August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Matt Graham [#3]

On this page, you will find information about Matt Graham, 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 11-5, +204, and is ranked #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

[photo of Matt Graham]

Given name(s): Matt
Surname(s): Graham
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: (2nd) 1997 WSC; 2002-05, 2003-05 Stamford, CT; 2003-06, 2005-01 Atlantic City, NJ;2004-09 Parsippany, NJ; 2005-01 Oshawa, ON
Hobbies: clabbers
Occupation: Writer
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 114/176, 12-15 +891
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 57/134, 13-13 +209
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 22/108, 16-11 +326
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 65/126, 15-16 +485
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 25/98, 18-13 +101
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 55/132, 16-15 +684
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 37/172, 17-13 +962
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 18/87, 16-12 +1213
WSC 1993 Rank: 28
WSC 1997 Rank: 2
WSC 2001 Rank: 46

Round by Round
High score: 582 Average for: 417 Average against: 407
Round 1		Graham played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 441 to 383 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 1-0, +58. Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Graham played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 391 to 337 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +112.
Round 3		Graham played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 366 to 406 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-1, +72. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Graham is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Graham played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 459 to 395 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +136.
Round 5		Graham played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 479 to 450 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-1, +165. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Graham played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 363 to 360 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-1, +168.
Round 7		Graham played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 389 to 384 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 6-1, +173. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Graham played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 582 to 458 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 7-1, +297. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Graham played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 295 to 504 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 7-2, +88. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Graham played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 383 to 372 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +99. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).
Round 11		Graham played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and won 453 to 422 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 9-2, +130. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Graham recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #1. Current record: 10-2, +180. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Graham played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 409 to 434 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-3, +155. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Graham played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and won 448 to 324 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-3, +279. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Graham played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the third time and lost 378 to 447 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +210. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Graham played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) for the fourth time and lost 423 to 429 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-5, +204. Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		Graham is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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