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Roy Kamen [#059] at NSC 2002

Congratulations to our new National Champion, Joel Sherman!

See also: video clip 1 (2 MB), video clip 2 (2 MB). (video courtesy Roger Cullman)

Background Information

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Given name(s): Roy
Surname(s): Kamen
Home: Covina, CA, United States
Age: 48
Hobbies: Long drives, meteorology, popular music
Occupation: Sales Rep.

 

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 526
Average for: 397
Average against: 413

Before the Tournament  

Kamen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).

Round 1

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Kamen played #032 Robert Ellickson (Branford, CT) and lost 339 to 464 (a spread of -125) .

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 0-1, -125.

Round 2

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Kamen played #099 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 280 to 500 (a spread of -220) .

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 0-2, -345.

Round 3

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Kamen played #079 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 463 to 563 (a spread of -100) .

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 0-3, -445.

Round 4

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Kamen played #042 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 299 to 455 (a spread of -156) .

Current ranking: #130.

Current record: 0-4, -601.

Round 5

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Kamen played #071 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 422 to 429 (a spread of -7) .

Current ranking: #131.

Current record: 0-5, -608.

Round 6

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Kamen played #073 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 349 to 345 (a spread of 4) .

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 1-5, -604.

Round 7

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Kamen played #133 Ben Withers (Lake Jackson, TX) and won 415 to 414 (a spread of 1) .

Current ranking: #118.

Current record: 2-5, -603.

Round 8

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Kamen played #041 Daniel Goldman (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 522 (a spread of -171) .

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 2-6, -774.

Round 9

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Kamen played #078 David Mallick (Andover, MA) and lost 327 to 369 (a spread of -42) .

Current ranking: #129.

Current record: 2-7, -816.

Round 10

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Kamen played #127 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 397 to 311 (a spread of 86) .

Current ranking: #123.

Current record: 3-7, -730.

Round 11

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Kamen played #091 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and lost 347 to 486 (a spread of -139) .

Current ranking: #126.

Current record: 3-8, -869.

Round 12

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Kamen played #049 Stephen Haraske (Danbury, CT) and won 381 to 346 (a spread of 35) .

Current ranking: #119.

Current record: 4-8, -834.

Round 13

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Kamen played #026 Mark DiBattista (Astoria, NY) and won 407 to 361 (a spread of 46) .

Current ranking: #113.

Current record: 5-8, -788.

Round 14

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Kamen played #056 Dee Jackson (Massapequa, NY) and won 463 to 335 (a spread of 128) .

Current ranking: #103.

Current record: 6-8, -660.

Round 15

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Kamen played #017 Tracy Cobbs (Decatur, AL) and won 441 to 417 (a spread of 24) .

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 7-8, -636.

Round 16

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Kamen played #088 Tunde Ogunyemi (Hyattsville, MD) and won 463 to 407 (a spread of 56) .

Current ranking: #79.

Current record: 8-8, -580.

Round 17

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Kamen played #013 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and won 432 to 396 (a spread of 36) .

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 9-8, -544.

Round 18

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Kamen played #134 Gail Wolford (Portland, OR) and lost 298 to 424 (a spread of -126) .

Current ranking: #78.

Current record: 9-9, -670.

Round 19

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Kamen played #086 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and lost 391 to 399 (a spread of -8) .

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 9-10, -678.

Round 20

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Kamen played #084 Avi Moss (Brooklyn, NY) and won 485 to 337 (a spread of 148) .

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 10-10, -530.

Round 21

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Kamen played #055 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 302 to 368 (a spread of -66) .

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 10-11, -596.

Round 22

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Kamen played #093 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and lost 347 to 405 (a spread of -58) .

Current ranking: #96.

Current record: 10-12, -654.

Round 23

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Kamen played #062 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 476 to 390 (a spread of 86) .

Current ranking: #86.

Current record: 11-12, -568.

Round 24

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Kamen played #097 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 393 to 394 (a spread of -1) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 11-13, -569.

Round 25

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Kamen played #070 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 436 to 352 (a spread of 84) .

Current ranking: #82.

Current record: 12-13, -485.

Round 26

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Kamen played #037 Marty Gabriel (Berwyn, IL) and lost 401 to 527 (a spread of -126) .

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 12-14, -611.

Round 27

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Kamen played #009 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 463 to 510 (a spread of -47) .

Current ranking: #101.

Current record: 12-15, -658.

Round 28

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Kamen played #072 Judith Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 422 to 383 (a spread of 39) .

Current ranking: #95.

Current record: 13-15, -619.

Kamen is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 29

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Kamen played #009 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 526 to 442 (a spread of 84) .

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 14-15, -535.

Round 30  

Kamen recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 15-15, -485.

Round 31

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Kamen played #106 Ted Rosen (Rochester, NY) and won 381 to 347 (a spread of 34) .

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 16-15, -451.


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