KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship 2023 - Gameboards

The KSSA Indian Open Scrabble Championship 2023 sponsored by Mu Sigma concluded in January. Here are some game boards from the action:

My opening game against India's best missed dentist with a blank on the opening move and missed yetties the next and soon find myself a 100 down, came back with antisera, twiglets, and Qigong to secure an unlikely 453-398 win:

The next game was dominated by my opponent who had the excellent plays of axillae and ottoman for an easy 535-378 win:

The next board is action from one of the top tables, with an interesting play of ballonne:

In my next game, I had the lead throughout with some high probable bingos running out a 484-413 winner:

Another board from the top tables:

My next game was against one of India's young guns built a good lead and clinched it with forehand, 431-382: 

A good board from one of the top tables:

Was routed in the next one by my opponent who started with oxazole and had 3 more bingos in a 555-336 win:

Another board from a top table, featuring the s hook to podium:

I briefly led in this one after I played steming, but it was all him from there winning easily 512-362:

Led from start to finish in this one with some high probable bingos, winning 447-388:

Another game I lead all the way through, with some high probable bingos winning 487-376:

This was a game I blew after leading by over 100, by going into a defensive shell, probably should have changed, didn't, and lost 362-374:

This was a game I lead throughout had two good plays of similor and queridas that saw me through 433-394:

A game against one of India's young guns, that I deserved to lose after trying scowsing, still could've won it had I spotted tsaddik on the triple lane, lost 432-497:

This game was close with my suboptimal play of us jags instead of quay us costing me the game 373-375:

I missed aecidium early in this one and struggled throughout, losing  382-477:

Was lucky in this one after I started with azurite for 107, was up throughout the game, winning 532-400:

Was trailing throughout in this one after her manorial and tiercet bingos, only managed to reduce spread losing 415-382:

Never in this one, and was playing catchup most of the game, losing 391-434:

 

Played poorly in this one, stratous on the triple was definitely better than outrates early, missed stengahs as well, and trailed after his heatings but set up scowl/tasting to win 418-316:

Chickened out of outgiven in this one, which gave her the lenition play, and she ran out an easy winner 440-377:

Was trailing for most of this one, and he went out with detainees to win 513-383:

He started with aetatis, and was up nearly 100 after he played shouter. I came back with olefiant,  riblets, and striven to take this 424-368: 

Got a bit greedy in this one trying a double-double, had oper challenged off while farrens was valid, trailed by a bingo, came back with stearine, aboideau, and seamier clinched it 448-382:

Her hairpins, donative, my amulets, arenite, made this very close, went out with doobs to win 421-395:

Was up early in this one and led throughout for a 506-418 win:

This was close but tried titchy and riya (phony), in the end, which cost me the game 385-415:

A game I was up throughout. Chickened out of baguios/swelting but didn't matter. Won 458-340:

Close game this, he tried zincide, which I challenged off. His retiary, my avianize, he took the lead with synodal, I came back with bestain, and clinched it 431-413:

Another close one, he extended roseate to roseately, but after his drys play I thought he had gone out and hit the clock, allowing him to go out and throwing away the game 445-460:

Close game, but she phoneyed early with caesure (only cesurae), and later on, with moxy, I went out with induct to seal it 441-409:

Was playing catchup, dronish got me within 8, but he pulled away with potlucks, frigates, and virandas for an easy 569-439 win:

I had a comfortable lead in this one after we traded bingos, and ended up winning 489-439:

Final game had a chance to finish in the top 10, but was not to be as my opponent led throughout following his raucous and germain, I exchanged the Q got it back, and was stuck with it, losing 389-452. Lost all my 4 games to friendly opposition form Srilanka, giving up over 400 in spread:

All in all a decent tourney for me after a hiatus, went 9-4 in my last 13 games to finish 13th.