Robert Enszer [#38] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Enszer, who is a contestant in Division 2 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Enszer currently has a record of 18-12, -242, and is ranked #28 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): Robert Surname(s): Enszer Home: Saginaw, MI, United States Age: 62 Awards: Some Teacher Awards, Who's Who Among American Teachers Hobbies: Scrabble, Crosswords, Reading, Gardening Occupation: Retired Chemistry/Biology teacher

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	10-11 (0.476)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	7-8 (0.467)	LLLL WWWWW LLLL WW
Past 37-48 months	2-2 (0.500)	LL WW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 550 Average for: 388 Average against: 397
Round 1		Enszer played #27 Dannene Drummond (Athens, GA) and lost 379 to 391 (a spread of -12) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Drummond in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 0-1, -12.
Round 2		Enszer played #16 Jacqueline Camper (Memphis, TN) and won 359 to 289 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Camper in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-1, +58.
Round 3		Enszer played #68 Dennis Kaiser (Erie, CO) and lost 290 to 532 (a spread of -242) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Kaiser in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #103. Current record: 1-2, -184.
Round 4		Enszer recorded a win with a spread of 26 points. Current ranking: #89. Current record: 2-2, -158.
Round 5		Enszer played #35 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 399 to 338 (a spread of 61) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Eichenbaum in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 3-2, -97.
Round 6		Enszer played #51 P.K. Gott (Portland, OR) and won 550 to 387 (a spread of 163) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Gott in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 4-2, +66.
Round 7		Enszer played #3 Chris Abordo (West Paterson, NJ) and lost 333 to 364 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Abordo in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 4-3, +35.
Round 8		Enszer played #118 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 435 to 412 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Sanfedele in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-3, +58.
Round 9		Enszer played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and lost 390 to 483 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 5-4, -35.
Round 10		Enszer played #92 Shahid Malik (Burlington, NJ) and won 460 to 290 (a spread of 170) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Malik in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 6-4, +135.
Round 11		Enszer played #115 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Rickhoff in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 7-4, +147.
Round 12		Enszer played #61 Win Inthara (Winter Park, FL) and lost 294 to 446 (a spread of -152) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Inthara in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 7-5, -5.
Round 13		Enszer played #140 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 390 (a spread of 24) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Wise in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 8-5, +19.
Round 14		Enszer played #40 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 363 to 311 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Fiszbein in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-5, +71.
Round 15		Enszer played #8 Pongsakorn Atichatsrisakul (Thailand) and won 413 to 377 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Atichatsrisakul in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-5, +107.
Round 16		Enszer played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and lost 380 to 577 (a spread of -197) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-6, -90.
Round 17		Enszer played #124 Glenda Short (Oklahoma City, OK) and won 359 to 336 (a spread of 23) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Short in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 11-6, -67.
Round 18		Enszer played #104 Elaine Patterson (Stoughton, MA) and lost 343 to 366 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer's record vs. Patterson in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-7, -90.
Round 19		Enszer played #39 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 382 to 301 (a spread of 81) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Felman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12-7, -9.
Round 20		Enszer played #98 Nick Meyer (Berkeley, CA) and won 444 to 372 (a spread of 72) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Meyer in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13-7, +63.
Round 21		Enszer played #18 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 397 to 309 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-7, +151.
Round 22		Enszer played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 414 to 502 (a spread of -88) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-8, +63.
Round 23		Enszer played #82 Cason Lane (San Diego, CA) and won 377 to 336 (a spread of 41) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer's record vs. Lane in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15-8, +104.
Round 24		Enszer played #9 Jason Bednarz (Athens, GA) and won 452 to 353 (a spread of 99) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Bednarz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 16-8, +203.
Round 25		Enszer played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and won 437 to 381 (a spread of 56) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Wong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 17-8, +259.
Round 26		Enszer played #49 Maddy Golob (Canyon Country, CA) and lost 361 to 468 (a spread of -107) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Enszer's record vs. Golob in the 5 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 17-9, +152.
Round 27		Enszer played #142 Rick Wong (San Jose, CA) and lost 345 to 475 (a spread of -130) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Wong in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 17-10, +22.
Round 28		Enszer played #42 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and lost 375 to 442 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Frentz in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 17-11, -45.
Round 29		Enszer played #127 Rebecca Soble (Naples, NY) and lost 346 to 564 (a spread of -218) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Soble in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 17-12, -263.
Round 30		Enszer played #17 David B. Carlson (Manchester, CT) and won 383 to 362 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Enszer had not played Carlson in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 18-12, -242.

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