Nigel's Move (Part 2)

In Part 1, I have tackled Nigel Richards' excellent word knowledge on longer words, this time we will dig deeper into his masterful tactics on high-point-tile setup. I have been observing and analyzing most of his games and noticed that when he held these tiles (J, K, Q X, Z), he was always finding ways to make a setup play whether directly or indirectly whenever there was an opportunity. Most of the time, the follow up move would be readily available and if his opponent was not paying attention to it, Nigel would weave a magic for a huge score. Let's go!

Event: Pesta Pulau Pinang 2012
Lexicon: CSW12
Opponent: Pakorn

Current Scores: Nigel 100, Pakorn 109

Event: Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2011
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Thacha Koowirat

Current Scores: Thacha 45, Nigel 47

Event: Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2010
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Marty Gabriel

Current Scores: Nigel 307, Marty 279

Event: King's Cup 2014
Lexicon: CSW12
Opponent: Worasit

Current Scores: Worasit 126, Nigel 68

Event: World Scrabble Championship (WSC) 2009
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Mark Kenas

Current Scores: Mark 170, Nigel 259

Event: King's Cup Finals 2015
Lexicon: CSW12
Opponent: Hubert Wee

Current Scores: Hubert 431, Nigel 437

Event: ICT Penang 2010
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Marlon Prudencio

Current Scores: Marlon 208, Nigel 215

Event: World Youth Cup Side Event 2023
Lexicon: CSW21
Opponent: Puttapong M.

Current Scores: Puttapong 95, Nigel 145

Event: King's Cup 2019
Lexicon: CSW19
Opponent: Jesse Day

Current Scores: Jesse 141, Nigel 137

Event: King's Cup Finals 2014
Lexicon: CSW12
Opponent: Panupol Sujjayakorn

Current Scores: Panupol 324, Nigel 305

Event: Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2011
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Komol P.

Current Scores: Komol 291, Nigel 339

Event: Causeway Scrabble Challenge 2008

Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: David Eldar

Current Scores: David 226, Nigel 248

Event: Penang International 2013
Lexicon: CSW12
Opponent: Gerry Carter

Current Scores: Nigel 269, Gerry 264

In this game, it took four turns before Nigel accomplished the amazing setup!

Event: World Scrabble Championship (WSC) 2011, Round 28
Lexicon: CSW07
Opponent: Pakorn Nemitrmansuk

Current Scores: Pakorn 311, Nigel 260

So, the moment you face Nigel in a game, be ready for these kinds of setup plays.