NSC 2014: Max Panitch [#38]

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On this page, you will find information about Max Panitch, who is competing at the 2014 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 15-16, +63, and is ranked #51 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): Max Surname(s): Panitch Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Awards: Ottawa (2002, 2003) Hobbies: baseball, photography, guitar Occupation: writer

Round by Round
High score: 569 Average for: 403 Average against: 401
Round 1		Panitch played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 486 to 274 (a spread of 212). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 1-0, +212.
Round 2		Panitch played #92 Shah Ali (Leesburg, VA) and won 530 to 214 (a spread of 316). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 2-0, +528.
Round 3		Panitch played #8 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 396 to 377 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 3-0, +547.
Round 4		Panitch played #13 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 364 to 394 (a spread of -30). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 3-1, +517.
Round 5		Panitch played #30 Nigel Peltier (Portland, OR) and lost 335 to 510 (a spread of -175). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-2, +342. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Panitch played #32 Gabriel Gauthier-Shalom (Montreal QC) and won 485 to 361 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +466.
Round 7		Panitch played #9 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and won 475 to 422 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +519.
Round 8		Panitch played #7 Joe Edley (Port Jefferson, NY) and lost 356 to 449 (a spread of -93). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 5-3, +426.
Round 9		Panitch played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and won 376 to 336 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-3, +466.
Round 10		Panitch played #10 Cesar Del Solar (Albany, CA) and won 439 to 437 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 7-3, +468.
Round 11		Panitch played #5 Jesse Day (Berkeley, CA) and lost 415 to 486 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +397.
Round 12		Panitch played #22 Matt Canik (Austin, TX) and lost 327 to 467 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-5, +257.
Round 13		Panitch played #42 Matthew O'Connor (DeWitt, NY) and lost 373 to 473 (a spread of -100). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-6, +157.
Round 14		Panitch played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 378 to 331 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-6, +204.
Round 15		Panitch played #53 Jim Burlant (Grapevine, TX) and lost 328 to 430 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 8-7, +102.
Round 16		Panitch played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 569 to 334 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 9-7, +337.
Round 17		Panitch played #48 Sal Piro (New York, NY) and won 370 to 323 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-7, +384.
Round 18		Panitch played #33 Thomas Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 461 to 368 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 11-7, +477.
Round 19		Panitch played #18 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 321 to 459 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 11-8, +339.
Round 20		Panitch played #17 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and lost 332 to 436 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11-9, +235.
Round 21		Panitch played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 411 to 352 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-9, +294.
Round 22		Panitch played #69 Chris Tallman (Vancouver BC) and won 492 to 271 (a spread of 221). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-9, +515.
Round 23		Panitch played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and lost 323 to 385 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 13-10, +453.
Round 24		Panitch played #63 David Pearl (Long Beach, CA) and won 399 to 345 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-10, +507.
Round 25		Panitch played #47 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 394 to 498 (a spread of -104). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 14-11, +403.
Round 26		Panitch played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 413 to 419 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 14-12, +397.
Round 27		Panitch played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 384 to 459 (a spread of -75). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +322.
Round 28		Panitch played #20 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and lost 478 to 499 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-14, +301. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Panitch played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and lost 373 to 459 (a spread of -86). Current ranking: #50. Current record: 14-15, +215.
Round 30		Panitch played #88 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 406 to 372 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 15-15, +249.
Round 31		Panitch played #41 Leesa Berahovich (Berkeley, CA) and lost 302 to 488 (a spread of -186). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 15-16, +63.

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