Bernard Gotlieb [#37] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bernard Gotlieb, 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. Gotlieb currently has a record of 17-11, +534, and is ranked #16 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): Bernard Surname(s): Gotlieb Home: Montréal, QC, Canada Age: 47 Awards: 1998 Michael Wise NSA Director of the Year and Cote St. Luc Volunteer Award Hobbies: Chess, some stamp and coin collecting Occupation: Tutor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	37-33 (0.529)
Past 1-12 months	5-8 (0.385)	WW LLLL W LL W L W L
Past 13-24 months	11-10 (0.524)	WWW LL W LL WW L WW LLL WW L W L
Past 25-36 months	3-4 (0.429)	WW LLL W L
Past 37-48 months	1-5 (0.167)	L W LLLL
Past 49-60 months	7-2 (0.778)	L WWWW L WWW
Past 61-72 months	10-4 (0.714)	WW L WW L W LL WWWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 531 Average for: 405 Average against: 386
Round 1		Gotlieb played #101 Paul Terry (Las Vegas, NV) and won 451 to 424 (a spread of 27) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Terry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-0, +27.
Round 2		Gotlieb played #83 Carol Ravichandran (Northville, MI) and won 412 to 330 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Ravichandran in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +109. Gotlieb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 3		Gotlieb played #64 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 437 to 395 (a spread of 42) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Matthews in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +151.
Round 4		Gotlieb played #71 Rich Moyer (Portland, OR) and lost 334 to 420 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Moyer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 3-1, +65.
Round 5		Gotlieb played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 410 to 359 (a spread of 51) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 4-1, +116.
Round 6		Gotlieb played #79 Bob Prentiss (Maple Grove, MN) and won 414 to 326 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Prentiss in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +204.
Round 7		Gotlieb played #45 Jeffrey Jacobson (Philadelphia, PA) and won 451 to 334 (a spread of 117) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Jacobson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +321. Gotlieb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gotlieb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Gotlieb played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 465 to 351 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-1, +435.
Round 9		Gotlieb played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 391 to 394 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-2, +432.
Round 10		Gotlieb played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 357 to 404 (a spread of -47) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-3, +385.
Round 11		Gotlieb played #52 Richard Lauder (Madison, WI) and won 492 to 370 (a spread of 122) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Lauder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +507.
Round 12		Gotlieb played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 420 to 373 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-3, +554.
Round 13		Gotlieb played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 371 to 490 (a spread of -119) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Levitt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 9-4, +435.
Round 14		Gotlieb played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and won 465 to 450 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Gotlieb’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: WW. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +450.
Round 15		Gotlieb played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 376 to 442 (a spread of -66) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-5, +384.
Round 16		Gotlieb played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 299 to 402 (a spread of -103) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Gotlieb’s record vs. Stegman 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: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 10-6, +281.
Round 17		Gotlieb played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 414 to 357 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-6, +338.
Round 18		Gotlieb played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 375 to 359 (a spread of 16) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 12-6, +354.
Round 19		Gotlieb played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 346 to 363 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Rubin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 12-7, +337. Gotlieb is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gotlieb is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Gotlieb played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 436 to 348 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 13-7, +425.
Round 21		Gotlieb played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and lost 345 to 447 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 13-8, +323.
Round 22		Gotlieb played #97 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 330 to 327 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2002-07 at: ALBANY, NY Gotlieb’s record vs. Stegman 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: LL. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +326.
Round 23		Gotlieb played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 494 to 279 (a spread of 215) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +541.
Round 24		Gotlieb played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 396 to 403 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 15-9, +534.
Round 25		Gotlieb played #35 Daniel Goodwin (Seattle, WA) and won 376 to 352 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Goodwin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +558.
Round 26		Gotlieb played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and won 531 to 321 (a spread of 210) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 17-9, +768.
Round 27		Gotlieb played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 351 to 446 (a spread of -95) . The last time these two played was 2003-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CANADA Gotlieb’s record vs. Golding 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: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-10, +673.
Round 28		Gotlieb played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 393 to 532 (a spread of -139) . Before this event, Gotlieb had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 17-11, +534.

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