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June 21–24, 2013

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CNSC 2013: Zev Kaufman [#19]

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On this page, you will find information about Zev Kaufman, who is competing at the 2013 Canadian 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 12-6, +483, and is ranked #7.

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

[photo of Zev Kaufman]

Given name(s): Zev
Surname(s): Kaufman
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Awards: 2005 Toronto Club Champion
Occupation: Retired Contractor
Round by Round

High score: 549
Average for: 434
Average against: 408

Round 1

[photo of Andrew Golding]

Kaufman played #31 Andrew Golding (Verdun QC) and lost 461 to 490 (a spread of -29).

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 0-1, -29.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 2

[photo of Joshua Castellano]

Kaufman played #44 Joshua Castellano (Vienna, VA) and won 452 to 340 (a spread of 112).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-1, +83.

Round 3

[photo of Joel Wapnick]

Kaufman played #8 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 531 to 395 (a spread of 136).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 2-1, +219.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 4

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

Kaufman played #14 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and lost 407 to 450 (a spread of -43).

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-2, +176.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (3 hits).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 5

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Kaufman played #36 Morris Greenberg (Brookline, MA) and won 459 to 416 (a spread of 43).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-2, +219.

Round 6

[photo of James Leong]

Kaufman played #4 James Leong (Vancouver BC) and won 402 to 365 (a spread of 37).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 4-2, +256.

Round 7

[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]

Kaufman played #6 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and lost 335 to 474 (a spread of -139).

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 4-3, +117.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Dielle Saldanha]

Kaufman played #20 Dielle Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 451 to 443 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 5-3, +125.

Round 9

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Kaufman played #22 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and lost 359 to 427 (a spread of -68).

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 5-4, +57.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

[photo of Jackson Smylie]

Kaufman played #17 Jackson Smylie (Toronto ON) and won 421 to 404 (a spread of 17).

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 6-4, +74.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

[photo of Bernard Gotlieb]

Kaufman played #27 Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC) and won 549 to 330 (a spread of 219).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 7-4, +293.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 12

[photo of Chris Williams]

Kaufman played #7 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and won 374 to 362 (a spread of 12).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-4, +305.

Round 13

[photo of Mark Edelson]

Kaufman played #21 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 545 to 359 (a spread of 186).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 9-4, +491.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 14

[photo of Adam Logan]

Kaufman played #1 Adam Logan (Ottawa ON) and lost 370 to 416 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 9-5, +445.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Round 15

[photo of Ross Brown]

Kaufman played #15 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 431 to 333 (a spread of 98).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 10-5, +543.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Robin Pollock Daniel]

Kaufman played #2 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 384 to 354 (a spread of 30).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-5, +573.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 17

[photo of Christopher Sykes]

Kaufman played #16 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 447 to 416 (a spread of 31).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 12-5, +604.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 18

[photo of Eric Tran]

Kaufman played #3 Eric Tran (Calgary AB) and lost 441 to 562 (a spread of -121).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 12-6, +483.

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Award Ceremony  

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).

Final Round 1  

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).


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