NSC 2009: Alex Fiszbein [#27]

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On this page, you will find information about Alex Fiszbein, who is competing at the 2009 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 18-13, +174, and is ranked #26 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): Alex Surname(s): Fiszbein Home: South Lyon, MI, USA Awards: Won first tournament at age 11, 4th Div. 4 '04 Nationals, 7th Div. 2 '07 Nationals, Winner Div. 2 Arden Cup 2009 Hobbies: Baseball, Hockey, Disc Golf, Video Games, Trombone Occupation: Student

Round by Round
High score: 571 Average for: 405 Average against: 399
Round 1		Fiszbein played #122 Jim Pate (Birmingham, AL) and won 387 to 365 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 1-0, +22.
Round 2		Fiszbein played #78 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 452 to 374 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 2-0, +100.
Round 3		Fiszbein played #55 Alan Helfgott (Chicago, IL) and won 427 to 408 (a spread of 19). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 3-0, +119.
Round 4		Fiszbein played #37 Marlon Hill (Baltimore, MD) and won 372 to 292 (a spread of 80). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 4-0, +199.
Round 5		Fiszbein played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 456 to 392 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 5-0, +263.
Round 6		Fiszbein played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 450 to 350 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 6-0, +363.
Round 7		Fiszbein played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) and lost 306 to 470 (a spread of -164). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-1, +199. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 8		Fiszbein played #35 Cesar Del Solar (Redondo Beach, CA) and won 419 to 322 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 7-1, +296. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9		Fiszbein played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and won 407 to 370 (a spread of 37). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-1, +333.
Round 10		Fiszbein played #19 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and lost 393 to 507 (a spread of -114). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-2, +219.
Round 11		Fiszbein played #1 Nigel Richards (MYS) and lost 425 to 513 (a spread of -88). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 8-3, +131.
Round 12		Fiszbein played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and won 415 to 372 (a spread of 43). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-3, +174.
Round 13		Fiszbein played #6 Rob Robinsky (Spring Lake Park, MN) and won 444 to 438 (a spread of 6). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-3, +180.
Round 14		Fiszbein played #33 Jerry Lerman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 374 to 405 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 10-4, +149.
Round 15		Fiszbein played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and won 435 to 325 (a spread of 110). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 11-4, +259.
Round 16		Fiszbein played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 420 to 498 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-5, +181. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 17		Fiszbein played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 351 to 490 (a spread of -139). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +42.
Round 18		Fiszbein played #17 Kenji Matsumoto (Amherst, MA) and lost 366 to 435 (a spread of -69). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-7, -27. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 19		Fiszbein played #50 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and won 395 to 339 (a spread of 56). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 12-7, +29.
Round 20		Fiszbein played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and won 412 to 380 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-7, +61.
Round 21		Fiszbein played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 461 to 481 (a spread of -20). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-8, +41.
Round 22		Fiszbein played #95 Dave Leifer (Atlanta, GA) and won 372 to 349 (a spread of 23). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-8, +64.
Round 23		Fiszbein played #47 Max Panitch (Toronto ON) and won 405 to 372 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 15-8, +97.
Round 24		Fiszbein played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and won 571 to 277 (a spread of 294). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 16-8, +391. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Fiszbein played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) again and lost 447 to 449 (a spread of -2). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 16-9, +389.
Round 26		Fiszbein played #24 Ron Hoekstra (Kentwood, MI) and won 410 to 313 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 17-9, +486.
Round 27		Fiszbein played #74 Jesse Matthews (Kelowna BC) and lost 336 to 461 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 17-10, +361.
Round 28		Fiszbein played #22 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 537 to 370 (a spread of 167). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 18-10, +528.
Round 29		Fiszbein played #12 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and lost 316 to 396 (a spread of -80). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 18-11, +448. Fiszbein is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 30		Fiszbein played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 238 to 440 (a spread of -202). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 18-12, +246.
Round 31		Fiszbein played #28 Rafi Stern (Seattle, WA) again and lost 358 to 430 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 18-13, +174.

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