John Morse [#70] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John W Morse, 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. Morse currently has a record of 14-14, +152, and is ranked #52 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): John W Surname(s): Morse Home: Albany, NY, United States Age: 43 Awards: Member of MENSA, two-time Albany Chess Club Champion, Scrabble Club #404 Player of the Year, 2002-04 Mohawk Valley, NY Hobbies: Chess, bowling, fitness training, walking, bicycling Occupation: Mathematics researcher, author, and tutor

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	14-8 (0.636)
Past 1-12 months	5-2 (0.714)	W LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months	4-1 (0.800)	WWW L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	0-1 (0.000)	L
Past 49-60 months	3-2 (0.600)	WW L W L
Past 61-72 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 573 Average for: 381 Average against: 376
Round 1		Morse played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 350 to 333 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Morse had not played Sanfedele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 1-0, +17.
Round 2		Morse played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 363 to 402 (a spread of -39) . Before this event, Morse had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-1, -22.
Round 3		Morse played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48) . Before this event, Morse had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 1-2, -70.
Round 4		Morse played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 573 to 292 (a spread of 281) . Before this event, Morse had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-2, +211.
Round 5		Morse played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 464 (a spread of -103) . Before this event, Morse had not played Rubin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 2-3, +108.
Round 6		Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-4, +75.
Round 7		Morse played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 462 to 503 (a spread of -41) . Before this event, Morse had not played Early in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-5, +34.
Round 8		Morse played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 432 to 361 (a spread of 71) . Before this event, Morse had not played Clark in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 3-5, +105.
Round 9		Morse played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 436 to 391 (a spread of 45) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CAN Morse’s record vs. Eichenbaum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). 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: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-5, +150.
Round 10		Morse played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 368 to 301 (a spread of 67) . Before this event, Morse had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-5, +217.
Round 11		Morse played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 411 to 311 (a spread of 100) . Before this event, Morse had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 6-5, +317.
Round 12		Morse played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 374 to 348 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Morse had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-5, +343.
Round 13		Morse played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 444 to 343 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Morse had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-5, +444.
Round 14		Morse played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 401 to 335 (a spread of 66) . Before this event, Morse had not played Wallis in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +510.
Round 15		Morse played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 424 to 346 (a spread of 78) . Before this event, Morse had not played Durdan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 10-5, +588.
Round 16		Morse played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 319 to 344 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Morse had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-6, +563.
Round 17		Morse played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 444 to 330 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Morse had not played Mayer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 11-6, +677.
Round 18		Morse played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 317 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Morse had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 12-6, +746.
Round 19		Morse played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 341 to 306 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Morse had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 13-6, +781.
Round 20		Morse played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 309 to 290 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Morse had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +800.
Round 21		Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 372 to 393 (a spread of -21) . Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-7, +779.
Round 22		Morse played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 374 to 414 (a spread of -40) . Before this event, Morse had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-8, +739. Morse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Morse played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 344 to 406 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Morse had not played Glass in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 14-9, +677.
Round 24		Morse played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 318 to 351 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Morse had not played Kamen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +644.
Round 25		Morse played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188) . Before this event, Morse had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 14-11, +456. Morse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 26		Morse played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and lost 285 to 392 (a spread of -107) . Before this event, Morse had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-12, +349.
Round 27		Morse played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 372 to 496 (a spread of -124) . Before this event, Morse had not played Crowe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-13, +225.
Round 28		Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 432 to 505 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 14-14, +152.

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