August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Eric Goldstein [#17]

On this page, you will find information about Eric Goldstein, 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 7-9, -503, and is ranked #14.

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): Eric Surname(s): Goldstein Home: Scarsdale, NY, United States USSO 2006 Division: 2 USSO 2006 Rank: 52/102, 14-14 -253

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 402 Average against: 433
Before the Tournament		Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 1		Goldstein played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 530 to 323 (a spread of 207). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 1-0, +207. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Goldstein played #1 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 387 to 432 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-1, +162. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 3		Goldstein played #5 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 381 to 537 (a spread of -156). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 1-2, +6. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 4		Goldstein played #4 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 420 to 582 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 1-3, -156. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Goldstein played #10 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 350 to 430 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-4, -236. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 6		Goldstein played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 329 to 473 (a spread of -144). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-5, -380. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 7		Goldstein played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 354 to 416 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-6, -442. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Goldstein played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 432 to 373 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 2-6, -383. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Goldstein played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and won 447 to 309 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 3-6, -245. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Goldstein played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 372 to 492 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-7, -365.
Round 11		Goldstein played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 362 to 559 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-8, -562. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Goldstein played #8 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) again and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-8, -537. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 13		Goldstein played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 491 to 454 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-8, -500. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Goldstein played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) again and won 430 to 377 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-8, -447. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Goldstein played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) again and lost 358 to 419 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 6-9, -508. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Goldstein played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 372 to 367 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-9, -503. Goldstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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