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Jeff Fiszbein [#28] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Jeff Fiszbein, 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. Fiszbein currently has a record of 13-15, -259, and is ranked #69 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

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Given name(s): Jeff
Surname(s): Fiszbein
Home: South Lyon, MI, United States
Age: 48
Awards: 2004 Chicagoland - Div. B winner
Hobbies: sports, Frisbee golf, philately
Occupation: clinical pharmacist

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event47-53 (0.470) 
Past 1-12 months17-18 (0.486)WW LLLL WWWWW L W LL WWW LLL W L W LL W LL WW LLL W
Past 13-24 months15-17 (0.469)WW LLL WW LLL W L W LL WW L WW L W LLLLLL WWWW
Past 25-36 months5-11 (0.312)LLLLL WW L WW LL W LLL
Past 37-48 months7-6 (0.538)WW L W LLLL W L WWW
Past 49-60 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 61-72 months3-0 (1.000)WWW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 444
Average for: 380
Average against: 389

Round 1

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Fiszbein played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 385 to 371 (a spread of 14) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 1-0, +14.

Round 2

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Fiszbein played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and won 400 to 360 (a spread of 40) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Adams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 2-0, +54.

Round 3

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Fiszbein played #72 Eugene Murray (Indianapolis, IN) and lost 330 to 442 (a spread of -112) .

The last time these two played was 2001-12 at: LANSING, MI

Fiszbein’s record vs. Murray in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: no games.
Past 37-48 months: WL.
Past 49-60 months: no games.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 2-1, -58.

Round 4

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Fiszbein played #60 Ed Liebfried (Exeter, NH) and lost 312 to 319 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Liebfried in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 2-2, -65.

Round 5

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Fiszbein played #90 Isaias Sarmiento (Boston, MA) and lost 322 to 465 (a spread of -143) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Sarmiento in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 2-3, -208.

Round 6

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Fiszbein played #58 Robin Levin (San Francisco, CA) and won 396 to 339 (a spread of 57) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Levin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #65.

Current record: 3-3, -151.

Round 7

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Fiszbein played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and lost 364 to 386 (a spread of -22) .

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Fiszbein’s record vs. Slivka in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: WWL.
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: #75.

Current record: 3-4, -173.

Round 8

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Fiszbein played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 374 to 359 (a spread of 15) .

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Fiszbein’s record vs. Heidler in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: L.
Past 13-24 months: LW.
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: #66.

Current record: 4-4, -158.

Round 9

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Fiszbein played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 418 to 411 (a spread of 7) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Hay in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 5-4, -151.

Round 10

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Fiszbein played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and lost 335 to 370 (a spread of -35) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Felman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 5-5, -186.

Round 11

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Fiszbein played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and lost 332 to 353 (a spread of -21) .

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Fiszbein’s record vs. Wallis in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: WL.
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: #73.

Current record: 5-6, -207.

Round 12

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Fiszbein played #56 Scott Leifer (Middleboro, MA) and lost 356 to 406 (a spread of -50) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Leifer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 5-7, -257.

Round 13

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Fiszbein played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and won 423 to 370 (a spread of 53) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Golding in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 6-7, -204.

Round 14

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Fiszbein played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and won 411 to 300 (a spread of 111) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Terry in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #58.

Current record: 7-7, -93.

Round 15

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Fiszbein played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 339 to 359 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 7-8, -113.

Round 16

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Fiszbein played #34 Maddy Golob (Santa Clarita, CA) and won 439 to 356 (a spread of 83) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Golob in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 8-8, -30.

Round 17

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Fiszbein played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and won 436 to 414 (a spread of 22) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 9-8, -8.

Round 18

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Fiszbein played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 444 to 401 (a spread of 43) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Krieger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 10-8, +35.

Round 19

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Fiszbein played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and lost 342 to 429 (a spread of -87) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 10-9, -52.

Round 20

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Fiszbein played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and lost 333 to 419 (a spread of -86) .

The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Fiszbein’s record vs. Izikoff in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
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: 10-10, -138.

Round 21

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Fiszbein played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 411 to 339 (a spread of 72) .

The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: RENO, NV

Fiszbein’s record vs. Slivka in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667).
Past 1-12 months: WWL.
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: #48.

Current record: 11-10, -66.

Round 22

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Fiszbein played #50 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and lost 392 to 437 (a spread of -45) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Krieger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 11-11, -111.

Round 23

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Fiszbein played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 390 to 355 (a spread of 35) .

The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: LIVONIA, MI

Fiszbein’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
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: #50.

Current record: 12-11, -76.

Round 24

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Fiszbein played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 406 to 428 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Le in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #57.

Current record: 12-12, -98.

Round 25

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Fiszbein played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and lost 406 to 484 (a spread of -78) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 12-13, -176.

Round 26

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Fiszbein played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 407 to 380 (a spread of -27) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 13-13, -149.

Round 27

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Fiszbein played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 422 to 395 (a spread of 27) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #62.

Current record: 14-13, -122.

Round 28

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Fiszbein played #104 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and lost 337 to 420 (a spread of -83) .

Before this event, Fiszbein had not played Tyler in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #69.

Current record: 14-14, -205.


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