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Swartz, Ben
Current rating: 1598

Grand Prix Chicago 2014 (JOU standard) starting rating: 1552
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 318 Stagg, Dylan (1500) Won 2-1 +171569
2standard 236 Stecher, Ben (1540) Won 2-0 +181587
3standard 186 Moss, Rodger (1535) Won 2-0 +171604
4standard 67 Usman, Nick (1594) Lost 0-2 -191585
5standard 183 Chow, Edward (1549) Won 0-0 +181603
6standard 94 Boggemes, Kyle (1908) Won 2-1 +231626
7standard 17 Nyberg, Michael (1937) Lost 0-2 -121614
8standard 55 Fox Jr, Joe (1715) Lost 1-2 -161598
top average opponent: 1660record: 5-3 new rating: 1598

Grand Prix Chicago 2012 (modern) starting rating: 1499
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3modern 151 DeMars, Brian (1971) Draw 1-1 +81507
4modern 164 Jerger, Bryan (1537) Won 2-0 +191526
5modern 84 Cox, Adam (1673) Lost 0-2 -151511
6modern 177 Macejka, Larry (1514) Won 2-1 +181529
7modern 107 Catanzaro, Brian (1558) Won 2-0 +181547
8modern 315 Lanigan, Mike (1667) Won 2-0 +201567
9modern 39 Cuneo, Andrew (1722) Lost 1-2 -151552
top average opponent: 1663record: 4-2-1 new rating: 1552

Grand Prix Atlanta 2012 (legacy) starting rating: 1497
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2legacy 8 Waechter, Kurt (1446) Won 2-0 +171514
3legacy 65 Lynch, Paul (1646) Lost 1-2 -161498
4legacy 314 Anderson, Dustin M (1515) Won 2-1 +191517
5legacy 118 Bloodworth, Benjamin (1534) Won 2-0 +181535
6legacy 87 McCready, Robert (1486) Lost 0-2 -191516
7legacy 155 Alabrash, Adam (1587) Lost 0-2 -171499
top average opponent: 1536record: 3-3 new rating: 1499

Grand Prix Yokohama 2012 (modern) starting rating: 1529
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2modern 375 Oonishi, Tatsuya (1582) Won 2-0 +191548
3modern 117 Ootake, Takafumi (1611) Lost 1-2 -161532
4modern 351 Onodera, Ryusuke (1504) Lost 0-2 -191513
5modern 426 Fujihira, Keizou (1593) Won 2-0 +191532
6modern 283 Mizobuchi, Yuuji (1589) Lost 0-2 -161516
7modern 416 Kiyonaga, Sho (1478) Lost 0-2 -191497
top average opponent: 1560record: 2-4 new rating: 1497

Grand Prix Manila 2012 (AVR standard) starting rating: 1486
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2standard 163 Narido, Jesreel Mojica (1517) Won 2-1 +191505
3standard 45 Tan, Rowena (1430) Won 2-0 +161521
4standard 40 Nisperos, Ricardo (1505) Lost 1-2 -181503
5standard 70 Almendarez, Christian (1520) Won 2-1 +181521
6standard 85 Ang, Jose Peter III A (1589) Won 2-1 +201541
7standard 27 Sirilertvorakul, Veerapat (1817) Lost 0-2 -131528
8standard 86 Go, Paolo (1602) Won 2-0 +191547
9standard 45 Banda, Mark Joseph (1571) Lost 0-2 -181529
top average opponent: 1569record: 5-3 new rating: 1529

Grand Prix Anaheim 2012 (Innistrad block) starting rating: 1526
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2block 6 Herr, Paul (1571) Lost 1-2 -171509
3block 287 Ando, Dave (1354) Won 2-0 +151524
4block 288 Rudyak, Rada (1504) Lost 1-2 -181506
5block 324 Castillo, Jason (1435) Lost 0-2 -201486
top average opponent: 1466record: 1-3 new rating: 1486

Grand Prix Kobe 2012 (DKA limited) starting rating: 1514
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
3sealed 117 Obayashi, Naoki (Hiroshima) (1534) Won 2-1 +181532
4sealed 4 Wong, Qin Jin (1676) Lost 0-2 -151517
5sealed 185 Tanaka, Daiki (1484) Won 2-1 +171534
6sealed 135 Ishii, Taisuke (1775) Draw 1-1 +41538
7sealed 102 Huang, Hao-Shan (1860) Lost 0-2 -121526
top average opponent: 1666record: 2-2-1 new rating: 1526

2011 World Championship (mixed) starting rating: 1533
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 153 Ford, Jason (1784) Won 2-1 +221555
2standard 44 Juumonji, Ryou (1637) Lost 1-2 -161539
3standard 80 Parez, Julien (1761) Lost 1-2 -141525
4standard 155 Shiels, David (1783) Lost 1-2 -141511
5standard 142 Beasley, Orrin (1811) Won 2-0 +231534
6standard 134 Tan, Richmond (1634) Won 2-0 +201554
7draft 48 Rusconi, Matteo (1585) Lost 1-2 -171537
8draft 163 Nelson, Brandon (1844) Won 2-0 +231560
9draft 95 West, Alexander (1865) Lost 1-2 -121548
10draft 127 Onosov, Oleksandr (1677) Lost 0-2 -161532
11draft 140 Bartollini, Jacopo (1507) Lost 1-2 -181514
top average opponent: 1717record: 4-7 new rating: 1514

Grand Prix Kansas City 2011 (NPH limited) starting rating: 1510
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 14 Seck, Ben (1661) Won 2-0 +211531
3sealed 39 Miner, Michael (1504) Won 2-0 +171548
4sealed 42 Aesoph, Seth (1631) Lost 0-2 -161532
5sealed 96 Viers, Wayne (1543) Won 2-0 +181550
6sealed 87 Ayers, Brandon (1491) Won 2-0 +171567
7sealed 20 Foster, Daniel (1557) Lost 1-2 -181549
8sealed 97 Germar, Richard (1653) Lost 1-2 -161533
top average opponent: 1577record: 4-3 new rating: 1533

Grand Prix Providence 2011 (legacy) starting rating: 1492
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1legacy 168 Gautherin, Georges G (1500) Won 2-0 +181510
2legacy 44 Collins, Darren (1440) Won 2-1 +171527
3legacy 80 Buzzie, Daniel (1577) Lost 1-2 -171510
top average opponent: 1506record: 2-1 new rating: 1510

Grand Prix Columbus 2010 (legacy) starting rating: 1524
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
4legacy 470 Fisher, Matthew (1500) Lost 0-2 -181506
5legacy 449 Brewer, Garhett (1598) Won 2-1 +201526
6legacy 481 Graves, Robert (1694) Lost 0-2 -151511
7legacy 465 Correia, Derrick (1479) Lost 1-2 -191492
top average opponent: 1568record: 1-3 new rating: 1492

Grand Prix Sendai 2010 (ROE standard) starting rating: 1479
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 262 Kamiyama, Daiki (1441) Won 2-0 +171496
2standard 112 Shoji, Tatsuro (1514) Won 2-1 +181514
3standard 65 Kawashima, Hajime (1596) Lost 0-2 -161498
4standard 257 Korekawa, Takashi (1519) Won 2-0 +181516
5standard 167 Ozawa, Takahiro (1667) Won 2-1 +211537
6standard 63 Kazahari, Masaru (1552) Won 2-1 +181555
7standard 60 Huang, Hao-Shan (1736) Lost 0-2 -151540
8standard 86 Kunisato, Ebie (1654) Lost 1-2 -161524
top average opponent: 1585record: 5-3 new rating: 1524

Grand Prix Washington DC 2010 (ROE standard) starting rating: 1516
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 134 Boyer, Billy (1413) Won 2-0 +161532
2standard 57 Laskin, Lewis (1482) Lost 0-2 -191513
3standard 277 Boozer, Chris (1590) Lost 1-2 -161497
4standard 381 Cummings, Dennis K (1482) Lost 0-2 -181479
top average opponent: 1492record: 1-3 new rating: 1479

Grand Prix Minneapolis 2009 (ZEN limited) starting rating: 1536
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 262 Marin, Julian (1500) Lost 0-2 -181518
3sealed 260 Baker, Bob (1506) Won 2-1 +181536
4sealed 291 Bingham, John (1520) Won 2-1 +171553
5sealed 72 Pieper, Charles (1518) Lost 0-2 -181535
6sealed 235 Flippin, Derek (1518) Lost 0-2 -191516
top average opponent: 1512record: 2-3 new rating: 1516

Grand Prix Boston 2009 (M10 limited) starting rating: 1562
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 28 Smith, Josh (1484) Won 2-0 +161578
3sealed 33 Vallies, Matt (1533) Won 2-0 +171595
4sealed 67 Borges, Bruno (1441) Lost 1-2 -201575
5sealed 86 Correia, Kevin (1547) Lost 0-2 -191556
6sealed 118 Jones, Travis (1458) Lost 1-2 -201536
top average opponent: 1493record: 2-3 new rating: 1536

Grand Prix Seattle 2009 (ARB standard) starting rating: 1445
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1standard 334 Tiemeyer, Derek (1500) Won 2-0 +191464
2standard 47 Cortez, Micheal (1549) Won 2-0 +201484
3standard 103 Held, Jeffrey R (1500) Won 2-1 +181502
4standard 119 Dolbeer, Jed (1732) Lost 1-2 -141488
5standard 201 Phipps, Joseph d (1535) Won 2-0 +191507
6standard 54 Blanchard, Wes (1633) Won 2-1 +201527
7standard 49 Stone, Brendan M (1598) Won 2-1 +201547
8standard 12 Roe, Joshua P (1580) Lost 1-2 -181529
9standard 47 Posolda, Ondrej (1729) Won 0-0 +221551
10standard 70 Castor, Kenny (1685) Lost 1-2 -161535
11standard 66 Lafleur, Thayer (1588) Won 2-0 +191554
12standard 41 Shapiro, Jeremy (1858) Lost 0-2 -121542
13standard 59 Munson, Matthew (1577) Won 2-0 +181560
14standard 36 Chen, Lokman (1627) Lost 1-2 -171543
15standard 52 Arehart, Daniel (1561) Won 2-0 +191562
top average opponent: 1617record: 10-5 new rating: 1562

Grand Prix Chicago 2009 (legacy) starting rating: 1458
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1legacy 202 Dolan, Eric (1464) Won 2-1 +191477
2legacy 73 Lefkowitz, Aaron D (1518) Won 2-0 +181495
3legacy 103 Rodemann, Dan (1650) Lost 0-2 -151480
4legacy 360 Bryant, Jamison (1518) Lost 1-2 -171463
5legacy 281 Knappen, Eric (1483) Lost 1-2 -181445
top average opponent: 1526record: 2-3 new rating: 1445

Grand Prix Indianapolis 2008 (SHM limited) starting rating: 1427
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2sealed 68 Wagner, Andrew C (1468) Won 2-1 +191446
3sealed 109 Baverle, Aron (1536) Won 2-1 +191465
4sealed 19 Spindler, Ryan (1503) Lost 0-2 -171448
5sealed 187 Karem, Laura (1645) Lost 0-2 -141434
6sealed 190 Wagoner, David A (1518) Won 2-0 +191453
7sealed 189 Hankins, Adam (1534) Won 2-1 +201473
8sealed 101 Jolin, Gregory (1687) Lost 0-2 -151458
top average opponent: 1556record: 4-3 new rating: 1458

Grand Prix Philadelphia 2008 (extended) starting rating: 1460
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2extended 244 Wagner, Andrew C (1483) Won 2-1 +181478
3extended 59 Edwards, Mitchell (1518) Lost 1-2 -171461
4extended 132 Snyder, Joseph (1514) Lost 0-2 -171444
5extended 341 Walker, Dennis (1497) Lost 0-2 -171427
top average opponent: 1503record: 1-3 new rating: 1427

Grand Prix Montreal 2007 (Time Spiral block) starting rating: 1456
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1block 129 Boyd, Kevin (1500) Won 2-0 +191475
2block 75 Gagne, samuel (1518) Won 2-0 +191494
3block 61 Girard, Andre (1518) Lost 0-2 -181476
4block 186 Bourdeau, Luc (1567) Lost 1-2 -161460
top average opponent: 1526record: 2-2 new rating: 1460

Grand Prix Columbus 2007 (legacy) starting rating: 1424
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2legacy 163 Kavanagh, Kris (1492) Lost 0-2 -171407
3legacy 253 Taylor, Eric (1551) Won 2-1 +211428
4legacy 141 Whittaker, George (1553) Won 2-0 +201448
5legacy 130 Davis, Todd (1520) Won 2-1 +201468
6legacy 49 Wludyka, Joshua (1508) Lost 1-2 -181450
7legacy 97 Phan, Lam (1671) Won 2-0 +221472
8legacy 49 Williams, Erik B (1575) Lost 1-2 -161456
top average opponent: 1553record: 4-3 new rating: 1456

Grand Prix Dallas 2007 (extended) starting rating: 1438
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
2extended 111 Nielsen, Bill (1436) Draw 1-1 01438
3extended 135 Benito, Ryan (1518) Won 0-0 +191457
4extended 92 Pieper, Jeff (1538) Lost 1-2 -161441
5extended 165 Harris, Christopher (1519) Lost 1-2 -171424
top average opponent: 1503record: 1-2-1 new rating: 1424

Grand Prix New Jersey 2006 (TSP limited) starting rating: 1404
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1sealed 176 Romero, Michael (1500) Won 2-0 +201424
2sealed 195 LaManna, Daniel (1518) Won 2-0 +201444
3sealed 46 Pham, Daniel (1610) Won 2-1 +211465
4sealed 101 Wechsler, Simon (1523) Lost 0-2 -171448
5sealed 153 DeTora, Melissa (1649) Lost 1-2 -151433
6sealed 219 Price, Jacob C (1520) Won 2-1 +201453
7sealed 176 Mahler, Hans (1624) Lost 0-2 -151438
top average opponent: 1563record: 4-3 new rating: 1438

Grand Prix St. Louis 2006 (CSP limited) starting rating: 1416
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1sealed 35 Gregory, Christopher (1500) Won 2-0 +201436
2sealed 22 Nudelman, Joe (1588) Lost 0-2 -151421
3sealed 121 Miller, Andrew C (1500) Lost 0-2 -171404
top average opponent: 1529record: 1-2 new rating: 1404

Grand Prix Philadelphia 2005 (legacy) starting rating: 1429
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1legacy 169 Calcano, Christian (1558) Lost 1-2 -161413
2legacy 147 McLaughlin, Charles (1481) Won 2-0 +201433
3legacy 85 Hall, Zack (1524) Lost 0-2 -171416
top average opponent: 1521record: 1-2 new rating: 1416

Grand Prix Minneapolis 2005 (Kamigawa block) starting rating: 1464
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1block 101 Seasholtz, Paul (1500) Lost 1-2 -181446
2block 135 Foley, David (1482) Lost 0-2 -171429
top average opponent: 1491record: 0-2 new rating: 1429

Grand Prix Boston 2005 (extended) starting rating: 1500
round table opponent (rating) result Δrating
1extended 138 Dunning, Edward (1500) Lost 0-2 -181482
2extended 279 Buck, Ryan (1482) Won 2-0 +181500
3extended 256 Dungar, Mike (1500) Lost 1-2 -181482
4extended 254 Wechsler, Simon (1470) Lost 0-2 -181464
top average opponent: 1488record: 1-3 new rating: 1464