NSC 2014: Richard Landau [#75]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Landau, 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 16-15, -244, and is ranked #63 in Division 2.

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): Richard Surname(s): Landau Home: Croton-on-Hudson, NY, United States

Round by Round
High score: 536 Average for: 368 Average against: 375
Round 1		Landau played #59 Matt DeWaelsche (San Antonio, TX) and lost 297 to 410 (a spread of -113). Current ranking: #115. Current record: 0-1, -113.
Round 2		Landau played #22 Kit Morehead (Berkley, MI) and lost 373 to 401 (a spread of -28). Current ranking: #111. Current record: 0-2, -141.
Round 3		Landau played #116 Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON) and won 449 to 335 (a spread of 114). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, -27.
Round 4		Landau played #66 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 321 to 314 (a spread of 7). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 2-2, -20.
Round 5		Landau played #39 Yukiko Loritz (Anaheim, CA) and lost 346 to 368 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, -42.
Round 6		Landau played #37 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and won 363 to 361 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-3, -40.
Round 7		Landau played #97 Randi Goldberg (Phoenixville, PA) and won 521 to 331 (a spread of 190). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 4-3, +150.
Round 8		Landau played #28 Wayne Barclay (Ottawa ON) and lost 289 to 398 (a spread of -109). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 4-4, +41.
Round 9		Landau played #1 Roland Filio (Thousand Oaks, CA) and won 536 to 402 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +175.
Round 10		Landau played #110 Alex Rodriguez (NYC, NY) and lost 345 to 392 (a spread of -47). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-5, +128.
Round 11		Landau played #35 Dave Leonard (Kenmore, NY) and lost 355 to 398 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #75. Current record: 5-6, +85.
Round 12		Landau played #85 Gary Perman (Blairsville, PA) and lost 335 to 404 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #86. Current record: 5-7, +16.
Round 13		Landau played #89 Anna Miransky (Toronto ON) and won 386 to 378 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 6-7, +24.
Round 14		Landau played #113 Danny Panganiban (Calgary AB) and lost 310 to 336 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #87. Current record: 6-8, -2.
Round 15		Landau played #124 Linda Wancel (Flushing, NY) and won 359 to 266 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 7-8, +91.
Round 16		Landau played #90 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 377 to 374 (a spread of 3). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 8-8, +94.
Round 17		Landau played #103 Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA) and won 418 to 396 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 9-8, +116.
Round 18		Landau played #79 Zachary Dang (Chevy Chase, MD) and won 431 to 396 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 10-8, +151.
Round 19		Landau played #9 Ed Liebfried (Swanzey, NH) and lost 246 to 522 (a spread of -276). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 10-9, -125.
Round 20		Landau played #14 Michael Ecsedy (Brookfield, CT) and won 417 to 350 (a spread of 67). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-9, -58.
Round 21		Landau played #81 Kristy Zurbrick (Dublin, OH) and won 341 to 339 (a spread of 2). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 12-9, -56.
Round 22		Landau played #48 Connie Creed (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 324 to 445 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 12-10, -177.
Round 23		Landau played #83 Mark Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 397 to 343 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 13-10, -123.
Round 24		Landau played #57 Flossie Swint (Fremont, OH) and won 428 to 333 (a spread of 95). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 14-10, -28.
Round 25		Landau played #15 Chris Schneider (Chicago, IL) and lost 400 to 434 (a spread of -34). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 14-11, -62.
Round 26		Landau played #82 Nathaniel Sandalow-Ash (Brookline, MA) and lost 346 to 367 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 14-12, -83.
Round 27		Landau played #92 Roger Cullman (Toronto ON) and lost 345 to 427 (a spread of -82). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 14-13, -165.
Round 28		Landau played #58 Arnie Horowitz (Framingham, MA) and lost 313 to 369 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 14-14, -221.
Round 29		Landau played #101 Mad Palazzo (Richmond Hill ON) and won 349 to 319 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-14, -191.
Round 30		Landau played #127 Susan Kirchhausen (Worcester, MA) and won 396 to 338 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 16-14, -133.
Round 31		Landau played #41 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and lost 282 to 393 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 16-15, -244.

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