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Rachel Knapp [#68] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Rachel Knapp, who is a contestant in Division 3 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. Knapp currently has a record of 17-11, +1438, and is ranked #15 in Division 3.

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): Rachel
Surname(s): Knapp
Home: Tustin, CA, United States
Occupation: Accountant

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event9-13 (0.409) 
Past 1-12 months7-11 (0.389)L W LLLLL WW LL WW LL W L W
Past 13-24 months2-2 (0.500)W LL W
Past 25-36 monthsno games
Past 37-48 monthsno games
Past 49-60 monthsno games
Past 61-72 monthsno games

 

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round

High score: 592
Average for: 415
Average against: 364

Round 1

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Knapp played #60 David Johnson (New Rochelle, NY) and won 378 to 306 (a spread of 72) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Johnson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #27.

Current record: 1-0, +72.

Round 2

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Knapp played #40 Arthur Finkle (Coral Gables, FL) and lost 370 to 392 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Finkle in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 1-1, +50.

Round 3

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Knapp played #8 Bob Becker (Jefferson, MA) and won 592 to 291 (a spread of 301) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Becker in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 2-1, +351.

Round 4

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Knapp played #123 Dan Unger (Alameda, CA) and lost 397 to 410 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Unger in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 2-2, +338.

Round 5

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Knapp played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and lost 365 to 433 (a spread of -68) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Popper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 2-3, +270.

Round 6

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Knapp played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and lost 344 to 373 (a spread of -29) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Easter in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #89.

Current record: 2-4, +241.

Round 7

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Knapp played #110 R Jason Sommer (Solvang, CA) and won 390 to 346 (a spread of 44) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Sommer in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-4, +285.

Round 8

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Knapp played #34 Toni Douglas (Atlanta, GA) and won 514 to 326 (a spread of 188) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Douglas in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #49.

Current record: 4-4, +473.

Round 9

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Knapp played #67 Sarah King (Scottsdale, AZ) and won 511 to 304 (a spread of 207) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played King in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #36.

Current record: 5-4, +680.

Round 10

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Knapp played #51 John Gove (Sun City Center, FL) and won 440 to 303 (a spread of 137) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Gove in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 6-4, +817.

Round 11

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Knapp played #91 Gary Moss (Laguna Woods, CA) and won 458 to 321 (a spread of 137) .

The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: LAGUNA WOOD, CA

Knapp’s record vs. Moss in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-4 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: LWLLWWL.
Past 13-24 months: W.
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: #17.

Current record: 7-4, +954.

Round 12

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Knapp played #113 Denver Steele (Sparks, NV) and won 467 to 412 (a spread of 55) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Steele in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 8-4, +1009.

Round 13

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Knapp played #94 Judy Newhouse (Houston, TX) and lost 335 to 385 (a spread of -50) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Newhouse in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 8-5, +959.

Round 14

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Knapp played #88 Stan Miranda (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 362 to 441 (a spread of -79) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Miranda in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 8-6, +880.

Round 15

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Knapp played #83 Judy McLean (Vancouver BC) and won 432 to 358 (a spread of 74) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played McLean in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #23.

Current record: 9-6, +954.

Round 16

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Knapp played #42 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 378 to 340 (a spread of 38) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Fiszbein in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #18.

Current record: 10-6, +992.

Round 17

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Knapp played #36 Carolyn Easter (Birmingham, MI) and won 458 to 271 (a spread of 187) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Easter in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 11-6, +1179.

Round 18

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Knapp played #87 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 343 to 377 (a spread of -34) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Milton in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #19.

Current record: 11-7, +1145.

Round 19

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Knapp played #30 Roy Dixon (Dade City, FL) and won 412 to 393 (a spread of 19) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Dixon in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 12-7, +1164.

Round 20

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Knapp played #9 Benjamin Bloom (Miami Beach, FL) and won 475 to 381 (a spread of 94) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Bloom in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 13-7, +1258.

Round 21

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Knapp played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 387 to 459 (a spread of -72) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Turney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 13-8, +1186.

Round 22

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Knapp played #106 Wallace Schultz (Las Vegas, NM) and won 482 to 387 (a spread of 95) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Schultz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 14-8, +1281.

Round 23

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Knapp played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and won 455 to 261 (a spread of 194) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA

Knapp’s record vs. Weissman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games.

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 15-8, +1475.

Round 24

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Knapp played #13 Cheryl Cadieux (Bay City, MI) and lost 300 to 410 (a spread of -110) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Cadieux in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 15-9, +1365.

Round 25

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Knapp played #121 Jill Turney (North Vancouver BC) and lost 403 to 410 (a spread of -7) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Turney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 15-10, +1358.

Round 26

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Knapp played #99 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 361 to 319 (a spread of 42) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Popper in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 16-10, +1400.

Round 27

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Knapp played #132 Charmaine Wolfe (North Tonawanda, NY) and won 387 to 340 (a spread of 47) .

Before this event, Knapp had not played Wolfe in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 17-10, +1447.

Round 28

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Knapp played #128 Emely Weissman (Menlo Park, CA) and lost 436 to 445 (a spread of -9) .

The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: LAGUNA WOODS, CA

Knapp’s record vs. Weissman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (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: no games.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 17-11, +1438.


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