers, Ben

 21.   16-  12 (+840) Pistolese, Mark

 22.   16-  12 (+795) Savage, Keith

 23.   16-  12 (+645) Katz, Leah

 24.   16-  12 (+558) Fidler, Mark T

 25.   16-  12 (+549) Elkins, Joel

Round 29
344-358 (-14)
vs. Arnie Horowitz
16-12 (+677)

 22.   17-  12 (+393) Berg, Verna

 23.   17-  12 (+149) Stock, Daniel

 24.   17-  12 ( +70) Karris, John G

 25.   17-  12 ( +41) Carlson, David

 26.   17-  12 (-286) Clark, Jeff

 27.   16-  12 (+677) Withers, Ben

 28.   16-  12 (+216) Grosman, Diana

 29.   16-  13 (+831) Pistolese, Mark

 30.   16-  13 (+601) Nelson, R Kent

 31.   16-  13 (+545) Fidler, Mark T

 32.   16-  13 (+437) Cook, Steve

Round 30
430-354 (+76)
vs. Diana Grosman
17-12 (+753)

 17.   18-  12 (+538) Mayer, Carlynn J

 18.   18-  12 (+418) Berg, Verna

 19.   18-  12 (+266) Karris, John G

 20.   18-  12 (+195) Carlson, David

 21.   18-  12 ( -28) Horowitz, Arnie

 22.   17-  12 (+753) Withers, Ben

 23.   17-  13 (+877) Thivavarnvongs, Thavachai

 24.   17-  13 (+847) Pistolese, Mark

 25.   17-  13 (+717) Savage, Keith

 26.   17-  13 (+633) Katz, Leah

 27.   17-  13 (+501) Cook, Steve

Round 31
355-272 (+83)
vs. Arnie Horowitz
18-12 (+836)

 13.   19-  12 (+739) Lakernick, Harriette

 14.   19-  12 (+587) Berg, Verna

 15.   19-  12 (+340) Murty, Rama

 16.   19-  12 (+298) Karris, John G

 17.   18-  12 (+999) Shafritz, Luise A

 18.   18-  12 (+836) Withers, Ben

 19.   18-  13 (+1352) Wong, Rick

 20.   18-  13 (+870) Pistolese, Mark

 21.   18-  13 (+798) Savage, Keith

 22.   18-  13 (+622) Cook, Steve

 23.   18-  13 (+369) Mayer, Carlynn J
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