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August 22–24, 2008
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BASD 2008: Brian Cappelletto [#1]

On this page, you will find information about Brian Cappelletto, who is competing at the 2008 Big Apple Showdown. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12-4, +315, and is ranked #1.

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 Brian Cappelletto]

Given name(s): Brian
Surname(s): Cappelletto
Home: Chicago, IL, United States
Awards: 1998 NSC; 2001 WSC; 1997, 2004 Boston Premier; 1999, 2002, 2003 Reno
Hobbies: golf, impersonations, fantasy baseball
Occupation: Options Trader
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 5, 16-5 +1300
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 42/149, 15-12 +324
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 10/176, 18-9 +904
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 3/176, 20-7 +1410
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 4/108, 18-9 +1285
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 1/126, 26-5 +2318
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 2/98, 22-9 +1342
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 4/132, 21-10 +407
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 5/172, 20.5-9.5 +1369
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 11/87, 17-11 +684
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 6/76, 18-10 +46
WSC 1991 Rank: 2
WSC 1993 Rank: 30
WSC 1995 Rank: 11
WSC 1997 Rank: 10
WSC 1999 Rank: 11
WSC 2001 Rank: 1
Round by Round

High score: 504
Average for: 418
Average against: 398

Before the Tournament  

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

Round 1

[photo of Joe Edley]

Cappelletto played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 470 to 456 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +14.

Cappelletto is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits).

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

Round 2

[photo of Eric Goldstein]

Cappelletto played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 432 to 387 (a spread of 45).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 2-0, +59.

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

Round 3

[photo of Winter Zxqkj]

Cappelletto played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 383 to 317 (a spread of 66).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 3-0, +125.

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

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

Round 4

[photo of Robert Linn]

Cappelletto played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +177.

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

Round 5

[photo of Sam Kantimathi]

Cappelletto played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 425 to 411 (a spread of 14).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 5-0, +191.

Round 6

[photo of Scott Appel]

Cappelletto played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 346 to 473 (a spread of -127).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +64.

Round 7

[photo of David Johnson]

Cappelletto played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 504 to 341 (a spread of 163).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 6-1, +227.

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

Round 8

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Cappelletto played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 435 to 395 (a spread of 40).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-1, +267.

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

Round 9

[photo of Jason Katz-Brown]

Cappelletto played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 340 to 403 (a spread of -63).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 7-2, +204.

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

Round 10

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 424 to 292 (a spread of 132).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 8-2, +336.

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

Round 11

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and lost 411 to 457 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 8-3, +290.

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

Round 12

[photo of Joel Sherman]

Cappelletto played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) for the third time and won 432 to 383 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-3, +339.

Round 13

[photo of Matt Graham]

Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 434 to 409 (a spread of 25).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-3, +364.

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

Round 14

[photo of Matt Graham]

Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and lost 324 to 448 (a spread of -124).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 10-4, +240.

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

Round 15

[photo of Matt Graham]

Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) for the third time and won 447 to 378 (a spread of 69).

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 11-4, +309.

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

Round 16

[photo of Matt Graham]

Cappelletto played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) for the fourth time and won 429 to 423 (a spread of 6).

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-4, +315.

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

After the Tournament  

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