NSC 2013: Zev Kaufman [#45]

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On this page, you will find information about Zev Kaufman, 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 13-18, -955, and is ranked #107 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: 2005 Toronto Club Champion Occupation: Retired Contractor

Round by Round
High score: 485 Average for: 385 Average against: 416
Round 1		Kaufman played #90 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 441 to 408 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-0, +33.
Round 2		Kaufman played #106 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and won 416 to 361 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 2-0, +88.
Round 3		Kaufman played #4 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 366 to 381 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 2-1, +73.
Round 4		Kaufman played #72 Joseph Gaspard (St Paul, MN) and lost 321 to 482 (a spread of -161). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 2-2, -88.
Round 5		Kaufman played #86 Webster Phillips (Montclair, NJ) and lost 394 to 474 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #96. Current record: 2-3, -168.
Round 6		Kaufman played #60 Lou Cornelis (Stoney Creek ON) and lost 408 to 448 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #98. Current record: 2-4, -208.
Round 7		Kaufman played #82 Paul Sidorsky (Calgary AB) and lost 337 to 521 (a spread of -184). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-5, -392.
Round 8		Kaufman played #108 Liz Gottlin (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 378 to 481 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #116. Current record: 2-6, -495.
Round 9		Kaufman played #110 Robert Felman (Nokomis, FL) and won 385 to 373 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #109. Current record: 3-6, -483.
Round 10		Kaufman played #8 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 393 to 274 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #94. Current record: 4-6, -364.
Round 11		Kaufman played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) and won 485 to 403 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-6, -282.
Round 12		Kaufman played #102 Marut Siriwangso (Thailand) and lost 389 to 397 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #89. Current record: 5-7, -290.
Round 13		Kaufman played #75 Terry Kang Rau (Hudson, NY) and won 406 to 288 (a spread of 118). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 6-7, -172.
Round 14		Kaufman played #41 Paul Holser (McKinney, TX) and won 437 to 361 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-7, -96.
Round 15		Kaufman played #32 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 412 to 474 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 7-8, -158.
Round 16		Kaufman played #79 Reid Hattaway (Moscow, ID) and won 399 to 322 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 8-8, -81.
Round 17		Kaufman played #99 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and won 449 to 402 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 9-8, -34.
Round 18		Kaufman played #37 Ross Brown (Ottawa ON) and won 350 to 341 (a spread of 9). Current ranking: #49. Current record: 10-8, -25.
Round 19		Kaufman played #12 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 435 to 373 (a spread of 62). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-8, +37.
Round 20		Kaufman played #46 Cecilia Le (Cambridge, MA) and lost 303 to 348 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 11-9, -8.
Round 21		Kaufman played #15 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 396 to 367 (a spread of 29). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-9, +21.
Round 22		Kaufman played #112 Erickson Smith (Cary, NC) and won 469 to 453 (a spread of 16). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-9, +37.
Round 23		Kaufman played #30 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 306 to 478 (a spread of -172). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 13-10, -135.
Round 24		Kaufman played #59 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 362 to 380 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-11, -153.
Round 25		Kaufman played #25 John Luebkemann (Bermuda) and lost 331 to 398 (a spread of -67). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 13-12, -220.
Round 26		Kaufman played #36 Chris Williams (Vancouver BC) and lost 375 to 528 (a spread of -153). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 13-13, -373.
Round 27		Kaufman played #50 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 415 to 443 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 13-14, -401.
Round 28		Kaufman played #89 Howard Pistol (Oakland Park, FL) and lost 325 to 454 (a spread of -129). Current ranking: #84. Current record: 13-15, -530.
Round 29		Kaufman played #61 Joey Krafchick (Roswell, GA) and lost 362 to 474 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #92. Current record: 13-16, -642.
Round 30		Kaufman played #71 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 393 to 486 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #101. Current record: 13-17, -735.
Round 31		Kaufman played #97 KC Frodyma (San Francisco, CA) again and lost 289 to 509 (a spread of -220). Current ranking: #107. Current record: 13-18, -955.

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