David Koenig [#41] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about David Koenig, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Koenig currently has a record of 15.5-12.5, +179, and is ranked #28 in Division 1.

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): David Surname(s): Koenig Home: Englewood, NJ, United States Age: 27 Awards: FIDE Chess Master, Twice NJ Junior Chess Champ, County Champ Hobbies: Chess, New York Yankees baseball Occupation: Teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	27-38 (0.415)
Past 1-12 months	17-27 (0.386)	LLL W L W L W LLLL WW LLLLLLLLL W LL WWW LL WWW L W L W L WWW LL
Past 13-24 months	10-11 (0.476)	W L WW LL W LL WWW L W L W L W LLL
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 568 Average for: 408 Average against: 401
Round 1		Koenig played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 388 to 461 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Katz-Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 0-1, -73.
Round 2		Koenig played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and won 423 to 408 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Koenig’s record vs. Armstrong in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -58.
Round 3		Koenig played #51 Kenji Matsumoto (Aiea, HI) and lost 420 to 443 (a spread of -23) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Koenig’s record vs. Matsumoto in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #63. Current record: 1-2, -81.
Round 4		Koenig played #86 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 368 to 465 (a spread of -97) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Wiegand in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-3, -178. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 5		Koenig played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and won 401 to 375 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Howard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 2-3, -152.
Round 6		Koenig played #5 Paul Avrin (New York, NY) and won 462 to 373 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Koenig’s record vs. Avrin in the 6 years leading up to this event: 5-1 (0.833). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: WLW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, -63.
Round 7		Koenig played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and won 453 to 416 (a spread of 37) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Poder in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -26.
Round 8		Koenig played #74 Dean Saldanha (Richmond BC) and lost 381 to 394 (a spread of -13) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Saldanha in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 4-4, -39.
Round 9		Koenig played #50 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and lost 327 to 526 (a spread of -199) . The last time these two played was 2004-07 at: ALBANY, NY Koenig’s record vs. Mallick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 4-5, -238.
Round 10		Koenig played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 357 to 415 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 4-6, -296.
Round 11		Koenig played #24 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 417 to 362 (a spread of 55) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Gabriel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 5-6, -241.
Round 12		Koenig played #10 Evan Berofsky (Thornhill ON) and lost 337 to 354 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Berofsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-7, -258.
Round 13		Koenig played #23 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 399 to 361 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Koenig’s record vs. Frank in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-7, -220.
Round 14		Koenig played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and won 458 to 418 (a spread of 40) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Wapnick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-7, -180. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Koenig played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 479 to 441 (a spread of 38) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Koenig’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-7, -142.
Round 16		Koenig played #19 Jan Dixon (Newark, DE) and won 349 to 325 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Koenig’s record vs. Dixon in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-4 (0.429). Past 1-12 months: LWLWLWL. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-7, -118.
Round 17		Koenig played #66 Rusty Peltz (San Diego, CA) and won 454 to 402 (a spread of 52) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Peltz in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 10-7, -66.
Round 18		Koenig played #83 Steve Tier (New York, NY) and lost 423 to 448 (a spread of -25) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: ALBANY, NY Koenig’s record vs. Tier in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: LW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 10-8, -91.
Round 19	Larger photo available	Koenig played #27 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 373 to 357 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Koenig’s record vs. Graham in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 11-8, -75.
Round 20		Koenig played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and tied at 343 . Before this event, Koenig had not played Epstein in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 11.5-8.5, -75.
Round 21		Koenig played #81 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 489 to 317 (a spread of 172) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Koenig’s record vs. Tangredi in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-4 (0.200). Past 1-12 months: LWL. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12.5-8.5, +97.
Round 22		Koenig played #42 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and lost 243 to 517 (a spread of -274) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Kramer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 12.5-9.5, -177.
Round 23		Koenig played #31 Randy Hersom (Morganton, NC) and won 488 to 351 (a spread of 137) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Hersom in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 13.5-9.5, -40. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 24		Koenig played #60 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 465 to 383 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Okosagah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14.5-9.5, +42.
Round 25		Koenig played #89 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 395 to 453 (a spread of -58) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Wright in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 14.5-10.5, -16.
Round 26		Koenig played #3 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 568 to 351 (a spread of 217) . The last time these two played was 2005-07 at: PHILADELPHIA, PA Koenig’s record vs. Appel in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 15.5-10.5, +201.
Round 27		Koenig played #37 Carol Kaplan (San Diego, CA) and lost 374 to 375 (a spread of -1) . Before this event, Koenig had not played Kaplan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15.5-11.5, +200.
Round 28	Larger photo available	Koenig played #27 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 379 to 400 (a spread of -21) . The last time these two played was 2004-09 at: PARSIPPANY, NJ Koenig’s record vs. Graham in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 15.5-12.5, +179. Koenig is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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