NSC 2009: Amnon Igra [#37]

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On this page, you will find information about Amnon Igra, who is competing at the 2009 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-16, -532, and is ranked #55 in Division 2.

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): Amnon Surname(s): Igra Home: Sacramento, CA, USA Hobbies: swimming Occupation: researcher

Round by Round
High score: 529 Average for: 373 Average against: 390
Round 1		Igra played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 395 to 355 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 1-0, +40.
Round 2		Igra played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 361 to 413 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -12.
Round 3		Igra played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 410 to 389 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-1, +9.
Round 4		Igra played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 374 to 347 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 3-1, +36.
Round 5		Igra played #35 Jeff Cook (Keyser, WV) and lost 382 to 433 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-2, -15.
Round 6		Igra played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 277 to 526 (a spread of -249). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 3-3, -264.
Round 7		Igra played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 372 to 295 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, -187.
Round 8		Igra played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 444 to 394 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-3, -137.
Round 9		Igra played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 350 to 299 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-3, -86.
Round 10		Igra played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 334 to 385 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 6-4, -137.
Round 11		Igra played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 316 to 448 (a spread of -132). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 6-5, -269.
Round 12		Igra played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 496 to 325 (a spread of 171). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-5, -98.
Round 13		Igra played #34 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 325 to 478 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 7-6, -251.
Round 14		Igra played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 276 to 400 (a spread of -124). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 7-7, -375.
Round 15		Igra played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and lost 277 to 515 (a spread of -238). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 7-8, -613.
Round 16		Igra played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 368 to 376 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-9, -621.
Round 17		Igra played #46 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 388 to 321 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 8-9, -554.
Round 18		Igra played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 450 to 349 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-9, -453.
Round 19		Igra played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 307 to 345 (a spread of -38). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 9-10, -491.
Round 20		Igra played #3 Pete Zeigler (Medina, OH) and lost 388 to 420 (a spread of -32). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 9-11, -523.
Round 21		Igra played #61 Lisa Slankard (Arlington Heights, IL) and won 418 to 402 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-11, -507.
Round 22		Igra played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 347 to 407 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10-12, -567.
Round 23		Igra played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and lost 306 to 395 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 10-13, -656.
Round 24		Igra played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 529 to 383 (a spread of 146). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 11-13, -510. Igra is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Igra played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-13, -485.
Round 26		Igra played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and lost 384 to 417 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 12-14, -518.
Round 27		Igra played #42 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and won 429 to 355 (a spread of 74). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-14, -444.
Round 28		Igra played #52 Yolanda Ushry (McDonough, GA) and lost 320 to 488 (a spread of -168). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-15, -612.
Round 29		Igra played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and lost 289 to 349 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-16, -672.
Round 30		Igra played #81 Arline Silverman (Lake Hiawatha, NJ) and won 455 to 337 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 14-16, -554.
Round 31		Igra played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) again and won 396 to 374 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 15-16, -532.

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