NSC 2009: Marty Fialkow [#73]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Fialkow, 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 14-17, -489, and is ranked #68 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): Marty Surname(s): Fialkow Home: Moorestown, NJ, USA Awards: teacher of year-NJ- 1989 Hobbies: reading,writing,baseball Occupation: retired teacher

Round by Round
High score: 462 Average for: 363 Average against: 379
Round 1		Fialkow played #91 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 399 to 283 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 1-0, +116.
Round 2		Fialkow played #30 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 347 to 357 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, +106.
Round 3		Fialkow played #57 Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +163.
Round 4		Fialkow played #37 Amnon Igra (Sacramento, CA) and lost 347 to 374 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-2, +136.
Round 5		Fialkow played #82 Gerry Smith (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 369 to 372 (a spread of -3). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 2-3, +133.
Round 6		Fialkow played #80 Mary Krizan (Hastings, MN) and lost 372 to 382 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-4, +123.
Round 7		Fialkow played #31 Scott Garner (Champaign, IL) and won 352 to 323 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-4, +152.
Round 8		Fialkow played #67 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL) and won 407 to 357 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-4, +202.
Round 9		Fialkow played #15 Tyler Hannan (Winchester, KY) and lost 363 to 375 (a spread of -12). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-5, +190.
Round 10		Fialkow played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 401 to 346 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 5-5, +245.
Round 11		Fialkow played #71 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 396 to 346 (a spread of 50). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-5, +295.
Round 12		Fialkow played #36 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 257 to 561 (a spread of -304). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-6, -9.
Round 13		Fialkow played #24 Arun Methaset (THA) and lost 327 to 463 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 6-7, -145. Fialkow is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Fialkow played #11 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 462 to 324 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-7, -7.
Round 15		Fialkow played #28 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 375 to 312 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, +56.
Round 16		Fialkow played #23 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 289 to 463 (a spread of -174). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-8, -118.
Round 17		Fialkow played #60 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 288 to 424 (a spread of -136). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 8-9, -254.
Round 18		Fialkow played #47 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 309 to 424 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-10, -369.
Round 19		Fialkow played #50 Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON) and won 393 to 361 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 9-10, -337.
Round 20		Fialkow played #17 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 366 to 432 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-11, -403.
Round 21		Fialkow played #92 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 423 to 380 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-11, -360.
Round 22		Fialkow played #40 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 356 to 329 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-11, -333.
Round 23		Fialkow played #48 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and lost 326 to 384 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, -391.
Round 24		Fialkow played #55 Erica Norris Bodrazic (Phoenixville, PA) and lost 321 to 415 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-13, -485.
Round 25		Fialkow played #13 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 425 to 404 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 12-13, -464.
Round 26		Fialkow played #54 Ray Helle (St. Louis, MO) and won 432 to 291 (a spread of 141). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 13-13, -323.
Round 27		Fialkow played #14 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 391 to 409 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-14, -341.
Round 28		Fialkow played #7 Joel Horn (Boston, MA) and lost 255 to 403 (a spread of -148). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 13-15, -489.
Round 29		Fialkow played #4 James L Jr Kille (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 339 to 419 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-16, -569.
Round 30		Fialkow played #69 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 13-17, -584.
Round 31		Fialkow played #56 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC) and won 409 to 314 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 14-17, -489.

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