Eric Chaikin [#9] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Eric Chaikin, who is a contestant in Division 2 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. Chaikin currently has a record of 15-13, +10, and is ranked #43 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): Eric Surname(s): Chaikin Home: Topanga, CA, United States Age: 37 Awards: made award-winning 2004 documentary "Word Wars" Hobbies: Occupation: Filmmaker

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	26.5-37.5 (0.414)
Past 1-12 months	1.5-1.5 (0.500)	L WT
Past 13-24 months	2-3 (0.400)	LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 37-48 months	9-13 (0.409)	W L W LL WW L W LLLLL W LLLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	9-8 (0.529)	W LLL W L W L WW L W L W L WW
Past 61-72 months	5-10 (0.333)	W LLLLLLLLLL WWWW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 471 Average for: 380 Average against: 379
Anagrams Championship		Chaikin is mentioned in this round’s commentary (4 hits). Chaikin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 1		Chaikin played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 395 to 373 (a spread of 22) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Eichenbaum in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: W. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2		Chaikin played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 260 to 342 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Mancine in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 1-1, -60.
Round 3		Chaikin played #110 Rick Wong (San José, CA) and won 406 to 336 (a spread of 70) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Wong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 2-1, +10.
Round 4		Chaikin played #25 Robert Felman (Venice, FL) and won 439 to 349 (a spread of 90) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Felman in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 3-1, +100.
Round 5		Chaikin played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and won 439 to 311 (a spread of 128) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-1, +228.
Round 6		Chaikin played #12 Wayne Clifford (Calgary AB) and lost 366 to 452 (a spread of -86) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Chaikin’s record vs. Clifford in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 4-2, +142.
Round 7		Chaikin played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and lost 332 to 363 (a spread of -31) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #36. Current record: 4-3, +111.
Round 8		Chaikin played #43 Win Inthara (Orlando, FL) and won 403 to 391 (a spread of 12) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Inthara in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 5-3, +123.
Round 9		Chaikin played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 431 to 461 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 5-4, +93.
Round 10		Chaikin played #61 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 453 to 335 (a spread of 118) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Madden in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-4, +211.
Round 11		Chaikin played #24 Linda Espallardo (Montréal QC) and won 471 to 342 (a spread of 129) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Espallardo in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 7-4, +340.
Round 12		Chaikin played #95 Rebecca Slivka (Seattle, WA) and won 382 to 372 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Slivka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-4, +350. Chaikin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 13		Chaikin played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 431 to 405 (a spread of 26) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 9-4, +376.
Round 14		Chaikin played #54 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 418 to 315 (a spread of 103) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Leah in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +479.
Round 15		Chaikin played #59 Judy Levitt (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 359 to 422 (a spread of -63) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Levitt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. 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: #14. Current record: 10-5, +416.
Round 16		Chaikin played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 252 to 533 (a spread of -281) . The last time these two played was 2001-09 at: NORTHRIDGE, CA Chaikin’s record vs. Kamen in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 10-6, +135.
Round 17		Chaikin played #13 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and lost 343 to 438 (a spread of -95) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Cohen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 10-7, +40. Chaikin is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Chaikin played #86 Ted Rosen (Buffalo, NY) and lost 365 to 373 (a spread of -8) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: RENO, NV Chaikin’s record vs. Rosen in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 10-8, +32.
Round 19		Chaikin played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 375 to 389 (a spread of -14) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Chaikin’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 10-9, +18.
Round 20		Chaikin played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 327 to 312 (a spread of 15) . The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Przybyszewski in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 11-9, +33.
Round 21		Chaikin played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 407 to 393 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Durdan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 12-9, +47.
Round 22		Chaikin played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 295 to 417 (a spread of -122) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 12-10, -75.
Round 23		Chaikin played #5 Verna Berg Richards (New York, NY) and lost 385 to 432 (a spread of -47) . The last time these two played was 2001-06 at: PLAINVIEW, NY Chaikin’s record vs. Richards Berg in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 12-11, -122.
Round 24		Chaikin played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and lost 358 to 412 (a spread of -54) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Seales in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 12-12, -176.
Round 25		Chaikin played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 356 to 324 (a spread of 32) . The last time these two played was 2001-11 at: GRAND CANYON CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Mayer in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 13-12, -144.
Round 26		Chaikin played #92 Cynthia Seales (Georgetown, GA) and won 383 to 285 (a spread of 98) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Chaikin’s record vs. Seales in the 6 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: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 14-12, -46.
Round 27		Chaikin played #26 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 368 to 400 (a spread of -32) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Fidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 14-13, -78.
Round 28		Chaikin played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 435 to 347 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Chaikin had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-13, +10.

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