John Viloria [#12] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about John Viloria, 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 6-9, -298, and is ranked #34 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 Viloria]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Viloria
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: won two World Youth chess championships; won college curling nationals novice division
Hobbies: tennis, hockey, investing, circuit parties
Occupation: analyst for hedge fund
NSC 2002 Division: 3
NSC 2002 Rank: 5/136, 21-10 +764
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 41/172, 17-13 +460

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	27-24 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 13-24 months	1-2 (0.333)	LL W
Past 25-36 months	6-5 (0.545)	LL W LL WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	11-10 (0.524)	L W LL W L W LL WWWW LLL W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	5-5 (0.500)	WW L WW LLLL W
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	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: 527 Average for: 392 Average against: 412
Round 1		Viloria played #25 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and lost 335 to 495 (a spread of -160). Before this event, Viloria had not played Rosin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -160.
Round 2		Viloria played #33 Ben Dweck (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 362 to 444 (a spread of -82). The last time these two played was 2002-12 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Viloria’s record vs. Dweck 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -242.
Round 3		Viloria played #10 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and won 431 to 358 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Viloria’s record vs. Rau 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: #33. Current record: 1-2, -169. Viloria is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Viloria played #16 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 508 to 457 (a spread of 51). The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PARSIPPANY,NJ Viloria’s record vs. Greenspan in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WW. 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: #28. Current record: 2-2, -118.
Round 5		Viloria played #15 Mark McCraw (Croton, NY) and lost 369 to 429 (a spread of -60). Before this event, Viloria had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-3, -178.
Round 6		Viloria played #36 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 355 to 406 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Viloria had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-4, -229.
Round 7		Viloria played #29 Dan Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 410 to 335 (a spread of 75). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Viloria’s record vs. Wachtell in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 3-4, -154.
Round 8		Viloria played #30 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 432 (a spread of -127). Before this event, Viloria had not played Tier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-5, -281.
Round 9		Viloria played #35 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 431 to 309 (a spread of 122). Before this event, Viloria had not played Goldstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 4-5, -159.
Round 10		Viloria played #7 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and lost 430 to 472 (a spread of -42). The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Viloria’s record vs. Koenig in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. 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: #33. Current record: 4-6, -201. Viloria is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Viloria is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 11		Viloria played #1 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 527 to 334 (a spread of 193). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Viloria’s record vs. Mallick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LL. 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: #27. Current record: 5-6, -8.
Round 12		Viloria played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 360 to 528 (a spread of -168). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Viloria’s record vs. Linn in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #32. Current record: 5-7, -176.
Round 13		Viloria played #39 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 456 (a spread of -119). Before this event, Viloria had not played Avrin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-8, -295. Viloria is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Viloria played #14 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and lost 350 to 380 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Viloria had not played Faria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-9, -325.
Round 15		Viloria played #37 Audrey Tumbarello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 367 to 340 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Viloria had not played Tumbarello in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-9, -298.

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