Sonia Lyda [#075] at NSC 2002

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Sonia Lyda [#075] 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
	Given name(s): Sonia Surname(s): Lyda Home: Wixom, MI, United States Hobbies: Salsa dancing, scrabble Occupation: Accountant

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 484 Average for: 355 Average against: 358
Round 1		Lyda played #015 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and won 402 to 347 (a spread of 55) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +55.
Round 2		Lyda played #107 Margy Slavin (Glendale, CA) and lost 319 to 432 (a spread of -113) . Current ranking: #82. Current record: 1-1, -58.
Round 3		Lyda played #016 Lynda Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 344 to 328 (a spread of 16) . Current ranking: #63. Current record: 2-1, -42.
Round 4		Lyda played #030 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 311 to 397 (a spread of -86) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 2-2, -128.
Round 5		Lyda played #048 Buffy Hogan (Madison, WI) and won 376 to 345 (a spread of 31) . Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, -97.
Round 6		Lyda played #024 Irma Deutsch (Los Angeles, CA) and won 370 to 332 (a spread of 38) . Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-2, -59.
Round 7		Lyda played #040 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 291 to 381 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, -149.
Round 8		Lyda played #010 Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA) and lost 344 to 368 (a spread of -24) . Current ranking: #75. Current record: 4-4, -173.
Round 9		Lyda played #080 Andy Michlin (Dallas, TX) and lost 353 to 387 (a spread of -34) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 4-5, -207.
Round 10		Lyda played #096 Barbara Santee (Tulsa, OK) and lost 312 to 421 (a spread of -109) . Current ranking: #100. Current record: 4-6, -316.
Round 11		Lyda played #008 Gwen Bishop (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 288 to 443 (a spread of -155) . Current ranking: #114. Current record: 4-7, -471.
Round 12		Lyda played #118 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and won 354 to 304 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #102. Current record: 5-7, -421.
Round 13		Lyda played #047 Fred Hoeptner (La Crescenta, CA) and won 484 to 226 (a spread of 258) . Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-7, -163.
Round 14		Lyda played #120 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and lost 312 to 402 (a spread of -90) . Current ranking: #92. Current record: 6-8, -253.
Round 15		Lyda played #099 Louanne Saylors (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 288 to 327 (a spread of -39) . Current ranking: #99. Current record: 6-9, -292.
Round 16		Lyda played #086 Kyle Norwood (Panorama City, CA) and lost 315 to 352 (a spread of -37) . Current ranking: #106. Current record: 6-10, -329.
Round 17		Lyda played #036 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and won 361 to 278 (a spread of 83) . Current ranking: #96. Current record: 7-10, -246.
Round 18		Lyda played #019 Beulah Cooper (Austin, TX) and lost 345 to 378 (a spread of -33) . Current ranking: #105. Current record: 7-11, -279.
Round 19		Lyda played #006 Betty Bergeron (Calgary AB) and won 402 to 383 (a spread of 19) . Current ranking: #94. Current record: 8-11, -260.
Round 20		Lyda played #105 Bruce Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 358 to 340 (a spread of 18) . Current ranking: #84. Current record: 9-11, -242.
Round 21		Lyda played #049 Kathy Hooper (Monroe, NY) and won 364 to 306 (a spread of 58) . Current ranking: #74. Current record: 10-11, -184.
Round 22		Lyda played #104 Mike Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 442 to 268 (a spread of 174) . Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-11, -10. Lyda is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Lyda played #125 Jeannie J Wilson (Livermore, CA) and lost 290 to 425 (a spread of -135) . Current ranking: #72. Current record: 11-12, -145.
Round 24		Lyda played #012 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and won 307 to 297 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 12-12, -135.
Round 25		Lyda played #020 Will Cooper (Winston-Salem, NC) and lost 333 to 418 (a spread of -85) . Current ranking: #81. Current record: 12-13, -220.
Round 26		Lyda played #041 Lynn Gunn (Mission Viejo, CA) and won 417 to 291 (a spread of 126) . Current ranking: #65. Current record: 13-13, -94.
Round 27		Lyda played #079 Dona Meilach (Carlsbad, CA) and won 410 to 404 (a spread of 6) . Current ranking: #56. Current record: 14-13, -88.
Round 28		Lyda played #062 Shelley Koch (Miami, FL) and won 389 to 354 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 15-13, -53.
Round 29		Lyda played #059 Sarah King (Phoenix, AZ) and won 401 to 391 (a spread of 10) . Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-13, -43.
Round 30		Lyda played #009 Ivan Blackman (Bahamas) and won 408 to 358 (a spread of 50) . Current ranking: #32. Current record: 17-13, +7.
Round 31		Lyda played #040 Barbara Gray (Tempe, AZ) and lost 326 to 409 (a spread of -83) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 17-14, -76.

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