Larry Tapper [#99] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Larry Tapper, 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. Tapper currently has a record of 15-13, +140, and is ranked #39 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): Larry Surname(s): Tapper Home: Weaverville, NC, United States Age: 56 Hobbies: Chess, music Occupation: Technical writer

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	4-0 (1.000)
Past 1-12 months	4-0 (1.000)	WWWW
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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 496 Average for: 386 Average against: 381
Round 1		Tapper played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and lost 333 to 633 (a spread of -300) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Freebody in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #108. Current record: 0-1, -300. Tapper is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Tapper played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and won 424 to 314 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Richards Berg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 1-1, -190.
Round 3		Tapper played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 377 to 344 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 2-1, -157.
Round 4		Tapper played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 376 to 405 (a spread of -29) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -186.
Round 5		Tapper played #33 Stuart Goldman (Riverhead, NY) and lost 326 to 333 (a spread of -7) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Goldman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 2-3, -193.
Round 6		Tapper played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Moore in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 3-3, -171.
Round 7		Tapper played #46 Caesar Jaramillo (Austin, TX) and won 433 to 395 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Jaramillo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 4-3, -133.
Round 8		Tapper played #109 Michael Wolfberg (Concord, MA) and lost 372 to 376 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Wolfberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 4-4, -137.
Round 9		Tapper played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 455 to 375 (a spread of 80) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Rubin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-4, -57.
Round 10		Tapper played #111 Eric Ziegeweid (Milwaukee, WI) and won 407 to 369 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Ziegeweid in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 6-4, -19.
Round 11		Tapper played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 377 to 392 (a spread of -15) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 6-5, -34.
Round 12		Tapper played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 396 to 315 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 7-5, +47.
Round 13		Tapper played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 334 to 372 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-6, +9.
Round 14		Tapper played #100 Dennis Taylor (Lighthouse Point, FL) and won 393 to 346 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Taylor in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 8-6, +56.
Round 15		Tapper played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and won 430 to 407 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-6, +79.
Round 16		Tapper played #91 Laura Scheimberg (Littleton, CO) and lost 362 to 375 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Scheimberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +66.
Round 17		Tapper played #75 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and won 481 to 331 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Patterson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-7, +216.
Round 18		Tapper played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 496 to 268 (a spread of 228) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 11-7, +444.
Round 19		Tapper played #73 Rita Norr (Danbury, CT) and won 412 to 406 (a spread of 6) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Norr in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-7, +450.
Round 20		Tapper played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 404 to 418 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-8, +436.
Round 21		Tapper played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and lost 319 to 446 (a spread of -127) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Adams in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 12-9, +309.
Round 22		Tapper played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and won 367 to 312 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Crowe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 13-9, +364.
Round 23		Tapper played #32 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 337 to 407 (a spread of -70) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Golding in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 13-10, +294.
Round 24		Tapper played #88 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 353 to 343 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 14-10, +304.
Round 25		Tapper played #22 David Engelhardt (Baltimore, MD) and lost 340 to 373 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Engelhardt in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 14-11, +271.
Round 26		Tapper played #53 Cecilia Le (Wilmington, DE) and lost 365 to 414 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Le in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-12, +222.
Round 27		Tapper played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 395 to 342 (a spread of 53) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Leifer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-12, +275.
Round 28		Tapper played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 360 to 495 (a spread of -135) . Before this event, Tapper had not played Crowe in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 15-13, +140.

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