Dennis Kaiser [#68] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dennis Kaiser, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Kaiser currently has a record of 15-15, +464, and is ranked #60 in Division 2.

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): Dennis Surname(s): Kaiser Home: Erie, CO, United States Age: 72 Awards: Founded Boulder, CO club; 2003-02 Vancouver, BC; 2003-10 Denver, CO Hobbies: gardening Occupation: NONE

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	70.5-61.5 (0.534)
Past 1-12 months	11-14 (0.440)	LL WWW L WWWW LLL W LLL W LLLL W L W
Past 13-24 months	10.5-9.5 (0.525)	L W LLL WWWW LL WWW LLTL WW
Past 25-36 months	17-8 (0.680)	L WWWW LL WWW L W L WWW L WW LL WWWW
Past 37-48 months	15-18 (0.455)	L WW LL W L W LL WW L WW L W LLL W LL W L W L WW L W LL
Past 49-60 months	17-12 (0.586)	WWWW L W LLLL W LLL W LL WWW L WWWWWWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 537 Average for: 405 Average against: 385
Round 1		Kaiser played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 231 to 446 (a spread of -215) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #134. Current record: 0-1, -215.
Round 2		Kaiser played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and won 471 to 403 (a spread of 68) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #91. Current record: 1-1, -147.
Round 3		Kaiser played #38 Robert Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 532 to 290 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Enszer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 2-1, +95.
Round 4		Kaiser played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and lost 345 to 407 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Camper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-2, +33.
Round 5		Kaiser recorded a loss with a spread of -126 points. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 2-3, -93.
Round 6		Kaiser played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 433 to 348 (a spread of 85) . The last time these two played was 2003-08 at: PORTLAND, OR Kaiser's record vs. Eichenbaum in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0.5-0.5 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: T. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 3-3, -8.
Round 7		Kaiser played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and lost 365 to 440 (a spread of -75) . The last time these two played was 2001-03 at: PORTLAND, OR Kaiser's record vs. Gott 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-4, -83.
Round 8		Kaiser played #29 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and lost 355 to 415 (a spread of -60) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Dunlop in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #96. Current record: 3-5, -143.
Round 9		Kaiser played #50 Bernard Gotlieb (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 339 to 336 (a spread of 3) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Gotlieb in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 4-5, -140.
Round 10		Kaiser played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 415 to 356 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-5, -81.
Round 11		Kaiser played #22 T. Matthew De Waelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 433 to 475 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played De Waelsche in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 5-6, -123.
Round 12		Kaiser played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 485 to 318 (a spread of 167) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Kaiser's record vs. Lakernick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LLLW. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-6, +44.
Round 13		Kaiser played #24 Stephen Dennis (Atlanta, GA) and won 432 to 393 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Dennis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 7-6, +83.
Round 14		Kaiser played #71 Chani Katz (San Mateo, CA) and lost 387 to 449 (a spread of -62) . The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Kaiser's record vs. Katz in the 5 years leading up to this event: 7-2 (0.778). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: LW. Past 49-60 months: WWWLW. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 7-7, +21.
Round 15		Kaiser played #7 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and lost 393 to 429 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Apindi in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 7-8, -15.
Round 16		Kaiser played #67 Joseph Jokubaitis (Middlebury, CT) and won 486 to 426 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Jokubaitis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8-8, +45.
Round 17		Kaiser played #23 Maureen Delgado (Houston, TX) and won 387 to 378 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Kaiser's record vs. Delgado in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. 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: #60. Current record: 9-8, +54.
Round 18		Kaiser played #109 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 460 to 296 (a spread of 164) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Polsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-8, +218.
Round 19		Kaiser played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and lost 335 to 374 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 10-9, +179.
Round 20		Kaiser played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 537 to 308 (a spread of 229) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-9, +408.
Round 21		Kaiser played #5 Scott Anderson (Boulder, CO) and lost 361 to 430 (a spread of -69) . The last time these two played was 2003-10 at: DENVER, CO Kaiser's record vs. Anderson 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: #51. Current record: 11-10, +339.
Round 22		Kaiser played #19 William Clark (New Orleans, LA) and lost 410 to 418 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 11-11, +331.
Round 23		Kaiser played #81 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 388 to 397 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Kaiser's record vs. Lakernick in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-5 (0.167). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: LLLW. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-12, +322.
Round 24		Kaiser played #86 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 293 to 378 (a spread of -85) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Kaiser's record vs. Leifer in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 11-13, +237.
Round 25		Kaiser played #74 Kochakorn Kiatsommart (Winter Park, FL) and lost 360 to 460 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Kiatsommart in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #94. Current record: 11-14, +137.
Round 26		Kaiser played #73 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 490 to 390 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Kessler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 12-14, +237.
Round 27		Kaiser played #100 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 502 to 380 (a spread of 122) . The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Kaiser's record vs. Miranda in the 5 years leading up to this event: 5-2 (0.714). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: WWLW. Past 49-60 months: W. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-14, +359.
Round 28		Kaiser played #116 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 313 to 358 (a spread of -45) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Robinsky in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, +314.
Round 29		Kaiser played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 397 to 374 (a spread of 23) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Kaiser's record vs. Newhouse in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-15, +337.
Round 30		Kaiser played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 408 to 281 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Kaiser had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-15, +464.

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