Bunny Gorchov [#42] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Bunny Gorchov, 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. Gorchov currently has a record of 6-22, -680, and is ranked #120 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): Bunny Surname(s): Gorchov Home: Philadelphia, PA, United States Age: 82 Hobbies: Cellist in chamber music groups Occupation: Retired

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	9-6 (0.600)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	5-1 (0.833)	WWWW L W
Past 25-36 months	3-3 (0.500)	W L W L W L
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 532 Average for: 348 Average against: 372
Round 1		Gorchov played #12 Pat Burnham (Corte Madera, CA) and won 373 to 263 (a spread of 110) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Burnham in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #13. Current record: 1-0, +110.
Round 2		Gorchov played #72 April McCarley (Austin, TX) and lost 288 to 411 (a spread of -123) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played McCarley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 1-1, -13.
Round 3		Gorchov played #62 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and lost 321 to 380 (a spread of -59) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 1-2, -72.
Round 4		Gorchov played #83 Jeff Myers (Granville, OH) and lost 320 to 374 (a spread of -54) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Myers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #99. Current record: 1-3, -126.
Round 5		Gorchov played #51 Ben Harrison (Cambridge, MA) and lost 307 to 505 (a spread of -198) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Harrison in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #112. Current record: 1-4, -324.
Round 6		Gorchov played #97 Najat Reikes (Riverside, CA) and lost 362 to 378 (a spread of -16) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Reikes in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 1-5, -340.
Round 7		Gorchov played #30 Dennis Fenichel (Minneapolis, MN) and lost 357 to 367 (a spread of -10) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Fenichel in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #114. Current record: 1-6, -350.
Round 8		Gorchov played #91 Allen Pengelly (Ridgeway ON) and lost 190 to 272 (a spread of -82) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Pengelly in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 1-7, -432.
Round 9		Gorchov played #105 Teresa Schaeffer (Potomac, MD) and won 436 to 313 (a spread of 123) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Schaeffer in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 2-7, -309.
Round 10		Gorchov played #11 Diane Brown (Toronto ON) and lost 332 to 338 (a spread of -6) . The last time these two played was 2001-07 at: ALBANY, NY Gorchov’s record vs. Brown 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: #116. Current record: 2-8, -315.
Round 11		Gorchov played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 407 to 323 (a spread of 84) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #106. Current record: 3-8, -231.
Round 12		Gorchov played #49 Bruce M Halverson (Santa Barbara, CA) and lost 368 to 417 (a spread of -49) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Halverson in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #113. Current record: 3-9, -280.
Round 13		Gorchov played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and won 325 to 320 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #107. Current record: 4-9, -275.
Round 14		Gorchov played #13 Ruth Burns (Stuart, FL) and won 376 to 318 (a spread of 58) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Burns in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 5-9, -217.
Round 15		Gorchov played #89 Susie Page (Panorama City, CA) and lost 320 to 387 (a spread of -67) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Page in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #104. Current record: 5-10, -284.
Round 16		Gorchov played #66 Margo Kuno (Philadelphia, PA) and lost 386 to 411 (a spread of -25) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Kuno in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #111. Current record: 5-11, -309.
Round 17		Gorchov played #45 Eileen Gruhn (Seattle, WA) and lost 335 to 396 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Gruhn in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #115. Current record: 5-12, -370.
Round 18		Gorchov played #119 Stephanie Steele (Saint Paul, MN) and lost 350 to 437 (a spread of -87) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Steele in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #119. Current record: 5-13, -457.
Round 19		Gorchov played #40 Marie Gier (Gainesville, FL) and lost 379 to 393 (a spread of -14) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Gier in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-14, -471.
Round 20		Gorchov played #37 Devonna Gee (Cedar Rapids, IA) and lost 263 to 336 (a spread of -73) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Gee in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-15, -544.
Round 21		Gorchov played #28 Esla Ewida (Jersey City, NJ) and lost 355 to 399 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Ewida in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 5-16, -588.
Round 22		Gorchov played #63 Claudia Koczka (Buffalo, NY) and won 532 to 290 (a spread of 242) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Koczka in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-16, -346.
Round 23		Gorchov played #21 Al DeMers (Sparks, NV) and lost 324 to 396 (a spread of -72) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played DeMers in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-17, -418.
Round 24		Gorchov played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 389 to 393 (a spread of -4) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #121. Current record: 6-18, -422.
Round 25		Gorchov played #70 Sonia Lyda (Wixom, MI) and lost 366 to 383 (a spread of -17) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Lyda in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-19, -439.
Round 26		Gorchov played #117 Robert Smith (Reno, NV) and lost 304 to 405 (a spread of -101) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Smith in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #122. Current record: 6-20, -540.
Round 27		Gorchov played #43 Bruce Gram (West Los Angeles, CA) and lost 380 to 430 (a spread of -50) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Gram in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-21, -590.
Round 28		Gorchov played #15 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and lost 298 to 388 (a spread of -90) . Before this event, Gorchov had not played Cleary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 6-22, -680.

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