NSC 2014: Murray Goldenberg [#9]

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On this page, you will find information about Murray Goldenberg, 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 17.5-13.5, +266, and is ranked #43 in Division 3.

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): Murray Surname(s): Goldenberg Home: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Hobbies: Chess, Writing, telling obscure Jewish jokes. Occupation: Schoolteacher- ESL instructor

Round by Round
High score: 484 Average for: 374 Average against: 365
Round 1		Goldenberg played #135 Ruth Patrick (Jackson, MS) and won 406 to 327 (a spread of 79). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +79.
Round 2		Goldenberg played #126 Paul Wigley (Toronto ON) and lost 304 to 401 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #90. Current record: 1-1, -18.
Round 3		Goldenberg played #48 Risa Horowitz (Regina SK) and lost 301 to 402 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #127. Current record: 1-2, -119.
Round 4		Goldenberg played #56 Mohd Khairi Zulkalnain (Ames, IA) and won 362 to 338 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #103. Current record: 2-2, -95.
Round 5		Goldenberg played #154 Mireille Huneault (Oshawa ON) and won 414 to 304 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-2, +15.
Round 6		Goldenberg played #78 Tom OLaughlin (Hartland, WI) and won 387 to 314 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 4-2, +88.
Round 7		Goldenberg played #91 Dean Scouloukas (Independence, OH) and won 422 to 394 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 5-2, +116.
Round 8		Goldenberg played #60 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 289 to 362 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 5-3, +43.
Round 9		Goldenberg played #112 Iliana Filby (Windsor, VT) and won 355 to 328 (a spread of 27). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-3, +70.
Round 10		Goldenberg played #146 Peter Filandro (Wilmington, DE) and won 422 to 282 (a spread of 140). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 7-3, +210.
Round 11		Goldenberg played #86 Lucie McPhail (Brantford ON) and won 405 to 306 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 8-3, +309.
Round 12		Goldenberg played #58 Susan Herdic (Unknown city, NY) and won 416 to 394 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 9-3, +331.
Round 13		Goldenberg played #23 Ken Louie (Whittier, CA) and won 360 to 289 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 10-3, +402.
Round 14		Goldenberg played #8 Lois Greene (Dayton, OH) and lost 391 to 410 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-4, +383.
Round 15		Goldenberg played #77 Paul Mishkin (San Francisco, CA) and won 389 to 336 (a spread of 53). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 11-4, +436.
Round 16		Goldenberg played #54 Justin Bailey (New York, NY) and lost 391 to 431 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-5, +396.
Round 17		Goldenberg played #144 Mark Hamilton (Toronto ON) and lost 332 to 391 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-6, +337.
Round 18		Goldenberg played #4 Crayne Spanier (Toronto ON) and lost 381 to 429 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 11-7, +289.
Round 19		Goldenberg played #30 Norma Lovett (Unknown city QC) and lost 377 to 416 (a spread of -39). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 11-8, +250.
Round 20		Goldenberg played #13 Andrew Gardner (Conyers, GA) and lost 357 to 377 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 11-9, +230.
Round 21		Goldenberg played #98 Denise Mahnken (Tillman, SC) and won 327 to 271 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-9, +286.
Round 22		Goldenberg played #68 Wanda Fleming (Washington, DC) and lost 319 to 458 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-10, +147.
Round 23		Goldenberg played #64 Janet Gray (Royal Oak, MI) and lost 348 to 394 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 12-11, +101.
Round 24		Goldenberg played #51 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 395 to 529 (a spread of -134). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 12-12, -33.
Round 25		Goldenberg played #25 Sharmaine Farini (Toronto ON) and won 484 to 430 (a spread of 54). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 13-12, +21.
Round 26		Goldenberg played #138 Kay Adam (Volin, SD) and lost 379 to 396 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #80. Current record: 13-13, +4.
Round 27		Goldenberg played #53 Derven Francis (Bridgewater, NJ) and won 367 to 270 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 14-13, +101.
Round 28		Goldenberg played #122 Marilyn Pomeroy (Pinehurst, NC) and won 424 to 342 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 15-13, +183.
Round 29		Goldenberg played #92 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and tied at 321. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15.5-13.5, +183.
Round 30		Goldenberg played #24 Hannah Lieberman (Charlotte, NC) and won 396 to 331 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16.5-13.5, +248.
Round 31		Goldenberg played #61 Jacque Lease (North Venice, FL) and won 359 to 341 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 17.5-13.5, +266.

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