Jeffrey Kastner [#31] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Jeffrey Kastner, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Kastner currently has a record of 13-15, -701, and is ranked #55 in Division 1.

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): Jeffrey Surname(s): Kastner Home: Phoenix, AZ, United States Awards: One of few ever to be rated USA-Top-50 in both chess and Scrabble Hobbies: Movies, theater, travel, ballroom dancing Occupation: Chess and Sudoku columnist NSC 1987 Division: 1 NSC 1987 Rank: 12-7 +765 NSC 1989 Division: 1 NSC 1989 Rank: 62/149, 14-13 +282

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	1-4 (0.200)
Past 1-12 months	no games
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	no games
Past 37-48 months	1-4 (0.200)	L W LLL
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 481 Average for: 381 Average against: 406
Round 1		Kastner played #12 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and won 461 to 400 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Kastner had not played Cree in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 1-0, +61.
Round 2		Kastner played #51 Pakorn Nemitrmansuk (Thailand) and lost 370 to 488 (a spread of -118). Before this event, Kastner had not played Nemitrmansuk in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 1-1, -57.
Round 3		Kastner played #54 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 338 to 452 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Kastner had not played Okosagah in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 1-2, -171.
Round 4		Kastner played #29 Sam Kantimathi (El Dorado Hills, CA) and won 413 to 352 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Kastner had not played Kantimathi in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, -110.
Round 5		Kastner played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) and lost 337 to 452 (a spread of -115). Before this event, Kastner had not played Martinez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 2-3, -225.
Round 6		Kastner played #27 Patrick Hodges (Glendale, AZ) and won 465 to 332 (a spread of 133). Before this event, Kastner had not played Hodges in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 3-3, -92.
Round 7		Kastner played #64 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and won 389 to 351 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Kastner had not played Rowland in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-3, -54.
Round 8		Kastner played #58 Mark Pistolese (Pahoa, HI) and lost 307 to 475 (a spread of -168). Before this event, Kastner had not played Pistolese in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 4-4, -222.
Round 9		Kastner played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) and lost 266 to 406 (a spread of -140). Before this event, Kastner had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-5, -362.
Round 10		Kastner played #68 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY) and lost 310 to 443 (a spread of -133). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Kastner’s record vs. Sherman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #58. Current record: 4-6, -495.
Round 11		Kastner played #25 Albert Hahn (Calgary AB) and won 411 to 378 (a spread of 33). Before this event, Kastner had not played Hahn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 5-6, -462.
Round 12		Kastner played #74 Jeff Widergren (Morgan Hill, CA) and lost 389 to 405 (a spread of -16). Before this event, Kastner had not played Widergren in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 5-7, -478.
Round 13		Kastner played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 339 to 382 (a spread of -43). Before this event, Kastner had not played Lerman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-8, -521.
Round 14		Kastner played #79 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 395 to 393 (a spread of 2). Before this event, Kastner had not played Sykes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 6-8, -519.
Round 15		Kastner played #75 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and won 425 to 380 (a spread of 45). Before this event, Kastner had not played Wiegand in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, -474.
Round 16		Kastner played #79 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) again and lost 346 to 437 (a spread of -91). Before this event, Kastner had not played Sykes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 7-9, -565.
Round 17		Kastner played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) again and won 481 to 388 (a spread of 93). Before this event, Kastner had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, -472.
Round 18		Kastner played #50 Kent Nelson (Sandy, UT) and won 372 to 342 (a spread of 30). Before this event, Kastner had not played Nelson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 9-9, -442.
Round 19		Kastner played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and lost 390 to 443 (a spread of -53). Before this event, Kastner had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 9-10, -495.
Round 20		Kastner played #38 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) again and won 430 to 310 (a spread of 120). Before this event, Kastner had not played Lerman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 10-10, -375.
Round 21		Kastner played #3 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 355 to 356 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Kastner had not played Armstrong in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, -376.
Round 22		Kastner played #56 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) again and lost 343 to 482 (a spread of -139). Before this event, Kastner had not played Payne in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 10-12, -515.
Round 23		Kastner played #64 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) again and lost 318 to 466 (a spread of -148). Before this event, Kastner had not played Rowland in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 10-13, -663.
Round 24		Kastner played #46 Jesse Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 416 to 375 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Kastner had not played Matthews in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #56. Current record: 11-13, -622.
Round 25		Kastner played #44 Lewis Martinez (Fresno, CA) again and lost 327 to 399 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Kastner had not played Martinez in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 11-14, -694.
Round 26		Kastner played #78 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 404 to 321 (a spread of 83). Before this event, Kastner had not played Zxqkj in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 12-14, -611.
Round 27		Kastner played #62 Larry Rand (Chandler, AZ) and won 460 to 450 (a spread of 10). The last time these two played was 2002-10 at: GRAND CANYON, AZ Kastner’s record vs. Rand in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 13-14, -601.
Round 28		Kastner played #65 Kenneth Rubin (New York, NY) for the third time and lost 412 to 512 (a spread of -100). Before this event, Kastner had not played Rubin in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 13-15, -701.

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