August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Chris Cree [#11]

On this page, you will find information about Chris Cree, 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 9-7, +410, and is ranked #7.

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 Chris Cree]

Given name(s): Chris
Surname(s): Cree
Home: Dallas, TX, United States
Awards: 2002-02 Salado, TX; 2002-02 Phoenix, AZ; 2002-06, 2003-06 Mid-Cities, TX;2003-08 Houston, TX; 2004-01 Lampasas, TX; 2004-02 Costa Rica; 2004-06 Provence, France
Hobbies: golf, music, reading
Occupation: Wholesale Equipment
NSC 1983 Division: 1
NSC 1983 Rank: 31/32, 5-12 -745
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 130/302, 11-11 +887
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 4, 16-5 +1305
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 33/149, 16-11 -70
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 33/149, 16-11 -70
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 24/176, 16.5-10.5 +16
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 24/176, 16.5-10.5 +68
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 55/134, 14-13 +360
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 36/108, 15-12 -192
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 35/126, 17-14 +455
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 45/98, 16-15 -31
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 47/132, 17-14 +152
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 4/172, 21-9 +827
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 23/87, 16-12 +203
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 15/76, 16-12 +644
WSC 2001 Rank: 80

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 422 Average against: 396
Round 1		Cree played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 410 to 462 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 0-1, -52. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 2		Cree played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 360 to 449 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 0-2, -141. Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Cree played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 406 to 366 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-2, -101. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Cree is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 4		Cree played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 532 to 285 (a spread of 247). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 2-2, +146.
Round 5		Cree played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 379 to 466 (a spread of -87). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-3, +59. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Cree played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 347 to 421 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-4, -15. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Cree played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 392 to 360 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-4, +17. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cree played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 362 to 350 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 4-4, +29. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cree played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 500 to 286 (a spread of 214). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 5-4, +243. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 10		Cree played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 406 to 338 (a spread of 68). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-4, +311. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Cree played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 411 to 413 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 6-5, +309. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Cree played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and won 414 to 385 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-5, +338. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Cree played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 528 to 315 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-5, +551. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Cree played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 424 to 456 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-6, +519.
Round 15		Cree played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 373 to 572 (a spread of -199). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-7, +320. Cree is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Cree played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) again and won 505 to 415 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 9-7, +410.

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