Merrill Kaitz [#9] at 2007 Big Apple ST

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On this page, you will find information about Merrill Kaitz, who is competing at the 2007 Big Apple ST. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-5, +751, and is ranked #5 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 Merrill Kaitz]

Given name(s): Merrill
Surname(s): Kaitz
Home: Amesbury, MA, United States
NSC 1985 Division: 1
NSC 1985 Rank: 28/302, 14-8 +1152
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 13/149, 17-10 +1028
NSC 1989 Division: 1
NSC 1989 Rank: 13/149, 17-10 +1028
NSC 1990 Division: 1
NSC 1990 Rank: 17/176, 17-10 +840
NSC 1998 Division: 1
NSC 1998 Rank: 23/126, 18-13 +602
NSC 2000 Division: 1
NSC 2000 Rank: 13/98, 19-12 +845

Career History

8-year record against other players at this event	12-15 (0.444)
Past 1-12 months	5-5 (0.500)	L W L WW LL W L W
Past 13-24 months	5-7 (0.417)	LLLL WWW LL WW L
Past 25-36 months	2-1 (0.667)	L WW
Past 37-48 months	no games
Past 49-60 months	0-2 (0.000)	LL
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games
Past 85-96 months	no games

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

[rank diagram]
See legend

Round by Round
High score: 547 Average for: 425 Average against: 375
Before the Tournament		Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 1		Kaitz played #17 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 386 to 529 (a spread of -143). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Linn in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -143.
Round 2		Kaitz played #28 Jeremy Cahnmann (Chicago, IL) and won 428 to 390 (a spread of 38). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Cahnmann in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-1, -105. Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 3		Kaitz played #3 John OLaughlin (Cambridge, MA) and won 474 to 381 (a spread of 93). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kaitz’s record vs. O'Laughlin in the 8 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, -12.
Round 4		Kaitz played #13 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 449 to 320 (a spread of 129). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Zxqkj in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +117.
Round 5		Kaitz played #36 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and won 377 to 359 (a spread of 18). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Whitmarsh in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +135.
Round 6		Kaitz played #7 David Koenig (Englewood, NJ) and won 418 to 331 (a spread of 87). The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: BAT Kaitz’s record vs. Koenig 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: L. 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: #3. Current record: 5-1, +222.
Round 7		Kaitz played #34 Jill Pfeiffer (Lancaster, PA) and won 506 to 273 (a spread of 233). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Pfeiffer in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #2. Current record: 6-1, +455. Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8	Larger photo available	Kaitz played #4 Matt Graham (New York, NY) and lost 404 to 433 (a spread of -29). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Graham in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +426.
Round 9		Kaitz played #20 Cecilia Le (Boston, MA) and lost 388 to 410 (a spread of -22). The last time these two played was 2007-01 at: DOVER, NH Kaitz’s record vs. Le in the 8 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #7. Current record: 6-3, +404.
Round 10		Kaitz played #32 Marjorie Schoneboom (Central Islip, NY) and won 383 to 339 (a spread of 44). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Schoneboom in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #4. Current record: 7-3, +448.
Round 11		Kaitz played #24 Jesse Day (New Haven, CT) and lost 390 to 467 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Day in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +371.
Round 12		Kaitz played #27 Jeremy Frank (New York, NY) and won 461 to 302 (a spread of 159). Before this event, Kaitz had not played Frank in at least 8 years. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 8-4, +530. Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 13		Kaitz played #26 Joe Weinike (New York, NY) and lost 305 to 378 (a spread of -73). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kaitz’s record vs. Weinike in the 8 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). 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: L. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #8. Current record: 8-5, +457.
Round 14		Kaitz played #8 Scott Appel (Trenton, NJ) and won 547 to 352 (a spread of 195). The last time these two played was 2006-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kaitz’s record vs. Appel in the 8 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-5, +652. Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 15		Kaitz played #18 Augustine Adda (Belleville, NJ) and won 456 to 357 (a spread of 99). The last time these two played was 2007-04 at: BOSTON AREA TOURNAMENT Kaitz’s record vs. Adda in the 8 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. Past 73-84 months: no games. Past 85-96 months: no games. Current ranking: #5. Current record: 10-5, +751.
After the Tournament		Kaitz is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).

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