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Penguincw
Member since Dec-22-10 · Last seen Apr-20-18

♔ MY PROFILE ♔
I'd like to thank the user who gave me a year of premium services from Feb/14/2012-Feb/14/2013 and the user who gave me 3 years of premium services from Dec/26/2015-Dec/26/2018. :)
★★★ BIOGRAPHY ★★★
I prefer not to reveal too much about myself, but have the following words to say:
I'm a Canadian. I picked up chess in 2009, and joined this site just over a year later.
Outside of chess, I also like to watch sports (who doesn't), and even play sports (even though I'm not great at it). Baseball is by far my favourite sport.
★★★ GAME COLLECTIONS ★★★
Penguincw's Game Collections
To view all my collections, see here: Game Collection: 0: Table of Contents.
★★★ CHESS PUZZLES ★★★
Here are some chess puzzles I composed. I'm not a very strong composer, but they should be fun to solve nevertheless. However, since my forum won't always be open, I decided to use one of my game collections for that purpose:
Game Collection: Chess Puzzles
Here's a sample:
White to move, mate in three

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Solution: (click on above game collection)
★★★ ACHIEVEMENTS ★★★
Here's my short list of achievements on this site (other than achievements relating to the prediction contests, which are listed further below):
966th user to open up their forum.
Became the 45th user to reach 13,000 posts (unofficial).
Only the 2nd user (honour shared with 7 other users) to win a membership from the Santa Claus draw twice.
In the ChessBookie Game, finished first in the Championship 2015 preseason with 1727 cbs, 174 cbs ahead of 2nd place. Also, in the Fall 2014 preseason, I finished in 2nd with 1418 cbs, just 40 cbs behind first at the last known update.
4th user, and 3rd overall (after <SwitchingQuylthulg> (x2), <wordfunph> and <Annie K.>) to run the ChessBookie Game.
At the 2016 Caissar Awards, I was nominated and won the "Most Helpful" award for 2015.
In Spring 2016, I became the 172nd user to qualify for the Championship Leg in the ChessBookie Game, finishing in 10th place with 4,204 cbs. (fact-checking needed)
★★★ PREDICTION CONTESTS ★★★
I like competing in the prediction contests, and so far, have won these medals (along with the rank listed):
<Golden Executive>
♔♔♔♕♕♕♕♖♖♖♖♖♖♖ (3 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze; 23rd)
<chessmoron> (hosted by <OhioChessFan>) ♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗ (10 gold, 12 silver, 22 bronze; 10th)
<lostemperor>
♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♖♖♖♖ (7 gold, 4 bronze; 3rd)
<Overall>
♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♕♕♕♕♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♗- ♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗ (20 gold, 16 silver, 33 bronze; 8th)
Updated through Tata Steel 2018.
<Golden Executive>'s Games Prediction Contest: User: Golden Executive
<chessmoron>'s Moves Prediction Contest (hosted by <OhioChessFan>): User: OhioChessFan
<lostemperor>'s Final Standings Prediction Contest: User: lostemperor
Other Notable Achievements:
Only user to ever win a quadruple crown (London Chess Classic 2011) in the Moves Prediction Contest (or any contest for that matter).
Only user to ever win a Betting title crown in the Games Prediction Contest, and defend it the very next year, same tournament (Tata Steel 2014 & 2015).
First user to ever win a gold medal in each of the 3 contests from the same tournament (Tata Steel 2015).
The 4th user to have won at least 3 golds in 3 different contests (after <chessmoron>, <lostemperor> and <SwitchingQuylthulg>). Members of this club are unofficially considered to be "grandmasters" of the prediction contests.
For the 7th consecutive year (2011-2017), I have won at least one gold medal in one of the contests. I am one of just 6 active users to have done so, the others being <chessmoron>, <cromat>, <lostemperor>, <SwitchingQuylthulg> and <WinKing>.
★★★ NOTABLE POSTS ★★★
I've made over 13,000 posts, but not all posts are created equally. In fact, most of them don't have too much value, but here are some of my best posts:
Probably my most "viral" post to date (introducing the now defunct Chessgames Playing Zone The Kibitzer's Café
Probably the first <on the internet> to notice the Original Six sweep the Tampa Bay Lightning were going through during the Stanley Cup playoffs, 2015: Mating Net chessforum.
More posts will be added as time progresses.
Here are some of my favourite posts by <other users> around the site (no reason given to some):
The Kibitzer's Café
SwitchingQuylthulg chessforum
chessgames.com chessforum
<YouRang> describes his Hall of Fame (which I am in): YouRang chessforum
Golden Executive chessforum (kibitz #3235)

More posts will be added as time progresses.

>> Click here to see Penguincw's game collections.

   Current net-worth: 1,372 chessbucks
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   Apr-20-18 OhioChessFan chessforum

Penguincw: Hi <chessmoron>. You seem to be missing <Switch>'s predictions. He got: Radjabov - Mamedov 1/2-1/2 29 (good for 5 points) Carlsen - Navara 1/2-1/2 44 (good for 7 points) Topalov - Giri 1/2-1/2 41 (good for 6 points) Luckily, it doesn't affect any other scoring so ...

   Apr-20-18 Jeremy Lim

Penguincw: < Technically, I think there could be a quadruple play, similar to the "fourth out." Bases loaded, runners go, bunt popped up, caught, throw to second for two, throw to first for three. The runner on third crosses home and doesn't return because of three outs. The team in the ...

   Apr-20-18 V Chuchelov vs Eljanov, 2008

Penguincw: Since I was able to come close to solving the Wednesday puzzle, I decided to try the Thursday puzzle. And since I came close to solving the Thursday puzzle, I will try the Friday puzzle. And well, I came close to solving it, again. Sucks that the rook is pinned. Gotta make the ...

   Apr-19-18 S Gupta vs F Grafl, 2016

Penguincw: Since I was able to get something out of Wednesday's puzzle, I guess I should try Thursday's puzzle. And I almost got it. The correct line is a line I saw, but rejected. 21.Rxg7 Kxg7 22.e6+ f6 23.Nd4 Rxd4. At this point, I would've played 24.Rg1+, but black has a saving move of ...

   Apr-19-18 Carlsen vs Navara, 2018

Penguincw: < Classical games: Magnus Carlsen tied David Navara 1 to 1, with 4 draws. > When Carlsen has white, he's +1,-1,=1. Two decisive games coming in 2007 and 2008. First time Carlsen's had white since 2008. All meetings classical time controls. All draws so far, so 10 way tie for

   Apr-19-18 Golden Executive chessforum

Penguincw: Round 2: Radjabov - Mamedov 1/2-1/2 Carlsen - Navara 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek - Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2 Karjakin - Ding 1/2-1/2 Topalov - Giri 1-0

   Apr-19-18 lostemperor chessforum

Penguincw: The tournament started about 4.5 hours ago.

   Apr-18-18 Chessgames Bookie chessforum

Penguincw: < Also � I wasn't aware that the US Championship started today > I was hoping those bets could still count as a mid-tournament bet. I guess it could still be done later. --- I also noticed for US Championship: Weird First Moves , 1.f3 is missing. I guess at this point it ...

   Apr-18-18 Gashimov Memorial (2018)

Penguincw: By the way, is there any 40 move rule or something in this tournament? Thanks in advance.

   Apr-18-18 Svidler vs Kramnik, 1999

Penguincw: Ooh, there's a queen sac. This is back-to-back Wednesdays now that I've been able to get something tangible. I almost got it. 30.Qxh5+ gxh5 31.Bd3+ f5 33.Bxf5+ Kh6 I got. Thank goodness Kramnik resigned by then, because I would not have gotten the follow up of <34.Bg7# 1-0>.

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March of the Penguins

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Jan-03-18		Penguincw: As for hockey, the 4 seeds did put up some fight. Canada cruised easily, but should they have even allowed 2 goals? Meanwhile, Sweden only got by Slovakia by a score of 3-2. Shocking! The Americans did beat the Russians, 4-2. DEN beat BLR in Game 1. We're both 3/4. SWE-USA game will decide all, for us.

Jan-04-18		Check It Out: Hockey, eh? Is that the northern version of futbol?

Jan-04-18		OhioChessFan: <How cold is it in Canada right now? Too cold for even penguins, apparently. The frigid temperatures in Alberta this weekend forced keepers at the Calgary Zoo to bring their resident king penguins inside on multiple occasions.> https://www.aol.com/article/news/20...

Jan-04-18		tpstar: The U.S. is so cold that Democrats are keeping their hands in their own pockets. Go Canada, eh.

Jan-04-18		Penguincw: < Check It Out: Hockey, eh? Is that the northern version of futbol? > Funny, just the other day I was debating with some guys whether or not hockey is essentially ice football (football as in soccer). < OhioChessFan > Yeah, it's cold. I think it might be even colder than the South Pole. I can't remember the last time I've been able to open my windows, not that I want to (this does occur several times a year). I believe Canada's capital city, Ottawa, recently passed Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar as the coldest capital city in the world. As for penguin life, well you know, us birds are designed to withstand cold weather, but the chicks are not, yet. As you can see in documentaries such as "March of the Penguins", it's very possible (and likely) that the eggshell of a chick can freeze. < tpstar: The U.S. is so cold that Democrats are keeping their hands in their own pockets. > I can tell you from personal experience, a pair of gloves is way better than hands in pockets. < Go Canada, eh. > Go Canada. You can beat the Czechs. :)

Jan-04-18		Penguincw: And Sweden beats the U.S., as this contest is practically over. <Switch> gets the gold, I get the silver. Let's see who will get the gold, silver and bronze at the actual competition. The U.S. had their chances, especially in the 1st period, when they were down 1-0, but on the powerplay. Sweden was a little sloppy with changing, as the U.S. managed to pull off a 3 on 0 rush, with their 3 best forwards nonetheless. But they couldn't score, and actually took a penalty too. On a side note, surprised how empty the stadiums looked. Though cold weather (like mentioned above), and other factors (such as expensive tickets) can't help.

Jan-04-18		Penguincw: I forgot to mention that Sweden is looking scary, as they haven't trailed yet in the tournament. Assuming Canada advances, that's who they'll face for the gold. I'm sure Canada is glad that the Americans lost - because it's U.S.A., and also previous results weren't that great, but Sweden isn't a practice team.

Jan-05-18		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Canada's 53% power play percentage after the group stage is scary to put it mildly! It will probably come down a bit in the playoffs> Tell me it's going to come down a bit. It's not really possible for a hockey team to maintain a PP% like that game after game... please?

Jan-06-18		Penguincw: < Switch: ... Tell me it's going to come down a bit. It's not really possible for a hockey team to maintain a PP% like that game after game... please? > Well Canada's powerplay was shutout on the night, and even surrendered a short handed goal. But no matter, because the gold is back in Canada! Great effort by the Swedes regardless, and nice job by the Americans to take the bronze. As for this contest, ♔ SwitchingQuylthulg, 6 ♕ Penguincw, 5 (hmm, identical standings and scores as the IIHF Championship last May) HOF Standings: ♔♔♔♔♕ <SwitchingQuylthulg> ♔♔♕♕♖ <Penguincw> ♔ <Mating Net> (assuming the World Cup of Hockey 2016 doesn't count, but if it does, add a gold for <SwitchingQuylthulg> and I) Thanks all for playing, and see you next time, which will likely be ... the Olympics next month.

Jan-06-18		SwitchingQuylthulg: <(hmm, identical standings and scores as the IIHF Championship last May)> Where I guaranteed the gold when Sweden won their semi (which you had picked USA to win) and thereby qualified to play Canada in the final... :) Congratulations to Canada! You scored the most goals of any team, had the best power play of any team, the best penalty killing of any team and the best save percentage of any team... and even the best attendance of any team, better than home team USA.

Jan-06-18		Penguincw: And here are the unofficial IIHF Rankings for the Juniors: 1) CAN 2890 2) USA 2845 3) SWE 2810 4) RUS 2770 5) FIN 2735 6) CZE 2670 7) SVK 2560 8) DEN 2505 9) SUI 2485 10) BEL 2330 11) LAT 2285 12) GER 2240 13) KAZ 2205 BEL gets demoted, while KAZ will join Division A next year (2019). Here's last year's standings: Penguincw chessforum (kibitz #892). CAN takes over the top spot for 3rd, USA stays put. SWE rises to 3rd, RUS falls to 4th. Places 5-11 all stay put.

Jan-06-18		WannaBe: US won bronze, and Swedish captain Lias toss his silver medal into crowd: http://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey... Oh, Canada won the gold, too. Time to invade Canada... =)

Jan-09-18		WinKing: Hi Penguincw, <<>Tata Steel 2018 begins Saturday January 13th<>> 3 days to go! Countdown to the Tata Steel 2018... https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Tata♘Tata Steel 2018♗Tata♗ https://www.tatasteelchess.com/ This tournament will run from Jan. 13th thru Jan. 28th 2018. (13 Rounds) Participants include: Adhiban, Anand, Carlsen, Caruana, Giri, Hou, Jones, Karjakin, Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Matlakov, So, Svidler & Wei Average rating: 2750(as of 1/3/18) - Category XX *** * <<> Tata Steel 2018 <>> Schedule - https://www.tatasteelchess.com/play... Round 1 (Sat. 1/13) starts @ 1:30pm Wijk aan Zee time(7:30am chessgames time) < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > * User: lostemperor - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) * User: Golden Executive - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)** User: OhioChessFan - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *** *** Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!!

Jan-14-18		wordfunph: thanks <penguincw>, best wishes :)

Jan-23-18		Penguincw: Just found out, 3 days after, that January 20th was Penguin Awareness Day. Beware of me... Or is it aware?

Feb-19-18		Penguincw: Ooh, almost forgot about the Olympics. Starts in a couple of hours. Hopefully we can have a contest. As always, minimum 2 players, and same scoring as always. Playoffs <SUI> - GER <FIN> - South Korea <Slovenia> - NOR <USA> - Slovakia QF <SWE> - SUI <CAN> - FIN <OAR> - Slovenia <CZE> - USA SF <CAN> - SWE <OAR> - CZE F <CAN> - OAR 3rd <SWE> - CZE Still sucks not to have our NHL players, but I got crucified (in real life) last time I didn't root for the Canadians, and they won it all. So even though they are depleted, Go Canada Go! --- <SwitchingQuylthulg>, <WannaBe>, <Mating Net>. Anyone? Would you like to participate? Contest closes Feb/20 12:10 pm Korean time, or Feb/19 10:10 pm <cg> time.

Feb-19-18		Mating Net: I'm in. In the quarters I'll go with: Swe Can Oar USA Semis: Can Oar Final Oar Bronze Swe Bonus: In the ladies final I'll go with USA. They have to win one of the years, right?

Feb-19-18		Penguincw: Games have started. --- I'm going with the 4-time defending champions, the Canadian ladies, picking up the gold.

Feb-25-18		Penguincw: Well the American women do indeed take gold from Canada. Congrats to them. As for the men's tournament, wow. Canada merely takes the bronze. It sucks, but hey, there were no NHL players, and still proud they were able to get a medal. It isn't easy. Nice to see Canada's depth. And as for our tournament, since <Mating Net> did not enter predictions for the "playoffs" round, I guess it'll be just be quarterfinals and beyond (FTR, I scored 2 points in that first round). Results: Quarters: CZE, OAR, CAN, GER Semis: OAR, GER Finals: OAR (GER gets bronze) And as such, ♔ Mating Net, 4 ♔ Penguincw, 4 (out of a possible 8) Ah finally I get a gold. The HOF standings are ♔♔♔♔♕ <SwitchingQuylthulg> ♔♔♔♕♕♖ <Penguincw> ♔♔ <Mating Net> Thanks all for playing, and hope to see you next time, which will probably be the IIHF Championship in May. This time, with NHL players (hopefully).

Mar-01-18		WannaBe: Don't do both, do 3. =)

Mar-03-18		Penguincw: < WannaBe: Don't do both, do 3. =) > Alrighty then, will do. :)

Mar-06-18		WinKing: Hi Penguincw, <<>Candidates Tournament 2018 begins Saturday, March 10th<>> A little over 3 days to go! Countdown to the Candidates Tourament 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... 37&msg=Candidates+Tournament+2018&font=cursive ♘Candidates♘Candidates Tournament 2018♗Candidates♗ https://worldchess.com/ This tournament will run from Mar. 10th thru Mar. 28th 2018. (14 Rounds - Double Round Robin) Participants include: Aronian, Caruana, Ding Liren, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Mamedyarov & So, Average rating: 2786 (as of 2/18/18) - Category XXII *** * <<> Candidates Tournament 2018 <>> Schedule - Round 1 is Saturday March 10th & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Berlin time(9am chessgames time). !!! Time changes will be occurring during the month of March both in Berlin, Germany(on March 25th) & in the United States(on March 11th) . Starting times will vary depending on the rounds. !!! < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > * User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) * User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)** User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *** *** Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!!

Mar-29-18		WinKing: Hi <Penguincw>, <<>Grenke Chess Classic 2018<>> Less than 2 days to go! Countdown to Grenke 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Baden♘Grenke Chess Classic2018♗Baden♗ http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/en/ This tournament will run from Mar. 31st thru Apr. 9th 2018. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Aronian, Caruana, Vachier-Lagrave, Anand, Vitiugov, Naiditsch, Hou Yifan, Meier & Bluebaum. Average rating: 2736 (as of 3/28/18) - Category XX *** * <<>Grenke Chess Classic 2018<>> Schedule - Round 1 is Saturday March 31st & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Baden-Baden time(9am chessgames time). All games for the 9 rounds are @ 15:00 hrs. <The only Prediction game that has confirmed they will be up & running is <Golden Executive>'s 'The Game Prediction Contest'. This may change though so stay tuned.> < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > * User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) * User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)** User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. *** * Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ***

Mar-30-18		juan31: Penguincw the rules in this tournament do not allow draws in less of 40 moves

Apr-15-18		WinKing: Hi Penguincw, <<>Gashimov Memorial 2018<>> 3� days to go! Countdown to Gashimov 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘SHAMKIR♘Gashimov Memorial 2018♗SHAMKIR♗ http://shamkirchess.com/ This tournament will run from Apr. 19th thru Apr. 28th 2018. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Karjakin, Ding Liren, Giri, Topalov, Radjabov, Wojtaszek, Navara & Mamedov Average rating: 2767 (as of 4/10/18) - Category XXI *** * <<>Gashimov Memorial 2018<>> Schedule - http://shamkirchess.com/content/207 Round 1 is Thursday April 19th & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Shamkir, Azerbaijan time(7am chessgames time). All rounds begin @ 15:00 hrs. except for the 9th round which begins one hour earlier @ 14:00 hrs(2pm). < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. * * Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! ***

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