Verna Berg Richards [#7] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Verna M Richards Berg, 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 9-6, +415, 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

[photo of Verna M Richards Berg]

Given name(s): Verna M
Surname(s): Richards Berg
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: Too many to mention
Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING
Occupation: registered nurse
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 222, 9-12 -427
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 102/176, 13-14 -123
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 78/176, 13-13 +77
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 14/105, 19-12 +587
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 79/139, 14.5-15.5 -122
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 29/108, 16-12 +73

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	85-53 (0.616)
Past 1-12 months	26.5-9.5 (0.736)	WW L WWW L W L WWW L WWW L WWTW L W L WWWWWWWWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	9-12 (0.429)	LL W LLL W L WW LLL W L W L WWW L
Past 25-36 months	12-9 (0.571)	L W L WWWW L W LL WWWW L WW LLL
Past 37-48 months	15.5-7.5 (0.674)	WWWW L WWWWWW LL WTL W LL W L WW
Past 49-60 months	18-10 (0.643)	LL WW LL WWWWW L WWWW L WW LLL WWWW L W
Past 61-72 months	4-5 (0.444)	L WW LLL WW L
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.

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Round by Round
High score: 467 Average for: 395 Average against: 367
Round 1		Richards Berg played #27 Varney Senii (Brooklyn, NY) and won 384 to 298 (a spread of 86). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Senii 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, +86.
Round 2		Richards Berg played #19 Jeffrey Schwartz (New York, NY) and lost 355 to 433 (a spread of -78). Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Schwartz in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-1, +8.
Round 3		Richards Berg played #13 Robert Kerr (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 381 to 395 (a spread of -14). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Kerr 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: #18. Current record: 1-2, -6.
Round 4		Richards Berg played #11 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT) and won 376 to 344 (a spread of 32). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: ALBANY, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Rau in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: WWL. 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: 2-2, +26.
Round 5		Richards Berg played #12 Sharon Swerdloff (New York, NY) and won 443 to 306 (a spread of 137). The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: DANBURY, CT Richards Berg’s record vs. Swerdloff in the 8 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). 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: WL. Past 61-72 months: W. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 3-2, +163.
Round 6		Richards Berg played #20 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 371 to 394 (a spread of -23). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Cullman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #10. Current record: 3-3, +140.
Round 7		Richards Berg played #30 Leigh Bernstein (South Boston, MA) and won 467 to 402 (a spread of 65). Before this event, Richards Berg had not played Bernstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-3, +205.
Round 8		Richards Berg played #29 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 423 to 310 (a spread of 113). The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Silverman 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: #6. Current record: 5-3, +318. Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 9		Richards Berg played #24 Marie Puma (Shoreham, NY) and won 433 to 317 (a spread of 116). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BAYSIDE, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Puma in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LW. 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: #4. Current record: 6-3, +434.
Round 10		Richards Berg played #8 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT) and lost 377 to 408 (a spread of -31). The last time these two played was 2007-06 at: STAMFORD, CT Richards Berg’s record vs. Fishman in the 8 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: LLWW. 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: #8. Current record: 6-4, +403.
Round 11		Richards Berg played #3 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 355 to 389 (a spread of -34). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: NORTH SALEM, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Kelly in the 8 years leading up to this event: 12-3 (0.800). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: WWWW. Past 49-60 months: LLWWW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-5, +369. Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 12		Richards Berg played #6 Elana Lehrer (City Withheld, NJ) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Richards Berg’s record vs. Lehrer 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: #7. Current record: 7-5, +389.
Round 13		Richards Berg played #2 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 414 to 340 (a spread of 74). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: BAYSIDE, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Sanfedele in the 8 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-5, +463.
Round 14		Richards Berg played #1 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 391 to 375 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2007-05 at: BAYSIDE, NY Richards Berg’s record vs. Polsky in the 8 years leading up to this event: 10.5-15.5 (0.404). Past 1-12 months: LWLWLLT. Past 13-24 months: LLLW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: LWWLWWLWLL. Past 61-72 months: WWL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 9-5, +479.
Round 15		Richards Berg played #13 Robert Kerr (Brooklyn, NY) again and lost 365 to 429 (a spread of -64). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Richards Berg’s record vs. Kerr 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: #7. Current record: 9-6, +415.

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