Baruch Spinoza

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(GM) Paul Morphy (RIP)
GM Robert James Fischer (RIP)
GM Jose Raul Capablanca (RIP)
GM Garry Kasparov
GM Vishy Anand
GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Levon Aronian
GM Hikaru Nakamura
GM Wesley So

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Summer Leg Final Standings

L E A D E R B O A R D
updated Thu Oct 4, 17:29
User Net Worth
(1) JamesBJames 21,281
(2) Barok Espinosa 18,186
(3) VoodooVoodoo 10,884
(4) Midas Touch 8,022
(5) bubuli55 7,544
(6) Beholder 7,524
(7) thomastonk 6,687
(8) Touch of Knight 6,537
(9) Annie K. 6,363
(10) wordfunph 5,693
(11) AsosLight 4,232
(12) blade2012 3,755

Total: 317

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<<ARMENIA! ARMENIA! ARMENIA!>>

World Chess Olympiad: WINNER (GOLD) : Armenia [info] 1235 LIVE BET 5:1 5.83 7,200 Sep-10-12, 2012.

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<<Natalija Pogonina All the Way!>> 2012 Russian Women's Superfinals Champion!!!

Russian Women's Superfinals: WINNER : Pogonina [cash in ticket] 150 YOU WIN! COLLECT 2446 15:1 16.31 2,446 Aug-13-12, 2012.

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<<<Nash equilibrium>>>

In game theory, Nash equilibrium (named after John Forbes Nash, who proposed it) is a solution concept of a game involving two or more players, in which each player is assumed to know the equilibrium strategies of the other players, and no player has anything to gain by changing only his or her own strategy unilaterally. If each player has chosen a strategy and no player can benefit by changing his or her strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged, then the current set of strategy choices and the corresponding payoffs constitute a Nash equilibrium.

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<<<Zero-Sum>>>

In game theory and economic theory, zero-sum describes a situation in which a participant's gain or loss is exactly balanced by the losses or gains of the other participant(s). If the total gains of the participants are added up, and the total losses are subtracted, they will sum to zero. Zero-sum can be thought of more generally as constant sum where the benefits and losses to all players sum to the same value of money (or utility).

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What's New

<<<The fourth season of the ChessBookie Game ended on March 25th. This years winner is Barok Espinosa, who wins a $100 Amazon Gift Certificate, a free one year premium membership, and a high quality T-shirt sporting the Chessgames logo.>>>

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<<<WINTER LEG FINAL STANDINGS>>>

WORLD CHESSBOOKIE CHAMPION, 2010.

ACCOUNT: Barok Espinosa
FUNDS: 75,984 chessbucks
NET WORTH: 75,984 chessbucks (max bet: 10000)

Winter Leg Standings
updated Thu Mar 25, 21:48
# User Net Worth
1. Barok Espinosa 75,984
2. Chnebelgrind 72,000
3. moronovich 42,815
4. Sneaky 38,059
5. Messiah 31,873
6. Robin01 30,129
7. Selkirk 26,854
8. gus inn 23,133
9. refutor 19,490
10. 4tmac 17,513
11. grobler 17,104
12. gunsan 16,623
13. ROADDOG 16,230
14. Inertia 12,321
15. bennytschet 11,539
16. malthrope 11,511
17. acirce 10,019
18. hcbsb 10,000
18. feripe 10,000
18. Micawbr 10,000
21. Buford 9,623
22. holland oats 9,550
23. ChessWriter 9,121
24. ycsidney 8,555
25. Bob726 8,500
26. noctiferus 8,113
27. fref 7,624
28. Pyke 7,149
29. Alfa110 6,687
30. dakgootje 6,356
31. jameskobe 4,451
32. disco40 4,076
33. Rookheight 4,053
34. k0mi 3,786
35. iamcoolright 3,719
36. AlekhineKid 3,445
37. kvi5leva 3,242
38. sandmanbrig 3,170
39. duchamp64 2,893
40. Naja 2,833
41. 1. h4 2,785
42. QR1 2,774
43. Nightranger 2,522
44. isemeria 2,406
45. plimko 2,271
46. technical draw 2,168
47. DaBenko 2,146
48. wcpl162 2,116
49. hinkhonkdonk 2,050
50. Whitehat1963 1,880
51. Jaideepblue 1,863
52. dunkenchess 1,842
53. mpe 1,788
54. rapidcitychess 1,750
55. wienke7 1,747
56. dylam 1,738
57. rookdens 1,729
58. Doctor Who 1,685
59. Kvasir 1,658
60. Method B 1,600
61. COHandshake 1,571
61. poolbath1 1,571
63. cormacobrien 1,567
64. mrbiggs 1,559
65. alexcooper1 1,524
66. midi900 1,519
67. leoloren 1,483
68. Sankara 1,479
69. geladar 1,440
70. WinKing 1,417
71. algol 1,410
72. Bad Star 1,384
73. bennyr 1,378
74. rj909 1,376
75. marekg248 1,374
76. Blunderdome 1,373
77. gropek 1,367
78. kinghunter 1,358
79. Bruno the 2nd 1,346
80. Mike1964 1,343
81. jpcsacristan 1,340
82. frenchfan 1,339
83. Bent Bexley 1,320
84. CRISMELDRE 1,292
85. superpilot 1,288
86. jotuvillo 1,286
87. Augalv 1,270
88. KnightFortress 1,261
89. hansi3b 1,243
90. pavlikeni 1,239
91. pshuk 1,220
92. fm avari viraf 1,217
93. iron maiden 1,195
94. jperr75108 1,192
95. ontocaustic 1,183
96. Brandon plays 1,176
97. Belgardo 1,168
98. mikedressner 1,161
99. generaldamage 1,155
100. corbulo 1,148
101. DoubleDude 1,141
102. frkind 1,140
103. randomsac 1,138
104. Gryznx 1,135
105. suenteus po 147 1,123
106. Eisenheim 1,120
107. MrkiKondor 1,117
108. randzo 1,116
109. JonathanJ 1,110
109. tsyer 1,110
111. asi94 1,109
112. Mormegil 1,094
113. ll931110 1,090
114. hogoapen 1,083
115. Zavoosh 1,081
115. kakarot 1,081
117. KTDEMMER6 1,079
118. snaji 1,076
119. talisman 1,073
120. jimmzeh 1,072
121. heopanse 1,068
122. The Famous Chess Cat 1,067
123. Greygreen 1,060
123. Arthur.J.Fizelbotom 1,060
125. Marmot PFL 1,057
126. vuchamchi 1,056
127. Paul Orton 1,055
128. queenfortwopawns 1,054
129. rvf263 1,053
130. vmaster 1,050
130. viridomaros 1,050
132. Caissanist 1,047
133. Hoozits 1,046
134. messachess 1,045
135. julchen 1,044
136. dotsamoht 1,035
137. deadlysin 1,031
138. Something not kosher 1,027
139. cornking2000 1,025
140. YuanTi 1,024
141. Akavall 1,022
142. braimondi 1,018
143. searchforbobby1 1,017
144. alphabwl 1,016
145. Marco25440 1,015
146. Fazwe 1,011
147. zpupster 1,009
148. Coach John 1,008
148. bimwi 1,008
150. bubuli55 1,006
151. Cushion 1,005

Total number of contestants: 433

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<My most notable bet that was the turning point of the game!>

Amber Rapid Rd 8: Kramnik vs Carlsen : Draw [cash in ticket] 10000 YOU WIN! COLLECT 25255 3:2 2.53 25,255 Mar-21-10

<My Best No-Fear Bet!>

Amber Rapid Rd 6: Kramnik vs Smeets : Kramnik [cash in ticket] 6500 YOU WIN! COLLECT 10846 2:3 1.67 10,846 Mar-19-10

<Alexander the Great!>

Amber Blindfold: Winner : Grischuk [cash in ticket] 600 YOU WIN! COLLECT 2118 5:2 3.53 2,118 Mar-25-10

<Satisfaction guaranteed!>

Amber Rapid: Winner : Carlsen [cash in ticket] 1900 YOU WIN! COLLECT 3950 9:4 3.30 3,950 Mar-25-10

Amber Rapid: Winner : Ivanchuk [cash in ticket] 150 YOU WIN! COLLECT 1264 21:1 22.41 1,264 Mar-25-10

<I still believe in you, Chucky!>

Amber: Winner : Ivanchuk [cash in ticket] 160 YOU WIN! COLLECT 1925 37:1 38.22 1,925 Mar-25-10

<Magnus the Great!!!>

Amber: Winner : Carlsen [cash in ticket] 4740 YOU WIN! COLLECT 8017 10:7 2.44 8,017 Mar-25-10

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What's New

<<< Congratulations to "Barok Espinosa" who's wild last-minute wagers rocketed him to the #1 spot in the ChessBookie Game. He wins a free year of premium membership and qualifies for the ChessBookie Championship which starts on January 1st, 2010. >>>

<<<FALL LEG CHAMPION, 2009.>>>

ACCOUNT: Barok Espinosa
FUNDS: 21,072 chessbucks
NET WORTH: 21,072 chessbucks

Fall Leg Standings
updated Tue Dec 29, 13:19
# User Net Worth
1. Barok Espinosa 21,072
2. SwitchingQuylthulg 19,623
3. malthrope 12,879
4. BlackDahlia 10,740
5. kspiteri 9,533
6. dalbertz 9,073
7. Inertia 8,116
8. wallytherhino 7,187
9. angeloram 6,982
10. Shadowmancer 6,298
11. kurtrichards 6,220
12. a4a5 6,195
13. spawn2 5,950
14. Chess Gambler 5,622
15. Blueoct 4,814
16. Kinghunt 4,810
17. DrStrangemove 4,474
18. FHBradley 4,386
19. gunsan 4,000
20. Holden 3,393
21. Akavall 3,163
22. arman07 3,027
23. rusticbull 2,990
24. kidlat1994 2,948
25. truefriends 2,723
26. Ghost of Merlin 2,710
27. laskersteinitz 2,393
28. ppeti84 2,338
29. Green Bonsai 2,267
30. fref 2,200
31. cornholio denali 2,140
32. DanRoss53 2,100
33. MoonlitKnight 2,084
34. Tomek504 2,082
35. hardbishop 2,080
36. Moonstone 2,006
37. kingsindian2006 1,934
38. DeepTrouble 1,927
39. Touch of Knight 1,896
40. eternaloptimist 1,866
41. Kris Kringle 1,796
42. Ragh 1,756
43. Sastre 1,748
44. tal60 1,714
45. martin moller 1,655
46. Xaurus 1,647
47. greenrook 1,544
48. thundershock2k 1,535
49. Nightranger 1,533
50. DeltaHawk 1,517
51. yxcvbnm 1,514
52. firexed3 1,512
53. Jack Sparrow 1,511
54. matherd1 1,502
55. Manic 1,484
56. MarbleSkull 1,474
57. iamcoolright 1,463
58. Aas 1,433
59. duchamp64 1,429
60. jack1501 1,428
61. you vs yourself 1,417
62. Thecheckmater 1,405
63. Ezzy 1,379
64. KKW 1,373
65. joebuck 1,369
66. HowDoesTheHorsieMove 1,358
67. Jaideepblue 1,356
68. gordio 1,350
69. heopanse 1,346
70. Snurdly 1,341
71. child in time 1,328
72. mirimiri 1,316
73. MrkiKondor 1,311
74. queener 1,305
75. danton205 1,297
76. VaselineTopLove 1,287
77. offramp 1,282
78. pixelpusher 1,278
79. Chessorpain 1,275
80. su3eichfeld 1,274
80. jundakki 1,274
82. DEEPERGRAY 1,272
82. Xenon Oxide 1,272
84. Wayne Proudlove 1,270
85. macalmi 1,266
85. micliam 1,266
85. davepinoy 1,266
88. gauer 1,263
89. Bob726 1,261
90. nvmea 1,257
91. randzo 1,256
92. COHandshake 1,253
93. acirce 1,250
94. nintenchess 1,241
95. amadeus 1,239
96. Bozantium 1,232
97. Kingsung 1,229
98. Morphystyle 1,228
99. AuN1 1,225
100. Boomie 1,224
101. Woodpusher 1,216
102. Mormegil 1,214
103. MrGlant 1,207
104. StevieB 1,202
105. Assa S. Sin 1,200
106. Landman 1,199
107. Jovan J 1,196
108. philchess 1,191
109. benjinathan 1,175
110. jluijendijk 1,163
111. Interbond 1,158
112. mrbiggs 1,154
113. jluiscool 1,153
114. stardust762 1,151
115. skelley23 1,146
116. Max of Tat 1,137
117. noctiferus 1,135
118. Kasparkov 1,133
119. Putakti 1,111
120. kkkk 1,109
121. gmjoey 1,108
121. fab11mt 1,108
123. sagahelten 1,107
124. ste10987 1,103
125. Ichiro 1,100
126. Parkingsong 1,097
127. Zavoosh 1,095
128. CoryLetain 1,092
129. rezubler 1,091
130. BlackWaive 1,084
131. robmtchl 1,080
132. Nf3em 1,073
133. asaf94 1,068
133. Meatwad 1,068
133. volvak 1,068
136. kotovsyndrome 1,066
137. bartolome 1,063
138. peterp 1,061
139. AllTheHype 1,055
140. ontocaustic 1,054
140. gilbav 1,054
140. juan31 1,054
143. vikinx 1,053
143. webmaster44 1,053
145. AgentRgent 1,051
146. Bigc08 1,050
147. furrer 1,047
147. Resignation Trap 1,047
149. Sbetsho 1,045
150. Eisenheim 1,042
151. test 10 1,041
152. corbulo 1,040
152. alexirc 1,040
154. hungry hippo 1,036
155. Greygreen 1,034
155. otc 1,034
155. GMNick 1,034
158. Guimuco 1,029
159. lilia 1,028
160. Formula7 1,026
161. Qb6 1,025
162. ARubinstein 1,024
163. newton296 1,021
164. willemjvdw 1,019
165. DiskFunkTionaL 1,018
166. TheaN 1,014
167. algol 1,011
168. chesspro8 1,009
168. Strack 1,009
170. cyberus17 1,007
170. capybara 1,007
172. patteberry 1,006
173. filmpjekomtzo 1,003
174. Braghar 1,002
175. WhiteDaisy 1,000