Paul Avrin [#39] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Paul Avrin, 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 7-8, -58, and is ranked #25 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 Paul Avrin]

Given name(s): Paul
Surname(s): Avrin
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: 2001-10 Lancaster PA; 2004-05 Piscataway, NY; has lowest NSA membership number (50)
Hobbies: travel, sports, gym
Occupation: retired HS math teacher
NSC 1978 Division: 1
NSC 1978 Rank: 27/65, 142.0 credits
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 57/302, 13-9 +681
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 50, 13-8 +73
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 135/149, 10-17 -508
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 60/176, 15-12 -58
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 23/176, 17-10 +93
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 97/134, 12-15 -147
NSC 1996 Division: 2
NSC 1996 Rank: 15/106, 17-10 +221
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 94/126, 14-17 -719
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 49/105, 16-15 +30
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 96/132, 14-17 -603
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 133/172, 13-17 -478
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 83/87, 10-18 -627
USSO 2006 Division: 2
USSO 2006 Rank: 56/102, 14-14 -604
WSC 1995 Rank: 42

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	4-12 (0.250)
Past 1-12 months	4-9 (0.308)	LLL WW LLLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
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

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: 474 Average for: 393 Average against: 397
Before the Tournament		Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 1	Larger photo available	Avrin played #4 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 315 to 494 (a spread of -179). Before this event, Avrin had not played Graham in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 0-1, -179. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Avrin played #19 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 357 to 386 (a spread of -29). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY Avrin’s record vs. Tangredi 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: #40. Current record: 0-2, -208.
Round 3		Avrin played #30 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 394 to 373 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Avrin had not played Tier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 1-2, -187. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Avrin played #1 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 358 to 462 (a spread of -104). Before this event, Avrin had not played Mallick in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 1-3, -291.
Round 5		Avrin played #16 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 375 to 378 (a spread of -3). The last time these two played was 2006-11 at: TORONTO, ONT, CAN Avrin’s record vs. Greenspan 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: #40. Current record: 1-4, -294.
Round 6		Avrin played #37 Audrey Tumbarello (Brooklyn, NY) and won 419 to 418 (a spread of 1). The last time these two played was 2007-07 at: BOSTON, MA Avrin’s record vs. Tumbarello in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: #37. Current record: 2-4, -293.
Round 7		Avrin played #41 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 435 to 341 (a spread of 94). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Avrin’s record vs. Fatsis 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: #32. Current record: 3-4, -199. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		Avrin played #11 Rod MacNeil (Somerville, MA) and lost 345 to 390 (a spread of -45). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Avrin’s record vs. MacNeil 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: #33. Current record: 3-5, -244. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Avrin played #36 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 329 to 380 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Avrin had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 3-6, -295.
Round 10		Avrin played #31 Mike Weepie (Cedar Rapids, IA) and won 437 to 335 (a spread of 102). Before this event, Avrin had not played Weepie in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 4-6, -193.
Round 11		Avrin played #35 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 451 to 378 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: LAKE GEORGE, NY Avrin’s record vs. Goldstein 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: #28. Current record: 5-6, -120.
Round 12		Avrin played #10 Stefan Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 386 to 503 (a spread of -117). Before this event, Avrin had not played Rau in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 5-7, -237.
Round 13		Avrin played #12 John Viloria (New York, NY) and won 456 to 337 (a spread of 119). Before this event, Avrin had not played Viloria in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, -118. Avrin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Avrin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 14		Avrin played #29 Dan Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 474 to 401 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY Avrin’s record vs. Wachtell 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: #23. Current record: 7-7, -45.
Round 15		Avrin played #7 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and lost 368 to 381 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Avrin had not played Koenig in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 7-8, -58.

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