NSC 2008: Ian Weinstein [#103]

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On this page, you will find information about Ian Weinstein, who is competing at the 2008 National SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-10, +1075, and is ranked #6 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

[photo of Ian Weinstein]

Given name(s): Ian
Surname(s): Weinstein
Home: Coral Springs, FL, United States
Awards: 2002-02 Stuart, FL; 2002-03 Stuart, FL; 2003-01 Treasure Coast, FL;2003-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL; 2004-10 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Hobbies: bridge, poker, and the quest for prajna
Occupation: Physician
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 56/98, 15-16 +12
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 38/87, 14.5-13.5 +411
USSO 2006 Division: 1
USSO 2006 Rank: 20/76, 15.5-12.5 +1060

Round by Round
High score: 552 Average for: 429 Average against: 390
Round 1		Weinstein played #24 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and won 429 to 291 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +138.
Round 2		Weinstein played #26 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 459 to 320 (a spread of 139). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 2-0, +277.
Round 3		Weinstein played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) and lost 377 to 450 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 2-1, +204.
Round 4		Weinstein played #40 Carl Johnson (Hillsboro, OR) and won 508 to 353 (a spread of 155). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +359.
Round 5		Weinstein played #14 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 485 to 343 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +501.
Round 6		Weinstein played #1 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 449 to 534 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-2, +416.
Round 7		Weinstein played #95 Debbie Stegman (Kew Gardens, NY) and won 469 to 286 (a spread of 183). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +599.
Round 8		Weinstein played #73 Nigel Peltier (Seattle, WA) and won 422 to 370 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-2, +651.
Round 9		Weinstein played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and won 382 to 323 (a spread of 59). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +710.
Round 10		Weinstein played #57 Joey Mallick (Cape Elizabeth, ME) and won 476 to 370 (a spread of 106). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 8-2, +816.
Round 11		Weinstein played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 352 to 490 (a spread of -138). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +678. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Weinstein played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 419 to 361 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +736.
Round 13		Weinstein played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) and lost 375 to 478 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-4, +633.
Round 14		Weinstein played #48 Jim Kramer (Roseville, MN) and won 552 to 350 (a spread of 202). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +835.
Round 15		Weinstein played #46 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI) and won 437 to 397 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 11-4, +875.
Round 16		Weinstein played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) and lost 357 to 440 (a spread of -83). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 11-5, +792. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Weinstein played #52 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and won 512 to 388 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 12-5, +916. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18		Weinstein played #60 Rahn McKeown (Pittsboro, NC) and won 533 to 290 (a spread of 243). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 13-5, +1159.
Round 19		Weinstein played #23 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 479 to 515 (a spread of -36). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 13-6, +1123.
Round 20		Weinstein played #45 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) again and won 415 to 393 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-6, +1145. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 21		Weinstein played #10 Brian Cappelletto (Chicago, IL) again and lost 342 to 431 (a spread of -89). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 14-7, +1056.
Round 22		Weinstein played #97 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and won 412 to 411 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 15-7, +1057.
Round 23		Weinstein played #67 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 410 to 380 (a spread of 30). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-7, +1087.
Round 24		Weinstein played #83 Nigel Richards (Malaysia) again and lost 407 to 447 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 16-8, +1047.
Round 25		Weinstein played #7 Nathan Benedict (Tucson, AZ) again and lost 361 to 417 (a spread of -56). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 16-9, +991. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Weinstein played #70 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) again and won 436 to 343 (a spread of 93). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 17-9, +1084.
Round 27		Weinstein played #32 Matt Graham (New York, NY) again and won 375 to 357 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +1102.
Round 28		Weinstein played #30 David Gibson (Spartanburg, SC) and lost 374 to 401 (a spread of -27). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +1075. Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Award Ceremony		Weinstein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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