August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Lynn Cushman [#14]

On this page, you will find information about Lynn Cushman, 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 4-12, -678, and is ranked #19.

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 Lynn Cushman]

Given name(s): Lynn
Surname(s): Cushman
Home: New York, NY, United States
Awards: 1995 Teams Tournament Board 1; Plainview 1998;2nd, Stamford 2003;NSA AB member since 2003
Hobbies: music, reading, yoga
Occupation: proofreader
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 40/149, 15-12 +389
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 40/149, 15-12 +389
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 50/176, 15-12 +553
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 58/176, 15-12 +162
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 69/108, 12.5-14.5 -111
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 58/126, 16-15 -259
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 74/98, 13.5-17.5 -747
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 58/132, 16-15 +154
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 44/172, 17-13 +184
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 76/87, 11-17 -67

Round by Round
High score: 472 Average for: 387 Average against: 430
Before the Tournament		Cushman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Cushman played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 424 to 385 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +39. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Cushman played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 334 to 420 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-1, -47. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Cushman played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 389 to 495 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-2, -153.
Round 4		Cushman played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 351 to 527 (a spread of -176). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-3, -329. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Cushman played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and lost 347 to 474 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-4, -456. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Cushman played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 360 to 363 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 1-5, -459.
Round 7		Cushman played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 360 to 392 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-6, -491. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Cushman played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 408 to 428 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-7, -511. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Cushman played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 329 to 522 (a spread of -193). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-8, -704. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Cushman played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 420 to 364 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-8, -648. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Cushman played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 472 to 379 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-8, -555. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Cushman played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) again and lost 405 to 415 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-9, -565.
Round 13		Cushman played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 454 to 491 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-10, -602. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 14		Cushman played #17 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) again and lost 377 to 430 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-11, -655. Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Cushman played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 395 to 390 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-11, -650.
Round 16		Cushman played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and lost 372 to 400 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-12, -678.
After the Tournament		Cushman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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