	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 7–9, 2008
	Organized by Chris Cree

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DO 2008: John OLaughlin [#10]

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On this page, you will find information about John O'Laughlin, who is competing at the 2008 Dallas Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-7, +393, and is ranked #11.

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

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Given name(s): John
Surname(s): O'Laughlin
Home: Cambridge, MA, United States
Hobbies: music, books, puzzles
Occupation: Software Engineer
NSC 2002 Division: 2
NSC 2002 Rank: 10/103, 19-12 +1033
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 34/172, 17.5-12.5 +1331
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 20/87, 16-12 +385
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 26/76, 15-13 +301
WSC 2003 Rank: 28
WSC 2005 Rank: 14

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	86-60 (0.589)
Past 1-12 months	33-16 (0.673)	WWWWW LL WWWW L WW LL W LLL WW L W L W L W L WWW L WW L WW L WWWWWW L WWW
Past 13-24 months	26-18 (0.591)	WWWWW LL WW L W L W LLL W LL W L W L WW L WW L WWW LL WW L WWWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	7-10 (0.412)	LLLLL WW LLL WW L WW L W
Past 37-48 months	11-8 (0.579)	WW LL W L W L W L WW LL WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	2-4 (0.333)	LL W LL W
Past 61-72 months	7-4 (0.636)	L W L WWW L W L WW

Rank Diagram
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 546 Average for: 420 Average against: 401
Before the Tournament		O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		O'Laughlin played #100 Keith Nishimi (League City, TX) and won 385 to 360 (a spread of 25). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Nishimi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 1-0, +25.
Round 2		O'Laughlin played #85 Miriam Green (Las Vegas, NV) and won 382 to 366 (a spread of 16). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Green in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 2-0, +41.
Round 3		O'Laughlin played #44 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and won 448 to 342 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2007-12 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Harshbarger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 3-0, +147.
Round 4		O'Laughlin played #36 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 400 to 421 (a spread of -21). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Moyer in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 3-1, +126. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5		O'Laughlin played #35 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 474 to 437 (a spread of 37). The last time these two played was 2007-11 at: CAPE COD, MA O'Laughlin’s record vs. Whitmarsh in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: LL. 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: no games. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 4-1, +163.
Round 6		O'Laughlin played #90 Lee Brooks (Lawton, OK) and lost 354 to 409 (a spread of -55). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Brooks in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, +108.
Round 7		O'Laughlin played #23 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 398 to 522 (a spread of -124). The last time these two played was 2007-12 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, -16. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 8		O'Laughlin played #38 Carla Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 394 to 381 (a spread of 13). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: DALLAS, TX O'Laughlin’s record vs. Cree 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: #43. Current record: 5-3, -3.
Round 9		O'Laughlin played #37 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 466 to 329 (a spread of 137). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Kantimathi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-7 (0.300). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: LLLWL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-3, +134.
Round 10		O'Laughlin played #49 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and won 439 to 337 (a spread of 102). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Clifford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 7-3, +236. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 11		O'Laughlin played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 422 to 394 (a spread of 28). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Weinstein in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-3, +264. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (12 hits).
Round 12		O'Laughlin played #29 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and won 536 to 375 (a spread of 161). The last time these two played was 2008-02 at: SARATOGA, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Le in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: LWWLW. 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: no games. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +425.
Round 13		O'Laughlin played #13 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 295 to 368 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Brockmeier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-4, +352.
Round 14		O'Laughlin played #1 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 361 to 498 (a spread of -137). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Gibson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-5, +215. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		O'Laughlin played #46 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 398 to 382 (a spread of 16). The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: TWIN CITIES, MN O'Laughlin’s record vs. Hamilton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +231. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 16		O'Laughlin played #81 Ronnie Thomas (Bethesda, MD) and won 423 to 257 (a spread of 166). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Thomas in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-5, +397.
Round 17		O'Laughlin played #14 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 546 to 362 (a spread of 184). The last time these two played was 2007-08 at: PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP O'Laughlin’s record vs. Chakrabarti in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: W. 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: #8. Current record: 12-5, +581. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		O'Laughlin played #2 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 397 to 573 (a spread of -176). The last time these two played was 2007-10 at: NEW YORK CITY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Katz-Brown in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: WWL. 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: #15. Current record: 12-6, +405. O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). O'Laughlin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 19		O'Laughlin played #11 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, WI) and lost 423 to 501 (a spread of -78). The last time these two played was 2006-09 at: WISCONSIN DELLS, WI O'Laughlin’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-3 (0.700). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WW. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: WWWL. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-7, +327.
Round 20		O'Laughlin played #26 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 440 to 390 (a spread of 50). The last time these two played was 2007-12 at: ALBANY, NY O'Laughlin’s record vs. Bassett-Bouchard in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +377.
Round 21		O'Laughlin played #15 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 443 to 427 (a spread of 16). Before this event, O'Laughlin had not played Swift in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +393.

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