Spiess, Kurt
Current rating: 1881 (#773)
Record: 86-54-4 (GP) / 3-5 (professional)
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2022
| Regional Championships Atlanta 2022 (pioneer) | starting rating: 1873 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1pioneer | 1428 | Beeghly, Devin (1627) | Lost 0-2 | -221851 |
| 2pioneer | 1288 | Koessel, Noah (1795) | Won 2-1 | +171868 |
| 3pioneer | 1244 | Straub, Devon (1605) | Won 2-0 | +131881 |
| 4pioneer | 1182 | Champagne, Jack (1793) | Lost 0-2 | -191862 |
| 5pioneer | 1250 | Ozmun, Dalton (1608) | Won 2-0 | +131875 |
| 6pioneer | 1199 | Stevens, Brad (1528) | Won 2-0 | +121887 |
| 7pioneer | 1150 | Robkin, Jesse (1550) | Won 2-0 | +121899 |
| 8pioneer | 1091 | Clark, Mason (1769) | Lost 1-2 | -201879 |
| 9pioneer | 1108 | Lightner, Nicholas (1561) | Won 2-1 | +121891 |
| 10pioneer | 1068 | Baker, John 6193 (1832) | Lost 0-2 | -191872 |
| 11pioneer | 1094 | Cruz, Lucas (1864) | Won 2-0 | +181890 |
| 12pioneer | 1070 | Paulson, Mark (1561) | Won 2-0 | +121902 |
| 13pioneer | 1055 | Bauer, Ben (1729) | Lost 0-2 | -211881 |
| top | average opponent: 1679record: 8-5 | new rating: 1881 | ||
| Grand Prix New Jersey 2014 (legacy) | starting rating: 1845 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3legacy | 209 | Xie, Da (1593) | Won 2-1 | +141859 |
| 4legacy | 71 | Caporino, Rob (1515) | Won 2-0 | +121871 |
| 5legacy | 26 | Bliss, Nick (1625) | Won 2-1 | +131884 |
| 6legacy | 10 | Sagnay, Philip (1631) | Won 2-0 | +141898 |
| 7legacy | 12 | Wood, Jon (1605) | Won 2-0 | +131911 |
| 8legacy | 1 | Ulanov, Denis (2082) | Lost 1-2 | -151896 |
| 9legacy | 12 | Merriam, Ross (1935) | Won 2-0 | +181914 |
| 10legacy | 26 | Jones, Elliott (1755) | Won 2-1 | +161930 |
| 11legacy | 22 | Johnsen, John-Martin (1639) | Won 2-0 | +121942 |
| 12legacy | 10 | Hess, Nick (1661) | Lost 0-2 | -231919 |
| 13legacy | 35 | Milan, Kerry (1608) | Lost 1-2 | -231896 |
| 14legacy | 68 | Kerrigan, Andrew (1645) | Lost 0-2 | -231873 |
| 15legacy | 78 | Cates, Weston (1568) | ID | 01873 |
| top | average opponent: 1682record: 8-4-1 | new rating: 1873 | ||
| Grand Prix Boston-Worcester 2014 (modern) | starting rating: 1806 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2modern | 914 | Hanna, Will (1587) | Won 2-0 | +141820 |
| 3modern | 900 | Simon, Michael (1723) | Won 2-0 | +161836 |
| 4modern | 790 | Beldon, Omar (1640) | Won 2-1 | +141850 |
| 5modern | 763 | Badrudin, Karim (1607) | Won 2-0 | +141864 |
| 6modern | 728 | Blake, Nicholas (1555) | Won 2-0 | +131877 |
| 7modern | 709 | Chitturi, Ashok (1580) | Lost 0-2 | -241853 |
| 8modern | 741 | Lussier, Alexandre (1622) | Won 2-0 | +141867 |
| 9modern | 711 | Kelahan, Seamus (1805) | Lost 1-2 | -191848 |
| 10modern | 100 | Mepyans, Patrick (1613) | Lost 1-2 | -221826 |
| 11modern | 103 | Colby, Nicholas (1596) | Won 2-0 | +141840 |
| 12modern | 100 | Serignese, Paul (1708) | Lost 0-2 | -211819 |
| 13modern | 102 | Kelley, Joshua (1591) | Won 2-0 | +141833 |
| 14modern | 89 | Bathurst, Scott (1490) | Won 0-0 | +121845 |
| 15modern | 75 | Mathews, Paul (1750) | ID | 01845 |
| top | average opponent: 1633record: 9-4-1 | new rating: 1845 | ||
| Grand Prix Phoenix 2014 (BNG standard) | starting rating: 1817 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 52 | Vanderpoel, Brennin (1502) | Won 2-0 | +121829 |
| 4standard | 116 | Utter-Leyton, Josh (1816) | Lost 1-2 | -181811 |
| 5standard | 209 | Saunders, Christopher (1537) | Won 2-0 | +131824 |
| 6standard | 132 | Hoff, Bobby (1518) | Won 2-0 | +131837 |
| 7standard | 51 | Yi, Michael (1560) | Lost 1-2 | -231814 |
| 8standard | 196 | Amburgey, Drew (1547) | Won 2-1 | +131827 |
| 9standard | 91 | Loster, Joseph (1638) | Lost 1-2 | -211806 |
| top | average opponent: 1588record: 4-3 | new rating: 1806 | ||
| Grand Prix Richmond 2014 (modern) | starting rating: 1715 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3modern | 32 | Kong, Charles (1536) | Won 2-1 | +151730 |
| 4modern | 82 | Pearce, Ryan (1605) | Won 2-0 | +151745 |
| 5modern | 215 | Kuryl-Champine, Brock (1451) | Lost 1-2 | -231722 |
| 6modern | 134 | Brown, Daniel (1649) | Won 2-0 | +171739 |
| 7modern | 55 | Sacks, Neal (1569) | Won 2-1 | +151754 |
| 8modern | 25 | Uttaro, Welkin (1613) | Won 2-1 | +151769 |
| 9modern | 55 | Lee, Robert 724 (1584) | Lost 1-2 | -211748 |
| 10modern | 70 | Turning, Travis (1687) | Won 2-1 | +171765 |
| 11modern | 131 | Calcano, Christian (1800) | Lost 1-2 | -181747 |
| 12modern | 141 | Winters, John (1745) | Won 2-1 | +181765 |
| 13modern | 124 | Ferrando, Matthew (1836) | Won 2-0 | +201785 |
| 14modern | 69 | Hendry, Ian (1711) | Won 2-1 | +161801 |
| 15modern | 42 | Scherer, Caleb (1661) | Won 2-1 | +161817 |
| top | average opponent: 1650record: 10-3 | new rating: 1817 | ||
| Grand Prix Washington DC 2013 (legacy) | starting rating: 1641 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3legacy | 270 | Strausman, Shea (1518) | Won 2-1 | +161657 |
| 4legacy | 35 | Ellis, Thomas (1822) | Won 2-0 | +211678 |
| 5legacy | 39 | Istfan, Raeef (1685) | Won 2-0 | +181696 |
| 6legacy | 5 | Cleaver, Michael (1554) | Won 2-0 | +161712 |
| 7legacy | 10 | Cuneo, Andrew (1927) | Lost 0-2 | -151697 |
| 8legacy | 80 | Mullin, Geoff (1519) | Won 2-1 | +151712 |
| 9legacy | 48 | Somers, Stu (1620) | Won 2-0 | +161728 |
| 10legacy | 5 | Ulanov, Denis (1811) | Draw 1-1 | +21730 |
| 11legacy | 20 | Boettcher, Jared (1814) | Lost 0-2 | -161714 |
| 12legacy | 46 | Battle, Benjamin R (1656) | Won 2-1 | +161730 |
| 13legacy | 29 | Fulk, David (1658) | Lost 1-2 | -191711 |
| 14legacy | 49 | Musser, Dan (1883) | Lost 0-2 | -151696 |
| 15legacy | 67 | English, Eric (1735) | Won 2-0 | +191715 |
| top | average opponent: 1708record: 8-4-1 | new rating: 1715 | ||
| Grand Prix Atlantic City 2013 (RTR standard) | starting rating: 1687 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 182 | Fleischmann-Rose, David (1536) | Won 2-0 | +151702 |
| 4standard | 45 | Chang, Morgan (1624) | Lost 1-2 | -191683 |
| 5standard | 172 | Belle-isle, Robert (1536) | Lost 1-2 | -211662 |
| 6standard | 434 | Keil, Peter j (1502) | Lost 1-2 | -211641 |
| top | average opponent: 1549record: 1-3 | new rating: 1641 | ||
| Grand Prix Charleston 2012 (RTR standard) | starting rating: 1559 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 47 | Justice, Joshua (1590) | Won 2-1 | +191578 |
| 4standard | 57 | Keaveny, Joseph (1759) | Won 2-0 | +211599 |
| 5standard | 19 | Thompson, Gerry (1784) | Lost 1-2 | -151584 |
| 6standard | 85 | Rodriguez, Steven (1586) | Won 2-0 | +181602 |
| 7standard | 27 | Golden, Johnny (1570) | Lost 0-2 | -181584 |
| 8standard | 83 | Spano, Greggory (1564) | Won 2-0 | +171601 |
| 9standard | 57 | Flores, Edgar (1836) | Won 2-1 | +231624 |
| 10standard | 22 | Shoaf, Nicholas (1576) | Draw 1-1 | -11623 |
| 11standard | 27 | Gordon, Christopher 2 (1562) | Won 2-0 | +171640 |
| 12standard | 17 | Soorani, Shaheen (2022) | Won 2-1 | +241664 |
| 13standard | 10 | Koch, Florian (1906) | Won 2-1 | +231687 |
| 14standard | 7 | Eason, Brian (1774) | Lost 1-2 | -171670 |
| 15standard | 12 | Ajemian, Christopher (1600) | Won 2-1 | +171687 |
| top | average opponent: 1702record: 9-3-1 | new rating: 1687 | ||
| Grand Prix Chicago 2012 (modern) | starting rating: 1612 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3modern | 108 | Laehn, Taylor (1842) | Lost 1-2 | -141598 |
| 4modern | 191 | Snyder, Drew (1549) | Won 2-0 | +171615 |
| 5modern | 218 | Sullivan, Adrian (1663) | Lost 0-2 | -171598 |
| 6modern | 189 | Lo, Shong (1503) | Lost 1-2 | -191579 |
| 7modern | 340 | Muschall, Matt (1504) | Lost 0-2 | -201559 |
| top | average opponent: 1612record: 1-4 | new rating: 1559 | ||
| Grand Prix Columbus 2012 (modern) | starting rating: 1589 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3modern | 116 | Blum, Tyler (1847) | Lost 1-2 | -131576 |
| 4modern | 240 | Makino, Bernie (1658) | Won 2-0 | +191595 |
| 5modern | 146 | Wray, James (1434) | Won 2-0 | +151610 |
| 6modern | 146 | Cubr, Kevin (1606) | Won 2-0 | +181628 |
| 7modern | 64 | Yu, Jarvis (1676) | Won 2-0 | +191647 |
| 8modern | 59 | Blyden, Jeffrey (1740) | Lost 1-2 | -161631 |
| 9modern | 104 | Ladouceur, Travis (1599) | Lost 1-2 | -191612 |
| top | average opponent: 1652record: 4-3 | new rating: 1612 | ||
| Grand Prix Baltimore 2012 (DKA standard) | starting rating: 1635 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 186 | Lukas, Andrew M (1532) | Lost 1-2 | -201615 |
| 4standard | 478 | Watson, DeQuan (1397) | Lost 1-2 | -221593 |
| 5standard | 583 | Sobel, Joseph A (1504) | Won 2-0 | +171610 |
| 6standard | 325 | Hiester, Dylan (1472) | Lost 0-2 | -211589 |
| top | average opponent: 1476record: 1-3 | new rating: 1589 | ||
| Grand Prix Pittsburgh 2011 (M12 standard) | starting rating: 1613 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 4standard | 144 | Bowman, Trey (1551) | Won 2-0 | +171630 |
| 5standard | 29 | Nagy, Stephen (1772) | Lost 1-2 | -151615 |
| 6standard | 107 | Kopec, Mateusz (1742) | Won 2-1 | +201635 |
| 7standard | 102 | Dagen, Pierre (1863) | Won 2-0 | +221657 |
| 8standard | 28 | Sukenik, Jonathan (1693) | Lost 1-2 | -171640 |
| 9standard | 132 | Brieger, John (1561) | Won 2-0 | +161656 |
| 10standard | 91 | Landale, Tim (1789) | Lost 0-2 | -151641 |
| 11standard | 70 | Shapiro, Jacob (1564) | Won 2-0 | +161657 |
| 12standard | 58 | McAllister, Elliot R (1555) | Won 2-1 | +161673 |
| 13standard | 55 | McGuane, John (1620) | Lost 0-2 | -191654 |
| 14standard | 42 | O'Brien, Kevin (1578) | Lost 0-2 | -191635 |
| top | average opponent: 1662record: 6-5 | new rating: 1635 | ||
| Pro Tour Nagoya 2011 (Scars block) | starting rating: 1657 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 1block | 11 | Loeb, Davy (1813) | Lost 0-2 | -151642 |
| 2block | 154 | Nakamura, Junya (1630) | Lost 1-2 | -181624 |
| 3block | 167 | Reynolds, Ryan (1586) | Lost 1-2 | -191605 |
| 4block | 171 | Jian, Sheng Xiu (1627) | Lost 1-2 | -171588 |
| 5block | 173 | Katz, Aaron (1406) | Won 2-1 | +141602 |
| 6draft | 104 | Lo, Justin (1463) | Lost 0-2 | -201582 |
| 7draft | 38 | Verno, Aharon (1482) | Won 2-0 | +161598 |
| 8draft | 51 | Quaresma, Marcos (1440) | Won 2-1 | +151613 |
| top | average opponent: 1556record: 3-5 | new rating: 1613 | ||
| Grand Prix Providence 2011 (legacy) | starting rating: 1674 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 2legacy | 434 | Chau, Wilkin (1518) | Won 2-0 | +151689 |
| 3legacy | 461 | Konak, Ronald (1501) | Lost 1-2 | -211668 |
| 4legacy | 539 | Goldstein, Dana (1517) | Won 2-0 | +151683 |
| 5legacy | 605 | Maag, Andrew (1535) | Won 2-1 | +161699 |
| 6legacy | 488 | Tunison, Drew (1536) | Lost 1-2 | -211678 |
| 7legacy | 528 | Zirolli, Matthew (1543) | Lost 1-2 | -211657 |
| top | average opponent: 1525record: 3-3 | new rating: 1657 | ||
| Grand Prix Atlanta 2011 (extended) | starting rating: 1507 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3extended | 35 | Desposito, Nicolas (1485) | Won 2-0 | +171524 |
| 4extended | 75 | Turtenwald, Owen (1954) | Lost 0-2 | -101514 |
| 5extended | 136 | Ward, Mike (1435) | Won 2-1 | +161530 |
| 6extended | 29 | Compton, Travis (1503) | Won 2-1 | +181548 |
| 7extended | 47 | Elliott, Vincent W (1644) | Won 2-1 | +201568 |
| 8extended | 17 | Walters, Nick (1627) | Won 2-0 | +191587 |
| 9extended | 9 | Fabiano, Gerard (1939) | Won 2-1 | +241611 |
| 10extended | 18 | Aintrazi, Ali (1999) | Won 2-0 | +251636 |
| 11extended | 4 | Zornes, James (1881) | Won 2-0 | +221658 |
| 12extended | 5 | Lax, Ari (2037) | Lost 1-2 | -111647 |
| 13extended | 8 | Chafe, Nathaniel (1687) | Won 2-1 | +181665 |
| 14extended | 4 | Utter-Leyton, Josh (2120) | Won 2-1 | +261691 |
| 15extended | 4 | Gindy, Charles (1761) | Lost 0-2 | -171674 |
| top | average opponent: 1775record: 10-3 | new rating: 1674 | ||
| Grand Prix Columbus 2010 (legacy) | starting rating: 1506 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3legacy | 76 | Wright, Joel (1521) | Draw 1-1 | 01506 |
| 4legacy | 82 | Morin, Kyle (1501) | Lost 0-2 | -181488 |
| 5legacy | 142 | Holland, Bob (1531) | Won 2-0 | +181506 |
| 6legacy | 90 | Potter, Daniel G (1520) | Draw 1-1 | +11507 |
| top | average opponent: 1518record: 1-1-2 | new rating: 1507 | ||
| Grand Prix Washington DC 2010 (ROE standard) | starting rating: 1500 | |||
| round | table | opponent (rating) | result | Δrating |
| 3standard | 76 | Esposito, John (1668) | Won 2-0 | +211521 |
| 4standard | 80 | Bauman, Michael (1609) | Won 2-0 | +201541 |
| 5standard | 6 | Li, Lei (1572) | Lost 1-2 | -181523 |
| 6standard | 48 | Allison, Seth (1553) | Won 2-1 | +191542 |
| 7standard | 70 | Day, James (1529) | Lost 0-2 | -181524 |
| 8standard | 84 | Rogers, Lance (1522) | Lost 0-2 | -181506 |
| top | average opponent: 1576record: 3-3 | new rating: 1506 | ||