NSC 2010: Fred Oswald [#42]

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On this page, you will find information about Fred Oswald, who is competing at the 2010 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, -29, and is ranked #29 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, United States Awards: Creative Writing Contest (...1st grade) Hobbies: the game we are all playing Occupation: Associate Professor - Rice University

Round by Round
High score: 493 Average for: 388 Average against: 389
Round 1		Oswald played #50 Chris Schneider (Dallas, TX) and won 438 to 357 (a spread of 81). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 1-0, +81.
Round 2		Oswald played #72 David Weiss (Billings, MT) and lost 338 to 435 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 1-1, -16.
Round 3		Oswald played #8 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 409 to 460 (a spread of -51). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 1-2, -67.
Round 4		Oswald played #9 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and won 453 to 324 (a spread of 129). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-2, +62.
Round 5		Oswald played #58 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 352 to 385 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 2-3, +29.
Round 6		Oswald played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 333 to 432 (a spread of -99). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-4, -70.
Round 7		Oswald played #13 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 460 to 443 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 3-4, -53.
Round 8		Oswald played #14 Ken Smith (Pukalani, HI) and won 430 to 357 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-4, +20.
Round 9		Oswald played #48 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and lost 389 to 426 (a spread of -37). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 4-5, -17.
Round 10		Oswald played #80 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and lost 355 to 370 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-6, -32.
Round 11		Oswald played #56 Ruchi Gupta (Knoxville, TN) and won 356 to 348 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, -24.
Round 12		Oswald played #82 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 378 to 408 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, -54.
Round 13		Oswald played #64 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and lost 362 to 375 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-8, -67.
Round 14		Oswald played #37 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 453 to 418 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 6-8, -32.
Round 15		Oswald played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 396 to 308 (a spread of 88). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, +56.
Round 16		Oswald played #41 Carl Davis (Fort Worth, TX) and won 385 to 286 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 8-8, +155.
Round 17		Oswald played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 361 to 438 (a spread of -77). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +78.
Round 18		Oswald played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and won 388 to 370 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 9-9, +96.
Round 19		Oswald played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and lost 402 to 417 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-10, +81.
Round 20		Oswald played #11 Nathan James (Mount Pleasant, SC) and won 493 to 395 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, +179.
Round 21		Oswald played #27 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 412 to 375 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 11-10, +216.
Round 22		Oswald played #5 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and won 383 to 322 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-10, +277.
Round 23		Oswald played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 458 to 407 (a spread of 51). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 13-10, +328.
Round 24		Oswald played #40 James Frankki (Houston, TX) and lost 280 to 489 (a spread of -209). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-11, +119.
Round 25		Oswald played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and lost 344 to 357 (a spread of -13). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 13-12, +106.
Round 26		Oswald played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and lost 278 to 522 (a spread of -244). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-13, -138.
Round 27		Oswald played #23 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and lost 405 to 416 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 13-14, -149.
Round 28		Oswald played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 352 to 339 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 14-14, -136.
Round 29		Oswald played #43 Verna Richards Berg (Manhattan, NY) and won 367 to 346 (a spread of 21). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-14, -115.
Round 30		Oswald played #68 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and won 407 to 382 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 16-14, -90.
Round 31		Oswald played #17 Joe Bihlmeyer (Durham, CT) and won 413 to 352 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 17-14, -29.

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