NSC 2010: Marty Fialkow [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Marty Fialkow, 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 16-15, +1, and is ranked #39 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, United States Awards: teacher of year-NJ- 1989 Hobbies: writing,reading,traveling

Round by Round
High score: 457 Average for: 373 Average against: 373
Round 1		Fialkow played #18 Kurt Davies (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 445 to 286 (a spread of 159). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +159.
Round 2		Fialkow played #28 Curtis Lee (Jacksonville, FL) and won 394 to 371 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +182.
Round 3		Fialkow played #54 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 383 to 414 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +151.
Round 4		Fialkow played #32 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 420 to 361 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +210.
Round 5		Fialkow played #11 Nathan James (Mount Pleasant, SC) and lost 383 to 408 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-2, +185.
Round 6		Fialkow played #16 Steve Pellinen (St Louis Park, MN) and lost 457 to 458 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-3, +184.
Round 7		Fialkow played #51 Scott McDougall (Williamsburg, VA) and won 429 to 323 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-3, +290.
Round 8		Fialkow played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 290 to 340 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-4, +240.
Round 9		Fialkow played #67 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 308 to 406 (a spread of -98). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 4-5, +142.
Round 10		Fialkow played #42 Fred Oswald (Houston, TX) and won 370 to 355 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 5-5, +157.
Round 11		Fialkow played #20 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and won 367 to 364 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 6-5, +160.
Round 12		Fialkow played #38 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and won 337 to 293 (a spread of 44). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +204.
Round 13		Fialkow played #49 Jeremy Jeffers (Milford, CT) and lost 360 to 456 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 7-6, +108.
Round 14		Fialkow played #12 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 292 to 520 (a spread of -228). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 7-7, -120.
Round 15		Fialkow played #24 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and lost 342 to 436 (a spread of -94). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 7-8, -214.
Round 16		Fialkow played #76 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 372 to 292 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 8-8, -134.
Round 17		Fialkow played #5 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 334 to 354 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 8-9, -154.
Round 18		Fialkow played #37 Stefan Fatsis (Washington, DC) and won 434 to 304 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 9-9, -24.
Round 19		Fialkow played #46 Tony Cook (Austin, TX) and won 377 to 359 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 10-9, -6.
Round 20		Fialkow played #83 David S Adams (Houston, TX) and won 389 to 307 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-9, +76.
Round 21		Fialkow played #55 Robin Lewis (Houston, TX) and won 382 to 311 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-9, +147.
Round 22		Fialkow played #35 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and lost 392 to 406 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-10, +133.
Round 23		Fialkow played #10 Sam Hollington (St. Catharines ON) and lost 316 to 425 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 12-11, +24.
Round 24		Fialkow played #53 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 401 to 381 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 13-11, +44.
Round 25		Fialkow played #71 James Porter (Marysville, WA) and lost 334 to 426 (a spread of -92). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13-12, -48.
Round 26		Fialkow played #86 Florence Spanfelner (Aston, PA) and won 439 to 361 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +30.
Round 27		Fialkow played #82 David Gremaud (St. Louis, MO) and lost 326 to 387 (a spread of -61). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 14-13, -31.
Round 28		Fialkow played #52 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 426 to 263 (a spread of 163). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 15-13, +132.
Round 29		Fialkow played #61 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and lost 336 to 358 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, +110.
Round 30		Fialkow played #47 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 417 to 403 (a spread of 14). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 16-14, +124.
Round 31		Fialkow played #70 Joanne Cohen (Owings Mills, MD) and lost 320 to 443 (a spread of -123). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-15, +1.

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