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Zev Kaufman [#4] at 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Congratulations to the first-ever two-time Canadian Champion, Adam Logan!

On this page, you will find information about Zev Kaufman, who is a contestant in at the 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship, held June 9–11 at the Great Hall in Toronto. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Kaufman currently has a record of 9-9, +328, and is ranked #22.

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): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Age: 57 Awards: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times. Hobbies: Talmud and Kabbalah Occupation: Contractor WSC 1993 Rank: 25 WSC 2001 Rank: 44

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 565 Average for: 395 Average against: 376
Round 1		Kaufman played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and lost 313 to 376 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Dungey in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 0-1, -63.
Round 2		Kaufman played #31 Jeremy Hildebrand (Ottawa ON) and won 429 to 291 (a spread of 138) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Hildebrand in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +75. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Kaufman played #24 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 443 to 387 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Golding in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +131. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Round 4		Kaufman played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and lost 366 to 371 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Robertson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-2, +126.
Round 5		Kaufman played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 392 to 430 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-3, +88.
Round 6		Kaufman played #26 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and lost 321 to 468 (a spread of -147) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Panganiban in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-4, -59.
Round 7		Kaufman played #44 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 422 to 408 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Ubeika in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-4, -45. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Kaufman played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and lost 308 to 390 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Paolella in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 3-5, -127.
Round 9		Kaufman played #15 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 367 to 334 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Tillekeratne in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-5, -94.
Round 10		Kaufman played #48 Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON) and won 504 to 323 (a spread of 181) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Sealy in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, +87.
Round 11		Kaufman played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and lost 361 to 394 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Hahn in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-6, +54. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Kaufman played #23 Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON) and won 409 to 350 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Ozorio in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, +113.
Round 13		Kaufman played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and won 406 to 330 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Carlton in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-6, +189.
Round 14		Kaufman played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and lost 372 to 493 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Cornelis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +68. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Kaufman played #18 Lou Cornelis (Ottawa ON) and lost 365 to 411 (a spread of -46) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Cornelis in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, +22.
Round 16		Kaufman played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and lost 291 to 413 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Carlton in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-9, -100.
Round 17		Kaufman played #36 Jeffrey Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 470 to 288 (a spread of 182) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Parsons in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 8-9, +82.
Round 18		Kaufman played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 565 to 319 (a spread of 246) . Before this event, Kaufman had not played Sykes in at least 0 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-9, +328. Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (3 hits).
Final Round 1		Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).
Final Round 2		Kaufman is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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