Dave Leifer [#55] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dave Leifer, 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. Leifer currently has a record of 15-13, +113, and is ranked #40 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): Dave Surname(s): Leifer Home: Alpharetta, GA, United States Age: 59 Awards: Distinguished Service Award (Institute Professionals in Taxation, publication of 4 technical articles Hobbies: Sports, Community services, Reading Occupation: Tax Director

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	67.5-67.5 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	6-4 (0.600)	WWWW L W LLL W
Past 13-24 months	11-22 (0.333)	LL W L WWW LLL W LLL W LLL W L WWW LLLLLLLLL W
Past 25-36 months	6-6 (0.500)	WW LL W LLL W L WW
Past 37-48 months	17.5-12.5 (0.583)	WW L W L W L W LTW L WW L WW LLL WWW LL W L WWW
Past 49-60 months	13-12 (0.520)	WW LLLL WW L WW LLLLLL W L WWWWWW
Past 61-72 months	14-11 (0.560)	W LLL W L WW L W L WWWW LL WW L WW L W L

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 505 Average for: 378 Average against: 374
Round 1		Leifer played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 306 to 472 (a spread of -166) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Early 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: #102. Current record: 0-1, -166.
Round 2		Leifer played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 356 to 320 (a spread of 36) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -130.
Round 3		Leifer played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and lost 409 to 455 (a spread of -46) . The last time these two played was 2000-04 at: WALTHAM, MA Leifer’s record vs. Sanfedele 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: #84. Current record: 1-2, -176. Leifer is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Leifer is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Leifer played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and won 316 to 299 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Rubin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 2-2, -159.
Round 5		Leifer played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 311 to 447 (a spread of -136) . The last time these two played was 2000-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Thivavarnvongs 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: #89. Current record: 2-3, -295.
Round 6		Leifer played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and won 392 to 359 (a spread of 33) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 3-3, -262.
Round 7		Leifer played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and won 420 to 338 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Dynes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 4-3, -180.
Round 8		Leifer played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 379 to 320 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 5-3, -121.
Round 9		Leifer played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and lost 312 to 336 (a spread of -24) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 5-4, -145.
Round 10		Leifer played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and lost 362 to 400 (a spread of -38) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Lakernick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-3 (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: LL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-5, -183.
Round 11		Leifer played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 449 to 404 (a spread of 45) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 6-5, -138.
Round 12		Leifer played #41 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 416 to 322 (a spread of 94) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Heidler in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 7-5, -44.
Round 13		Leifer played #30 Mike Frentz (Seattle, WA) and won 354 to 325 (a spread of 29) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Leifer’s record vs. Frentz 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: #29. Current record: 8-5, -15.
Round 14		Leifer played #103 Shane Tourtellotte (Westfield, NJ) and lost 404 to 408 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Tourtellotte in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 8-6, -19.
Round 15		Leifer played #23 Bob Enszer (Saginaw, MI) and won 461 to 293 (a spread of 168) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Enszer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-6, +149.
Round 16		Leifer played #15 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and won 460 to 280 (a spread of 180) . Before this event, Leifer had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-6, +329.
Round 17		Leifer played #78 Phil Polsky (New York, NY) and won 343 to 324 (a spread of 19) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Polsky in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-6, +348.
Round 18		Leifer played #67 Arun Methaset (Thailand) and won 389 to 332 (a spread of 57) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Methaset in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 12-6, +405.
Round 19		Leifer played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 270 to 428 (a spread of -158) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Leifer’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 13-13 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LLWLWLWLL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: WLLWW. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: LLLWW. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-7, +247.
Round 20		Leifer played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and lost 416 to 430 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +233.
Round 21		Leifer played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and won 393 to 372 (a spread of 21) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 13-8, +254.
Round 22		Leifer played #105 Alice Van Leunen (Amity, OR) and lost 339 to 366 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Van Leunen in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 13-9, +227.
Round 23		Leifer played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 324 to 437 (a spread of -113) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 13-10, +114.
Round 24		Leifer played #44 Paul Izikoff (Miami, FL) and won 415 to 288 (a spread of 127) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Izikoff in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 14-10, +241.
Round 25		Leifer played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 323 to 443 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2004-10 at: ATLANTA, GA Leifer’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 13-13 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: WWW. Past 13-24 months: LLWLWLWLL. Past 25-36 months: LL. Past 37-48 months: WLLWW. Past 49-60 months: WW. Past 61-72 months: LLLWW. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 14-11, +121.
Round 26		Leifer played #80 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and lost 407 to 435 (a spread of -28) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Przybyszewski in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 14-12, +93.
Round 27		Leifer played #99 Larry Tapper (Weaverville, NC) and lost 342 to 395 (a spread of -53) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Tapper in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 14-13, +40.
Round 28		Leifer played #70 John Morse (Albany, NY) and won 505 to 432 (a spread of 73) . Before this event, Leifer had not played Morse in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 15-13, +113.

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