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John Morse [#70] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about John W Morse, 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. Morse currently has a record of 14-14, +152, and is ranked #52 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

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Given name(s): John W
Surname(s): Morse
Home: Albany, NY, United States
Age: 43
Awards: Member of MENSA, two-time Albany Chess Club Champion, Scrabble Club #404 Player of the Year, 2002-04 Mohawk Valley, NY
Hobbies: Chess, bowling, fitness training, walking, bicycling
Occupation: Mathematics researcher, author, and tutor

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event14-8 (0.636) 
Past 1-12 months5-2 (0.714)W LL WWWW
Past 13-24 months4-1 (0.800)WWW L W
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 49-60 months3-2 (0.600)WW L W L
Past 61-72 months2-2 (0.500)LL WW

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 573
Average for: 381
Average against: 376

Round 1

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Morse played #89 Ann Sanfedele (New York, NY) and won 350 to 333 (a spread of 17) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Sanfedele in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 1-0, +17.

Round 2

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Morse played #98 Thavach T (Thailand) and lost 363 to 402 (a spread of -39) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Thivavarnvongs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #60.

Current record: 1-1, -22.

Round 3

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Morse played #19 Jerry Dynes (Baton Rouge, LA) and lost 335 to 383 (a spread of -48) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Dynes in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 1-2, -70.

Round 4

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Morse played #81 Cynthia Pughsley (Oakland, CA) and won 573 to 292 (a spread of 281) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Pughsley in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #37.

Current record: 2-2, +211.

Round 5

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Morse played #87 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 361 to 464 (a spread of -103) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Rubin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #56.

Current record: 2-3, +108.

Round 6

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Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 359 to 392 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #73.

Current record: 2-4, +75.

Round 7

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Morse played #20 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and lost 462 to 503 (a spread of -41) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Early in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #83.

Current record: 2-5, +34.

Round 8

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Morse played #11 Jeff Clark (Linden, MI) and won 432 to 361 (a spread of 71) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Clark in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 3-5, +105.

Round 9

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Morse played #21 Jack Eichenbaum (Flushing, NY) and won 436 to 391 (a spread of 45) .

The last time these two played was 2005-05 at: MONTREAL, QUE, CAN

Morse’s record vs. Eichenbaum in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: L.
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: #65.

Current record: 4-5, +150.

Round 10

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Morse played #69 Lee Moore (Mexico) and won 368 to 301 (a spread of 67) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Moore in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #46.

Current record: 5-5, +217.

Round 11

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Morse played #29 Lawren Freebody (Hawthorne, CA) and won 411 to 311 (a spread of 100) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Freebody in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 6-5, +317.

Round 12

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Morse played #85 Rob Robinsky (Saint Paul, MN) and won 374 to 348 (a spread of 26) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Robinsky in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #26.

Current record: 7-5, +343.

Round 13

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Morse played #51 Harriette Lakernick (Chicago, IL) and won 444 to 343 (a spread of 101) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Lakernick in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 8-5, +444.

Round 14

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Morse played #107 Carlene Wallis (Sparks, NV) and won 401 to 335 (a spread of 66) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Wallis in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 9-5, +510.

Round 15

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Morse played #17 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and won 424 to 346 (a spread of 78) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Durdan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 10-5, +588.

Round 16

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Morse played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 319 to 344 (a spread of -25) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 10-6, +563.

Round 17

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Morse played #65 Carlynn Mayer (Sparks, NV) and won 444 to 330 (a spread of 114) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Mayer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 11-6, +677.

Round 18

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Morse played #1 Tom Adams (Chicago, IL) and won 386 to 317 (a spread of 69) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Adams in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 12-6, +746.

Round 19

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Morse played #84 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 341 to 306 (a spread of 35) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Rickhoff in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 13-6, +781.

Round 20

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Morse played #96 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and won 309 to 290 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Smith in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-6, +800.

Round 21

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Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 372 to 393 (a spread of -21) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 14-7, +779.

Round 22

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Morse played #63 Dominick Mancine (Louisville, CO) and lost 374 to 414 (a spread of -40) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Mancine in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 14-8, +739.

Morse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 23

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Morse played #31 Steve Glass (Plano, TX) and lost 344 to 406 (a spread of -62) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Glass in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 14-9, +677.

Round 24

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Morse played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 318 to 351 (a spread of -33) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Kamen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #22.

Current record: 14-10, +644.

Round 25

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Morse played #6 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 278 to 466 (a spread of -188) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Brockmeier in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #28.

Current record: 14-11, +456.

Morse is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 26

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Morse played #8 Patrick Caulfield (Omaha, NE) and lost 285 to 392 (a spread of -107) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Caulfield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #34.

Current record: 14-12, +349.

Round 27

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Morse played #14 Robert Crowe (Fort Wayne, IN) and lost 372 to 496 (a spread of -124) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Crowe in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #43.

Current record: 14-13, +225.

Round 28

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Morse played #55 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and lost 432 to 505 (a spread of -73) .

Before this event, Morse had not played Leifer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 14-14, +152.


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