Mark Fidler [#26] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Mark Fidler, 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. Fidler currently has a record of 15-13, -28, and is ranked #44 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): Mark Surname(s): Fidler Home: Waltham, MA, United States Age: 50 Awards: 1st Place, Arizona Books Awards (children's lit), 2005 for The Call of Sagarmatha; 1st place, Scr. Div 1, Orange CT 2002 Hobbies: golf, reading, movies, writing Occupation: teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	25-25 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	3-3 (0.500)	LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	9-5 (0.643)	WWWW LLLL WWW L WW
Past 25-36 months	3-7 (0.300)	LLLL W LL W L W
Past 37-48 months	3-4 (0.429)	W L W LLL W
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 61-72 months	5-5 (0.500)	W LL WWW LLL W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 476 Average for: 367 Average against: 368
Round 1		Fidler played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 329 to 463 (a spread of -134) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 0-1, -134.
Round 2		Fidler played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and lost 321 to 399 (a spread of -78) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 0-2, -212.
Round 3		Fidler played #18 Carol Dustin (Minneapolis, MN) and won 466 to 247 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Dustin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +7.
Round 4		Fidler played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 445 to 358 (a spread of 87) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 2-2, +94.
Round 5		Fidler played #3 Isaac Apindi (Richmond, CA) and won 411 to 384 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Apindi in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +121.
Round 6		Fidler played #102 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 397 to 358 (a spread of 39) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Tillekeratne 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: #24. Current record: 4-2, +160.
Round 7		Fidler played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 289 to 343 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +106.
Round 8		Fidler played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 348 to 412 (a spread of -64) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Cohen 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: #53. Current record: 4-4, +42.
Round 9		Fidler played #106 Daniel Wachtell (New York, NY) and won 426 to 392 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Wachtell in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 5-4, +76.
Round 10		Fidler played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 394 to 543 (a spread of -149) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Mancine 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: #61. Current record: 5-5, -73.
Round 11		Fidler played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 306 to 444 (a spread of -138) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 5-6, -211.
Round 12		Fidler played #68 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 305 to 321 (a spread of -16) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Milan 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: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 5-7, -227.
Round 13		Fidler played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 372 to 354 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Golob in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 6-7, -209.
Round 14		Fidler played #74 Jeff Parsons (Logy Bay NL) and won 426 to 307 (a spread of 119) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Parsons 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: #56. Current record: 7-7, -90.
Round 15		Fidler played #10 Travis Chaney (Van Buren, AR) and lost 329 to 396 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Chaney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 7-8, -157.
Round 16		Fidler played #2 Tim Anglin (Scarborough ON) and won 343 to 295 (a spread of 48) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Fidler’s record vs. Anglin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: LWW. 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: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 8-8, -109.
Round 17		Fidler played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 334 to 357 (a spread of -23) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-9, -132.
Round 18		Fidler played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 351 to 421 (a spread of -70) . The last time these two played was 2004-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Fidler’s record vs. Wolfberg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 8-10, -202.
Round 19		Fidler played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 379 to 327 (a spread of 52) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fidler’s record vs. Methaset 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 9-10, -150.
Round 20		Fidler played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 332 to 307 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 10-10, -125.
Round 21		Fidler played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 304 to 260 (a spread of 44) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 11-10, -81.
Round 22		Fidler played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 380 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: SHELTON, CT Fidler’s record vs. Polsky 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 11-11, -130.
Round 23		Fidler played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 355 to 349 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-11, -124.
Round 24		Fidler played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 476 to 333 (a spread of 143) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Fidler’s record vs. Durdan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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: no games. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 13-11, +19.
Round 25		Fidler played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 380 to 414 (a spread of -34) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-12, -15.
Round 26		Fidler played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 340 to 428 (a spread of -88) . The last time these two played was 2003-06 at: SHELTON, CT Fidler’s record vs. Polsky 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: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 13-13, -103.
Round 27		Fidler played #9 Eric Chaikin (Topanga, CA) and won 400 to 368 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Chaikin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-13, -71.
Round 28		Fidler played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and won 391 to 348 (a spread of 43) . Before this event, Fidler had not played Seales in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 15-13, -28.

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