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Brian Williams [#102] 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): Brian
Surname(s): Williams
Home: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Awards: 2003-05 Winnipeg, MB
Hobbies: Music (writing/recording), table tennis, astral hitchhiking
Occupation: Insurance (Group Underwriting)

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 561
Average for: 421
Average against: 369

Round 1

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Williams played #037 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 458 to 318 (a spread of 140) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +140.

Round 2

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Williams played #094 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 381 to 397 (a spread of -16) .

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 1-1, +124.

Round 3

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Williams played #083 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 357 to 421 (a spread of -64) .

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-2, +60.

Round 4

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Williams played #090 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 416 to 370 (a spread of 46) .

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-2, +106.

Round 5

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Williams played #045 Joel Horn (Reading, MA) and won 427 to 284 (a spread of 143) .

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 3-2, +249.

Round 6

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Williams played #058 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 432 to 359 (a spread of 73) .

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-2, +322.

Round 7

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Williams played #080 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 344 to 383 (a spread of -39) .

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-3, +283.

Round 8

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Williams played #011 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 516 to 377 (a spread of 139) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 5-3, +422.

Round 9

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Williams played #068 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 420 to 280 (a spread of 140) .

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 6-3, +562.

Round 10

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Williams played #091 Larry Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 479 to 255 (a spread of 224) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 7-3, +786.

Round 11

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Williams played #019 Sal Dijamco (Margate, FL) and lost 440 to 442 (a spread of -2) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 7-4, +784.

Round 12

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Williams played #077 Iffy Onyeonwu (Elgin, TX) and lost 330 to 348 (a spread of -18) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 7-5, +766.

Round 13

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Williams played #042 Chris Guilbert (New Bedford, MA) and lost 399 to 419 (a spread of -20) .

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 7-6, +746.

Round 14

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Williams played #010 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 561 to 342 (a spread of 219) .

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 8-6, +965.

Round 15

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Williams played #084 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 422 to 399 (a spread of 23) .

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 9-6, +988.

Round 16

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Williams played #072 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 280 to 459 (a spread of -179) .

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 9-7, +809.

Round 17

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Williams played #073 Joe Neff (Oreland, PA) and won 528 to 390 (a spread of 138) .

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 10-7, +947.

Round 18

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Williams played #025 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 517 to 297 (a spread of 220) .

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 11-7, +1167.

Round 19

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Williams played #087 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and won 375 to 334 (a spread of 41) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 12-7, +1208.

Round 20

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Williams played #040 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 423 to 435 (a spread of -12) .

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 12-8, +1196.

Round 21

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Williams played #085 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and won 411 to 379 (a spread of 32) .

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-8, +1228.

Round 22

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Williams played #053 Steven Jones (Seattle, WA) and won 431 to 420 (a spread of 11) .

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 14-8, +1239.

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

Round 23

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Williams played #016 Clay Daniel (Dallas, TX) and lost 379 to 438 (a spread of -59) .

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-9, +1180.

Round 24

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Williams played #056 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 438 to 285 (a spread of 153) .

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 15-9, +1333.

Round 25

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Williams played #031 Mike Frentz (San Bruno, CA) and won 390 to 359 (a spread of 31) .

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-9, +1364.

Round 26

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Williams played #031 Mike Frentz (San Bruno, CA) and won 423 to 260 (a spread of 163) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 17-9, +1527.

Round 27

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Williams played #024 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 439 to 327 (a spread of 112) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 18-9, +1639.

Round 28

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Williams played #077 Iffy Onyeonwu (Elgin, TX) and lost 426 to 444 (a spread of -18) .

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-10, +1621.

Round 29

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Williams played #058 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 437 to 397 (a spread of 40) .

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 19-10, +1661.

Round 30

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Williams played #058 Mark Landsberg (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 414 to 397 (a spread of 17) .

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 20-10, +1678.

Round 31

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Williams played #036 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 344 to 415 (a spread of -71) .

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 20-11, +1607.

After the Tournament  

Williams is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

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


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