John OLaughlin [#3] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-5, +849, and is ranked #4 in Division 1.

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

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Hobbies: music, books, puzzles
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/103, 19-12 +1033
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 34/172, 17.5-12.5 +1331
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/87, 16-12 +385
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/76, 15-13 +301
WSC 2003 Rank: 28
WSC 2005 Rank: 14

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	57-42 (0.576)
Past 1-12 months	20-11 (0.645)	WWW LLLLLL WWWWW LL WWWW L W L W L WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	9-11 (0.450)	W L W L W LLL WW L W LLL W L WW L
Past 25-36 months	14-10 (0.583)	WW L W L W L W L WW L W LL WWWWW LLL W
Past 37-48 months	11-7 (0.611)	W LLL WW L WW L WW L WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 61-72 months	3-2 (0.600)	W L W L W
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 545 Average for: 432 Average against: 375
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #37 Audrey Tumbarello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 494 to 348 (a spread of 146). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Tumbarello in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +146. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 401 to 362 (a spread of 39). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Frank in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +185.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #9 Merrill Kaitz (Amesbury, MA) and lost 381 to 474 (a spread of -93). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Kaitz in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-1, +92.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #19 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 370 to 489 (a spread of -119). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Tangredi in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, -27. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #18 Augustine Adda (Belleville, NJ) and won 496 to 377 (a spread of 119). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Adda in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-2, +92. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #31 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 510 to 331 (a spread of 179). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-2, +271.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #11 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and won 447 to 309 (a spread of 138). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT O'Laughlin’s record vs. MacNeil in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-3 (0.571). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: LWL. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +409. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #34 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 435 to 363 (a spread of 72). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +481.
Round 9	Larger photo available	O'Laughlin played #4 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 426 (a spread of -58). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Graham in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-3, +423. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 357 to 371 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: BOSTON, MA O'Laughlin’s record vs. Day in the 8 years leading up to this event: 4-1 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WWLWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-4, +409.
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and won 545 to 327 (a spread of 218). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: CHICAGO, IL O'Laughlin’s record vs. Le in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-4, +627. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #26 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and won 456 to 383 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT O'Laughlin’s record vs. Weinike in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-4, +700. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #33 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and won 372 to 350 (a spread of 22). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Dweck in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-4, +722. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #13 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 490 to 299 (a spread of 191). The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: FARMINGTON, MI O'Laughlin’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 10-4, +913.
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 359 to 423 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Laughlin’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-5, +849. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
After the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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