Bob Enszer [#23] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Enszer, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Enszer currently has a record of 13-15, -350, and is ranked #73 in Division 2.

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): Enszer Home: Saginaw, MI, United States Age: 63 Awards: Some Teacher Awards, Who's Who Among American Teachers Hobbies: Crosswords, Cryptograms, Gardening Occupation: Retired Chemistry / Biology teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	12-9 (0.571)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	7-6 (0.538)	L WWWWWW LLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	4-3 (0.571)	L W LL WWW
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	1-0 (1.000)	W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 533 Average for: 375 Average against: 388
Round 1		Enszer played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 398 to 297 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Durdan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 1-0, +101.
Round 2		Enszer played #39 Ruth Hamilton (Lake Oswego, OR) and won 434 to 389 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer’s record vs. Hamilton 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: #15. Current record: 2-0, +146.
Round 3		Enszer played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 392 to 376 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Krieger in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-0, +162.
Round 4		Enszer played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 451 to 409 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 4-0, +204.
Round 5		Enszer played #57 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and lost 402 to 443 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Leong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-1, +163.
Round 6		Enszer played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 394 to 384 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Hay in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 5-1, +173.
Round 7		Enszer played #104 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 400 to 355 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer’s record vs. Tyler 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: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-1, +218.
Round 8		Enszer played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 418 to 400 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-1, +236.
Round 9		Enszer played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 382 to 445 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-2, +173.
Round 10		Enszer played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 360 to 394 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-3, +139.
Round 11		Enszer played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 289 to 430 (a spread of -141) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-4, -2.
Round 12		Enszer played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and lost 315 to 396 (a spread of -81) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Tapper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-5, -83.
Round 13		Enszer played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 344 to 320 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 8-5, -59.
Round 14		Enszer played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 345 to 481 (a spread of -136) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-6, -195.
Round 15		Enszer played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 293 to 461 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 8-7, -363.
Round 16		Enszer played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 434 (a spread of -83) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 8-8, -446.
Round 17		Enszer played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 410 to 323 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Enszer had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 9-8, -359.
Round 18		Enszer played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 303 to 426 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 9-9, -482.
Round 19		Enszer played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 330 to 393 (a spread of -63) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 9-10, -545.
Round 20		Enszer played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 379 to 430 (a spread of -51) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #80. Current record: 9-11, -596.
Round 21		Enszer played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 443 to 376 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 10-11, -529.
Round 22		Enszer played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 368 to 371 (a spread of -3) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer’s record vs. Lakernick 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: #78. Current record: 10-12, -532.
Round 23		Enszer played #16 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and won 533 to 335 (a spread of 198) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer’s record vs. Dalton 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: #67. Current record: 11-12, -334. Enszer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Enszer played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 324 to 336 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 11-13, -346.
Round 25		Enszer played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and lost 273 to 306 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 11-14, -379.
Round 26		Enszer played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 302 to 493 (a spread of -191) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Murray in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 11-15, -570.
Round 27		Enszer played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and won 394 to 358 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-15, -534.
Round 28		Enszer played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 477 to 293 (a spread of 184) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-15, -350.

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