On this page, you will find information about
Karen Richards, who is competing
at the 2017 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event.
This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time.
This player currently has a record of 12-13, +27, and is ranked
#20 in Division A.
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.
Round by Round |
High score: 519 Average for: 402 Average against: 401 |
Round 1 | | England | Richards played #11 Colin Northmore (Eng) and won 471 to 397 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +74. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 2 | | Scotland | Richards played #4 Piotr Andronowski (Sco) and won 462 to 451 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +85. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 3 | | England | Richards played #24 Teresa Lyes (Eng) and lost 391 to 410 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +66. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 4 | | Canada | Richards played #1 Evan Berofsky (CAN) and lost 426 to 444 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-2, +48. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 5 | | United States | Richards played #15 Terry Kang Rau (USA) and lost 432 to 447 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 2-3, +33. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 6 | | Malta | Richards played #12 Charles Micallef (MLT) and lost 388 to 498 (a spread of -110). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-4, -77. |
Round 7 | | Australia | Richards played #17 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 301 to 464 (a spread of -163). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-5, -240. |
Round 8 | | Poland | Richards played #6 Rafal Dominiczak (POL) and won 396 to 369 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-5, -213. |
Round 9 | | England | Richards played #13 Kevin Synnott (Eng) and lost 342 to 359 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-6, -230. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 10 | | Malta | Richards played #16 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) and lost 288 to 309 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-7, -251. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 11 | | Japan | Richards played #27 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 424 to 308 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 4-7, -135. |
Round 12 | | Malta | Richards played #28 Angele Andrews (MLT) and lost 452 to 467 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-8, -150. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 13 | | Malta | Richards played #30 Maria Scicluna (MLT) and won 413 to 387 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 5-8, -124. |
Round 14 | | Scotland | Richards played #22 Jim Wilkie (Sco) and won 382 to 369 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-8, -111. |
Round 15 | | Australia | Richards played #29 George Khamis (AUS) and lost 352 to 354 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-9, -113. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 16 | | Malta | Richards played #25 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and won 384 to 328 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-9, -57. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 17 | | Malta | Richards played #18 Cecil Muscat (MLT) and won 445 to 385 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-9, +3. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 18 | | South Africa | Richards played #20 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) and won 450 to 397 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 9-9, +56. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 19 | | England | Richards played #11 Colin Northmore (Eng) again and lost 385 to 473 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-10, -32. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 20 | | Australia | Richards played #17 Paul Richards (AUS) again and lost 409 to 423 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 9-11, -46. Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |
Round 21 | | South Africa | Richards played #20 Debbe Hossy (ZAF) again and won 426 to 421 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 10-11, -41. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 22 | | England | Richards played #19 Elisabeth Jardine (Eng) and won 392 to 295 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-11, +56. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). |
Round 23 | | Malta | Richards played #18 Cecil Muscat (MLT) again and lost 323 to 436 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-12, -57. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 24 | | Malta | Richards played #16 Nicky Vella-Laurenti (MLT) again and won 519 to 406 (a spread of 113). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-12, +56. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |
Round 25 | | Scotland | Richards played #7 Vincent Boyle (Sco) and lost 409 to 438 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-13, +27. Richards is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Richards is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits). |