The DALLAS OPEN
March 9–11, 2007
Organized by Chris Cree

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Stuart Goldman [#43] at 2007 Dallas Open

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On this page, you will find information about Stuart D Goldman, who is a contestant at the 2007 Dallas Open. Goldman currently has a record of 13-9, +216, and is ranked #29.

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

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Given name(s): Stuart D
Surname(s): Goldman
Home: Riverhead, NY, United States
Age: 76
Awards: Scrabble senior hall of fame
Hobbies: puzzles
Occupation: retired teacher

 

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event79-76 (0.510) 
Past 1-12 months8.5-7.5 (0.531)WW L W L W L W LLLTW L WW
Past 13-24 months11-6 (0.647)WW LL WWW L W L WW L WWW L
Past 25-36 months3-6 (0.333)L W LL WW LLL
Past 37-48 months14-12 (0.538)WWW L W LLL WWW L WWWW LLLL W LLL WW
Past 49-60 months25-18 (0.581)WWW LL W L W LLL WW L WW LLLL WW L WWWWWW LL W LL WW L W L WWWW
Past 61-72 months17.5-26.5 (0.398)WW L WW LLLLL WTW L WWW LL W LLLL W LLLLL WW LLLLLLLL WWWW

 

Rank Diagram

 

Round-by-Round

High score: 464
Average for: 389
Average against: 379

Before the Tournament  

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).

Round 1

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Goldman played #78 Reid Hattaway (Baker, LA; 1372) and won 368 to 318 (a spread of 50) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Hattaway in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #47.

Current record: 1-0, +50.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 2

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Goldman played #121 Peggy Altazan (Zachary, LA; 925) and won 458 to 325 (a spread of 133) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Altazan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #24.

Current record: 2-0, +183.

Round 3

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Goldman played #27 Ben Withers (Houston, TX; 1714) and lost 377 to 388 (a spread of -11) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP

Goldman’s record vs. Withers in the 6 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: W.
Past 61-72 months: L.

Current ranking: #38.

Current record: 2-1, +172.

Round 4

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Goldman played #38 Sam Dick-Onuoha (Duncanville, TX; 1645) and won 359 to 303 (a spread of 56) .

The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX

Goldman’s record vs. Dick-Onuoha 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: #28.

Current record: 3-1, +228.

Round 5

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Goldman played #4 John OLaughlin (Sun Prairie, WI; 1882) and lost 261 to 494 (a spread of -233) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played O'Laughlin in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #51.

Current record: 3-2, -5.

Round 6

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Goldman played #2 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR; 1961) and lost 382 to 419 (a spread of -37) .

The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: PORTLAND, OR

Goldman’s record vs. Wiegand in the 6 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: no games.
Past 49-60 months: L.
Past 61-72 months: L.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 3-3, -42.

Round 7

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Goldman played #31 Alyssa Faria (Washington, DC; 1669) and won 371 to 366 (a spread of 5) .

The last time these two played was 2006-10 at: BAYSIDE, NY

Goldman’s record vs. Faria in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500).
Past 1-12 months: LW.
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: #57.

Current record: 4-3, -37.

Round 8

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Goldman played #87 April McCarley (Austin, TX; 1299) and lost 395 to 405 (a spread of -10) .

The last time these two played was 2006-03 at: DALLAS, TX

Goldman’s record vs. McCarley in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: L.
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: #66.

Current record: 4-4, -47.

Round 9

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Goldman played #103 Chris Canik (Austin, TX; 1122) and won 429 to 314 (a spread of 115) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Canik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #55.

Current record: 5-4, +68.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 10

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Goldman played #113 Tom Kowalik (Chicago, IL; 1071) and won 414 to 353 (a spread of 61) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Kowalik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 6-4, +129.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Round 11

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Goldman played #68 Wil Dabbs (Neosho, MO; 1430) and lost 394 to 489 (a spread of -95) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Dabbs in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #52.

Current record: 6-5, +34.

Round 12

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Goldman played #8 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ; 1854) and lost 365 to 474 (a spread of -109) .

The last time these two played was 2004-06 at: SWILLNS

Goldman’s record vs. Geary in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-5 (0.375).
Past 1-12 months: no games.
Past 13-24 months: no games.
Past 25-36 months: L.
Past 37-48 months: L.
Past 49-60 months: WLLL.
Past 61-72 months: WW.

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 6-6, -75.

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

Goldman is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (1 hit).

Round 13

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Goldman played #79 Woody Chen (Flushing, NY; 1367) and lost 331 to 344 (a spread of -13) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Chen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #72.

Current record: 6-7, -88.

Round 14

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Goldman played #107 Michael Donegan (Austin, TX; 1094) and won 464 to 300 (a spread of 164) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Donegan in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #61.

Current record: 7-7, +76.

Round 15

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Goldman played #84 Thomas ORourke (Alpharetta, GA; 1311) and won 380 to 316 (a spread of 64) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played O'Rourke in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #48.

Current record: 8-7, +140.

Round 16

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Goldman played #110 James Bahra (Metairie, LA; 1081) and won 422 to 398 (a spread of 24) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Bahra in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #41.

Current record: 9-7, +164.

Round 17

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Goldman played #74 Jim Hughes (Austin, TX; 1412) and won 410 to 323 (a spread of 87) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Hughes in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #31.

Current record: 10-7, +251.

Round 18

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Goldman played #76 Sandy Nang (Los Angeles, CA; 1400) and lost 394 to 414 (a spread of -20) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Nang in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #39.

Current record: 10-8, +231.

Round 19

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Goldman played #97 Matt Canik (Austin, TX; 1207) and won 392 to 381 (a spread of 11) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Canik in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #32.

Current record: 11-8, +242.

Round 20

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Goldman played #39 Michael Thelen (West Jordan, UT; 1637) and lost 321 to 446 (a spread of -125) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Thelen in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #42.

Current record: 11-9, +117.

Round 21

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Goldman played #58 Robert Gillis (Owens X Roads, AL; 1495) and won 421 to 384 (a spread of 37) .

The last time these two played was 2002-09 at: ATLANTA, GA

Goldman’s record vs. Gillis in the 6 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: L.
Past 61-72 months: no games.

Current ranking: #35.

Current record: 12-9, +154.

Round 22

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Goldman played #30 Doug Riblet (Austin, TX; 1679) and won 453 to 391 (a spread of 62) .

Before this event, Goldman had not played Riblet in at least 6 years.

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 13-9, +216.


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