Mohan Verghese Chunkath (#25) at WSC 2001

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Mohan Verghese Chunkath (#25) at WSC 2001

Background Information
Larger photo available	Given name(s): Mohan Verghese Surname(s): Chunkath Home: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Age: 45 Awards: 1999 2001 NSC Hobbies: Crosswords; Origami Occupation: Civil Service WSC 1999 Rank: 21 WSC 2001 Team: India

Tournament Ups and Downs

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

Round-by-Round
High score: 498 Average for: 395 Average against: 401
Round 1		Chunkath played #69 Samuel Fomum Tanee (Cameroon) and won 407 to 321 (a spread of 86) . Current ranking: #17. Current record: 1-0, +86.
Round 2		Chunkath played #03 David William Boys (Canada) and lost 376 to 416 (a spread of -40) . Current ranking: #40. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3		Chunkath played #33 Roland Filio (Philippines) and won 419 to 306 (a spread of 113) . Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-1, +159.
Round 4	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #35 Howard Warner (New Zealand) and lost 358 to 390 (a spread of -32) . Current ranking: #35. Current record: 2-2, +127.
Round 5		Chunkath played #80 Andrew Perry (England) and lost 290 to 431 (a spread of -141) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 2-3, -14.
Round 6		Chunkath played #47 Peter (Pepito) Arreola (Saudi Arabia) and won 425 to 378 (a spread of 47) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 3-3, +33.
Round 7		Chunkath played #18 Peter Elbourne (Malta) and won 498 to 421 (a spread of 77) . Current ranking: #37. Current record: 4-3, +110.
Round 8		Chunkath played #20 Sammy Okosagah (Nigeria) and lost 375 to 400 (a spread of -25) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 4-4, +85.
Round 9	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #52 Trevor Mark Hovelmeier (South Africa) and lost 337 to 464 (a spread of -127) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 4-5, -42.
Round 10		Chunkath played #73 James Kramer (United States) and won 458 to 297 (a spread of 161) . Current ranking: #45. Current record: 5-5, +119.
Round 11		Chunkath played #45 Rashid Khan (Pakistan) and lost 374 to 390 (a spread of -16) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 5-6, +103.
Round 12	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #51 Keiichiro Hirai (Japan) and won 486 to 336 (a spread of 150) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 6-6, +253.
Round 13		Chunkath played #60 Siu Hean Cheah (Singapore) and won 411 to 333 (a spread of 78) . Current ranking: #33. Current record: 7-6, +331.
Round 14	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #07 Jeff Grant (New Zealand) and lost 430 to 495 (a spread of -65) . Current ranking: #41. Current record: 7-7, +266. Chunkath is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 15		Chunkath played #84 Evan Simpson (England) and lost 377 to 459 (a spread of -82) . Current ranking: #50. Current record: 7-8, +184.
Round 16	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #16 David Acton (England) and won 455 to 429 (a spread of 26) . Current ranking: #43. Current record: 8-8, +210.
Round 17		Chunkath played #46 Ganesh Asirvatham (Malaysia) and lost 317 to 501 (a spread of -184) . Current ranking: #51. Current record: 8-9, +26. Chunkath is mentioned in this round's commentary (1 hit). Chunkath is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).
Round 18		Chunkath played #71 Ron Hoekstra (Canada) and won 410 to 383 (a spread of 27) . Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +53.
Round 19		Chunkath played #28 Zev Kaufman (Canada) and lost 425 to 554 (a spread of -129) . Current ranking: #55. Current record: 9-10, -76.
Round 20	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #23 Jakkrit Klaphajone (Thailand) and won 428 to 393 (a spread of 35) . Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-10, -41.
Round 21	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #79 Edward Okulicz (Australia) and lost 360 to 378 (a spread of -18) . Current ranking: #54. Current record: 10-11, -59.
Round 22	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #74 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Sri Lanka) and won 389 to 364 (a spread of 25) . Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, -34.
Round 23	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #82 Michael Arthur Quao (Ghana) and lost 335 to 357 (a spread of -22) . Current ranking: #53. Current record: 11-12, -56.
Round 24	Larger photo available	Chunkath played #14 Steven Gruzd (South Africa) and lost 337 to 439 (a spread of -102) . Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-13, -158. Chunkath is mentioned in this round's commentary (2 hits). Chunkath is mentioned in this round's photo captions (1 hit).

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