Bob Yarmchuk [#135] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bob Yarmchuk, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Yarmchuk currently has a record of 19-9, +778, and is ranked #6 in Division 3.

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): Bob Surname(s): Yarmchuk Home: Tucson, AZ, United States Age: 54 Hobbies: Horticulture, tortoises, woodworking Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	8-8 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	8-8 (0.500)	W LL WW LL WWW LLL W L 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

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 493 Average for: 383 Average against: 356
Round 1		Yarmchuk played #105 Ed Saunders (Oro Valley, AZ) and won 388 to 382 (a spread of 6) . The last time these two played was 2004-12 at: TUCSON, AZ Yarmchuk’s record vs. Saunders 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: #64. Current record: 1-0, +6. Yarmchuk is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Yarmchuk played #95 Joseph Oele (Roseville, CA) and lost 381 to 389 (a spread of -8) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Oele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 1-1, -2.
Round 3		Yarmchuk played #119 Robin Torrance (Idylwild, CA) and lost 360 to 455 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Torrance in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #97. Current record: 1-2, -97.
Round 4		Yarmchuk played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 419 to 318 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Weissman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 2-2, +4.
Round 5		Yarmchuk played #14 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 493 to 343 (a spread of 150) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Camper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 3-2, +154.
Round 6		Yarmchuk played #108 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 390 to 308 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Short in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-2, +236.
Round 7		Yarmchuk played #101 Ann Raymond (West Chester, PA) and won 426 to 305 (a spread of 121) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Raymond in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 5-2, +357.
Round 8		Yarmchuk played #89 Joan Mocine (Oakland, CA) and won 355 to 281 (a spread of 74) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Mocine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +431.
Round 9		Yarmchuk played #55 Ben Greenwood (Lexington, MA) and lost 345 to 369 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Greenwood in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-3, +407.
Round 10		Yarmchuk played #79 Jeff Martin (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 344 to 397 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Martin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +354.
Round 11		Yarmchuk played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and won 444 to 384 (a spread of 60) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Miranda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +414.
Round 12		Yarmchuk played #39 Marty Fialkow (Moorestown, NJ) and won 437 to 399 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Fialkow in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-4, +452.
Round 13		Yarmchuk played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 352 to 378 (a spread of -26) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 8-5, +426.
Round 14		Yarmchuk played #124 Keith Valentine (Everett, WA) and won 373 to 272 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Valentine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, +527.
Round 15		Yarmchuk played #52 Larry Gradus (Margate, FL) and lost 336 to 390 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Gradus in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-6, +473.
Round 16		Yarmchuk played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 256 to 368 (a spread of -112) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 9-7, +361.
Round 17		Yarmchuk played #48 Elaine Glowniak (Ortonville, MI) and won 390 to 326 (a spread of 64) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Glowniak in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, +425.
Round 18		Yarmchuk played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 483 to 352 (a spread of 131) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Bloom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-7, +556.
Round 19		Yarmchuk played #44 Daniel Fogel (Newton, MA) and won 377 to 296 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Fogel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-7, +637.
Round 20		Yarmchuk played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 255 to 368 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Cadieux in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-8, +524.
Round 21		Yarmchuk played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 414 to 389 (a spread of 25) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-8, +549.
Round 22		Yarmchuk played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and won 347 to 345 (a spread of 2) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Newhouse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +551.
Round 23		Yarmchuk played #64 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and lost 312 to 473 (a spread of -161) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Kelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 14-9, +390.
Round 24		Yarmchuk played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 385 to 271 (a spread of 114) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-9, +504.
Round 25		Yarmchuk played #102 Melissa Routzahn (Crystal Lake, IL) and won 369 to 343 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Routzahn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-9, +530.
Round 26		Yarmchuk played #120 Paul Trachtenberg (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 448 to 320 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Trachtenberg in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +658.
Round 27		Yarmchuk played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and won 421 to 336 (a spread of 85) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Turney in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-9, +743.
Round 28		Yarmchuk played #111 Diana Spiller (Ashby, MA) and won 432 to 397 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Yarmchuk had not played Spiller in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 19-9, +778. Yarmchuk is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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