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NASC 2015: Amit Chakrabarti [CSW-18]

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On this page, you will find information about Amit Chakrabarti, who is competing at the 2015 North American SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 18-13, -190, and is ranked #9 in Division CSW.

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: BAT 2001, 2010; Atlantic City 2002, NY area SOWPODS 2003
Hobbies: Reading, music, cooking
Round by Round

High score: 536
Average for: 419
Average against: 427

Round 1

[photo of Jean McArthur]

Chakrabarti played #27 Jean McArthur (Austin, TX) and won 467 to 385 (a spread of 82).

Current ranking: #17.

Current record: 1-0, +82.

Round 2

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Chakrabarti played #38 Mark Francillon (Marlboro, VT) and won 418 to 396 (a spread of 22).

Current ranking: #13.

Current record: 2-0, +104.

Round 3

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Chakrabarti played #5 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and won 533 to 361 (a spread of 172).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 3-0, +276.

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

Round 4

[photo of Austin Shin]

Chakrabarti played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) and won 536 to 448 (a spread of 88).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 4-0, +364.

Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 5

[photo of Becky Dyer]

Chakrabarti played #26 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 306 to 523 (a spread of -217).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 4-1, +147.

Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 6

[photo of Jason Ubeika]

Chakrabarti played #23 Jason Ubeika (Mississauga ON) and won 470 to 332 (a spread of 138).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 5-1, +285.

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

Round 7

[photo of Walker Willingham]

Chakrabarti played #31 Walker Willingham (Bainbridge Island, WA) and won 526 to 405 (a spread of 121).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 6-1, +406.

Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 8

[photo of Bob Jackman]

Chakrabarti played #45 Bob Jackman (Australia) and won 408 to 336 (a spread of 72).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 7-1, +478.

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

Round 9

[photo of John O'Laughlin]

Chakrabarti played #2 John O'Laughlin (San Francisco, CA) and lost 333 to 508 (a spread of -175).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 7-2, +303.

Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 10

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Chakrabarti played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and won 459 to 355 (a spread of 104).

Current ranking: #3.

Current record: 8-2, +407.

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

Round 11

[photo of Dave Wiegand]

Chakrabarti played #1 Dave Wiegand (Portland, OR) and lost 366 to 485 (a spread of -119).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 8-3, +288.

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

Round 12

[photo of Nick Ball]

Chakrabarti played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) and won 422 to 388 (a spread of 34).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 9-3, +322.

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

Round 13

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Chakrabarti played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) and lost 388 to 454 (a spread of -66).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 9-4, +256.

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

Round 14

[photo of Jason Broersma]

Chakrabarti played #30 Jason Broersma (Caledon ON) and won 472 to 398 (a spread of 74).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 10-4, +330.

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

Round 15

[photo of Geoffrey Newman]

Chakrabarti played #16 Geoffrey Newman (Brampton ON) and won 489 to 476 (a spread of 13).

Current ranking: #5.

Current record: 11-4, +343.

Chakrabarti is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).

Round 16

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Chakrabarti played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) and lost 358 to 475 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 11-5, +226.

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

Round 17

[photo of Leslie Charles]

Chakrabarti played #24 Leslie Charles (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 429 to 432 (a spread of -3).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 11-6, +223.

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

Round 18

[photo of Peter Armstrong]

Chakrabarti played #4 Peter Armstrong (Oakland, CA) again and won 433 to 376 (a spread of 57).

Current ranking: #8.

Current record: 12-6, +280.

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

Round 19

[photo of Austin Shin]

Chakrabarti played #17 Austin Shin (United Kingdom) again and lost 395 to 409 (a spread of -14).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 12-7, +266.

Round 20

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Chakrabarti played #3 Joel Wapnick (Montreal QC) and lost 393 to 439 (a spread of -46).

Current ranking: #12.

Current record: 12-8, +220.

Round 21

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Chakrabarti played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) and lost 371 to 573 (a spread of -202).

Current ranking: #16.

Current record: 12-9, +18.

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

Round 22  

Chakrabarti recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points.

Current ranking: #14.

Current record: 13-9, +68.

Round 23

[photo of Tony Leah]

Chakrabarti played #12 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and won 426 to 419 (a spread of 7).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 14-9, +75.

Round 24

[photo of Robert Linn]

Chakrabarti played #9 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 472 to 355 (a spread of 117).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 15-9, +192.

Round 25

[photo of Stefan Rau]

Chakrabarti played #7 Stefan Rau (Hudson, NY) again and won 404 to 396 (a spread of 8).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-9, +200.

Round 26

[photo of Nick Ball]

Chakrabarti played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) again and lost 314 to 556 (a spread of -242).

Current ranking: #4.

Current record: 16-10, -42.

Round 27

[photo of Steve Polatnick]

Chakrabarti played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) again and lost 379 to 462 (a spread of -83).

Current ranking: #7.

Current record: 16-11, -125.

Round 28

[photo of Bradley Whitmarsh]

Chakrabarti played #6 Bradley Whitmarsh (Attleboro, MA) again and lost 340 to 488 (a spread of -148).

Current ranking: #11.

Current record: 16-12, -273.

Round 29

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Chakrabarti played #35 Amalan Iyengar (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 498 to 301 (a spread of 197).

Current ranking: #10.

Current record: 17-12, -76.

Round 30

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Chakrabarti played #29 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and won 414 to 395 (a spread of 19).

Current ranking: #6.

Current record: 18-12, -57.

Round 31

[photo of Nick Ball]

Chakrabarti played #10 Nick Ball (San Bruno, CA) for the third time and lost 348 to 481 (a spread of -133).

Current ranking: #9.

Current record: 18-13, -190.


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