NSC 2010: Chris Bonin [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Chris Bonin, who is competing at the 2010 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 20-11, +236, and is ranked #7 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): Chris Surname(s): Bonin Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Occupation: Tax Technician

Round by Round
High score: 487 Average for: 386 Average against: 378
Round 1		Bonin played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and lost 332 to 429 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -97.
Round 2		Bonin played #73 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 370 to 368 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 1-1, -95.
Round 3		Bonin played #16 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 355 to 432 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 1-2, -172.
Round 4		Bonin played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 345 to 515 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 1-3, -342. Bonin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Bonin played #81 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 399 to 373 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-3, -316.
Round 6		Bonin played #21 Eliza Gallagher (Pendleton, SC) and won 430 to 368 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 3-3, -254.
Round 7		Bonin played #56 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and lost 295 to 427 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 3-4, -386.
Round 8		Bonin played #79 Paul Thornton (Spring, TX) and won 457 to 354 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 4-4, -283.
Round 9		Bonin played #4 Chad Hopper (Austin, TX) and won 487 to 325 (a spread of 162). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 5-4, -121.
Round 10		Bonin played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and won 389 to 339 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 6-4, -71.
Round 11		Bonin played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and lost 302 to 428 (a spread of -126). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 6-5, -197.
Round 12		Bonin played #30 Ian Chesser (Houston, TX) and lost 415 to 420 (a spread of -5). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, -202.
Round 13		Bonin played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 393 to 333 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 7-6, -142. Bonin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Bonin played #32 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 406 to 257 (a spread of 149). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-6, +7.
Round 15		Bonin played #44 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 306 to 447 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-7, -134.
Round 16		Bonin played #60 Mason Shambach (Battle Creek, MI) and won 376 to 299 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-7, -57.
Round 17		Bonin played #43 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 463 to 391 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +15.
Round 18		Bonin played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 369 to 363 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-7, +21.
Round 19		Bonin played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 449 to 325 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 12-7, +145.
Round 20		Bonin played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and won 361 to 350 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 13-7, +156.
Round 21		Bonin played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 406 to 386 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 14-7, +176.
Round 22		Bonin played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and won 483 to 233 (a spread of 250). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +426.
Round 23		Bonin played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and won 376 to 320 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +482. Bonin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Bonin played #74 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and won 431 to 376 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 17-7, +537.
Round 25		Bonin played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) and won 354 to 339 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-7, +552.
Round 26		Bonin played #1 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 354 to 494 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +412.
Round 27		Bonin played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) again and won 379 to 361 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 19-8, +430.
Round 28		Bonin played #15 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 336 to 400 (a spread of -64). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +366.
Round 29		Bonin played #31 Stephen Sneed (Fort Worth, TX) again and lost 337 to 494 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-10, +209.
Round 30		Bonin played #16 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) again and lost 320 to 427 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 19-11, +102.
Round 31		Bonin played #36 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 478 to 344 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 20-11, +236.

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