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Maxim Panitch [#20] 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 Maxim Panitch, 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. Panitch currently has a record of 11-7, +302, and is ranked #11.

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

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Given name(s): Maxim
Surname(s): Panitch
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Age: 29
Hobbies: baseball, photography
Occupation: student

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 504
Average for: 385
Average against: 368

Round 1

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Panitch played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 482 to 321 (a spread of 161) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Robertson in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 1-0, +161.

Round 2

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Panitch played #39 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 460 to 308 (a spread of 152) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Madden in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 2-0, +313.

Round 3

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Panitch played #8 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 346 to 438 (a spread of -92) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Sykes in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 2-1, +221.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 4

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Panitch played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 343 to 414 (a spread of -71) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 2-2, +150.

Round 5

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Panitch played #21 Libero Paolella (Toronto ON) and won 383 to 375 (a spread of 8) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Paolella in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 3-2, +158.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 6

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Panitch played #15 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 351 to 272 (a spread of 79) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Tillekeratne in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-2, +237.

Round 7

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Panitch played #9 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 374 to 398 (a spread of -24) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Rowland in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 4-3, +213.

Round 8

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Panitch played #28 David Hermanson (Temple City, CA) and lost 334 to 400 (a spread of -66) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Hermanson in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 4-4, +147.

Round 9

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Panitch played #19 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 416 to 392 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Hahn in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 5-4, +171.

Round 10

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Panitch played #37 Glenn Dunlop (Brantford ON) and won 408 to 377 (a spread of 31) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Dunlop in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 6-4, +202.

Round 11

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Panitch played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and lost 367 to 456 (a spread of -89) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Desiato in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-5, +113.

Round 12

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Panitch played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 354 to 290 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Burns in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 7-5, +177.

Round 13

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Panitch played #13 Fran Silver (Cote Saint-Luc QC) and won 363 to 362 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Silver in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 8-5, +178.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 14

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Panitch played #35 Glenn Mosher (Toronto ON) and won 335 to 334 (a spread of 1) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Mosher in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 9-5, +179.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 15

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Panitch played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 504 to 328 (a spread of 176) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Robertson in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 10-5, +355.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 16

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Panitch played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 354 to 431 (a spread of -77) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Boys in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 10-6, +278.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 17

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Panitch played #34 Timothy Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 376 to 346 (a spread of 30) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Anglin in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 11-6, +308.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 18

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Panitch played #6 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 379 to 385 (a spread of -6) .

Before this event, Panitch had not played Saldanha in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 11-7, +302.

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

After the Finals  

Panitch is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Panitch is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).