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November 19–23, 2014

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SCT 2014: David Koenig [#52]

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On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, who is competing at the 2014 Scrabble Champions Tournament. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-11, +226, and is ranked #41.

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

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Given name(s): David
Surname(s): Koenig
Home: Falls Church, VA, United States
Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ
Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball
SCT 2014 Team: United States

Round by Round

High score: 581
Average for: 442
Average against: 433

Round 1

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Trinidad and Tobago

Koenig played #19 Leslie Charles (TTO) and won 406 to 294 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 1-0, +112.

Round 2

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England

Koenig played #106 Natalie Zolty (Eng) and won 453 to 397 (a spread of 56).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 2-0, +168.

Round 3

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Wales

Koenig played #29 Penny Downer (Wal) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 3-0, +190.

Round 4

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United States

Koenig played #53 Jim Kramer (USA) and won 440 to 353 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-0, +277.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Canada

Koenig played #61 Jesse Matthews (CAN) and lost 403 to 412 (a spread of -9).

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-1, +268.

Round 6

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United States

Koenig played #26 Jesse Day (USA) and lost 440 to 477 (a spread of -37).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-2, +231.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 7

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Thailand

Koenig played #18 Gerald Carter (THA) and won 478 to 477 (a spread of 1).

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 5-2, +232.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 8

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United States

Koenig played #76 Stefan Rau (USA) and won 411 to 397 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-2, +246.

Round 9

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Canada

Koenig played #101 Joel Wapnick (CAN) and won 516 to 351 (a spread of 165).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 7-2, +411.

Round 10

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England

Koenig played #5 Paul Allan (Eng) and won 501 to 460 (a spread of 41).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 8-2, +452.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

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United States

Koenig played #8 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 533 to 350 (a spread of 183).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 9-2, +635.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 12

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England

Koenig played #93 Brett Smitheram (Eng) and lost 453 to 455 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 9-3, +633.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 13

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England

Koenig played #83 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 581 to 470 (a spread of 111).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 10-3, +744.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 14

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Pakistan

Koenig played #50 Waseem Khatri (PAK) and won 473 to 360 (a spread of 113).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 11-3, +857.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

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United States

Koenig played #103 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 431 to 475 (a spread of -44).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 11-4, +813.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 16

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Australia

Koenig played #32 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 436 to 532 (a spread of -96).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-5, +717.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 17

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England

Koenig played #40 Graham Haigh (Eng) and won 441 to 397 (a spread of 44).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-5, +761.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

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Malta

Koenig played #14 Theresa Brousson (MLT) and won 452 to 343 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-5, +870.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 19

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England

Koenig played #12 Craig Beevers (Eng) and lost 409 to 445 (a spread of -36).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 13-6, +834.

Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 20

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United States

Koenig played #55 Chris Lipe (USA) and lost 341 to 456 (a spread of -115).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-7, +719.

Round 21

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Australia

Koenig played #62 Chris May (AUS) and lost 353 to 630 (a spread of -277).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 13-8, +442.

Round 22

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New Zealand

Koenig played #80 Nigel Richards (NZL) and lost 426 to 474 (a spread of -48).

Current ranking: #25.

Current record: 13-9, +394.

Round 23

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England

Koenig played #31 Calum Edwards (Eng) and lost 436 to 542 (a spread of -106).

Current ranking: #33.

Current record: 13-10, +288.

Round 24

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Sri Lanka

Koenig played #20 Suresh Thevakumar Samuel Chinnaiyah (LKA) and lost 384 to 446 (a spread of -62).

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 13-11, +226.


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