Rob Robinsky [#116] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rob Robinsky, 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. Robinsky currently has a record of 16-14, +490, and is ranked #46 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): Rob Surname(s): Robinsky Home: Saint Paul, MN, United States Age: 19 Awards: National AP Scholar Hobbies: music, frisbee, partying...Scrabble sometimes, too Occupation: Chemistry Major at Macalester College

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	7-4 (0.636)
Past 1-12 months	7-4 (0.636)	WW L W L WW LL WW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 539 Average for: 395 Average against: 380
Round 1		Robinsky played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 386 to 456 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -70.
Round 2		Robinsky played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and won 451 to 349 (a spread of 102) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 1-1, +32.
Round 3		Robinsky played #128 Florence Spanfelner (Baltimore, MD) and lost 390 to 396 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Spanfelner in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-2, +26.
Round 4		Robinsky played #56 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and won 539 to 313 (a spread of 226) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Hermanson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 2-2, +252.
Round 5		Robinsky played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 334 to 441 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 2-3, +145.
Round 6		Robinsky played #64 Helen Joffe (Slidell, LA) and lost 349 to 436 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Joffe in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 2-4, +58.
Round 7		Robinsky played #107 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 463 to 325 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Pianowski in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 3-4, +196.
Round 8		Robinsky played #25 Pamina Deutsch (Corrales, NM) and lost 371 to 396 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Deutsch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 3-5, +171.
Round 9		Robinsky played #2 Elspeth Abbate (Venice, FL) and won 409 to 314 (a spread of 95) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Abbate in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 4-5, +266.
Round 10		Robinsky played #58 Varda Horelle (Safety Harbor, FL) and lost 338 to 477 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Horelle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #90. Current record: 4-6, +127.
Round 11		Robinsky played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and won 446 to 370 (a spread of 76) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Robinsky's record vs. Druskin 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: #72. Current record: 5-6, +203.
Round 12		Robinsky played #45 William Giblin (Hahnville, LA) and lost 318 to 328 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Giblin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-7, +193.
Round 13		Robinsky played #119 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 353 to 396 (a spread of -43) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Scheimberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 5-8, +150.
Round 14		Robinsky played #133 Harriet Strasberg (Roseville, MN) and won 418 to 339 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Strasberg in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 6-8, +229.
Round 15		Robinsky played #105 Kay Patterson (Columbia, MD) and won 381 to 369 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Patterson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 7-8, +241.
Round 16		Robinsky played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 408 to 342 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, +307.
Round 17		Robinsky played #28 Nancy Druskin (Ardsley, NY) and lost 343 to 417 (a spread of -74) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Robinsky's record vs. Druskin 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: #76. Current record: 8-9, +233.
Round 18		Robinsky played #43 Joseph Galloway (Elizabethtown, KY) and won 493 to 355 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Galloway in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-9, +371.
Round 19		Robinsky recorded a loss with a spread of -13 points. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-10, +358.
Round 20		Robinsky played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 387 to 375 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Glowniak in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 10-10, +370.
Round 21		Robinsky played #53 Diana Grosman (Reisterstown, MD) and won 482 to 305 (a spread of 177) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Grosman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 11-10, +547.
Round 22		Robinsky recorded a win with a spread of 72 points. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 12-10, +619. Robinsky is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Robinsky played #54 Thomas Hall (Carlisle, PA) and lost 396 to 510 (a spread of -114) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Hall in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, +505.
Round 24		Robinsky played #121 Cynthia Seales (Stone Mountain, GA) and won 403 to 386 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Seales in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 13-11, +522.
Round 25		Robinsky played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 337 to 446 (a spread of -109) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 13-12, +413.
Round 26		Robinsky played #122 Luise Shafritz (Las Vegas, NV) and lost 392 to 402 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Shafritz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-13, +403.
Round 27		Robinsky played #6 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and lost 303 to 379 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Anglin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 13-14, +327.
Round 28		Robinsky played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and won 358 to 313 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 14-14, +372.
Round 29		Robinsky played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 406 to 325 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 15-14, +453.
Round 30		Robinsky played #103 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 367 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Robinsky had not played Newhouse in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 16-14, +490.

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