Robert Kahn [#35] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Kahn, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Kahn currently has a record of 7-21, -1554, and is ranked #87 in Division 1.

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): Robert Surname(s): Kahn Home: Plantation, FL, United States Age: 60 Awards: three-time Florida state champion and win, place, show at numerous other tourney Hobbies: collecting antique gumball machines and numerous other items; movies; music and sports fan Occupation: attorney Notes: NSA AB member since 1999

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	40.5-42.5 (0.488)
Past 1-12 months	7-9 (0.438)	WW LLL WWW L W LL W LLL
Past 13-24 months	12.5-9.5 (0.568)	WTW L W L WW LL W L WWW L WW L W LL
Past 25-36 months	6-2 (0.750)	W L WWWWW L
Past 37-48 months	1-9 (0.100)	LLL W LLLLLL
Past 49-60 months	9-4 (0.692)	L W LL WWW L WWWWW
Past 61-72 months	5-9 (0.357)	LLL W LL W LLL WWW L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 585 Average for: 378 Average against: 437
Anagrams Championship		Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits). Kahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Kahn played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 278 to 503 (a spread of -225) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Okosagah in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-1, -225.
Round 2		Kahn played #45 Chris Lennon (Lake Oswego, OR) and lost 325 to 426 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Lennon in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 0-2, -326.
Round 3		Kahn played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 333 to 426 (a spread of -93) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Hoekstra in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 0-3, -419.
Round 4		Kahn played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 436 to 421 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Wapnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #78. Current record: 1-3, -404.
Round 5		Kahn played #8 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 375 to 412 (a spread of -37) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Bednarz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-4, -441.
Round 6		Kahn played #57 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 353 to 456 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-5, -544.
Round 7		Kahn played #83 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 338 to 380 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Tier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 1-6, -586.
Round 8		Kahn recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-6, -536. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Kahn played #65 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 585 to 309 (a spread of 276) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Pearl in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 3-6, -260. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 10		Kahn played #17 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 455 to 374 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Daniel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-6, -179.
Round 11		Kahn played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 434 to 331 (a spread of 103) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Dixon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: LL. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 5-6, -76.
Round 12		Kahn played #24 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 400 to 410 (a spread of -10) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Gabriel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-7, -86.
Round 13		Kahn played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 503 to 325 (a spread of 178) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Kahn’s record vs. Payne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-4 (0.556). Past 1-12 months: WLLLL. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-7, +92.
Round 14		Kahn played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 296 to 453 (a spread of -157) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Tangredi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, -65.
Round 15		Kahn played #24 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and lost 421 to 436 (a spread of -15) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Gabriel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 6-9, -80.
Round 16		Kahn played #12 Jean Carol (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 296 to 502 (a spread of -206) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Carol in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 6-10, -286.
Round 17		Kahn played #49 Rod MacNeil (Londonderry, NH) and lost 376 to 468 (a spread of -92) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. MacNeil in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-11, -378.
Round 18		Kahn played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and lost 406 to 565 (a spread of -159) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Kahn’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 6-12, -537.
Round 19		Kahn played #65 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and lost 390 to 429 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Pearl in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 6-13, -576.
Round 20		Kahn played #72 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and lost 431 to 537 (a spread of -106) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Rand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 6-14, -682.
Round 21		Kahn played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 394 to 359 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Geary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-14, -647.
Round 22		Kahn played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and lost 272 to 451 (a spread of -179) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-15, -826.
Round 23		Kahn played #69 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and lost 399 to 419 (a spread of -20) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Ploysangngam in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-16, -846.
Round 24		Kahn played #54 Lou J B Miller (Portland, OR) and lost 344 to 465 (a spread of -121) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Miller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-17, -967.
Round 25		Kahn played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 379 to 468 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Geary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 7-18, -1056.
Round 26		Kahn played #16 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 483 (a spread of -143) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Cushman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-19, -1199.
Round 27		Kahn played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 283 to 549 (a spread of -266) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Howard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #86. Current record: 7-20, -1465.
Round 28		Kahn played #90 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and lost 359 to 448 (a spread of -89) . Before this event, Kahn had not played Zxqkj in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 7-21, -1554.

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