The DALLAS OPEN
March 9–11, 2007
Organized by Chris Cree

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Fran Silver [#25] at 2007 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Fran Silver, who is a contestant at the 2007 Dallas Open. Silver currently has a record of 11.5-10.5, -328, and is ranked #55.

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): Fran
Surname(s): Silver
Home: Cote Saint-Luc, QC, Canada
Age: 63
Awards: 2005-01 Melbourne, FL
Occupation: Teacher

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event20-20 (0.500) 
Past 1-12 months2-2 (0.500)WW LL
Past 13-24 months10-9 (0.526)LL WWW L W LL W LL WWW LL WW
Past 25-36 months3-2 (0.600)W L W L W
Past 37-48 months1-1 (0.500)L W
Past 49-60 months3-4 (0.429)LLL WW L W
Past 61-72 months1-2 (0.333)W LL

 

Rank Diagram

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 542
Average for: 376
Average against: 391

Round 1

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Silver played #128 Avis Topps (Memphis, TN; 500) and won 542 to 170 (a spread of 372) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Topps in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 1-0, +372.

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

Round 2

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Silver played #89 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK; 1278) and won 370 to 366 (a spread of 4) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Brooks in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 2-0, +376.

Round 3

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Silver played #49 Benjamin Bloom (Miami, FL; 1578) and tied at 381 .

The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: MELBOURNE, FL

Silver’s record vs. Bloom in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
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: #27.

Current record: 2.5-0.5, +376.

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

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

Round 4

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Silver played #20 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM; 1755) and won 401 to 344 (a spread of 57) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Baron in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3.5-0.5, +433.

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

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

Round 5

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Silver played #17 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX; 1773) and lost 292 to 394 (a spread of -102) .

The last time these two played was 2005-10 at: DALLAS, TX

Silver’s record vs. Day in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: WW.
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: #31.

Current record: 3.5-1.5, +331.

Round 6

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Silver played #71 Terry Kang Rau (Newington, CT; 1419) and won 381 to 345 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Rau in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4.5-1.5, +367.

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

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

Round 7

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Silver played #47 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC; 1597) and lost 347 to 361 (a spread of -14) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Turney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 4.5-2.5, +353.

Round 8

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Silver played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR; 1961) and lost 294 to 734 (a spread of -440) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Wiegand in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 4.5-3.5, -87.

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

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

Round 9

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Silver played #87 April McCarley (Austin, TX; 1299) and won 382 to 361 (a spread of 21) .

Before this event, Silver had not played McCarley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5.5-3.5, -66.

Round 10

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Silver played #50 Karen Fishman (Stamford, CT; 1570) and won 448 to 389 (a spread of 59) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Fishman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 6.5-3.5, -7.

Round 11

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Silver played #69 Kevin Burbridge (Roseville, CA; 1429) and lost 407 to 508 (a spread of -101) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Burbridge in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 6.5-4.5, -108.

Round 12

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Silver played #44 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX; 1619) and lost 391 to 416 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Silver had not played McArthur in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #53.

Current record: 6.5-5.5, -133.

Round 13

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Silver played #12 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT; 1832) and lost 344 to 384 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Nelson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 6.5-6.5, -173.

Round 14

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Silver played #45 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX; 1610) and won 368 to 361 (a spread of 7) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Cree in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 7.5-6.5, -166.

Round 15

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Silver played #97 Matt Canik (Austin, TX; 1207) and lost 299 to 505 (a spread of -206) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Canik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 7.5-7.5, -372.

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

Round 16

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Silver played #46 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL; 1609) and lost 348 to 388 (a spread of -40) .

The last time these two played was 2002-02 at: KISSIMMEE, FL

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

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 7.5-8.5, -412.

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

Round 17

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Silver played #80 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX; 1366) and won 403 to 318 (a spread of 85) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Speicher in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 8.5-8.5, -327.

Round 18

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Silver played #78 Reid Hattaway (Baker, LA; 1372) and lost 348 to 418 (a spread of -70) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Hattaway in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 8.5-9.5, -397.

Round 19

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Silver played #55 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM; 1513) and lost 326 to 477 (a spread of -151) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Schultz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 8.5-10.5, -548.

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

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

Round 20

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Silver played #60 T J Jeng (Dallas, TX; 1463) and won 374 to 313 (a spread of 61) .

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

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 9.5-10.5, -487.

Round 21

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Silver played #57 Paul Mulik (Joplin, MO; 1502) and won 464 to 371 (a spread of 93) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Mulik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #68.

Current record: 10.5-10.5, -394.

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

Round 22

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Silver played #95 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO; 1227) and won 368 to 302 (a spread of 66) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Justice in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 11.5-10.5, -328.


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