Dennis Fenichel [#30] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Dennis Allen Fenichel, who is a contestant in Division 4 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. Fenichel currently has a record of 16-12, +425, and is ranked #27 in Division 4.

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): Dennis Allen Surname(s): Fenichel Home: Minneapolis, MN, United States Age: 58 Awards: Voted Most Likely to Have Hemmoroids Hobbies: singing,piano Occupation: college teacher

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	23-18 (0.561)
Past 1-12 months	7-6 (0.538)	W L WWW L W LL WW LL
Past 13-24 months	6-2 (0.750)	WWWWWW LL
Past 25-36 months	1-3 (0.250)	LLL W
Past 37-48 months	4-3 (0.571)	W LLL WWW
Past 49-60 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 61-72 months	4-3 (0.571)	L WW LL WW

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 487 Average for: 375 Average against: 359
Round 1		Fenichel played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and won 389 to 306 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-0, +83.
Round 2		Fenichel played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 487 to 301 (a spread of 186) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 2-0, +269.
Round 3		Fenichel played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 378 to 395 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 2-1, +252.
Round 4		Fenichel played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 390 to 285 (a spread of 105) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 3-1, +357.
Round 5		Fenichel played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and won 434 to 399 (a spread of 35) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 4-1, +392.
Round 6		Fenichel played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 362 to 378 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 4-2, +376.
Round 7		Fenichel played #42 Bunny Gorchov (Philadelphia, PA) and won 367 to 357 (a spread of 10) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Gorchov in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-2, +386.
Round 8		Fenichel played #107 Chris Schneider (Seattle, WA) and lost 279 to 428 (a spread of -149) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Schneider in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 5-3, +237.
Round 9		Fenichel played #79 Chris Patrick Morgan (San Francisco, CA) and lost 332 to 408 (a spread of -76) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Morgan in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-4, +161.
Round 10		Fenichel played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 388 to 354 (a spread of 34) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 6-4, +195.
Round 11		Fenichel played #26 Michelle Eisele (Vancouver BC) and lost 362 to 447 (a spread of -85) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Eisele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 6-5, +110.
Round 12		Fenichel played #127 Roberta Wechter (Westfield, MA) and lost 324 to 360 (a spread of -36) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Wechter in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6-6, +74.
Round 13		Fenichel played #120 Mary Aline Stevens (Berkeley, CA) and won 387 to 340 (a spread of 47) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Stevens in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 7-6, +121.
Round 14		Fenichel played #121 S Spencer Sun (Novato, CA) and lost 365 to 375 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Sun in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 7-7, +111.
Round 15		Fenichel played #115 Margy Slavin (Los Angeles, CA) and won 373 to 277 (a spread of 96) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Slavin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 8-7, +207.
Round 16		Fenichel played #99 Andy Ross-Perry (San Rafael, CA) and won 429 to 267 (a spread of 162) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Ross-Perry in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #35. Current record: 9-7, +369.
Round 17		Fenichel played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and lost 339 to 414 (a spread of -75) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #42. Current record: 9-8, +294.
Round 18		Fenichel played #80 Maggie Morley (Kensington, CA) and won 314 to 305 (a spread of 9) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Fenichel’s record vs. Morley 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: #34. Current record: 10-8, +303.
Round 19		Fenichel played #32 Judy Ford (Hollywood, FL) and won 382 to 377 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Ford in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 11-8, +308.
Round 20		Fenichel played #106 Frank Schin (Gatlinburg, TN) and won 432 to 356 (a spread of 76) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Schin in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 12-8, +384.
Round 21		Fenichel played #17 Tina Cur (Lockport, NY) and lost 331 to 358 (a spread of -27) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Cur in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 12-9, +357.
Round 22		Fenichel played #109 Angelina Scroggins (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 335 to 365 (a spread of -30) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Fenichel’s record vs. Scroggins in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-3 (0.400). Past 1-12 months: WLL. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 12-10, +327. Fenichel is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fenichel is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 23		Fenichel played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and won 379 to 296 (a spread of 83) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Fenichel’s record vs. Galt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 13-10, +410.
Round 24		Fenichel played #4 Steve Bachman (Little Canada, MN) and won 411 to 304 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Fenichel’s record vs. Bachman 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: #22. Current record: 14-10, +517.
Round 25		Fenichel played #41 Mark Gooley (Hawthorne, FL) and won 401 to 372 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Gooley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 15-10, +546.
Round 26		Fenichel played #35 Fran Galt (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 358 to 407 (a spread of -49) . The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: TWIN CITIES, MN Fenichel’s record vs. Galt in the 6 years leading up to this event: 4-2 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: LW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 15-11, +497.
Round 27		Fenichel played #31 Beth Fleischer (Hacienda Heights, CA) and won 385 to 357 (a spread of 28) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Fleischer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-11, +525.
Round 28		Fenichel played #1 Nick Amphlett (Cambridge, MA) and lost 373 to 473 (a spread of -100) . Before this event, Fenichel had not played Amphlett in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 16-12, +425.

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