tournamentinfo <- readLines('/Users/Emahayz_Pro/Desktop/Data_Science/Data 607/Week4/tournamentinfo.txt')
## Warning in readLines("/Users/Emahayz_Pro/Desktop/Data_Science/Data 607/
## Week4/tournamentinfo.txt"): incomplete final line found on '/Users/
## Emahayz_Pro/Desktop/Data_Science/Data 607/Week4/tournamentinfo.txt'
structure(tournamentinfo)
##   [1] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##   [2] " Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| "
##   [3] " Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  | "
##   [4] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##   [5] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|" 
##   [6] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##   [7] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##   [8] "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|" 
##   [9] "   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [10] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [11] "    3 | ADITYA BAJAJ                    |6.0  |L   8|W  61|W  25|W  21|W  11|W  13|W  12|" 
##  [12] "   MI | 14959604 / R: 1384   ->1640     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##  [13] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [14] "    4 | PATRICK H SCHILLING             |5.5  |W  23|D  28|W   2|W  26|D   5|W  19|D   1|" 
##  [15] "   MI | 12616049 / R: 1716   ->1744     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##  [16] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [17] "    5 | HANSHI ZUO                      |5.5  |W  45|W  37|D  12|D  13|D   4|W  14|W  17|" 
##  [18] "   MI | 14601533 / R: 1655   ->1690     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [19] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [20] "    6 | HANSEN SONG                     |5.0  |W  34|D  29|L  11|W  35|D  10|W  27|W  21|" 
##  [21] "   OH | 15055204 / R: 1686   ->1687     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [22] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [23] "    7 | GARY DEE SWATHELL               |5.0  |W  57|W  46|W  13|W  11|L   1|W   9|L   2|" 
##  [24] "   MI | 11146376 / R: 1649   ->1673     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##  [25] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [26] "    8 | EZEKIEL HOUGHTON                |5.0  |W   3|W  32|L  14|L   9|W  47|W  28|W  19|" 
##  [27] "   MI | 15142253 / R: 1641P17->1657P24  |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##  [28] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [29] "    9 | STEFANO LEE                     |5.0  |W  25|L  18|W  59|W   8|W  26|L   7|W  20|" 
##  [30] "   ON | 14954524 / R: 1411   ->1564     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##  [31] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [32] "   10 | ANVIT RAO                       |5.0  |D  16|L  19|W  55|W  31|D   6|W  25|W  18|" 
##  [33] "   MI | 14150362 / R: 1365   ->1544     |N:3  |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##  [34] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [35] "   11 | CAMERON WILLIAM MC LEMAN        |4.5  |D  38|W  56|W   6|L   7|L   3|W  34|W  26|" 
##  [36] "   MI | 12581589 / R: 1712   ->1696     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [37] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [38] "   12 | KENNETH J TACK                  |4.5  |W  42|W  33|D   5|W  38|H    |D   1|L   3|" 
##  [39] "   MI | 12681257 / R: 1663   ->1670     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##  [40] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [41] "   13 | TORRANCE HENRY JR               |4.5  |W  36|W  27|L   7|D   5|W  33|L   3|W  32|" 
##  [42] "   MI | 15082995 / R: 1666   ->1662     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##  [43] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [44] "   14 | BRADLEY SHAW                    |4.5  |W  54|W  44|W   8|L   1|D  27|L   5|W  31|" 
##  [45] "   MI | 10131499 / R: 1610   ->1618     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##  [46] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [47] "   15 | ZACHARY JAMES HOUGHTON          |4.5  |D  19|L  16|W  30|L  22|W  54|W  33|W  38|" 
##  [48] "   MI | 15619130 / R: 1220P13->1416P20  |N:3  |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##  [49] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [50] "   16 | MIKE NIKITIN                    |4.0  |D  10|W  15|H    |W  39|L   2|W  36|U    |" 
##  [51] "   MI | 10295068 / R: 1604   ->1613     |N:3  |B    |W    |     |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
##  [52] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [53] "   17 | RONALD GRZEGORCZYK              |4.0  |W  48|W  41|L  26|L   2|W  23|W  22|L   5|" 
##  [54] "   MI | 10297702 / R: 1629   ->1610     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##  [55] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [56] "   18 | DAVID SUNDEEN                   |4.0  |W  47|W   9|L   1|W  32|L  19|W  38|L  10|" 
##  [57] "   MI | 11342094 / R: 1600   ->1600     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [58] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [59] "   19 | DIPANKAR ROY                    |4.0  |D  15|W  10|W  52|D  28|W  18|L   4|L   8|" 
##  [60] "   MI | 14862333 / R: 1564   ->1570     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##  [61] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [62] "   20 | JASON ZHENG                     |4.0  |L  40|W  49|W  23|W  41|W  28|L   2|L   9|" 
##  [63] "   MI | 14529060 / R: 1595   ->1569     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##  [64] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [65] "   21 | DINH DANG BUI                   |4.0  |W  43|L   1|W  47|L   3|W  40|W  39|L   6|" 
##  [66] "   ON | 15495066 / R: 1563P22->1562     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##  [67] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [68] "   22 | EUGENE L MCCLURE                |4.0  |W  64|D  52|L  28|W  15|H    |L  17|W  40|" 
##  [69] "   MI | 12405534 / R: 1555   ->1529     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##  [70] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [71] "   23 | ALAN BUI                        |4.0  |L   4|W  43|L  20|W  58|L  17|W  37|W  46|" 
##  [72] "   ON | 15030142 / R: 1363   ->1371     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [73] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [74] "   24 | MICHAEL R ALDRICH               |4.0  |L  28|L  47|W  43|L  25|W  60|W  44|W  39|" 
##  [75] "   MI | 13469010 / R: 1229   ->1300     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##  [76] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [77] "   25 | LOREN SCHWIEBERT                |3.5  |L   9|W  53|L   3|W  24|D  34|L  10|W  47|" 
##  [78] "   MI | 12486656 / R: 1745   ->1681     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [79] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [80] "   26 | MAX ZHU                         |3.5  |W  49|W  40|W  17|L   4|L   9|D  32|L  11|" 
##  [81] "   ON | 15131520 / R: 1579   ->1564     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##  [82] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [83] "   27 | GAURAV GIDWANI                  |3.5  |W  51|L  13|W  46|W  37|D  14|L   6|U    |" 
##  [84] "   MI | 14476567 / R: 1552   ->1539     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
##  [85] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [86] "   28 | SOFIA ADINA STANESCU-BELLU      |3.5  |W  24|D   4|W  22|D  19|L  20|L   8|D  36|" 
##  [87] "   MI | 14882954 / R: 1507   ->1513     |N:3  |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##  [88] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [89] "   29 | CHIEDOZIE OKORIE                |3.5  |W  50|D   6|L  38|L  34|W  52|W  48|U    |" 
##  [90] "   MI | 15323285 / R: 1602P6 ->1508P12  |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |     |" 
##  [91] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [92] "   30 | GEORGE AVERY JONES              |3.5  |L  52|D  64|L  15|W  55|L  31|W  61|W  50|" 
##  [93] "   ON | 12577178 / R: 1522   ->1444     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##  [94] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [95] "   31 | RISHI SHETTY                    |3.5  |L  58|D  55|W  64|L  10|W  30|W  50|L  14|" 
##  [96] "   MI | 15131618 / R: 1494   ->1444     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##  [97] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
##  [98] "   32 | JOSHUA PHILIP MATHEWS           |3.5  |W  61|L   8|W  44|L  18|W  51|D  26|L  13|" 
##  [99] "   ON | 14073750 / R: 1441   ->1433     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [100] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [101] "   33 | JADE GE                         |3.5  |W  60|L  12|W  50|D  36|L  13|L  15|W  51|" 
## [102] "   MI | 14691842 / R: 1449   ->1421     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
## [103] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [104] "   34 | MICHAEL JEFFERY THOMAS          |3.5  |L   6|W  60|L  37|W  29|D  25|L  11|W  52|" 
## [105] "   MI | 15051807 / R: 1399   ->1400     |     |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [106] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [107] "   35 | JOSHUA DAVID LEE                |3.5  |L  46|L  38|W  56|L   6|W  57|D  52|W  48|" 
## [108] "   MI | 14601397 / R: 1438   ->1392     |     |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
## [109] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [110] "   36 | SIDDHARTH JHA                   |3.5  |L  13|W  57|W  51|D  33|H    |L  16|D  28|" 
## [111] "   MI | 14773163 / R: 1355   ->1367     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
## [112] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [113] "   37 | AMIYATOSH PWNANANDAM            |3.5  |B    |L   5|W  34|L  27|H    |L  23|W  61|" 
## [114] "   MI | 15489571 / R:  980P12->1077P17  |     |     |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |W    |" 
## [115] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [116] "   38 | BRIAN LIU                       |3.0  |D  11|W  35|W  29|L  12|H    |L  18|L  15|" 
## [117] "   MI | 15108523 / R: 1423   ->1439     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |B    |" 
## [118] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [119] "   39 | JOEL R HENDON                   |3.0  |L   1|W  54|W  40|L  16|W  44|L  21|L  24|" 
## [120] "   MI | 12923035 / R: 1436P23->1413     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
## [121] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [122] "   40 | FOREST ZHANG                    |3.0  |W  20|L  26|L  39|W  59|L  21|W  56|L  22|" 
## [123] "   MI | 14892710 / R: 1348   ->1346     |     |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
## [124] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [125] "   41 | KYLE WILLIAM MURPHY             |3.0  |W  59|L  17|W  58|L  20|X    |U    |U    |" 
## [126] "   MI | 15761443 / R: 1403P5 ->1341P9   |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |     |     |     |" 
## [127] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [128] "   42 | JARED GE                        |3.0  |L  12|L  50|L  57|D  60|D  61|W  64|W  56|" 
## [129] "   MI | 14462326 / R: 1332   ->1256     |     |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
## [130] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [131] "   43 | ROBERT GLEN VASEY               |3.0  |L  21|L  23|L  24|W  63|W  59|L  46|W  55|" 
## [132] "   MI | 14101068 / R: 1283   ->1244     |     |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
## [133] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [134] "   44 | JUSTIN D SCHILLING              |3.0  |B    |L  14|L  32|W  53|L  39|L  24|W  59|" 
## [135] "   MI | 15323504 / R: 1199   ->1199     |     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [136] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [137] "   45 | DEREK YAN                       |3.0  |L   5|L  51|D  60|L  56|W  63|D  55|W  58|" 
## [138] "   MI | 15372807 / R: 1242   ->1191     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [139] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [140] "   46 | JACOB ALEXANDER LAVALLEY        |3.0  |W  35|L   7|L  27|L  50|W  64|W  43|L  23|" 
## [141] "   MI | 15490981 / R:  377P3 ->1076P10  |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
## [142] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [143] "   47 | ERIC WRIGHT                     |2.5  |L  18|W  24|L  21|W  61|L   8|D  51|L  25|" 
## [144] "   MI | 12533115 / R: 1362   ->1341     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [145] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [146] "   48 | DANIEL KHAIN                    |2.5  |L  17|W  63|H    |D  52|H    |L  29|L  35|" 
## [147] "   MI | 14369165 / R: 1382   ->1335     |     |B    |W    |     |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
## [148] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [149] "   49 | MICHAEL J MARTIN                |2.5  |L  26|L  20|D  63|D  64|W  58|H    |U    |" 
## [150] "   MI | 12531685 / R: 1291P12->1259P17  |     |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |     |" 
## [151] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [152] "   50 | SHIVAM JHA                      |2.5  |L  29|W  42|L  33|W  46|H    |L  31|L  30|" 
## [153] "   MI | 14773178 / R: 1056   ->1111     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |B    |W    |" 
## [154] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [155] "   51 | TEJAS AYYAGARI                  |2.5  |L  27|W  45|L  36|W  57|L  32|D  47|L  33|" 
## [156] "   MI | 15205474 / R: 1011   ->1097     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
## [157] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [158] "   52 | ETHAN GUO                       |2.5  |W  30|D  22|L  19|D  48|L  29|D  35|L  34|" 
## [159] "   MI | 14918803 / R:  935   ->1092     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
## [160] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [161] "   53 | JOSE C YBARRA                   |2.0  |H    |L  25|H    |L  44|U    |W  57|U    |" 
## [162] "   MI | 12578849 / R: 1393   ->1359     |     |     |B    |     |W    |     |W    |     |" 
## [163] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [164] "   54 | LARRY HODGE                     |2.0  |L  14|L  39|L  61|B    |L  15|L  59|W  64|" 
## [165] "   MI | 12836773 / R: 1270   ->1200     |     |B    |B    |W    |     |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [166] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [167] "   55 | ALEX KONG                       |2.0  |L  62|D  31|L  10|L  30|B    |D  45|L  43|" 
## [168] "   MI | 15412571 / R: 1186   ->1163     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
## [169] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [170] "   56 | MARISA RICCI                    |2.0  |H    |L  11|L  35|W  45|H    |L  40|L  42|" 
## [171] "   MI | 14679887 / R: 1153   ->1140     |     |     |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |W    |" 
## [172] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [173] "   57 | MICHAEL LU                      |2.0  |L   7|L  36|W  42|L  51|L  35|L  53|B    |" 
## [174] "   MI | 15113330 / R: 1092   ->1079     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
## [175] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [176] "   58 | VIRAJ MOHILE                    |2.0  |W  31|L   2|L  41|L  23|L  49|B    |L  45|" 
## [177] "   MI | 14700365 / R:  917   -> 941     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |     |B    |" 
## [178] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [179] "   59 | SEAN M MC CORMICK               |2.0  |L  41|B    |L   9|L  40|L  43|W  54|L  44|" 
## [180] "   MI | 12841036 / R:  853   -> 878     |     |W    |     |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
## [181] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [182] "   60 | JULIA SHEN                      |1.5  |L  33|L  34|D  45|D  42|L  24|H    |U    |" 
## [183] "   MI | 14579262 / R:  967   -> 984     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |     |     |" 
## [184] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [185] "   61 | JEZZEL FARKAS                   |1.5  |L  32|L   3|W  54|L  47|D  42|L  30|L  37|" 
## [186] "   ON | 15771592 / R:  955P11-> 979P18  |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
## [187] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [188] "   62 | ASHWIN BALAJI                   |1.0  |W  55|U    |U    |U    |U    |U    |U    |" 
## [189] "   MI | 15219542 / R: 1530   ->1535     |     |B    |     |     |     |     |     |     |" 
## [190] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [191] "   63 | THOMAS JOSEPH HOSMER            |1.0  |L   2|L  48|D  49|L  43|L  45|H    |U    |" 
## [192] "   MI | 15057092 / R: 1175   ->1125     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |     |     |" 
## [193] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [194] "   64 | BEN LI                          |1.0  |L  22|D  30|L  31|D  49|L  46|L  42|L  54|" 
## [195] "   MI | 15006561 / R: 1163   ->1112     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
## [196] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
head(tournamentinfo)
## [1] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [2] " Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| "
## [3] " Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  | "
## [4] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" 
## [5] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|" 
## [6] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |"
tail(tournamentinfo)
## [1] "   63 | THOMAS JOSEPH HOSMER            |1.0  |L   2|L  48|D  49|L  43|L  45|H    |U    |"
## [2] "   MI | 15057092 / R: 1175   ->1125     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |     |     |"
## [3] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
## [4] "   64 | BEN LI                          |1.0  |L  22|D  30|L  31|D  49|L  46|L  42|L  54|"
## [5] "   MI | 15006561 / R: 1163   ->1112     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |"
## [6] "-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
library(stringr)
library(DT)
library(ggplot2)

Removing the dashes

chessinfo <- str_replace_all(string = tournamentinfo, pattern = "^-+$", "")
head(chessinfo)
## [1] ""                                                                                          
## [2] " Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| "
## [3] " Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  | "
## [4] ""                                                                                          
## [5] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|" 
## [6] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |"

Removing the empty vector rows

chessinfo2 <- chessinfo[sapply(chessinfo, nchar) > 0]
head(chessinfo2)
## [1] " Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| "
## [2] " Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  | "
## [3] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|" 
## [4] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [5] "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|" 
## [6] "   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |"

Combining the vector rows of data into a single vector row Creating separate vector tables by extracting even and odd rows

PlayerName <- chessinfo2[seq(1, 130, 2)]
head(PlayerName)
## [1] " Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round| "
## [2] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|" 
## [3] "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|" 
## [4] "    3 | ADITYA BAJAJ                    |6.0  |L   8|W  61|W  25|W  21|W  11|W  13|W  12|" 
## [5] "    4 | PATRICK H SCHILLING             |5.5  |W  23|D  28|W   2|W  26|D   5|W  19|D   1|" 
## [6] "    5 | HANSHI ZUO                      |5.5  |W  45|W  37|D  12|D  13|D   4|W  14|W  17|"
Player_Dat <- chessinfo2[seq(2, 130, 2)]
head(Player_Dat)
## [1] " Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  | "
## [2] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [3] "   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
## [4] "   MI | 14959604 / R: 1384   ->1640     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
## [5] "   MI | 12616049 / R: 1716   ->1744     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
## [6] "   MI | 14601533 / R: 1655   ->1690     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |"

Removing header rows

PlayerName1 <- PlayerName[-c(1:1)]
head(PlayerName1)
## [1] "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|"
## [2] "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|"
## [3] "    3 | ADITYA BAJAJ                    |6.0  |L   8|W  61|W  25|W  21|W  11|W  13|W  12|"
## [4] "    4 | PATRICK H SCHILLING             |5.5  |W  23|D  28|W   2|W  26|D   5|W  19|D   1|"
## [5] "    5 | HANSHI ZUO                      |5.5  |W  45|W  37|D  12|D  13|D   4|W  14|W  17|"
## [6] "    6 | HANSEN SONG                     |5.0  |W  34|D  29|L  11|W  35|D  10|W  27|W  21|"
Player_Dat1 <- Player_Dat[-c(1:1)]
head(Player_Dat1)
## [1] "   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |"
## [2] "   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |"
## [3] "   MI | 14959604 / R: 1384   ->1640     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |"
## [4] "   MI | 12616049 / R: 1716   ->1744     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |"
## [5] "   MI | 14601533 / R: 1655   ->1690     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |"
## [6] "   OH | 15055204 / R: 1686   ->1687     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |"

Combining the vectors into one vector row for each player

Combined <- mapply(paste, sep = "", PlayerName1, Player_Dat1)
head(Combined)
##                                                                                                                                                                                      
## "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    3 | ADITYA BAJAJ                    |6.0  |L   8|W  61|W  25|W  21|W  11|W  13|W  12|   MI | 14959604 / R: 1384   ->1640     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    4 | PATRICK H SCHILLING             |5.5  |W  23|D  28|W   2|W  26|D   5|W  19|D   1|   MI | 12616049 / R: 1716   ->1744     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    5 | HANSHI ZUO                      |5.5  |W  45|W  37|D  12|D  13|D   4|W  14|W  17|   MI | 14601533 / R: 1655   ->1690     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    6 | HANSEN SONG                     |5.0  |W  34|D  29|L  11|W  35|D  10|W  27|W  21|   OH | 15055204 / R: 1686   ->1687     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |"
Combined
##                                                                                                                                                                                      
## "    1 | GARY HUA                        |6.0  |W  39|W  21|W  18|W  14|W   7|D  12|D   4|   ON | 15445895 / R: 1794   ->1817     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    2 | DAKSHESH DARURI                 |6.0  |W  63|W  58|L   4|W  17|W  16|W  20|W   7|   MI | 14598900 / R: 1553   ->1663     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    3 | ADITYA BAJAJ                    |6.0  |L   8|W  61|W  25|W  21|W  11|W  13|W  12|   MI | 14959604 / R: 1384   ->1640     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    4 | PATRICK H SCHILLING             |5.5  |W  23|D  28|W   2|W  26|D   5|W  19|D   1|   MI | 12616049 / R: 1716   ->1744     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    5 | HANSHI ZUO                      |5.5  |W  45|W  37|D  12|D  13|D   4|W  14|W  17|   MI | 14601533 / R: 1655   ->1690     |N:2  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    6 | HANSEN SONG                     |5.0  |W  34|D  29|L  11|W  35|D  10|W  27|W  21|   OH | 15055204 / R: 1686   ->1687     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    7 | GARY DEE SWATHELL               |5.0  |W  57|W  46|W  13|W  11|L   1|W   9|L   2|   MI | 11146376 / R: 1649   ->1673     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    8 | EZEKIEL HOUGHTON                |5.0  |W   3|W  32|L  14|L   9|W  47|W  28|W  19|   MI | 15142253 / R: 1641P17->1657P24  |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "    9 | STEFANO LEE                     |5.0  |W  25|L  18|W  59|W   8|W  26|L   7|W  20|   ON | 14954524 / R: 1411   ->1564     |N:2  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   10 | ANVIT RAO                       |5.0  |D  16|L  19|W  55|W  31|D   6|W  25|W  18|   MI | 14150362 / R: 1365   ->1544     |N:3  |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   11 | CAMERON WILLIAM MC LEMAN        |4.5  |D  38|W  56|W   6|L   7|L   3|W  34|W  26|   MI | 12581589 / R: 1712   ->1696     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   12 | KENNETH J TACK                  |4.5  |W  42|W  33|D   5|W  38|H    |D   1|L   3|   MI | 12681257 / R: 1663   ->1670     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   13 | TORRANCE HENRY JR               |4.5  |W  36|W  27|L   7|D   5|W  33|L   3|W  32|   MI | 15082995 / R: 1666   ->1662     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   14 | BRADLEY SHAW                    |4.5  |W  54|W  44|W   8|L   1|D  27|L   5|W  31|   MI | 10131499 / R: 1610   ->1618     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   15 | ZACHARY JAMES HOUGHTON          |4.5  |D  19|L  16|W  30|L  22|W  54|W  33|W  38|   MI | 15619130 / R: 1220P13->1416P20  |N:3  |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   16 | MIKE NIKITIN                    |4.0  |D  10|W  15|H    |W  39|L   2|W  36|U    |   MI | 10295068 / R: 1604   ->1613     |N:3  |B    |W    |     |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   17 | RONALD GRZEGORCZYK              |4.0  |W  48|W  41|L  26|L   2|W  23|W  22|L   5|   MI | 10297702 / R: 1629   ->1610     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   18 | DAVID SUNDEEN                   |4.0  |W  47|W   9|L   1|W  32|L  19|W  38|L  10|   MI | 11342094 / R: 1600   ->1600     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   19 | DIPANKAR ROY                    |4.0  |D  15|W  10|W  52|D  28|W  18|L   4|L   8|   MI | 14862333 / R: 1564   ->1570     |N:3  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   20 | JASON ZHENG                     |4.0  |L  40|W  49|W  23|W  41|W  28|L   2|L   9|   MI | 14529060 / R: 1595   ->1569     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   21 | DINH DANG BUI                   |4.0  |W  43|L   1|W  47|L   3|W  40|W  39|L   6|   ON | 15495066 / R: 1563P22->1562     |N:3  |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   22 | EUGENE L MCCLURE                |4.0  |W  64|D  52|L  28|W  15|H    |L  17|W  40|   MI | 12405534 / R: 1555   ->1529     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   23 | ALAN BUI                        |4.0  |L   4|W  43|L  20|W  58|L  17|W  37|W  46|   ON | 15030142 / R: 1363   ->1371     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   24 | MICHAEL R ALDRICH               |4.0  |L  28|L  47|W  43|L  25|W  60|W  44|W  39|   MI | 13469010 / R: 1229   ->1300     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   25 | LOREN SCHWIEBERT                |3.5  |L   9|W  53|L   3|W  24|D  34|L  10|W  47|   MI | 12486656 / R: 1745   ->1681     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   26 | MAX ZHU                         |3.5  |W  49|W  40|W  17|L   4|L   9|D  32|L  11|   ON | 15131520 / R: 1579   ->1564     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   27 | GAURAV GIDWANI                  |3.5  |W  51|L  13|W  46|W  37|D  14|L   6|U    |   MI | 14476567 / R: 1552   ->1539     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   28 | SOFIA ADINA STANESCU-BELLU      |3.5  |W  24|D   4|W  22|D  19|L  20|L   8|D  36|   MI | 14882954 / R: 1507   ->1513     |N:3  |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   29 | CHIEDOZIE OKORIE                |3.5  |W  50|D   6|L  38|L  34|W  52|W  48|U    |   MI | 15323285 / R: 1602P6 ->1508P12  |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   30 | GEORGE AVERY JONES              |3.5  |L  52|D  64|L  15|W  55|L  31|W  61|W  50|   ON | 12577178 / R: 1522   ->1444     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   31 | RISHI SHETTY                    |3.5  |L  58|D  55|W  64|L  10|W  30|W  50|L  14|   MI | 15131618 / R: 1494   ->1444     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   32 | JOSHUA PHILIP MATHEWS           |3.5  |W  61|L   8|W  44|L  18|W  51|D  26|L  13|   ON | 14073750 / R: 1441   ->1433     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   33 | JADE GE                         |3.5  |W  60|L  12|W  50|D  36|L  13|L  15|W  51|   MI | 14691842 / R: 1449   ->1421     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   34 | MICHAEL JEFFERY THOMAS          |3.5  |L   6|W  60|L  37|W  29|D  25|L  11|W  52|   MI | 15051807 / R: 1399   ->1400     |     |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   35 | JOSHUA DAVID LEE                |3.5  |L  46|L  38|W  56|L   6|W  57|D  52|W  48|   MI | 14601397 / R: 1438   ->1392     |     |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   36 | SIDDHARTH JHA                   |3.5  |L  13|W  57|W  51|D  33|H    |L  16|D  28|   MI | 14773163 / R: 1355   ->1367     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   37 | AMIYATOSH PWNANANDAM            |3.5  |B    |L   5|W  34|L  27|H    |L  23|W  61|   MI | 15489571 / R:  980P12->1077P17  |     |     |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   38 | BRIAN LIU                       |3.0  |D  11|W  35|W  29|L  12|H    |L  18|L  15|   MI | 15108523 / R: 1423   ->1439     |N:4  |W    |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   39 | JOEL R HENDON                   |3.0  |L   1|W  54|W  40|L  16|W  44|L  21|L  24|   MI | 12923035 / R: 1436P23->1413     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   40 | FOREST ZHANG                    |3.0  |W  20|L  26|L  39|W  59|L  21|W  56|L  22|   MI | 14892710 / R: 1348   ->1346     |     |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   41 | KYLE WILLIAM MURPHY             |3.0  |W  59|L  17|W  58|L  20|X    |U    |U    |   MI | 15761443 / R: 1403P5 ->1341P9   |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |     |     |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   42 | JARED GE                        |3.0  |L  12|L  50|L  57|D  60|D  61|W  64|W  56|   MI | 14462326 / R: 1332   ->1256     |     |B    |W    |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   43 | ROBERT GLEN VASEY               |3.0  |L  21|L  23|L  24|W  63|W  59|L  46|W  55|   MI | 14101068 / R: 1283   ->1244     |     |W    |B    |W    |W    |B    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   44 | JUSTIN D SCHILLING              |3.0  |B    |L  14|L  32|W  53|L  39|L  24|W  59|   MI | 15323504 / R: 1199   ->1199     |     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   45 | DEREK YAN                       |3.0  |L   5|L  51|D  60|L  56|W  63|D  55|W  58|   MI | 15372807 / R: 1242   ->1191     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   46 | JACOB ALEXANDER LAVALLEY        |3.0  |W  35|L   7|L  27|L  50|W  64|W  43|L  23|   MI | 15490981 / R:  377P3 ->1076P10  |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   47 | ERIC WRIGHT                     |2.5  |L  18|W  24|L  21|W  61|L   8|D  51|L  25|   MI | 12533115 / R: 1362   ->1341     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   48 | DANIEL KHAIN                    |2.5  |L  17|W  63|H    |D  52|H    |L  29|L  35|   MI | 14369165 / R: 1382   ->1335     |     |B    |W    |     |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   49 | MICHAEL J MARTIN                |2.5  |L  26|L  20|D  63|D  64|W  58|H    |U    |   MI | 12531685 / R: 1291P12->1259P17  |     |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   50 | SHIVAM JHA                      |2.5  |L  29|W  42|L  33|W  46|H    |L  31|L  30|   MI | 14773178 / R: 1056   ->1111     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   51 | TEJAS AYYAGARI                  |2.5  |L  27|W  45|L  36|W  57|L  32|D  47|L  33|   MI | 15205474 / R: 1011   ->1097     |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   52 | ETHAN GUO                       |2.5  |W  30|D  22|L  19|D  48|L  29|D  35|L  34|   MI | 14918803 / R:  935   ->1092     |N:4  |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   53 | JOSE C YBARRA                   |2.0  |H    |L  25|H    |L  44|U    |W  57|U    |   MI | 12578849 / R: 1393   ->1359     |     |     |B    |     |W    |     |W    |     |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   54 | LARRY HODGE                     |2.0  |L  14|L  39|L  61|B    |L  15|L  59|W  64|   MI | 12836773 / R: 1270   ->1200     |     |B    |B    |W    |     |W    |B    |W    |" 
##                                                                                                                                                                                 <NA> 
## "   55 | ALEX KONG                       |2.0  |L  62|D  31|L  10|L  30|B    |D  45|L  43|   MI | 15412571 / R: 1186   ->1163     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |W    |B    |" 
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## "   56 | MARISA RICCI                    |2.0  |H    |L  11|L  35|W  45|H    |L  40|L  42|   MI | 14679887 / R: 1153   ->1140     |     |     |B    |W    |W    |     |B    |W    |" 
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## "   57 | MICHAEL LU                      |2.0  |L   7|L  36|W  42|L  51|L  35|L  53|B    |   MI | 15113330 / R: 1092   ->1079     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |     |" 
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## "   58 | VIRAJ MOHILE                    |2.0  |W  31|L   2|L  41|L  23|L  49|B    |L  45|   MI | 14700365 / R:  917   -> 941     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |     |B    |" 
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## "   59 | SEAN M MC CORMICK               |2.0  |L  41|B    |L   9|L  40|L  43|W  54|L  44|   MI | 12841036 / R:  853   -> 878     |     |W    |     |B    |B    |W    |W    |B    |" 
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## "   60 | JULIA SHEN                      |1.5  |L  33|L  34|D  45|D  42|L  24|H    |U    |   MI | 14579262 / R:  967   -> 984     |     |W    |B    |B    |W    |B    |     |     |" 
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## "   61 | JEZZEL FARKAS                   |1.5  |L  32|L   3|W  54|L  47|D  42|L  30|L  37|   ON | 15771592 / R:  955P11-> 979P18  |     |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |W    |B    |" 
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## "   62 | ASHWIN BALAJI                   |1.0  |W  55|U    |U    |U    |U    |U    |U    |   MI | 15219542 / R: 1530   ->1535     |     |B    |     |     |     |     |     |     |" 
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## "   63 | THOMAS JOSEPH HOSMER            |1.0  |L   2|L  48|D  49|L  43|L  45|H    |U    |   MI | 15057092 / R: 1175   ->1125     |     |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |     |     |" 
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## "   64 | BEN LI                          |1.0  |L  22|D  30|L  31|D  49|L  46|L  42|L  54|   MI | 15006561 / R: 1163   ->1112     |     |B    |W    |W    |B    |W    |B    |B    |"

Using Regular Expressions Extracting the IDs

ID <- str_extract(string = Combined, pattern = "[0-9]{8}")
ID
##  [1] "15445895" "14598900" "14959604" "12616049" "14601533" "15055204"
##  [7] "11146376" "15142253" "14954524" "14150362" "12581589" "12681257"
## [13] "15082995" "10131499" "15619130" "10295068" "10297702" "11342094"
## [19] "14862333" "14529060" "15495066" "12405534" "15030142" "13469010"
## [25] "12486656" "15131520" "14476567" "14882954" "15323285" "12577178"
## [31] "15131618" "14073750" "14691842" "15051807" "14601397" "14773163"
## [37] "15489571" "15108523" "12923035" "14892710" "15761443" "14462326"
## [43] "14101068" "15323504" "15372807" "15490981" "12533115" "14369165"
## [49] "12531685" "14773178" "15205474" "14918803" "12578849" "12836773"
## [55] "15412571" "14679887" "15113330" "14700365" "12841036" "14579262"
## [61] "15771592" "15219542" "15057092" "15006561"

Extracting PlayerIDs

PlayerID <- str_extract(string = Combined, pattern = "[\\s{3}]\\d{1,2}[\\s\\|]")
PlayerID <- str_trim(PlayerID)
PlayerID
##  [1] "1"  "2"  "3"  "4"  "5"  "6"  "7"  "8"  "9"  "10" "11" "12" "13" "14"
## [15] "15" "16" "17" "18" "19" "20" "21" "22" "23" "24" "25" "26" "27" "28"
## [29] "29" "30" "31" "32" "33" "34" "35" "36" "37" "38" "39" "40" "41" "42"
## [43] "43" "44" "45" "46" "47" "48" "49" "50" "51" "52" "53" "54" "55" "56"
## [57] "57" "58" "59" "60" "61" "62" "63" "64"

Extracting First and Last Names

First_Last <- str_extract(string = Combined, pattern = "\\s([[:alpha:] ]{5,})\\b\\s")
First_Last <- str_trim(First_Last)
First_Last
##  [1] "GARY HUA"                 "DAKSHESH DARURI"         
##  [3] "ADITYA BAJAJ"             "PATRICK H SCHILLING"     
##  [5] "HANSHI ZUO"               "HANSEN SONG"             
##  [7] "GARY DEE SWATHELL"        "EZEKIEL HOUGHTON"        
##  [9] "STEFANO LEE"              "ANVIT RAO"               
## [11] "CAMERON WILLIAM MC LEMAN" "KENNETH J TACK"          
## [13] "TORRANCE HENRY JR"        "BRADLEY SHAW"            
## [15] "ZACHARY JAMES HOUGHTON"   "MIKE NIKITIN"            
## [17] "RONALD GRZEGORCZYK"       "DAVID SUNDEEN"           
## [19] "DIPANKAR ROY"             "JASON ZHENG"             
## [21] "DINH DANG BUI"            "EUGENE L MCCLURE"        
## [23] "ALAN BUI"                 "MICHAEL R ALDRICH"       
## [25] "LOREN SCHWIEBERT"         "MAX ZHU"                 
## [27] "GAURAV GIDWANI"           "SOFIA ADINA"             
## [29] "CHIEDOZIE OKORIE"         "GEORGE AVERY JONES"      
## [31] "RISHI SHETTY"             "JOSHUA PHILIP MATHEWS"   
## [33] "JADE GE"                  "MICHAEL JEFFERY THOMAS"  
## [35] "JOSHUA DAVID LEE"         "SIDDHARTH JHA"           
## [37] "AMIYATOSH PWNANANDAM"     "BRIAN LIU"               
## [39] "JOEL R HENDON"            "FOREST ZHANG"            
## [41] "KYLE WILLIAM MURPHY"      "JARED GE"                
## [43] "ROBERT GLEN VASEY"        "JUSTIN D SCHILLING"      
## [45] "DEREK YAN"                "JACOB ALEXANDER LAVALLEY"
## [47] "ERIC WRIGHT"              "DANIEL KHAIN"            
## [49] "MICHAEL J MARTIN"         "SHIVAM JHA"              
## [51] "TEJAS AYYAGARI"           "ETHAN GUO"               
## [53] "JOSE C YBARRA"            "LARRY HODGE"             
## [55] "ALEX KONG"                "MARISA RICCI"            
## [57] "MICHAEL LU"               "VIRAJ MOHILE"            
## [59] "SEAN M MC CORMICK"        "JULIA SHEN"              
## [61] "JEZZEL FARKAS"            "ASHWIN BALAJI"           
## [63] "THOMAS JOSEPH HOSMER"     "BEN LI"

Extracting the State

State <- str_extract(string = Player_Dat1, pattern = "[[:alpha:]]{2}")
State
##  [1] "ON" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "OH" "MI" "MI" "ON" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI"
## [15] "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "ON" "MI" "ON" "MI" "MI" "ON" "MI" "MI"
## [29] "MI" "ON" "MI" "ON" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI"
## [43] "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI"
## [57] "MI" "MI" "MI" "MI" "ON" "MI" "MI" "MI"

Extracting the Number of Points for Palyers

NumPoints <- str_extract(string = Combined, pattern = "[0-9]\\.[0-9]")
NumPoints
##  [1] "6.0" "6.0" "6.0" "5.5" "5.5" "5.0" "5.0" "5.0" "5.0" "5.0" "4.5"
## [12] "4.5" "4.5" "4.5" "4.5" "4.0" "4.0" "4.0" "4.0" "4.0" "4.0" "4.0"
## [23] "4.0" "4.0" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5"
## [34] "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.5" "3.0" "3.0" "3.0" "3.0" "3.0" "3.0" "3.0"
## [45] "3.0" "3.0" "2.5" "2.5" "2.5" "2.5" "2.5" "2.5" "2.0" "2.0" "2.0"
## [56] "2.0" "2.0" "2.0" "2.0" "1.5" "1.5" "1.0" "1.0" "1.0"

Extracting the Pre-ratings

PreRating <- str_extract(string = Combined, pattern = "\\s\\d{3,4}[^\\d]")
PreRating
##  [1] " 1794 " " 1553 " " 1384 " " 1716 " " 1655 " " 1686 " " 1649 "
##  [8] " 1641P" " 1411 " " 1365 " " 1712 " " 1663 " " 1666 " " 1610 "
## [15] " 1220P" " 1604 " " 1629 " " 1600 " " 1564 " " 1595 " " 1563P"
## [22] " 1555 " " 1363 " " 1229 " " 1745 " " 1579 " " 1552 " " 1507 "
## [29] " 1602P" " 1522 " " 1494 " " 1441 " " 1449 " " 1399 " " 1438 "
## [36] " 1355 " " 980P"  " 1423 " " 1436P" " 1348 " " 1403P" " 1332 "
## [43] " 1283 " " 1199 " " 1242 " " 377P"  " 1362 " " 1382 " " 1291P"
## [50] " 1056 " " 1011 " " 935 "  " 1393 " " 1270 " " 1186 " " 1153 "
## [57] " 1092 " " 917 "  " 853 "  " 967 "  " 955P"  " 1530 " " 1175 "
## [64] " 1163 "

Removing all the “P’s” at the end of the ratings

PreRating <- as.integer(str_extract(PreRating, "\\d+"))
PreRating
##  [1] 1794 1553 1384 1716 1655 1686 1649 1641 1411 1365 1712 1663 1666 1610
## [15] 1220 1604 1629 1600 1564 1595 1563 1555 1363 1229 1745 1579 1552 1507
## [29] 1602 1522 1494 1441 1449 1399 1438 1355  980 1423 1436 1348 1403 1332
## [43] 1283 1199 1242  377 1362 1382 1291 1056 1011  935 1393 1270 1186 1153
## [57] 1092  917  853  967  955 1530 1175 1163

Average Rating of Opponents

Opponents <- str_extract_all(string = Combined, pattern = "\\d{1,2}\\|")

Removing the “|” from the end

Opponents <- str_extract_all(string = Opponents, pattern = "\\d{1,2}")
## Warning in stri_extract_all_regex(string, pattern, simplify = simplify, :
## argument is not an atomic vector; coercing
Opponents
## [[1]]
## [1] "39" "21" "18" "14" "7"  "12" "4" 
## 
## [[2]]
## [1] "63" "58" "4"  "17" "16" "20" "7" 
## 
## [[3]]
## [1] "8"  "61" "25" "21" "11" "13" "12"
## 
## [[4]]
## [1] "23" "28" "2"  "26" "5"  "19" "1" 
## 
## [[5]]
## [1] "45" "37" "12" "13" "4"  "14" "17"
## 
## [[6]]
## [1] "34" "29" "11" "35" "10" "27" "21"
## 
## [[7]]
## [1] "57" "46" "13" "11" "1"  "9"  "2" 
## 
## [[8]]
## [1] "3"  "32" "14" "9"  "47" "28" "19"
## 
## [[9]]
## [1] "25" "18" "59" "8"  "26" "7"  "20"
## 
## [[10]]
## [1] "16" "19" "55" "31" "6"  "25" "18"
## 
## [[11]]
## [1] "38" "56" "6"  "7"  "3"  "34" "26"
## 
## [[12]]
## [1] "42" "33" "5"  "38" "1"  "3" 
## 
## [[13]]
## [1] "36" "27" "7"  "5"  "33" "3"  "32"
## 
## [[14]]
## [1] "54" "44" "8"  "1"  "27" "5"  "31"
## 
## [[15]]
## [1] "19" "16" "30" "22" "54" "33" "38"
## 
## [[16]]
## [1] "10" "15" "39" "2"  "36"
## 
## [[17]]
## [1] "48" "41" "26" "2"  "23" "22" "5" 
## 
## [[18]]
## [1] "47" "9"  "1"  "32" "19" "38" "10"
## 
## [[19]]
## [1] "15" "10" "52" "28" "18" "4"  "8" 
## 
## [[20]]
## [1] "40" "49" "23" "41" "28" "2"  "9" 
## 
## [[21]]
## [1] "43" "1"  "47" "3"  "40" "39" "6" 
## 
## [[22]]
## [1] "64" "52" "28" "15" "17" "40"
## 
## [[23]]
## [1] "4"  "43" "20" "58" "17" "37" "46"
## 
## [[24]]
## [1] "28" "47" "43" "25" "60" "44" "39"
## 
## [[25]]
## [1] "9"  "53" "3"  "24" "34" "10" "47"
## 
## [[26]]
## [1] "49" "40" "17" "4"  "9"  "32" "11"
## 
## [[27]]
## [1] "51" "13" "46" "37" "14" "6" 
## 
## [[28]]
## [1] "24" "4"  "22" "19" "20" "8"  "36"
## 
## [[29]]
## [1] "50" "6"  "38" "34" "52" "48"
## 
## [[30]]
## [1] "52" "64" "15" "55" "31" "61" "50"
## 
## [[31]]
## [1] "58" "55" "64" "10" "30" "50" "14"
## 
## [[32]]
## [1] "61" "8"  "44" "18" "51" "26" "13"
## 
## [[33]]
## [1] "60" "12" "50" "36" "13" "15" "51"
## 
## [[34]]
## [1] "6"  "60" "37" "29" "25" "11" "52"
## 
## [[35]]
## [1] "46" "38" "56" "6"  "57" "52" "48"
## 
## [[36]]
## [1] "13" "57" "51" "33" "16" "28"
## 
## [[37]]
## [1] "5"  "34" "27" "23" "61"
## 
## [[38]]
## [1] "11" "35" "29" "12" "18" "15"
## 
## [[39]]
## [1] "1"  "54" "40" "16" "44" "21" "24"
## 
## [[40]]
## [1] "20" "26" "39" "59" "21" "56" "22"
## 
## [[41]]
## [1] "59" "17" "58" "20"
## 
## [[42]]
## [1] "12" "50" "57" "60" "61" "64" "56"
## 
## [[43]]
## [1] "21" "23" "24" "63" "59" "46" "55"
## 
## [[44]]
## [1] "14" "32" "53" "39" "24" "59"
## 
## [[45]]
## [1] "5"  "51" "60" "56" "63" "55" "58"
## 
## [[46]]
## [1] "35" "7"  "27" "50" "64" "43" "23"
## 
## [[47]]
## [1] "18" "24" "21" "61" "8"  "51" "25"
## 
## [[48]]
## [1] "17" "63" "52" "29" "35"
## 
## [[49]]
## [1] "26" "20" "63" "64" "58"
## 
## [[50]]
## [1] "29" "42" "33" "46" "31" "30"
## 
## [[51]]
## [1] "27" "45" "36" "57" "32" "47" "33"
## 
## [[52]]
## [1] "30" "22" "19" "48" "29" "35" "34"
## 
## [[53]]
## [1] "25" "44" "57"
## 
## [[54]]
## [1] "14" "39" "61" "15" "59" "64"
## 
## [[55]]
## [1] "62" "31" "10" "30" "45" "43"
## 
## [[56]]
## [1] "11" "35" "45" "40" "42"
## 
## [[57]]
## [1] "7"  "36" "42" "51" "35" "53"
## 
## [[58]]
## [1] "31" "2"  "41" "23" "49" "45"
## 
## [[59]]
## [1] "41" "9"  "40" "43" "54" "44"
## 
## [[60]]
## [1] "33" "34" "45" "42" "24"
## 
## [[61]]
## [1] "32" "3"  "54" "47" "42" "30" "37"
## 
## [[62]]
## [1] "55"
## 
## [[63]]
## [1] "2"  "48" "49" "43" "45"
## 
## [[64]]
## [1] "22" "30" "31" "49" "46" "42" "54"

Creaing data frame with all the data

ChessResults <- data.frame(First_Last, State, NumPoints, PreRating)
head(ChessResults, 5)
##            First_Last State NumPoints PreRating
## 1            GARY HUA    ON       6.0      1794
## 2     DAKSHESH DARURI    MI       6.0      1553
## 3        ADITYA BAJAJ    MI       6.0      1384
## 4 PATRICK H SCHILLING    MI       5.5      1716
## 5          HANSHI ZUO    MI       5.5      1655

Changing row names for Final Output

colnames(ChessResults) <- c("Player's Name", "Player's State", "Total Number of Points", "Player's Pre-Rating")
head(ChessResults, 5)
##         Player's Name Player's State Total Number of Points
## 1            GARY HUA             ON                    6.0
## 2     DAKSHESH DARURI             MI                    6.0
## 3        ADITYA BAJAJ             MI                    6.0
## 4 PATRICK H SCHILLING             MI                    5.5
## 5          HANSHI ZUO             MI                    5.5
##   Player's Pre-Rating
## 1                1794
## 2                1553
## 3                1384
## 4                1716
## 5                1655

Ploting Player’s Pre-Rating

ggplot(ChessResults,aes(PreRating,NumPoints,color="Player's Name"))+geom_point(size=3)+xlab("Player's Pre-Rating")+ylab("Total Number of Points")+ggtitle("Chess Tournament")

Write CSV in R

write.csv(ChessResults, file = "ChessResults.csv")

References Stackoverflow