August 22–24, 2008
New York, NY

BASD 2008: Verna Richards Berg [#19]

On this page, you will find information about Verna Richards Berg, 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 5-11, -851, and is ranked #18.

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 Verna Richards Berg]

Given name(s): Verna Richards
Surname(s): Berg
Home: Manhattan, NY, United States
Awards: Too many to mention
Hobbies: PIANO PLAYING; POETRY WRITING; SCRABBLE PLAYING
Occupation: Retired Registered Nurse
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 222, 9-12 -427
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 146/149, 8-16 -507
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 102/176, 13-14 -123
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 78/176, 13-13 +77
NSC 2000 Division: 2
NSC 2000 Rank: 14/105, 19-12 +587
NSC 2004 Division: 2
NSC 2004 Rank: 79/139, 14.5-15.5 -122
NSC 2005 Division: 2
NSC 2005 Rank: 29/108, 16-12 +73

Round by Round
High score: 495 Average for: 362 Average against: 416
Round 1		Berg played #3 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 383 to 441 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 0-1, -58. Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 2		Berg played #9 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and lost 301 to 413 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-2, -170. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits). Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Berg played #7 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 339 to 382 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 0-3, -213. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Berg is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 4		Berg played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 285 to 532 (a spread of -247). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 0-4, -460.
Round 5		Berg played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and won 474 to 347 (a spread of 127). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-4, -333. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Berg played #6 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 355 to 407 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 1-5, -385.
Round 7		Berg played #2 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 281 to 387 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-6, -491. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Berg played #15 David Koenig (Tenafly, NJ) and lost 329 to 470 (a spread of -141). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-7, -632. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Berg played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 256 to 453 (a spread of -197). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-8, -829. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Berg played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) and lost 335 to 402 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-9, -896.
Round 11		Berg played #16 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 465 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-10, -1035.
Round 12		Berg played #14 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) again and won 415 to 405 (a spread of 10). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-10, -1025.
Round 13		Berg played #13 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 357 to 397 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-11, -1065. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Berg played #18 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) again and won 495 to 402 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-11, -972. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Berg played #12 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 440 to 328 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-11, -860.
Round 16		Berg played #20 David Johnson (Decatur, IL) again and won 427 to 418 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-11, -851. Berg is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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