Max Panitch [#69] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Maxim Panitch, 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. Panitch currently has a record of 17-11, +1168, and is ranked #11 in Division 2.

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): Maxim Surname(s): Panitch Home: Toronto, ON, Canada Hobbies: photography, baseball Occupation: student NSC 2002 Division: 3 NSC 2002 Rank: 103/136, 13.5-17.5 -377 NSC 2004 Division: 3 NSC 2004 Rank: 13/169, 19-11 +910

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	20-19 (0.513)
Past 1-12 months	8-6 (0.571)	LL W LL WWW L WW L WW
Past 13-24 months	8-8 (0.500)	L W L W L W L W LL WWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	3-2 (0.600)	LL WWW
Past 37-48 months	1-3 (0.250)	L W LL
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: 583 Average for: 426 Average against: 384
Round 1		Panitch played #12 Jonn Dalton (Austin, TX) and lost 295 to 406 (a spread of -111). Before this event, Panitch had not played Dalton in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #92. Current record: 0-1, -111.
Round 2		Panitch played #50 John Karris (San Jose, CA) and won 437 to 336 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Panitch had not played Karris in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 1-1, -10.
Round 3		Panitch played #62 Carl Madden (Brantford ON) and won 581 to 400 (a spread of 181). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CANADIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Panitch’s record vs. Madden in the 7 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 2-1, +171.
Round 4		Panitch played #99 Cheryl Tyler (Lubbock, TX) and won 422 to 309 (a spread of 113). Before this event, Panitch had not played Tyler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 3-1, +284.
Round 5		Panitch played #11 Bruce D Ambrosio (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 342 to 404 (a spread of -62). Before this event, Panitch had not played D'Ambrosio in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 3-2, +222.
Round 6		Panitch played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 262 to 383 (a spread of -121). Before this event, Panitch had not played Fidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-3, +101.
Round 7		Panitch played #1 Scott Anderson (Berkeley, CA) and lost 301 to 351 (a spread of -50). Before this event, Panitch had not played Anderson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 3-4, +51.
Round 8		Panitch played #34 David Goodman (Albany, NY) and won 410 to 324 (a spread of 86). The last time these two played was 2005-01 at: KINGSTON, ON CAN Panitch’s record vs. Goodman in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-4, +137.
Round 9		Panitch played #40 Anne Hay (Raleigh, NC) and won 450 to 423 (a spread of 27). Before this event, Panitch had not played Hay in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-4, +164.
Round 10		Panitch played #73 Scott Pianowski (Berkley, MI) and won 510 to 409 (a spread of 101). Before this event, Panitch had not played Pianowski in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-4, +265.
Round 11		Panitch played #19 Joel Elkins (West Hollywood, CA) and won 433 to 308 (a spread of 125). Before this event, Panitch had not played Elkins in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-4, +390.
Round 12		Panitch played #90 Ray Smith (Tucker, GA) and lost 341 to 488 (a spread of -147). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Panitch’s record vs. Smith in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #29. Current record: 7-5, +243.
Round 13		Panitch played #2 Tim Anglin (Toronto ON) and won 452 to 346 (a spread of 106). The last time these two played was 2005-06 at: 2005 CANADIAN NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Panitch’s record vs. Anglin in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WWW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 8-5, +349.
Round 14		Panitch played #57 Dave Leifer (Alpharetta, GA) and won 512 to 350 (a spread of 162). Before this event, Panitch had not played Leifer in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-5, +511.
Round 15		Panitch played #75 Richard Popper (Wilmington, DE) and won 424 to 352 (a spread of 72). Before this event, Panitch had not played Popper in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-5, +583.
Round 16		Panitch played #49 Terry Kang (Newington, CT) and won 488 to 296 (a spread of 192). Before this event, Panitch had not played Kang in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +775.
Round 17		Panitch played #48 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 487 to 412 (a spread of 75). Before this event, Panitch had not played Kamen in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-5, +850.
Round 18		Panitch played #60 Noel Livermore (Easton, PA) and won 483 to 342 (a spread of 141). Before this event, Panitch had not played Livermore in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-5, +991.
Round 19		Panitch played #4 Conrad Bassett-Bouchard (Moraga, CA) and lost 398 to 412 (a spread of -14). Before this event, Panitch had not played Bassett-Bouchard in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-6, +977.
Round 20		Panitch played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and won 433 to 408 (a spread of 25). Before this event, Panitch had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-6, +1002.
Round 21		Panitch played #22 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC) and won 583 to 249 (a spread of 334). The last time these two played was 2006-06 at: ALBANY, NY Panitch’s record vs. Faria in the 7 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-6, +1336.
Round 22		Panitch played #47 Carl Johnson (Beaverton, OR) and lost 423 to 456 (a spread of -33). Before this event, Panitch had not played Johnson in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-7, +1303. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Panitch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 23		Panitch played #95 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and lost 346 to 418 (a spread of -72). Before this event, Panitch had not played Swift in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-8, +1231.
Round 24		Panitch played #5 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) again and won 505 to 444 (a spread of 61). Before this event, Panitch had not played Brockmeier in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 16-8, +1292.
Round 25		Panitch played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) and lost 416 to 420 (a spread of -4). Before this event, Panitch had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 16-9, +1288.
Round 26		Panitch played #78 Robert Quigley (New Haven, CT) again and lost 378 to 472 (a spread of -94). Before this event, Panitch had not played Quigley in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 16-10, +1194.
Round 27		Panitch played #91 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and lost 371 to 485 (a spread of -114). Before this event, Panitch had not played Stegman in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 16-11, +1080.
Round 28		Panitch played #24 Mark Fidler (Waltham, MA) again and won 440 to 352 (a spread of 88). Before this event, Panitch had not played Fidler in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 17-11, +1168.

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