Robert Kahn [#55] at PC 2007

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On this page, you will find information about Robert Kahn, who is a contestant at the 2007 Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Kahn currently has a record of 9-5, -77, and is ranked #88 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 Robert Kahn]

Given name(s): Robert
Surname(s): Kahn
Home: Plantation, FL, United States
Awards: three-time Florida State Champion
Hobbies: collecting antique gumball machines, movies, music & sports fan
Occupation: attorney
Notes: NSA AB member since 1999
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 27/302, 14.5-7.5 -125
NSC 1987 Division: 1
NSC 1987 Rank: 91, 12-9 +651
NSC 1988 Division: 1
NSC 1988 Rank: 74/200, 15-12 -795
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 60/149, 14-13 +359
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 53/176, 15-12 +305
NSC 1992 Division: 1
NSC 1992 Rank: 75/176, 13-13 +247
NSC 1994 Division: 1
NSC 1994 Rank: 79/134, 13-14 +39
NSC 1996 Division: 1
NSC 1996 Rank: 105/108, 9-18 -881
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 74/126, 15-16 -410
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 60/98, 15-16 -261
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 124/132, 11-20 -302
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 109/172, 14-16 -160
NSC 2005 Division: 1
NSC 2005 Rank: 87/87, 7-21 -1554

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	38.5-55.5 (0.410)
Past 1-12 months	7-7 (0.500)	L W L W L W LLL W L WWW
Past 13-24 months	8-12 (0.400)	WW L W L W L W LLL WW LL W LLLL
Past 25-36 months	10-18 (0.357)	W L WW LL WW L W LLL W LLL WW LL W LLLLLL
Past 37-48 months	6.5-10.5 (0.382)	WTW L W LLL W L W LLL W LL
Past 49-60 months	4-1 (0.800)	L WWWW
Past 61-72 months	3-7 (0.300)	LLLL WW LL W L
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram
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Round by Round
High score: 449 Average for: 391 Average against: 397
Round 1		Kahn played #37 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and won 397 to 325 (a spread of 72). The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Withers in the 8 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: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #24. Current record: 1-0, +72.
Round 2		Kahn played #2 Ian Weinstein (Coral Springs, FL) and won 394 to 321 (a spread of 73). The last time these two played was 2007-03 at: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Kahn’s record vs. Weinstein in the 8 years leading up to this event: 7.5-10.5 (0.417). Past 1-12 months: LLL. Past 13-24 months: WWWLL. Past 25-36 months: WWLL. Past 37-48 months: TWL. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: LL. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #9. Current record: 2-0, +145.
Round 3		Kahn played #83 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and won 374 to 363 (a spread of 11). Before this event, Kahn had not played Heidler in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-0, +156.
Round 4		Kahn played #63 Steve Grob (Fenton, MI) and lost 372 to 439 (a spread of -67). Before this event, Kahn had not played Grob in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-1, +89.
Round 5		Kahn played #4 Panupol Sujjayakorn (Thailand) and lost 247 to 556 (a spread of -309). Before this event, Kahn had not played Sujjayakorn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #44. Current record: 3-2, -220. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Kahn played #8 Sammy Okosagah (Baltimore, MD) and won 403 to 345 (a spread of 58). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Okosagah in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 4-2, -162.
Round 7		Kahn played #21 Doug Brockmeier (Yorba Linda, CA) and lost 431 to 442 (a spread of -11). Before this event, Kahn had not played Brockmeier in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-3, -173.
Round 8		Kahn played #51 Steve Pellinen (St. Louis Park, MN) and won 449 to 314 (a spread of 135). Before this event, Kahn had not played Pellinen in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #28. Current record: 5-3, -38.
Round 9		Kahn played #88 Thacha Koowirat (Thailand) and won 425 to 384 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Kahn had not played Koowirat in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 6-3, +3.
Round 10		Kahn played #29 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 309 to 446 (a spread of -137). The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Wapnick in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. 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. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #33. Current record: 6-4, -134. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 11		Kahn played #74 Amit Chakrabarti (Hanover, NH) and won 395 to 385 (a spread of 10). Before this event, Kahn had not played Chakrabarti in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 7-4, -124.
Round 12		Kahn played #73 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and won 447 to 420 (a spread of 27). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Baron in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-4, -97.
Round 13		Kahn played #9 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 408 to 447 (a spread of -39). The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Kahn’s record vs. Wiegand in the 8 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (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: L. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-5, -136. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Kahn played #19 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 427 to 368 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Kahn had not played Appel in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 9-5, -77. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 15		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 16		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-5, -77. Kahn is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 18		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 19		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 20		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 21		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 22		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 23		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 24		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 25		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 26		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 27		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #85. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 28		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 29		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #87. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 30		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-5, -77.
Round 31		Kahn recorded a scoreless bye with a spread of 0 points. Current ranking: #88. Current record: 9-5, -77.

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