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CNSC 2018: Zev Kaufman [#23]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Zev Kaufman, who is competing
at the 2018 Canadian 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 8-10, +428, and is ranked
#32.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Zev Kaufman]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/kaufman_zev_2.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Zev Surname(s): Kaufman
 Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
 Awards: 2005  Toronto Club Champion
 Occupation: Retired Contractor
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 503Average for: 401
 Average against: 377
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Heather McCall]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccall_heather.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #40  Heather McCall (Toronto ON)  and lost 382 to 392 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 0-1, -10. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Risa Horowitz]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/horowitz_risa_3.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #14  Risa Horowitz (Regina SK)  and lost 344 to 346 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-2, -12. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Matthew Tunnicliffe]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/tunnicliffe_matthew_3.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #10  Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON)  and lost 329 to 409 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-3, -92. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Yvonne Lobo]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/lobo_yvonne_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #47  Yvonne Lobo (Mississauga ON)  and won 495 to 253 (a spread of 242). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 1-3, +150. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Trevor Sealy]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sealy_trevor.jpeg)
 | Kaufman played #50  Trevor Sealy (Oshawa ON)  and lost 368 to 422 (a spread of -54). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-4, +96. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of David Stokoe]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/stokoe_david_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #26  David Stokoe (Toronto ON)  and won 432 to 350 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-4, +178. |  | Round 7 | ![[photo of Steve Ozorio]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/ozorio_steve.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #36  Steve Ozorio (Mississauga ON)  and won 393 to 259 (a spread of 134). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 3-4, +312. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Max Panitch]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/panitch_maxim_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #18  Max Panitch (Toronto ON)  and won 417 to 402 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +327. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Marilyn Wilkins]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/murray_marilyn.jpeg)
 | Kaufman played #32  Marilyn Wilkins (Richmond BC)  and won 382 to 356 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, +353. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Allen Pengelly]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pengelly_allen.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #34  Allen Pengelly (Waterloo ON)  and lost 413 to 433 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-5, +333. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Christopher Sykes]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sykes_christopher_AA000066.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #20  Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON)  and lost 343 to 464 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-6, +212. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Carl Madden]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/madden_carl_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #44  Carl Madden (Brantford ON)  and won 472 to 373 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 6-6, +311. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Allan Simon]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/simon_allan.jpeg)
 | Kaufman played #37  Allan Simon (Calgary AB)  and lost 393 to 484 (a spread of -91). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 6-7, +220. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Jason Ubeika]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/ubeika_jason_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #31  Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON)  and won 503 to 268 (a spread of 235). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 7-7, +455. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Mark Edelson]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/e/edelson_mark_2.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #22  Mark Edelson (Toronto ON)  and lost 394 to 404 (a spread of -10). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, +445. |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Sinna Vijayakumar]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/v/vijayakumar_sinna.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #27  Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON)  and lost 410 to 412 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 7-9, +443. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Bernard Gotlieb]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/gotlieb_bernard2.jpeg)
 | Kaufman played #45  Bernard Gotlieb (Montréal QC)  and won 398 to 298 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 8-9, +543. Kaufman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Juraj Pivovarov]](http://scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pivovarov_juraj.jpg)
 | Kaufman played #5  Juraj Pivovarov (Calgary AB)  and lost 351 to 466 (a spread of -115). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 8-10, +428. | 
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