August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: John OLaughlin [#9]

On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, 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, +116, and is ranked #4.

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 John O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Hobbies: music, books, puzzles
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/103, 19-12 +1033
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 34/172, 17.5-12.5 +1331
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/87, 16-12 +385
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/76, 15-13 +301
WSC 2003 Rank: 28
WSC 2005 Rank: 14

Round by Round
High score: 520 Average for: 432 Average against: 425
Before the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and won 428 to 424 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 1-0, +4. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 413 to 301 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +116. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 495 to 389 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 3-0, +222.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and won 483 to 365 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 4-0, +340.
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 506 to 408 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 5-0, +438. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 362 to 463 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 5-1, +337. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 492 to 457 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 6-1, +372. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 458 to 582 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-2, +248. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 286 to 500 (a spread of -214). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-3, +34. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 472 to 390 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-3, +116. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 432 to 360 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-3, +188. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 385 to 414 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-4, +159. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 520 to 361 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-4, +318. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) again and won 436 to 398 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 10-4, +356. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) again and won 462 to 421 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 11-4, +397. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 283 to 564 (a spread of -281). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +116. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
After the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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