	The DALLAS OPEN
	March 11–12, 2006
	Organized by Chris Cree

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Jason Katz-Brown [#006] at 2006 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Jason Katz-Brown, who is a contestant at the 2006 Dallas Open. Katz-Brown currently has a record of 10-4, +567, and is ranked #8.

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): Jason Surname(s): Katz-Brown Home: Cambridge, MA, United States Age: 20 Awards: (18th) 2004 (6th) 2005 NSC Hobbies: Crossword game programming, table tennis Occupation: Second-year undergrad at MIT

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	29-18 (0.617)
Past 1-12 months	10-7 (0.588)	WW LL W LLLL WWWWWWW L
Past 13-24 months	13-6 (0.684)	WWWWW L WWW LLL WWWW LL W
Past 25-36 months	6-5 (0.545)	LLL W L WWWW L W
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games

Rank Diagram

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round-by-Round
High score: 533 Average for: 423 Average against: 382
Before the Tournament		Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Katz-Brown played #098 William Snoddy (Asheville, NC; 1060) and won 500 to 324 (a spread of 176) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Snoddy in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 1-0, +176.
Round 2		Katz-Brown played #057 Adrian Mannella (Chicago, IL; 1507) and won 533 to 327 (a spread of 206) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Mannella in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #3. Current record: 2-0, +382.
Round 3		Katz-Brown played #046 Aaron Bader (Massachusetts, MA; 1657) and lost 420 to 425 (a spread of -5) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Bader in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #17. Current record: 2-1, +377. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 4		Katz-Brown played #011 Joel Sherman (Bronx, NY; 1886) and lost 313 to 454 (a spread of -141) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ Katz-Brown’s record vs. Sherman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #34. Current record: 2-2, +236. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 5		Katz-Brown played #029 Iffy Onyeonwu (Austin, TX; 1774) and lost 395 to 457 (a spread of -62) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Onyeonwu in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 2-3, +174. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Katz-Brown played #050 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX; 1626) and won 493 to 320 (a spread of 173) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Zxqkj in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: WWL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #38. Current record: 3-3, +347. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 7		Katz-Brown played #031 Diane Firstman (Brooklyn, NY; 1770) and won 413 to 324 (a spread of 89) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: DANBURY, CT Katz-Brown’s record vs. Firstman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 4-3, +436. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 8		Katz-Brown played #056 Christine Economos (New York, NY; 1520) and won 409 to 368 (a spread of 41) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Economos in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 5-3, +477.
Round 9		Katz-Brown played #021 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL; 1824) and won 409 to 346 (a spread of 63) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Polatnick in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 6-3, +540. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Katz-Brown played #035 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX; 1759) and won 423 to 412 (a spread of 11) . Before this event, Katz-Brown had not played Thevenot in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 7-3, +551.
Round 11		Katz-Brown played #005 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ; 1942) and won 449 to 441 (a spread of 8) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Geary in the 6 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. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-3, +559. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).
Round 12		Katz-Brown played #001 Joe Edley (Coram, NY; 2007) and won 422 to 401 (a spread of 21) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Edley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. 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. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 9-3, +580.
Round 13		Katz-Brown played #015 Robin Pollock Daniel (Toronto ON; 1869) and lost 286 to 406 (a spread of -120) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Daniel in the 6 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. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 9-4, +460. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14		Katz-Brown played #026 Mark Kenas (Madison, WI; 1803) and won 450 to 343 (a spread of 107) . The last time these two played was 2005-08 at: 2005 NATIONAL SCRABBLE® CHAMPIONSHIP Katz-Brown’s record vs. Kenas in the 6 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. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 10-4, +567. Katz-Brown is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

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