November 14–16, 2008
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WPC 2008: Amit Chakrabarti [#7]

On this page, you will find information about Amit Chakrabarti, who is competing at the 2008 World Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 15-9, +318, and is ranked #7.

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 Amit Chakrabarti]

Given name(s): Amit
Surname(s): Chakrabarti
Home: Hanover, NH, United States
Awards: Winner BAT 2001, Atlantic City 2002, Parsippany SOWPODS 2003
Hobbies: Reading, music, cooking
Occupation: Computer Scientist
NSC 2002 Division: 1
NSC 2002 Rank: 71/132, 15-16 +328
NSC 2004 Division: 1
NSC 2004 Rank: 107/172, 14-16 -60
WSC 2003 Rank: 59
2008 WPC Team: United States

Round by Round
High score: 575 Average for: 430 Average against: 417
Round 1	Australia	Chakrabarti played #12 Carmel Dodd (AUS) and won 386 to 256 (a spread of 130). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 1-0, +130.
Round 2	Australia	Chakrabarti played #5 John Barker (AUS) and won 412 to 381 (a spread of 31). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 2-0, +161. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3	United States	Chakrabarti played #24 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and won 575 to 362 (a spread of 213). Current ranking: #1. Current record: 3-0, +374. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 4	Australia	Chakrabarti played #15 David Eldar (AUS) and lost 383 to 431 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 3-1, +326. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	United States	Chakrabarti played #34 Steve Polatnick (USA) and won 529 to 420 (a spread of 109). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 4-1, +435. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6	United States	Chakrabarti played #10 Chris Cree (USA) and won 433 to 408 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 5-1, +460. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7	Thailand	Chakrabarti played #39 Nawapadol Sayavesa (THA) and lost 400 to 450 (a spread of -50). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 5-2, +410.
Round 8	England	Chakrabarti played #38 Phil Robertshaw (Eng) and won 457 to 419 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 6-2, +448. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 9	United States	Chakrabarti played #16 Marty Gabriel (USA) and won 462 to 346 (a spread of 116). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 7-2, +564. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10	Malaysia	Chakrabarti played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) and won 463 to 377 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 8-2, +650.
Round 11	Malta	Chakrabarti played #6 Theresa Camilleri (MLT) and lost 353 to 456 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 8-3, +547.
Round 12	United States	Chakrabarti played #1 Tim Adamson (USA) and won 488 to 430 (a spread of 58). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 9-3, +605. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Romania	Chakrabarti played #41 Adrian Tamas (ROM) and lost 366 to 477 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 9-4, +494. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 14	United States	Chakrabarti played #4 Nick Ball (USA) and won 470 to 437 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +527. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15	Australia	Chakrabarti played #22 Bob Jackman (AUS) and won 425 to 420 (a spread of 5). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 11-4, +532.
Round 16	Malaysia	Chakrabarti played #37 Nigel Richards (MYS) again and lost 401 to 497 (a spread of -96). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 11-5, +436. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17	United States	Chakrabarti played #29 John Luebkemann (USA) and won 464 to 352 (a spread of 112). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 12-5, +548. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 18	United States	Chakrabarti played #44 Dave Wiegand (USA) and lost 305 to 475 (a spread of -170). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 12-6, +378. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 19	United States	Chakrabarti played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) and won 500 to 392 (a spread of 108). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 13-6, +486. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 20	United States	Chakrabarti played #42 Geoff Thevenot (USA) and lost 396 to 513 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 13-7, +369.
Round 21	United States	Chakrabarti played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) again and won 480 to 398 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 14-7, +451.
Round 22	Australia	Chakrabarti played #15 David Eldar (AUS) again and lost 438 to 445 (a spread of -7). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 14-8, +444. Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23	New Zealand	Chakrabarti played #43 Howard Warner (NZL) and lost 299 to 524 (a spread of -225). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 14-9, +219.
Round 24	United States	Chakrabarti played #2 Peter Armstrong (USA) for the third time and won 446 to 347 (a spread of 99). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 15-9, +318.

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