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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. |
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Jan-04-18
 | | Check It Out: Hockey, eh? Is that the northern version of futbol? |
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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... |
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Jan-04-18
 | | tpstar: The U.S. is so cold that Democrats are keeping their hands in their own pockets. Go Canada, eh. |
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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. :) |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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... =) |
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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!!! |
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Jan-14-18
 | | wordfunph: thanks <penguincw>, best wishes :) |
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Jan-23-18
 | | Penguincw: Just found out, 3 days after, that January 20th was Penguin Awareness Day. Beware of me...
Or is it aware? |
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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. |
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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? |
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Feb-19-18
 | | Penguincw: Games have started.
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I'm going with the 4-time defending champions, the Canadian ladies, picking up the gold. |
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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). |
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Mar-01-18
 | | WannaBe: Don't do both, do 3. =) |
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Mar-03-18
 | | Penguincw: < WannaBe: Don't do both, do 3. =) > Alrighty then, will do. :) |
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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!!! |
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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 *****
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<<>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!!! ***** |
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Mar-30-18
 | | juan31: Penguincw the rules in this tournament do not allow draws in less of 40 moves |
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Apr-15-18
 | | WinKing: Hi Penguincw,
<<>Gashimov Memorial 2018<>> 3½ 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 *****
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<<>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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