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Fran Silver [#13] at 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship

Congratulations to the first-ever two-time Canadian Champion, Adam Logan!

On this page, you will find information about Fran Silver, who is a contestant in at the 2005 Canadian National SCRABBLE® Championship, held June 9–11 at the Great Hall in Toronto. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight EDT. Silver currently has a record of 10-8, -86, and is ranked #18.

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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Given name(s): Fran
Surname(s): Silver
Home: Cote Saint-Luc, QC, Canada
Age: 60
Awards: 2005-01 Melbourne, FL
Occupation: Teacher

 

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 504
Average for: 382
Average against: 387

Round 1

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Silver played #41 Lisa Kessler (Toronto ON) and won 414 to 304 (a spread of 110) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Kessler in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 1-0, +110.

Round 2

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Silver played #38 Jason Krueger (Calgary AB) and won 458 to 326 (a spread of 132) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Krueger in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 2-0, +242.

Round 3

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Silver played #14 Emanuel Chicoine (Montreal QC) and lost 289 to 507 (a spread of -218) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Chicoine in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 2-1, +24.

Round 4

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Silver played #42 John Dungey (Mitchell ON) and won 425 to 316 (a spread of 109) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Dungey in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 3-1, +133.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 5

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Silver played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 499 to 322 (a spread of 177) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Burns in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-1, +310.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Silver is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 6

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Silver played #27 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 338 to 491 (a spread of -153) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Leah in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 4-2, +157.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Silver is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 7

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Silver played #2 David Boys (Dorval QC) and lost 320 to 373 (a spread of -53) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Boys in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 4-3, +104.

Silver is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 8

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Silver played #5 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 248 to 594 (a spread of -346) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Berofsky in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #30.

Current record: 4-4, -242.

Round 9

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Silver played #32 Arthur Carvalho (Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC) and won 504 to 340 (a spread of 164) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Carvalho in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 5-4, -78.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Round 10

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Silver played #50 Jim Carlton (London ON) and won 401 to 337 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Carlton in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 6-4, -14.

Round 11

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Silver played #11 Jim Nanavati (Burlington ON) and lost 260 to 457 (a spread of -197) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Nanavati in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-5, -211.

Round 12

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Silver played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and lost 412 to 414 (a spread of -2) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Desiato in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 6-6, -213.

Round 13

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Silver played #20 Maxim Panitch (Toronto ON) and lost 362 to 363 (a spread of -1) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Panitch in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 6-7, -214.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Silver is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 14

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Silver played #25 Sinna Vijayakumar (Mississauga ON) and won 384 to 367 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Vijayakumar in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 7-7, -197.

Round 15

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Silver played #45 Lynda Wise (Toronto ON) and won 367 to 276 (a spread of 91) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Wise in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #21.

Current record: 8-7, -106.

Round 16

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Silver played #30 Salvatore Desiato (Toronto ON) and lost 331 to 456 (a spread of -125) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Desiato in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 8-8, -231.

Silver is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit).

Silver is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

Round 17

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Silver played #33 John Robertson (Cambridge ON) and won 382 to 326 (a spread of 56) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Robertson in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-8, -175.

Round 18

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Silver played #22 Shannon Burns (Airdrie AB) and won 482 to 393 (a spread of 89) .

Before this event, Silver had not played Burns in at least 0 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-8, -86.