Alan Kraus [#75] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Alan Kraus, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Kraus currently has a record of 21-9, +1517, and is ranked #2 in Division 3.

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): Alan Surname(s): Kraus Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Age: 42 Hobbies: Tennis, bridge Occupation: Venture Capital

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	45-42 (0.517)
Past 1-12 months	16-11 (0.593)	L W L W LL W L WW L WWWW LL WWWWW L W LL W
Past 13-24 months	12-13 (0.480)	LL W L WWWWWW LLL W LLL W LL WW LL W
Past 25-36 months	6-7 (0.462)	W L W LLLL WWW LL W
Past 37-48 months	6-3 (0.667)	L WWWW L WW L
Past 49-60 months	5-8 (0.385)	W LL WW LL W LLL W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 577 Average for: 404 Average against: 353
Round 1		Kraus played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 438 to 374 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 1-0, +64.
Round 2		Kraus played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 413 to 275 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 2-0, +202.
Round 3		Kraus played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 380 to 311 (a spread of 69) . The last time these two played was 2003-12 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Kraus's record vs. Chen in the 5 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). 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: L. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 3-0, +271.
Round 4		Kraus played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 339 to 391 (a spread of -52) . Before this event, Kraus had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-1, +219.
Round 5		Kraus played #110 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 400 to 405 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Panitch in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 3-2, +214.
Round 6		Kraus played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and lost 398 to 415 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 3-3, +197.
Round 7		Kraus played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and won 374 to 312 (a spread of 62) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-3, +259.
Round 8		Kraus played #93 Donna McDonough (Clackamas, OR) and won 525 to 334 (a spread of 191) . Before this event, Kraus had not played McDonough in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +450.
Round 9		Kraus played #115 Bonnie Redland (Sun City West, AZ) and won 440 to 351 (a spread of 89) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Redland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 6-3, +539.
Round 10		Kraus played #29 Scott Davies (Pearland, TX) and lost 309 to 492 (a spread of -183) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 6-4, +356.
Round 11		Kraus played #94 Rahn McKeown (Central, SC) and lost 310 to 392 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Kraus had not played McKeown in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 6-5, +274.
Round 12		Kraus played #119 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 410 to 426 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Rubin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 6-6, +258.
Round 13		Kraus played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 450 to 347 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-6, +361.
Round 14		Kraus played #124 Teresa Sanders (Seguin, TX) and won 406 to 301 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Sanders in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, +466.
Round 15		Kraus played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and lost 274 to 431 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-7, +309.
Round 16		Kraus played #125 Deborah Sapot (Decatur, GA) and won 395 to 360 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Sapot in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 9-7, +344.
Round 17		Kraus played #55 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 318 to 316 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Gove in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 10-7, +346.
Round 18		Kraus played #122 Norbert Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 455 to 361 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-7, +440.
Round 19		Kraus played #133 Huguette Settle (Edmonton AB) and won 346 to 314 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Settle in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 12-7, +472.
Round 20		Kraus played #116 Susan Rhea (Saint Paul, MN) and won 504 to 291 (a spread of 213) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Rhea in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-7, +685.
Round 21		Kraus played #106 Traci Nguyen (Pearland, TX) and won 443 to 411 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Nguyen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-7, +717. Kraus is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Kraus played #73 Stephen Knapp (Battle Creek, MI) and won 327 to 325 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Knapp in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-7, +719.
Round 23		Kraus played #33 Patricia Diener (Dublin, CA) and won 355 to 297 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Diener in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-7, +777.
Round 24		Kraus played #16 Kate Casey (Brooklyn Park, MN) and won 485 to 270 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Casey in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 17-7, +992.
Round 25		Kraus played #127 Jerry Scheiten (Buffalo, NY) and lost 385 to 388 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Scheiten in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 17-8, +989.
Round 26		Kraus played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 544 to 356 (a spread of 188) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +1177. Kraus is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kraus is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 27		Kraus played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 287 to 427 (a spread of -140) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +1037.
Round 28		Kraus played #62 Paul Haverly (Los Angeles, CA) and won 432 to 421 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Haverly in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +1048.
Round 29		Kraus played #41 Gina Fassio (Methuen, MA) and won 397 to 280 (a spread of 117) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kraus's record vs. Fassio in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 20-9, +1165. Kraus is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 30		Kraus played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 577 to 225 (a spread of 352) . Before this event, Kraus had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 21-9, +1517. Kraus is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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