August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Robert Linn [#13]

On this page, you will find information about Robert Linn, 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 8-8, -398, and is ranked #13.

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 Robert Linn]

Given name(s): Robert
Surname(s): Linn
Home: Potomac, MD, United States
Awards: 15 Division 1 Tourney wins; 1994 (9th) Thailand; 1989 (3rd) Australian Open
Hobbies: tennis, ping pong, travel
Occupation: Financial Advisor And Money Manager
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 155, 11-10 +185
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 87/149, 13-14 -255
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 87/149, 13-14 -255
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 94/176, 13-14 +132
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 93/176, 13-14 +417
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 106/134, 11-16 -10
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 62/108, 13-14 -210
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 18/126, 18.5-12.5 +485
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 48/98, 16-15 -325
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 18/132, 19-12 -284
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 72/172, 16-14 -56
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 82/87, 10-18 -251
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 16/76, 16-12 +296
WSC 2003 Rank: 31

Round by Round
High score: 518 Average for: 388 Average against: 413
Round 1		Linn played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 323 to 530 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-1, -207. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Linn played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 320 to 560 (a spread of -240). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-2, -447. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Linn played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 428 to 509 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-3, -528. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Linn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Linn played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 402 to 454 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-4, -580.
Round 5		Linn played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 317 to 337 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 0-5, -600. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Linn played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and won 390 to 384 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-5, -594.
Round 7		Linn played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 518 to 294 (a spread of 224). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-5, -370. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Linn played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 410 to 343 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-5, -303. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Linn played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 406 to 295 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-5, -192. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Linn played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 338 to 406 (a spread of -68). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-6, -260. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Linn played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 360 to 432 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 4-7, -332. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Linn played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) again and won 420 to 404 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 5-7, -316. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Linn played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 397 to 357 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-7, -276. Linn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Linn played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) for the third time and lost 315 to 501 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-8, -462.
Round 15		Linn played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) again and won 388 to 364 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 7-8, -438.
Round 16		Linn played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) again and won 477 to 437 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-8, -398.

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