NSC 2013: Rob Robinsky [#33]

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On this page, you will find information about Rob Robinsky, who is competing at the 2013 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 19-12, +721, and is ranked #14 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): Rob Surname(s): Robinsky Home: Hopkins, MN, United States Hobbies: Music, reading, bicycling, hockey, playing with dangerous chemicals Occupation: analytical chemist

Round by Round
High score: 564 Average for: 424 Average against: 401
Round 1		Robinsky played #78 Robert Kahn (Plantation, FL) and lost 404 to 431 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 0-1, -27. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 2		Robinsky played #120 Jeffrey Nelson (Burlington, VT) and lost 386 to 429 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 0-2, -70.
Round 3		Robinsky played #5 Kenji Matsumoto (Berkeley, CA) and lost 463 to 526 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #110. Current record: 0-3, -133. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4		Robinsky played #122 Noella Ward (Calgary AB) and lost 328 to 338 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #118. Current record: 0-4, -143.
Round 5		Robinsky played #39 Steve Glass (Dade City, FL) and won 426 to 370 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 1-4, -87.
Round 6		Robinsky played #67 Alan Stern (Shadow Hills, CA) and won 445 to 413 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #85. Current record: 2-4, -55.
Round 7		Robinsky played #63 Mike Howlett (Salt Lake City, UT) and won 412 to 309 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-4, +48.
Round 8		Robinsky played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 466 to 328 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 4-4, +186.
Round 9		Robinsky played #38 Kate Fukawa-Connelly (Lawrenceville, NJ) and won 527 to 319 (a spread of 208). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 5-4, +394.
Round 10		Robinsky played #107 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 477 to 376 (a spread of 101). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 6-4, +495.
Round 11		Robinsky played #44 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 429 to 347 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-4, +577.
Round 12		Robinsky played #124 Avery Mojica (Overland Park, KS) and won 460 to 414 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 8-4, +623. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Robinsky played #42 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 564 to 421 (a spread of 143). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +766. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Robinsky played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and won 475 to 473 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-4, +768. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Robinsky played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and won 342 to 319 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-4, +791.
Round 16		Robinsky played #9 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Piedmont, CA) and won 418 to 388 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-4, +821.
Round 17		Robinsky played #53 Trip Payne (West Hollywood, CA) and won 504 to 316 (a spread of 188). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-4, +1009. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Robinsky played #10 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 369 to 450 (a spread of -81). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +928. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19		Robinsky played #6 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 347 to 486 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 13-6, +789.
Round 20		Robinsky played #26 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 344 to 379 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 13-7, +754.
Round 21		Robinsky played #1 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 342 to 476 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +620. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 22		Robinsky played #66 Jan Cardia (Hockessin, DE) and won 443 to 394 (a spread of 49). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +669. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Robinsky played #98 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and won 525 to 394 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 15-8, +800.
Round 24		Robinsky played #47 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 297 to 437 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 15-9, +660.
Round 25		Robinsky played #18 Peter Armstrong (Milwaukee, CA) and lost 357 to 478 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 15-10, +539.
Round 26		Robinsky played #62 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 422 to 496 (a spread of -74). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 15-11, +465.
Round 27		Robinsky played #19 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and won 478 to 375 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +568.
Round 28		Robinsky played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and won 399 to 398 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 17-11, +569.
Round 29		Robinsky played #23 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 471 to 303 (a spread of 168). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, +737.
Round 30		Robinsky played #3 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 383 to 438 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 18-12, +682. Robinsky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 31		Robinsky played #31 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and won 435 to 396 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 19-12, +721.

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