Brian Moss [#104] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Brian Moss, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Moss currently has a record of 16.5-13.5, -56, and is ranked #54 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Brian Surname(s): Moss Home: Brooklyn, NY, United States Age: 45 Hobbies: reading, sightseeing Occupation: civil service

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	8-11 (0.421)
Past 1-12 months	5-6 (0.455)	L W L W L W L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	2-4 (0.333)	W LLLL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 500 Average for: 383 Average against: 386
Round 1		Moss played #143 Lester Schonbrun (Oakland, CA) and lost 297 to 411 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Moss had not played Schonbrun in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #146. Current record: 0-1, -114.
Round 2		Moss played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and tied at 387 . Before this event, Moss had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 0.5-1.5, -114.
Round 3		Moss played #131 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 352 to 422 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Moss's record vs. Przybyszewski in the 5 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. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #144. Current record: 0.5-2.5, -184.
Round 4		Moss played #161 Ron Tiekert (Indialantic, FL) and lost 279 to 449 (a spread of -170) . Before this event, Moss had not played Tiekert in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #161. Current record: 0.5-3.5, -354.
Round 5		Moss played #93 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 413 to 291 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Moss had not played Mallick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #142. Current record: 1.5-3.5, -232.
Round 6		Moss recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 2.5-3.5, -182.
Round 7		Moss played #96 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 417 to 345 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Moss had not played Matthews in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 3.5-3.5, -110.
Round 8		Moss played #43 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and won 411 to 306 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Moss had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 4.5-3.5, -5.
Round 9		Moss played #91 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and won 452 to 365 (a spread of 87) . The last time these two played was 1999-11 at: LENOX, MA Moss's record vs. MacNeil in the 5 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 5.5-3.5, +82.
Round 10		Moss played #171 Bruce Ward (San Francisco, CA) and won 424 to 388 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Moss had not played Ward in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6.5-3.5, +118.
Round 11		Moss played #134 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 394 to 353 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Moss had not played Ravichandran in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 7.5-3.5, +159.
Round 12		Moss played #94 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 500 to 343 (a spread of 157) . Before this event, Moss had not played Mancine in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8.5-3.5, +316.
Round 13		Moss played #124 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 394 to 381 (a spread of 13) . Before this event, Moss had not played Pellinen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9.5-3.5, +329.
Round 14		Moss played #6 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 368 to 397 (a spread of -29) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: BALTIMORE, MD Moss's record vs. Armstrong in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9.5-4.5, +300.
Round 15		Moss played #130 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 323 to 377 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Moss had not played Polatnick in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9.5-5.5, +246.
Round 16		Moss played #44 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and lost 328 to 415 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Moss had not played Firstman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9.5-6.5, +159.
Round 17		Moss played #4 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 421 to 397 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Moss's record vs. Appel in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10.5-6.5, +183.
Round 18		Moss played #23 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and won 390 to 363 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Moss had not played Chaney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11.5-6.5, +210.
Round 19		Moss played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 337 to 452 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Moss had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 11.5-7.5, +95.
Round 20		Moss played #166 John Van Pelt (Arlington, MA) and won 453 to 362 (a spread of 91) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Moss's record vs. Van Pelt in the 5 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. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12.5-7.5, +186.
Round 21		Moss played #80 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 437 to 295 (a spread of 142) . Before this event, Moss had not played Kenas in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13.5-7.5, +328.
Round 22		Moss played #12 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 285 to 444 (a spread of -159) . Before this event, Moss had not played Berofsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 13.5-8.5, +169.
Round 23		Moss played #11 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 386 to 394 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Moss had not played Benedict in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 13.5-9.5, +161. Moss is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Moss played #66 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and lost 365 to 511 (a spread of -146) . Before this event, Moss had not played Hersom in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13.5-10.5, +15.
Round 25		Moss played #16 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 342 to 401 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Moss had not played Cappelletto in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13.5-11.5, -44.
Round 26		Moss played #154 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 397 to 377 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Moss had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14.5-11.5, -24.
Round 27		Moss played #14 Ted Blevins (Cecilia, KY) and lost 393 to 484 (a spread of -91) . Before this event, Moss had not played Blevins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 14.5-12.5, -115.
Round 28		Moss played #2 Tim Adamson (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 408 to 448 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Moss had not played Adamson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14.5-13.5, -155.
Round 29		Moss played #27 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 372 to 368 (a spread of 4) . Before this event, Moss had not played Cohen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15.5-13.5, -151.
Round 30		Moss played #33 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and won 369 to 274 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Moss had not played Day in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 16.5-13.5, -56.

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