August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: David Koenig [#15]

On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, 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, +329, and is ranked #11.

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
	Given name(s): David Surname(s): Koenig Home: Tenafly, NJ, United States Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball Occupation: Teacher NSC 2005 Division: 1 NSC 2005 Rank: 28/87, 15.5-12.5 +179

Round by Round
High score: 522 Average for: 408 Average against: 387
Round 1		Koenig played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 424 to 428 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 0-1, -4. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Koenig played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 337 to 391 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 0-2, -58.
Round 3		Koenig played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-2, -38. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 4		Koenig played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 383 to 328 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-2, +17. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		Koenig played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 336 to 458 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 2-3, -105. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Koenig played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 421 to 347 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-3, -31. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Koenig played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 384 to 451 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-4, -98. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Koenig played #19 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 470 to 329 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-4, +43. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Koenig played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 522 to 329 (a spread of 193). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 5-4, +236. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Koenig played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 412 to 288 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +360.
Round 11		Koenig played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 428 to 350 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +438. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Koenig played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) again and lost 357 to 391 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 7-5, +404. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Koenig played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) for the third time and won 482 to 408 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-5, +478. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Koenig played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) again and lost 398 to 436 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 8-6, +440. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Koenig played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) again and lost 360 to 381 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-7, +419. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Koenig played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) again and lost 415 to 505 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-8, +329.

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