Maxim Panitch [#110] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Maxim Panitch, 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. Panitch currently has a record of 19-11, +910, and is ranked #13 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): Maxim Surname(s): Panitch Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 29 Hobbies: baseball, photography Occupation: student

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	32-27 (0.542)
Past 1-12 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 13-24 months	17-17 (0.500)	WWW LLLLLL WW L WW L W LLL W LLL WWW L WW L W L WW
Past 25-36 months	14-10 (0.583)	WWW L WWWW L WW LLLLLLL WWW L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 470 Average for: 409 Average against: 379
Round 1		Panitch played #25 Betty Cornelison (Portland, OR) and won 415 to 253 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Cornelison in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 1-0, +162.
Round 2		Panitch played #19 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY) and won 383 to 312 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Chen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 2-0, +233.
Round 3		Panitch played #71 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and lost 416 to 440 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Panitch had not played King in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 2-1, +209.
Round 4		Panitch played #118 Robin Ross (St. Petersburg, FL) and won 400 to 312 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Ross in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 3-1, +297.
Round 5		Panitch played #75 Alan Kraus (Philadelphia, PA) and won 405 to 400 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Kraus in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +302.
Round 6		Panitch played #167 Ellis Wyer (La Jolla, CA) and lost 322 to 437 (a spread of -115) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Wyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +187.
Round 7		Panitch played #101 Karen Moss (Lawton, OK) and won 455 to 396 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Moss in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 5-2, +246.
Round 8		Panitch played #37 Polly Dubois (Dayton, OR) and won 468 to 365 (a spread of 103) . The last time these two played was 2003-02 at: VANCOUVER, BC CANADA Panitch's record vs. Dubois in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-2, +349.
Round 9		Panitch played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and lost 399 to 401 (a spread of -2) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-3, +347. Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Panitch played #129 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and won 453 to 348 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Scroggins in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-3, +452.
Round 11		Panitch played #128 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 462 to 331 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Schultz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-3, +583.
Round 12		Panitch played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 289 to 482 (a spread of -193) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-4, +390.
Round 13		Panitch played #121 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 346 to 423 (a spread of -77) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 8-5, +313.
Round 14		Panitch played #63 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 396 to 406 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Heidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-6, +303.
Round 15		Panitch played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 384 to 446 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-7, +241.
Round 16		Panitch played #28 Kurt Davies (Whispering Pines, NC) and lost 375 to 557 (a spread of -182) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Davies in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 8-8, +59. Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Panitch played #9 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 431 to 379 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Becker in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-8, +111.
Round 18		Panitch played #79 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and won 455 to 343 (a spread of 112) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Liebfried in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-8, +223.
Round 19		Panitch played #95 Jessica Mercatante (Oakland Gardens, NY) and won 470 to 347 (a spread of 123) . The last time these two played was 2003-07 at: ALBANY, NY Panitch's record vs. Mercatante in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 11-8, +346.
Round 20		Panitch played #100 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and won 454 to 344 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Morehead in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12-8, +456.
Round 21		Panitch played #21 Gary Cleaveland (Carolina Beach, NC) and won 414 to 323 (a spread of 91) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Cleaveland in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-8, +547.
Round 22		Panitch played #88 Gerri Martin (Casselberry, FL) and won 393 to 349 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Martin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 14-8, +591.
Round 23		Panitch played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and lost 379 to 385 (a spread of -6) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-9, +585.
Round 24		Panitch played #67 David Johnson (Red Hook, NY) and won 449 to 370 (a spread of 79) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Johnson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-9, +664.
Round 25		Panitch played #153 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 392 to 401 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Turney in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 15-10, +655.
Round 26		Panitch played #8 Mitch Bayersdorfer (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 372 to 419 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Bayersdorfer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 15-11, +608.
Round 27		Panitch played #52 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 465 to 364 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Goodman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 16-11, +709.
Round 28		Panitch played #61 Steve Hartsman (Brown Deer, WI) and won 421 to 369 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Hartsman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 17-11, +761.
Round 29		Panitch played #105 Edward Neugroschl (New Milford, CT) and won 426 to 294 (a spread of 132) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Neugroschl in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 18-11, +893.
Round 30		Panitch played #140 Mike Stafford (Columbus, OH) and won 384 to 367 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Panitch had not played Stafford in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 19-11, +910.

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