The DALLAS OPEN
March 11–12, 2006
Organized by Chris Cree

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Michael Swanson [#109] at 2006 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Michael Swanson, who is a contestant at the 2006 Dallas Open. Swanson currently has a record of 5-9, -860, and is ranked #97.

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

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Given name(s): Michael
Surname(s): Swanson
Home: Houston, TX, United States

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event0-4 (0.000) 
Past 1-12 monthsno games
Past 13-24 months0-4 (0.000)LLLL
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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See legend

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 462
Average for: 358
Average against: 420

Before the Tournament  

Swanson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 1

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Swanson played #020 Sal Piro (New York, NY; 1835) and lost 315 to 423 (a spread of -108) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Piro in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #94.

Current record: 0-1, -108.

Round 2

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Swanson played #031 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY; 1770) and lost 353 to 391 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Firstman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 0-2, -146.

Round 3

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Swanson played #071 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK; 1371) and won 391 to 371 (a spread of 20) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Moss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 1-2, -126.

Round 4

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Swanson played #073 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA; 1365) and won 462 to 403 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 2-2, -67.

Round 5

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Swanson played #072 Ruben Solis (Austin, TX; 1369) and lost 259 to 451 (a spread of -192) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Solis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 2-3, -259.

Round 6

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Swanson played #083 T J Jeng (Dallas, TX; 1312) and lost 319 to 618 (a spread of -299) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Jeng in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 2-4, -558.

Round 7

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Swanson played #074 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA; 1358) and won 428 to 381 (a spread of 47) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Morgan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #84.

Current record: 3-4, -511.

Round 8

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Swanson played #087 Nancy Scott (Schertz, TX; 1299) and lost 318 to 370 (a spread of -52) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Scott in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #90.

Current record: 3-5, -563.

Round 9

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Swanson played #092 Michael Connally (Bulverde, TX; 1200) and lost 293 to 503 (a spread of -210) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Connally in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #98.

Current record: 3-6, -773.

Round 10

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Swanson played #059 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC; 1499) and lost 364 to 545 (a spread of -181) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Faria in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #102.

Current record: 3-7, -954.

Swanson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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Swanson played #093 Tracy Bowman (Chicago, IL; 1139) and won 399 to 367 (a spread of 32) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Bowman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 4-7, -922.

Round 12

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Swanson played #094 Laura Landsbaum (The Woodlands, TX; 1092) and lost 342 to 367 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Landsbaum in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #99.

Current record: 4-8, -947.

Round 13

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Swanson played #081 Bruce Shuman (Wilmington, NC; 1322) and lost 347 to 387 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Swanson had not played Shuman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #100.

Current record: 4-9, -987.

Round 14

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Swanson played #108 Patricia Lehtola (Irving, TX; 666) and won 426 to 299 (a spread of 127) .

The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: HOUSTON, TX

Swanson’s record vs. Lehtola in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: no games.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #97.

Current record: 5-9, -860.

After the Tournament  

Swanson is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Swanson is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).


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