Jim Piazza [#14] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Piazza, 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, +132, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

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
	Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Piazza Home: New York, NY, United States Hobbies: theater Occupation: writer NSC 1989 Division: 2 NSC 1989 Rank: 48/70, 12-15 +232 NSC 1989 Division: 2 NSC 1989 Rank: 48/70, 12-15 +232 NSC 2005 Division: 4 NSC 2005 Rank: 81/122, 13-15 -310

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	1-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	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

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: 478 Average for: 366 Average against: 357
Round 1		Piazza played #20 Susan Silverstein (Brooklyn, NY) and won 353 to 329 (a spread of 24). Before this event, Piazza had not played Silverstein in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +24.
Round 2		Piazza played #25 Eileen Johnson (Freeport, NY) and won 360 to 340 (a spread of 20). Before this event, Piazza had not played Johnson in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +44.
Round 3		Piazza played #5 Clyde Evans (Brooklyn, NY) and won 365 to 250 (a spread of 115). Before this event, Piazza had not played Evans in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +159. Piazza is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Piazza is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Piazza played #10 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 426 to 294 (a spread of 132). Before this event, Piazza had not played Wancel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 4-0, +291.
Round 5		Piazza played #28 Rebecca Lambert (Columbia, MD) and won 365 to 338 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Piazza had not played Lambert in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +318.
Round 6		Piazza played #26 Jo Anne Cohen (Montgomery, NY) and won 478 to 278 (a spread of 200). Before this event, Piazza had not played Cohen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-0, +518.
Round 7		Piazza played #4 Froilan Mendoza (East Elmhurst, NY) and lost 288 to 387 (a spread of -99). Before this event, Piazza had not played Mendoza in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +419. Piazza is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Piazza played #6 Matthew Silver (Westport, CT) and lost 254 to 425 (a spread of -171). Before this event, Piazza had not played Silver in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +248.
Round 9		Piazza played #1 Wilma Pitzer (Englewood, OH) and lost 371 to 413 (a spread of -42). Before this event, Piazza had not played Pitzer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +206.
Round 10		Piazza played #15 Austin Nichols (Washington, DC) and lost 372 to 481 (a spread of -109). Before this event, Piazza had not played Nichols in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +97.
Round 11		Piazza played #2 Steve Sikorski (Shoreham, NY) and lost 329 to 451 (a spread of -122). Before this event, Piazza had not played Sikorski in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, -25.
Round 12		Piazza played #21 Ellen Perr (New York, NY) and won 353 to 295 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Piazza had not played Perr in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-5, +33.
Round 13		Piazza played #27 David McCraw (Ossining, NY) and won 345 to 328 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Piazza had not played McCraw in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-5, +50.
Round 14		Piazza played #17 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and won 420 to 297 (a spread of 123). Before this event, Piazza had not played Lezin in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +173.
Round 15		Piazza played #3 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 406 to 447 (a spread of -41). Before this event, Piazza had not played Jeffers in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-6, +132.

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