NSC 2010: Zev Kaufman [#78]

[ Congratulations to Nigel Richards, the 2010 National SCRABBLE Champion. Complete lists of prizewinners can be found under Standings above. ]

On this page, you will find information about Zev Kaufman, who is competing at the 2010 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 14-17, +103, and is ranked #79 in Division 1.

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): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: Qualified for Canada's Team to World Championships 4 times. Toronto Club Champion 12 times.

Round by Round
High score: 535 Average for: 395 Average against: 391
Round 1		Kaufman played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (Thailand) and lost 310 to 431 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -121.
Round 2		Kaufman played #26 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and won 535 to 336 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +78. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Kaufman played #113 Gregg Speicher (McKinney, TX) and won 438 to 253 (a spread of 185). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-1, +263.
Round 4		Kaufman played #106 Kristina Simon (Plano, TX) and lost 381 to 420 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 2-2, +224.
Round 5		Kaufman played #23 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 502 to 267 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +459.
Round 6		Kaufman played #22 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 363 to 391 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +431.
Round 7		Kaufman played #3 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 339 to 478 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 3-4, +292.
Round 8		Kaufman played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 369 to 451 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 3-5, +210.
Round 9		Kaufman played #108 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 449 to 373 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 4-5, +286.
Round 10		Kaufman played #98 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Dallas, TX) and lost 398 to 426 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 4-6, +258.
Round 11		Kaufman played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) and won 419 to 374 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-6, +303.
Round 12		Kaufman played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 356 to 461 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 5-7, +198.
Round 13		Kaufman played #36 Chris Grubb (Seattle, WA) and won 436 to 332 (a spread of 104). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-7, +302.
Round 14		Kaufman played #70 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and lost 337 to 442 (a spread of -105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 6-8, +197.
Round 15		Kaufman played #79 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 377 to 403 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 6-9, +171.
Round 16		Kaufman played #107 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 362 to 345 (a spread of 17). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 7-9, +188.
Round 17		Kaufman played #72 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and lost 392 to 434 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 7-10, +146.
Round 18		Kaufman played #71 Michael Baker (Portland, OR) and won 529 to 368 (a spread of 161). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 8-10, +307.
Round 19		Kaufman played #40 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 398 to 421 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 8-11, +284.
Round 20		Kaufman played #87 Amnuay Ploysangngam (Thailand) and won 376 to 363 (a spread of 13). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 9-11, +297.
Round 21		Kaufman played #102 Stuart Goldman (San Francisco, CA) and won 364 to 352 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-11, +309.
Round 22		Kaufman played #10 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 374 to 391 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 10-12, +292.
Round 23		Kaufman played #6 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 369 to 441 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 10-13, +220.
Round 24		Kaufman played #52 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 374 to 368 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-13, +226.
Round 25		Kaufman played #67 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 348 to 433 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 11-14, +141.
Round 26		Kaufman played #91 Paul Holser (Dallas, TX) and lost 388 to 429 (a spread of -41). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 11-15, +100.
Round 27		Kaufman played #27 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 402 to 305 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 12-15, +197.
Round 28		Kaufman played #86 Mark Milan (Laguna Niguel, CA) and lost 279 to 511 (a spread of -232). Current ranking: #88. Current record: 12-16, -35.
Round 29		Kaufman played #88 Kevin Leeds (Austin, TX) and lost 391 to 481 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 12-17, -125.
Round 30		Kaufman played #110 Siri Tillekeratne (Calgary AB) and won 474 to 276 (a spread of 198). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 13-17, +73.
Round 31		Kaufman played #60 Brett Haughney (Ashervilles, NC) again and won 410 to 380 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #79. Current record: 14-17, +103.

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