Nat Gardenswartz [#29] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Nat Gardenswartz, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Gardenswartz currently has a record of 18-10, +593, and is ranked #9 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): Nat
Surname(s): Gardenswartz
Home: Newton, MA, United States
Awards: 2005 Division 5 Winner at Nationals, 2006 Division B winner at BAT, Bronfman Fellow, 2003 Olympiyeda at the Technion, Be
Hobbies: Reading, Learning, Socializing, Creative writing, Journalism, Discussing Philosophy
Occupation: Student
NSC 2005 Division: 5
NSC 2005 Rank: 1/93, 22-6 +1665

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	6-4 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	5-3 (0.625)	WW LLL WWW
Past 13-24 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 514 Average for: 411 Average against: 389
Round 1		Gardenswartz played #74 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and won 451 to 422 (a spread of 29). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Pistol in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 1-0, +29. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 2		Gardenswartz played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 411 to 442 (a spread of -31). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Golob in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-1, -2.
Round 3		Gardenswartz played #51 Joan Kelly (Middletown, NY) and won 484 to 374 (a spread of 110). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Kelly in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 2-1, +108. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 4		Gardenswartz played #21 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 435 to 433 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Enszer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 3-1, +110.
Round 5		Gardenswartz played #80 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 425 to 415 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Rickhoff in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-1, +120.
Round 6		Gardenswartz played #52 Rachel Knapp (Tustin, CA) and won 466 to 322 (a spread of 144). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Knapp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +264.
Round 7		Gardenswartz played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 407 to 382 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 6-1, +289.
Round 8		Gardenswartz played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 431 to 464 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Stegman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-2, +256.
Round 9		Gardenswartz played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 476 to 376 (a spread of 100). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Frank in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 7-2, +356.
Round 10		Gardenswartz played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 353 to 328 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 8-2, +381. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 11		Gardenswartz played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 360 to 454 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 8-3, +287.
Round 12		Gardenswartz played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 510 to 340 (a spread of 170). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-3, +457.
Round 13		Gardenswartz played #58 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and won 392 to 356 (a spread of 36). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Levitt in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-3, +493. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Gardenswartz played #25 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY) and won 449 to 365 (a spread of 84). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Firstman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-3, +577. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Gardenswartz played #33 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) again and won 358 to 348 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Golob in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 12-3, +587.
Round 16		Gardenswartz played #88 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 358 to 341 (a spread of 17). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Singleton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-3, +604.
Round 17		Gardenswartz played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) again and lost 373 to 442 (a spread of -69). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +535. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 18		Gardenswartz played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) again and won 497 to 333 (a spread of 164). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-4, +699. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Gardenswartz played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 502 to 289 (a spread of 213). The last time these two played was 2006-01 at: ALBANY, NY Gardenswartz’s record vs. Anglin in the 7 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 15-4, +912. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 20		Gardenswartz played #47 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 329 to 445 (a spread of -116). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-5, +796.
Round 21		Gardenswartz played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) again and lost 338 to 385 (a spread of -47). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-6, +749.
Round 22		Gardenswartz played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and won 408 to 387 (a spread of 21). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-6, +770. Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Gardenswartz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Gardenswartz played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) again and lost 366 to 403 (a spread of -37). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Stegman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-7, +733.
Round 24		Gardenswartz played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 388 to 443 (a spread of -55). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 16-8, +678.
Round 25		Gardenswartz played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) again and won 415 to 368 (a spread of 47). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 17-8, +725.
Round 26		Gardenswartz played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) for the third time and won 514 to 317 (a spread of 197). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-8, +922.
Round 27		Gardenswartz played #47 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) again and lost 336 to 365 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-9, +893.
Round 28		Gardenswartz played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) for the third time and lost 262 to 562 (a spread of -300). Before this event, Gardenswartz had not played Stegman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-10, +593.

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