Zev Kaufman [#05] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

December 5-8, 2003

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Zev Kaufman [#05] at 2003 Canadian SCRABBLE Championship

Background Information
	Given name(s): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 56 Awards: Canadian World Championship Team - 1993, 1999 (qualified but did not play due to injury), 2001 Hobbies: Clabbers Occupation: Contractor WSC 1993 Rank: 25 WSC 2001 Rank: 44

Career History

4-year record against other players at this event	45.5-36.5 (0.555)
Past 1-12 months	6-3 (0.667)	L WWWW L W L W
Past 13-24 months	16-10 (0.615)	L W LL WWWWWWWW L W LL WWW L WW LL W L
Past 25-36 months	5.5-6.5 (0.458)	L W LLL WWWTW LL
Past 37-48 months	18-17 (0.514)	LL WWWW LLLLL WWW LLLL W L WWW L WW L W LLL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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See Legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 485 Average for: 389 Average against: 361
Round 1			Kaufman played #45 Barbara Bultz (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 421 to 403 (a spread of 18) . Kaufman's record vs. Bultz in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +18.
Round 2			Kaufman played #38 Wendy McGrath (Calgary AB) and lost 365 to 372 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played McGrath in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-1, +11.
Round 3			Kaufman played #21 Shaun Goatcher (Mississauga ON) and won 416 to 290 (a spread of 126) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Goatcher in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +137.
Round 4			Kaufman played #40 Allan Simon (Calgary AB) and lost 371 to 424 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Simon in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-2, +84. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5			Kaufman played #48 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and lost 398 to 457 (a spread of -59) . Kaufman's record vs. Sealy in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-3, +25. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 6			Kaufman played #11 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and lost 317 to 429 (a spread of -112) . Kaufman's record vs. Hoekstra in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-3 (0.250). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LLL. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 2-4, -87.
Round 7			Kaufman played #20 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 378 to 392 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Dunlop in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 2-5, -101.
Round 8			Kaufman played #15 Fern Lindzon (North York ON) and lost 303 to 446 (a spread of -143) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Lindzon in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-6, -244.
Round 9			Kaufman played #37 Stuart Levinsky (Thornhill ON) and won 387 to 247 (a spread of 140) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Levinsky in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 3-6, -104.
Round 10			Kaufman played #36 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 340 to 319 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Wise in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-6, -83.
Round 11			Kaufman played #28 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 485 to 253 (a spread of 232) . Kaufman's record vs. Carvalho in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 5-6, +149.
Round 12			Kaufman played #49 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and won 438 to 311 (a spread of 127) . Kaufman's record vs. Panganiban in the 4 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-6, +276. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (3 hits).
Round 13			Kaufman played #50 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 355 to 347 (a spread of 8) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Madden in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 7-6, +284.
Round 14			Kaufman played #12 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 391 to 372 (a spread of 19) . Kaufman's record vs. Paolella in the 4 years leading up to this event: 3-2 (0.600). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: LW. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-6, +303. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 15			Kaufman played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 386 to 403 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Robertson in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +286.
Round 16			Kaufman played #26 Jeff Parsons (St. John's NF) and won 432 to 329 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Parsons in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-7, +389.
Round 17			Kaufman played #43 David Stokoe (Windsor ON) and won 353 to 258 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Stokoe in at least 4 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-7, +484.
Round 18			Kaufman played #14 Ray Francis (Pickering ON) and won 468 to 450 (a spread of 18) . Kaufman's record vs. Francis in the 4 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 11-7, +502. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Award Ceremony			Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Final Round 3			Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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