2012 Southwest International LLL-Note Special, Corrales, NM

June 9–10, 2012

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SWILLLNS 2012: John Chew [#11]

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On this page, you will find information about John Chew, who is competing at the 2012 SWILLLNS. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 8-10, +291, and is ranked #17.

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 John Chew]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): Chew
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: Played highest-scoring tied rated game (502) in NSA/NASPA history. 2006 NSA Michael Wise Director of the Year. CNSC Director since 1998. Founding copresident of NASPA.
Hobbies: Board and word games, gardening, photography, philology, Perl, travel. Director of Toronto SCRABBLE Club.
Occupation: SCRABBLE consultant, mathematician, computer programmer
Round by Round

High score: 499
Average for: 408
Average against: 392

Round 1

[photo of Steve Pellinen]

Chew played #13 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 380 to 391 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 0-1, -11.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Kristen Chew]

Chew played #19 Kristen Chew (Toronto ON) and won 370 to 322 (a spread of 48).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-1, +37.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).

Round 3

[photo of Joey Mallick]

Chew played #4 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 334 to 407 (a spread of -73).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 1-2, -36.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 4

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Chew played #17 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) and won 465 to 397 (a spread of 68).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-2, +32.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Pamina Deutsch]

Chew played #23 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and won 499 to 293 (a spread of 206).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 3-2, +238.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Michael Thelen]

Chew played #8 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 362 to 440 (a spread of -78).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 3-3, +160.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 7

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Chew played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 372 to 431 (a spread of -59).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 3-4, +101.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Michael Willis]

Chew played #14 Michael Willis (Midlothian, TX) and lost 409 to 417 (a spread of -8).

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 3-5, +93.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 9

[photo of Mike Baron]

Chew played #9 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 456 to 409 (a spread of 47).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 4-5, +140.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Karen Merrill]

Chew played #18 Karen Merrill (Wilsonville, OR) and lost 390 to 412 (a spread of -22).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 4-6, +118.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 11

[photo of Randy Forrester]

Chew played #24 Randy Forrester (Santa Fe, NM) and won 428 to 313 (a spread of 115).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-6, +233.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Susan Beard]

Chew played #16 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) and lost 383 to 400 (a spread of -17).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 5-7, +216.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 13

[photo of Jeff Martin]

Chew played #15 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and won 474 to 336 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-7, +354.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 14

[photo of Lisa Odom]

Chew played #6 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 328 to 432 (a spread of -104).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 6-8, +250.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Janet Buchbinder]

Chew played #22 Janet Buchbinder (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 349 to 433 (a spread of -84).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 6-9, +166.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Susan Beard]

Chew played #16 Susan Beard (Rio Rancho, NM) again and lost 381 to 422 (a spread of -41).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-10, +125.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 17

[photo of Marjorie Schoneboom]

Chew played #17 Marjorie Schoneboom (Deer Park, NY) again and won 485 to 398 (a spread of 87).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 7-10, +212.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

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Chew played #20 John Dowaliby (Santa Fe, NM) and won 475 to 396 (a spread of 79).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 8-10, +291.

Chew is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).


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