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Anna Miransky [#57] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Anna Miransky, who is a contestant in Division 5 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. Miransky currently has a record of 18-10, +606, and is ranked #10 in Division 5.

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): Anna
Surname(s): Miransky
Home: Toronto, ON, Canada
Age: 56
Awards: numerous songwriting awards
Hobbies: songwriting, reading, film, theatre
Occupation: psychotherapist

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event4-6 (0.400) 
Past 1-12 months3-5 (0.375)LL WWW LLL
Past 13-24 months0-1 (0.000)L
Past 25-36 months1-0 (1.000)W
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: 467
Average for: 370
Average against: 348

Round 1

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Miransky played #21 Conchita Deprospo (Palm Coast, FL) and won 435 to 352 (a spread of 83) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Deprospo in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +83.

Round 2

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Miransky played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and won 314 to 311 (a spread of 3) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #20.

Current record: 2-0, +86.

Round 3

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Miransky played #35 Ingrid Hawkins (Palm Coast, FL) and won 394 to 356 (a spread of 38) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Hawkins in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 3-0, +124.

Round 4

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Miransky played #78 Wade Schin (San Diego, CA) and won 443 to 287 (a spread of 156) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Schin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 4-0, +280.

Round 5

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Miransky played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 352 to 278 (a spread of 74) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Ralston in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 5-0, +354.

Round 6

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Miransky played #82 Barry Skoletsky (West Hartford, CT) and won 467 to 307 (a spread of 160) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Skoletsky in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-0, +514.

Round 7

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Miransky played #23 Dawn Doyle (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and won 425 to 274 (a spread of 151) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Doyle in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 7-0, +665.

Round 8

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Miransky played #36 Patricia Hiller (Austin, TX) and won 409 to 338 (a spread of 71) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Hiller in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-0, +736.

Round 9

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Miransky played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and won 386 to 326 (a spread of 60) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Kasney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-0, +796.

Round 10

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Miransky played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 355 to 358 (a spread of -3) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 9-1, +793.

Round 11

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Miransky played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and won 417 to 292 (a spread of 125) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 10-1, +918.

Round 12

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Miransky played #58 Maureen Morris (Calgary AB) and won 439 to 324 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Morris in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 11-1, +1033.

Miransky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Miransky is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 13

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Miransky played #45 Bob Kilpatrick (Washington, DC) and won 395 to 289 (a spread of 106) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Kilpatrick in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 12-1, +1139.

Round 14

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Miransky played #38 Alison Hotten (Santa Cruz, CA) and won 339 to 326 (a spread of 13) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Hotten in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 13-1, +1152.

Round 15

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Miransky played #56 Brenda Meyerson (Albuquerque, NM) and won 416 to 294 (a spread of 122) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Meyerson in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-1, +1274.

Round 16

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Miransky played #18 Michael David (Portage, WI) and lost 389 to 427 (a spread of -38) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played David in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #1.

Current record: 14-2, +1236.

Round 17

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Miransky played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 249 to 467 (a spread of -218) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 14-3, +1018.

Round 18

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Miransky played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 255 to 519 (a spread of -264) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 14-4, +754.

Round 19

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Miransky played #70 Elizabeth Ralston (Los Angeles, CA) and won 388 to 272 (a spread of 116) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Ralston in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #2.

Current record: 15-4, +870.

Round 20

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Miransky played #43 Ken Kasney (Cypress, TX) and lost 307 to 419 (a spread of -112) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Kasney in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 15-5, +758.

Round 21

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Miransky played #19 Jesse Day (Arlington, MA) and lost 305 to 430 (a spread of -125) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Day in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 15-6, +633.

Round 22

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Miransky played #90 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT) and lost 374 to 383 (a spread of -9) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Thelen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 15-7, +624.

Round 23

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Miransky played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 413 to 274 (a spread of 139) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 16-7, +763.

Round 24

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Miransky played #40 Aaron Jacobs (Brookline, MA) and lost 349 to 371 (a spread of -22) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Jacobs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 16-8, +741.

Round 25

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Miransky played #28 Nat Gardenswartz (Newton, MA) and lost 315 to 407 (a spread of -92) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Gardenswartz in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 16-9, +649.

Miransky is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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

Round 26

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Miransky played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and lost 312 to 401 (a spread of -89) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #15.

Current record: 16-10, +560.

Round 27

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Miransky played #85 Sylvia Sparkman (Bozeman, MT) and won 332 to 296 (a spread of 36) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Sparkman in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 17-10, +596.

Round 28

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Miransky played #88 Pamela Stubblefield (El Segundo, CA) and won 375 to 365 (a spread of 10) .

Before this event, Miransky had not played Stubblefield in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 18-10, +606.


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