NSC 2009: Max Panitch [#47]

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On this page, you will find information about Max Panitch, 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 16-15, +118, and is ranked #52 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): Max Surname(s): Panitch Home: Toronto, ON, CAN Awards: Ottawa (2002, 2003) Hobbies: guitar, photography, baseball Occupation: researcher

Round by Round
High score: 532 Average for: 412 Average against: 408
Round 1		Panitch played #94 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and lost 396 to 415 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -19.
Round 2		Panitch played #120 David Whitley (Monrovia, CA) and lost 442 to 467 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #91. Current record: 0-2, -44.
Round 3		Panitch played #15 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON) and won 502 to 367 (a spread of 135). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-2, +91.
Round 4		Panitch played #109 Martin Weisskopf (Huntsville, AL) and won 429 to 317 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 2-2, +203.
Round 5		Panitch played #44 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 383 to 375 (a spread of 8). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 3-2, +211.
Round 6		Panitch played #72 Steve Krieger (Cincinnati, OH) and won 490 to 293 (a spread of 197). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 4-2, +408.
Round 7		Panitch played #81 Phil Wertheimer (Short Hills, NJ) and lost 302 to 517 (a spread of -215). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 4-3, +193.
Round 8		Panitch played #90 Paul Epstein (Keego Harbor, MI) and lost 392 to 423 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 4-4, +162.
Round 9		Panitch played #9 Orry Swift (Dayton, TX) and won 387 to 361 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 5-4, +188.
Round 10		Panitch played #5 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and lost 388 to 584 (a spread of -196). Current ranking: #66. Current record: 5-5, -8.
Round 11		Panitch played #71 Jason Hlady (Saskatoon SK) and won 469 to 447 (a spread of 22). Current ranking: #56. Current record: 6-5, +14.
Round 12		Panitch played #65 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 398 to 394 (a spread of 4). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 7-5, +18. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Panitch played #43 Jason Idalski (Lansing, MI) and won 436 to 435 (a spread of 1). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 8-5, +19.
Round 14		Panitch played #23 Brian Bowman (Villa Hills, KY) and lost 368 to 425 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-6, -38.
Round 15		Panitch played #54 Jan Dixon (Wilmington, DE) and won 400 to 323 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-6, +39.
Round 16		Panitch played #85 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 475 to 356 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-6, +158. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Panitch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (8 hits).
Round 17		Panitch played #13 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 341 to 481 (a spread of -140). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10-7, +18.
Round 18		Panitch played #7 Panupol Sujjayakorn (THA) and won 450 to 319 (a spread of 131). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 11-7, +149.
Round 19		Panitch played #68 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and lost 325 to 360 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 11-8, +114.
Round 20		Panitch played #10 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 496 to 399 (a spread of 97). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 12-8, +211.
Round 21		Panitch played #103 Charles Reinke (Middleton, WI) and won 532 to 394 (a spread of 138). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 13-8, +349.
Round 22		Panitch played #42 Robert Quigley (New York, NY) and won 414 to 388 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #11. Current record: 14-8, +375.
Round 23		Panitch played #27 Alex Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 372 to 405 (a spread of -33). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 14-9, +342.
Round 24		Panitch played #4 Adam Logan (New York, NY) and lost 423 to 440 (a spread of -17). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-10, +325. Panitch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Panitch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 25		Panitch played #58 Ross Brown (Kanata ON) and lost 383 to 409 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 14-11, +299.
Round 26		Panitch played #51 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 459 to 306 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 15-11, +452.
Round 27		Panitch played #60 Andrew Solomon (Barrington, IL) and lost 357 to 423 (a spread of -66). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 15-12, +386.
Round 28		Panitch played #84 Michael Baker (Porland, OR) and lost 340 to 405 (a spread of -65). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 15-13, +321.
Round 29		Panitch played #16 Rod MacNeil (Cambridge, MA) and lost 290 to 591 (a spread of -301). Current ranking: #54. Current record: 15-14, +20.
Round 30		Panitch played #62 Alyssa Faria (Cambridge, MA) and lost 404 to 422 (a spread of -18). Current ranking: #62. Current record: 15-15, +2.
Round 31		Panitch played #38 Lisa Odom (St Louis Park, MN) and won 525 to 409 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #52. Current record: 16-15, +118.

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