Back to NASPA Membership Database

[player photo]
Click to submit a photo

First name(s): Lester
Last name(s): Schonbrun
Title(s): SM(2010)
Home: Oakland, CA, USA
Deceased: 2014-02-06
NASPA TWL Rating: 1851
Awards: Best supporting actor, 1927 in Birth of a Nation; runner-up in NSC Wash, DC, winner West Coast Chmp., numerous others
Hobbies: Bird watching and stamp collecting - or watching birds collect stamps.

Championship Record
EventYearDivisionRankRepresented
NSC1980116/32, 8-9 +445 
NSC198519/302, 16-6 +1100 
NSC1987116, 15-6 +1437 
NSC1988134/203, 16-11 +596 
NSC1989175/149, 13-14 +313 
NSC199012/176, 20-7 +1767 
WSC1991 24 
NSC199214/176, 20-7 +881 
NSC1994154/134, 14-13 +382 
NSC199616/108, 18-9 +553 
WSC1997 46 
NSC1998116/126, 19-12 +201 
WSC1999 48 
NSC2000141/98, 16-15 +292 
NSC2002161/132, 16-15 -71 
NSC2004169/172, 16-14 +101 
NSC2005114/87, 17-11 +316 
USSO2006111/76, 17-11 +320 
PC20071  
NSC2008A64/103, 13.0-15.0 -4 
NSC2013151/125, 16.0-15.0 +312 
Recent Tournaments
EventRecordRating
San Francisco, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-11-22~2013-11-24
13-7 +122
Rank: 14
1851 = 1818+33
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-11-03
3-3 +129
Rank: 2
1818 = 1811+7
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-10-06
4-3 -15
Rank: 5
1811 = 1820-9
National SCRABBLE Championship, Las Vegas, NV, USA (OWL)
2013-07-20~2013-07-24
16-15 +312
Rank: 51
1819 = 1820-1
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-06-02
3-3 -281
Rank: 4
1826 = 1822+4
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-05-05
4-2 -105
Rank: 2
1822 = 1803+19
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-04-28
4-4 -324
Rank: 10
1803 = 1812-9
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-04-27
4-2 +238
Rank: 2
1812 = 1809+3
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-04-07
2-4 -5
Rank: 6
1809 = 1821-12
Berkeley, CA, USA (OWL)
2013-03-03
1-5 -548
Rank: 8
1821 = 1849-28

The above is an abridged version of the database information for this player, who may have given consent to share more details to fellow members. Log on to Member Services to see the full version of the database.