NSC 2009: Fred Oswald [#48]

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On this page, you will find information about Fred Oswald, 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 17-14, +49, and is ranked #30 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): Fred Surname(s): Oswald Home: Houston, TX, USA Hobbies: reading Occupation: Associate Professor

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 369 Average against: 367
Round 1		Oswald played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 462 to 421 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +41.
Round 2		Oswald played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and won 378 to 356 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +63.
Round 3		Oswald played #77 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 334 to 407 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-1, -10.
Round 4		Oswald played #90 Zach Pekarsky (Madison, WI) and won 571 to 252 (a spread of 319). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +309.
Round 5		Oswald played #25 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 371 to 400 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-2, +280.
Round 6		Oswald played #29 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 292 to 394 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +178.
Round 7		Oswald played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and won 364 to 355 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-3, +187.
Round 8		Oswald played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 432 to 346 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +273.
Round 9		Oswald played #86 Nicholas Seistrup (San Diego, CA) and won 421 to 335 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 6-3, +359.
Round 10		Oswald played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and won 385 to 334 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +410.
Round 11		Oswald played #62 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 351 to 342 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +419.
Round 12		Oswald played #63 Gabriel Wong (Vancouver BC) and lost 353 to 404 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 8-4, +368.
Round 13		Oswald played #1 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 308 to 497 (a spread of -189). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 8-5, +179.
Round 14		Oswald played #2 Jamie Ryan (Raynham, MA) and lost 355 to 429 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 8-6, +105.
Round 15		Oswald played #22 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 280 to 352 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 8-7, +33.
Round 16		Oswald played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 304 to 478 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-8, -141.
Round 17		Oswald played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 316 to 377 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8-9, -202.
Round 18		Oswald played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and won 344 to 343 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-9, -201.
Round 19		Oswald played #43 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 363 to 407 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 9-10, -245.
Round 20		Oswald played #44 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and won 384 to 312 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 10-10, -173.
Round 21		Oswald played #45 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 301 to 309 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, -181.
Round 22		Oswald played #78 T C Houlgate-West (San Luis Obispo, CA) and won 358 to 302 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-11, -125.
Round 23		Oswald played #73 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 384 to 326 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-11, -67.
Round 24		Oswald played #49 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 432 to 318 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-11, +47.
Round 25		Oswald played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 352 to 399 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-12, +0.
Round 26		Oswald played #26 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 397 to 357 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 14-12, +40.
Round 27		Oswald played #21 James Henderson (Arcata, CA) and lost 297 to 410 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-13, -73.
Round 28		Oswald played #76 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 430 to 401 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 15-13, -44.
Round 29		Oswald played #8 Ryan Fischer (Charlotte, NC) and won 370 to 361 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 16-13, -35.
Round 30		Oswald played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 402 to 314 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-13, +53.
Round 31		Oswald played #32 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and lost 347 to 351 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 17-14, +49.

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