Ann Sanfedele [#2] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Ann Sanfedele, 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 8-7, -322, and is ranked #16 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

[photo of Ann Sanfedele]

Given name(s): Ann
Surname(s): Sanfedele
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: some - one poetry, one short story, several photo, no room here for details
Hobbies: travel
Occupation: photographer / retired Market Research programmer
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 236/302, 9-13 -317
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 30, 14-7 +397
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 53/149, 14.5-12.5 +7
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 53/149, 14.5-12.5 +7
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 63/176, 15-12 -211
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 61/134, 14-13 -160
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 94/108, 11-16 -1510
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 107/126, 13-18 -1062
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 66/105, 15-16 -430
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 84/139, 14-16 -80
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 60/108, 13-15 +406

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	11-15 (0.423)
Past 1-12 months	5-4 (0.556)	LL WW L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	0-4 (0.000)	LLLL
Past 25-36 months	2-2 (0.500)	W L W L
Past 37-48 months	3-2 (0.600)	WWW LL
Past 49-60 months	0-3 (0.000)	LLL
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: 485 Average for: 360 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Sanfedele is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Sanfedele played #26 Nicholas Fall (Napanee ON) and lost 270 to 519 (a spread of -249). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Fall in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 0-1, -249.
Round 2		Sanfedele played #16 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 371 to 355 (a spread of 16). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Kujac in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, -233.
Round 3		Sanfedele played #14 Sally Ricketts (New York, NY) and won 361 to 358 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Ricketts in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, -230.
Round 4		Sanfedele played #15 Ember Nelson (Buffalo, NY) and lost 365 to 378 (a spread of -13). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Nelson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, -243.
Round 5		Sanfedele played #11 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and lost 283 to 462 (a spread of -179). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY Sanfedele’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: #25. Current record: 2-3, -422.
Round 6		Sanfedele played #29 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 351 to 302 (a spread of 49). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sanfedele’s record vs. Silverman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: WL. 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: #21. Current record: 3-3, -373.
Round 7		Sanfedele played #20 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 340 to 377 (a spread of -37). The last time these two played was 2007-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY Sanfedele’s record vs. Cullman 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: #24. Current record: 3-4, -410.
Round 8		Sanfedele played #9 Andrea Michaels (San Francisco, CA) and lost 357 to 377 (a spread of -20). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Michaels in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-5, -430.
Round 9		Sanfedele played #22 Richard Ferrara (Farmingdale, NY) and won 418 to 334 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Ferrara in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 4-5, -346.
Round 10		Sanfedele played #12 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 388 to 368 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sanfedele’s record vs. Swerdloff 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: 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: #18. Current record: 5-5, -326.
Round 11		Sanfedele played #27 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 485 to 342 (a spread of 143). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Senii in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-5, -183. Sanfedele is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Sanfedele played #19 Jeffrey Schwartz (New York, NY) and lost 286 to 378 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Sanfedele had not played Schwartz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 6-6, -275.
Round 13		Sanfedele played #7 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 414 (a spread of -74). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: BAYSIDE, NY Sanfedele’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-7, -349.
Round 14		Sanfedele played #17 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 367 to 361 (a spread of 6). The last time these two played was 2004-11 at: STAMFORD, CT Sanfedele’s record vs. Fialkow 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: L. 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: #17. Current record: 7-7, -343. Sanfedele is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Sanfedele played #1 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 423 to 402 (a spread of 21). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: BAYSIDE, NY Sanfedele’s record vs. Polsky 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: #16. Current record: 8-7, -322.

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