User Profile: YouRang

YouRang
Member since Feb-23-05

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This forum is currently the place to participate in game prediction contests.
<Current tournament>
Tal Memorial (2013) - June 12 - 24 - 10 player single round robin.
Players: Carlsen, Kramnik, Karjakin, Anand, Caruana, Nakamura, Mamedyarov, Morozevich, Gelfand, Andreikin
Official site: http://russiachess.org/championship...
Pairings (link to post): YouRang chessforum
Live games (official site): http://online.russiachess.org
Live games (English): http://www.chessdom.com/tal-memoria...
<Last tournament>
Norway Chess Tournament (2013)
== MEDAL WINNERS
• StdRnk: =<OhioChessFan>, =<jsy>, =<wordfunph>, =<lostemperor>
• 123Rnk: =<OhioChessFan>, =<pbercker>, =<jsy>, =<lostemperor>, =<siamesedream>, =<wtwz>
• BetRnk: =<poorpatzer>, =<wordfunph>, =<whiteshark>
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This contest was created and originally hosted by <cu8sfan>, but he has discontinued hosting the contests due to time constraints at work. Note that this is NOT the final standings prediction contest, which is hosted by User: lostemperor.
<OBJECTIVE>:
Have fun predicting the outcome of each game in each round, and seeing how well your predictions compare to those entered by other contestants. You win by having the best overall prediction performance.
As with the Olympics, the top 3 placeholders will be honored with 'medals' (gold, silver and bronze), and the gold medal winners will be inducted into the HALL OF FAME (see below). Truly, an unbelievable honor. (Even I don't believe it.)
There will be a few different ways to determine a winner, as discussed under "SCORING METHODS", below.
<RULES>:
1. Enter your game predictions for a round BEFORE any games for that round begin (duh). It is okay to enter predictions long in advance (e.g. you could predict all rounds at the start if you want).
2. Make sure that when you enter game predictions for a round, that you include ALL games in that round, within a single post. If you miss one game, all of your predictions for that round will be ignored.
3. You may change your predictions for a round by re-submitting ALL of your predictions for that round (you must re-submit predictions for all games in the round, even if you changed a prediction for only one game).
4. Keep in mind that I'm using software to process all of the prediction posts. If you enter a post that 'looks' like game predictions, it will be counted as game predictions. If your prediction post contains typos, they become subject to my interpretation of your intent. But if the intent strikes me as being ambiguous, then I must reject your predictions for that game, and thus for that whole round -- so please be careful.
5. A post containing predictions should have one line for each game prediction. The line should be of the form:
[whiteplayer] - [blackplayer] [outcome]
Here are some examples:
Anand - Topalov 1/2
Leko - Kramnik 1-0
Adams - Polgar 0-1
DON'T forget the hyphen between the player's names.
(The software can usually figure out what you mean if you deviate a *little* from this form...)
<SCORING METHODS>
There are 3 different scoring methods, which means that there are actually 3 contests in one. Consequently, we could have as many as 3 different winners (or perhaps one triple-crown winner!)
1. Standard Ranker
This is the traditional contest that <cu8sfan> developed. The winner is simply the person who finishes with the most correct predictions.
2. 1-2-3 Ranker
This contest makes it is more rewarding to correctly predict the outcome of a decisive game than a drawn game. You earn 1 point for correctly predicting a draw, but 2 points for correctly predicting a white win, and 3 points for correctly predicting a black win. The winner is the person ending up with the most points.
3. Betting Ranker
This contest gives greater rewards to those who have a knack for predicting upsets (i.e. games that most other people thought would have a different outcome). Each game prediction is treated as a $1 wager. All of the money wagered on that game is divided up equally to those who correctly predicted its outcome. If you're the only one who got it right, you've hit the jackpot! The winner is the person ending up with the most $$$.
<Notes on Scoring Methods>
For the "Standard Ranker" and "1-2-3 Ranker" reports, you will notice that there are four "pseudo-contestants", which serve as benchmarks for comparison of prediction performance. These are as follows:
1. WHITER = Always predicts white to win.
2. BLACKER = Always predicts black to win.
3. DRAWER = Predicts every game to be drawn.
4. MONKEY = Simulates a monkey that just picks white, black or draw at random, with equal chances for each outcome.
<Miscellaneous comments>:
• My ability to process predictions and post results may be spotty at times. I'll do them as soon as I can -- but I have a number of other things are higher priority. :-)
• I am not always online when the games for a round begin. It would be helpful to me if someone who IS online when the games begin to post a message in this forum simply stating that the games have begun. This lets me know the cut-off point for accepting new predictions for that round.
• TIP: It's easy to get busy and neglect to enter your predictions on time. If so, you'll miss a round, which greatly diminishes your chances of winning. Avoid this by entering a few rounds of predictions in advance. You can always revise them later if you like. :-)
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<<> GAME PREDICTION HALL OF FAME <>>
10 6 5 <Legend> Wij13:StdRnk(2t) / Bil12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t) / Dor12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Wij12:StdRnk(3t) / Tal11:123Rnk(2t)+BetRnk(3) / Dor11:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1) / Wij11:StdRnk(1t) / Dor09:StdRnk(3t) / Dor08:StdRnk(2t) / Lin08:StdRnk(1) / WCC07:StdRnk(3t) / Dor07:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(2) / Wij07:123Rnk(1t)+StdRnk(2t) / Dor06:BetRnk(3)
8 4 2 <su3eichfeld> Wij13:BetRnk(2) / Bie12:BetRnk(3) / Dor11:StdRnk(3) / Lin10:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(2) / Tal09:123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(1) / Pea09:123Rnk(1t)+StdRnk(2t)+BetRnk(2) / Dor09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(1)
8 2 5 <lostemperor> Nor13:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Wij13:BetRnk(3) / Dor10:StdRnk(3t) / Lin10:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t) / Wij10:123Rnk(1t) / Mte09:123Rnk(2t) / Bie08:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1) / Lin07:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3t) / Dor06:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1)
8 2 <SloVice> WCC13:BetRnk(3) / Wij13:123Rnk(1)+StdRnk(2t) / Wij12:BetRnk(1) / Bil11:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1) / Pea10:BetRnk(1) / Dor10:123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1)+StdRnk(3t)
7 4 <NakoSonorense> Wij10:BetRnk(1) / Lin09:BetRnk(1) / Wij09:BetRnk(3) / Bie08:BetRnk(1) / Dor08:BetRnk(1) / Mte08:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t) / Lin08:123Rnk(1)+StdRnk(2t)+BetRnk(2) / Wij08:BetRnk(1) / Bie07:123Rnk(2)
7 2 <virginmind> Wij13:123Rnk(3) / Bil12:StdRnk(1t) / Baz11:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(2) / Wij11:123Rnk(2) / Mte09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1) / Mte07:BetRnk(1)
5 6 5 <SwitchingQuylthulg> WCC13:BetRnk(2) / Bil12:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t) / Wij12:BetRnk(3) / Tal11:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3) / Dor11:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t) / Baz11:StdRnk(3t) / Wij11:StdRnk(1t)+BetRnk(2) / Pea10:StdRnk(1t) / Dor10:BetRnk(3) / Mte09:BetRnk(2) / Bie08:BetRnk(3) / Bie07:BetRnk(1)
5 <messachess> Lin09:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(2) / Wij09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1) / Wij08:123Rnk(1)
4 4 9 <chessmoron> WCC13:StdRnk(3t) / Bil12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t) / Bie12:StdRnk(3)+123Rnk(3) / Bil11:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(3) / Baz11:StdRnk(3t) / Dor10:StdRnk(1t) / Wij10:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(3t) / Tal09:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Wij09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Lin08:BetRnk(3) / Wij08:StdRnk(2t)
4 3 2 <zarg> Dor10:StdRnk(3t) / Wij10:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1t) / Tal09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t) / Pea09:StdRnk(2t)+BetRnk(3) / Lin09:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(2t)
4 4 <Where is my mind> Pea09:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(1) / Dor09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(3t)+BetRnk(3) / Mte09:123Rnk(2t) / Lin09:StdRnk(3t) / Bie08:StdRnk(3t)
4 2 <kolobok> Dor08:123Rnk(3t) / Bie07:StdRnk(1) / Dor07:123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(1)+StdRnk(3t) / Lin07:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t)
3 4 5 <cromat> Dor12:123Rnk(2t) / Dor10:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Lin10:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Dor09:123Rnk(1t)+StdRnk(3t) / Dor08:StdRnk(2t) / Dor07:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Dor06:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t)
3 3 <nfazli> Dor12:123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(2) / Tal11:BetRnk(1) / Bil11:BetRnk(2)+StdRnk(3t) / Wij09:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t)
3 2 10 <OhioChessFan> Nor13:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1) / Bil11:StdRnk(3t) / Baz11:StdRnk(3t) / Wij11:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(3) / Wij10:123Rnk(3t) / Tal09:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Mte09:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3) / Lin09:BetRnk(3) / Dor08:123Rnk(3t) / Wij08:BetRnk(2) / Bie07:123Rnk(3)
3 2 <blade2012> WCC13:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Bie12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(1)
3 <WinKing> Dor12:StdRnk(1t) / Tal11:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1)
2 5 2 <yalie> Dor11:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(2t) / Wij08:123Rnk(3)+BetRnk(3) / WCC07:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Bie07:StdRnk(2t) / Lin07:123Rnk(1)+StdRnk(2)
2 4 3 <percyblakeney> Wij09:StdRnk(3) / Bie08:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3t) / Mte08:StdRnk(1) / Wij08:StdRnk(2t) / WCC07:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Mte07:StdRnk(2t)+123Rnk(3)
2 3 2 <DCP23> Lin10:BetRnk(3) / Mte09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t)+BetRnk(3) / Lin09:123Rnk(2t) / Lin07:BetRnk(1) / Wij07:BetRnk(2)
2 3 2 <YouRang> Bie12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t) / Dor12:BetRnk(3) / Bil11:123Rnk(2) / Pea10:123Rnk(2t) / Bie07:BetRnk(3) / Dor06:123Rnk(2t)
2 3 <nimh> WCC13:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1) / Bie08:BetRnk(2) / Dor08:StdRnk(2t)+123Rnk(2)
2 2 3 <Ragh> Tal11:BetRnk(2) / Wij11:BetRnk(1) / Dor10:StdRnk(3t) / Tal09:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(3t) / Pea09:123Rnk(3) / Bie07:StdRnk(2t)
2 2 <iron maiden> Lin08:StdRnk(2t) / Wij08:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(2) / WCC07:StdRnk(3t) / Wij07:StdRnk(1)
2 2 <lmreith> Bie08:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t) / Bie07:123Rnk(1)+StdRnk(2t)
2 <Ziggurat> Dor08:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(2)
2 <Barok Espinosa> Bil12:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1t)+BetRnk(3)
2 <Winter> Pea10:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(3)
2 <hitman84> Mte07:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)
2 <ooda> Wij12:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)
2 2 <wordfunph> Nor13:BetRnk(2)+StdRnk(3t) / Wij12:StdRnk(3t) / Tal11:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2t)
2 <amadeus> Pea10:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3t) / Wij07:123Rnk(1t)+StdRnk(2t)
2 <mikejaqua> Mte08:123Rnk(1)+StdRnk(2)+BetRnk(3) / WCC07:BetRnk(2)
2 <Golden Executive> WCC13:StdRnk(1t)+123Rnk(2) / Tal11:123Rnk(2t)
2 <PinnedPiece> Dor12:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3) / Dor11:BetRnk(3)
2 <suenteus po 147> Wij10:BetRnk(2) / Dor08:BetRnk(3) / WCC07:123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(3)
<karpkasp> WCC13:BetRnk(1) / Wij12:BetRnk(2)
<Karposian> Wij13:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(2)
2 <WannaBe> WCC13:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) / Wij13:BetRnk(1)
<ahmadov> WCC07:BetRnk(1) / Wij07:123Rnk(3t)
<imag> Lin10:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(3t)
<poorpatzer> Nor13:BetRnk(1) / Wij11:BetRnk(3)
<sakii> Lin08:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(3t)
<twinlark> Wij07:BetRnk(1)+123Rnk(3t)
<chesssantosh> Baz11:BetRnk(1)
<Civhai> Wij11:123Rnk(1)
************* Multiple Crowns **************
* Triple Crowns: <blade2012> (Bie12), <lostemperor> (Dor06), <SloVice> (Bil11), <su3eichfeld> (Dor09), <virginmind> (Mte09), <Where is my mind> (Pea09)
* Double Crowns: <Legend> (Bil12+Dor11+Dor07), <lostemperor> (Lin10+Bie08), <messachess> (Lin09+Wij09), <su3eichfeld> (Lin10+Tal09), <zarg> (Wij10+Tal09), <Barok Espinosa> (Bil12), <chessmoron> (Bil12), <hitman84> (Mte07), <kolobok> (Dor07), <nimh> (WCC13), <OhioChessFan> (Nor13), <ooda> (Wij12), <SloVice> (Dor10), <virginmind> (Baz11), <WinKing> (Tal11), <Winter> (Pea10), <YouRang> (Bie12), <Ziggurat> (Dor08)
************ Crowns by Contest *************
* StdRnk Crowns: 6 <Legend>; 3 <chessmoron> <lostemperor> <virginmind>
* 123Rnk Crowns: 4 <Legend> <lostemperor> <su3eichfeld>; 3 <SloVice> <messachess>; 2 <zarg> <virginmind>
* BetRnk Crowns: 6 <NakoSonorense>; 4 <SloVice>; 3 <SwitchingQuylthulg>; 2 <virginmind> <nfazli> <su3eichfeld>
************* Crowns by Year ***************
* 2006 (1 tournament): 3 <lostemperor>
* 2007 (6 tournaments): 4 <kolobok>; 3 <Legend>; 2 <yalie> <hitman84>
* 2008 (5 tournaments): 5 <NakoSonorense>; 2 <lostemperor> <Ziggurat>
* 2009 (6 tournaments): 6 <su3eichfeld>; 4 <Where is my mind> <messachess>; 3 <virginmind>; 2 <zarg>
* 2010 (4 tournaments): 3 <SloVice> <lostemperor>; 2 <zarg> <Winter> <su3eichfeld>
* 2011 (5 tournaments): 3 <SloVice> <Legend>; 2 <SwitchingQuylthulg> <WinKing> <virginmind>
* 2012 (4 tournaments): 3 <Legend> <blade2012>; 2 <ooda> <Barok Espinosa> <YouRang> <chessmoron>
* 2013 (3 tournaments): 2 <nimh> <OhioChessFan>
********** Crowns by Tournament ************
* Baz (1 year): 2 <virginmind>
* Bie (3 years): 3 <blade2012>; 2 <YouRang> <lmreith> <lostemperor>
* Bil (2 years): 3 <SloVice>; 2 <Legend> <Barok Espinosa> <chessmoron>
* Dor (7 years): 5 <Legend>; 3 <su3eichfeld> <cromat> <lostemperor>; 2 <SloVice> <Ziggurat> <kolobok>
* Lin (4 years): 2 <su3eichfeld> <NakoSonorense> <lostemperor> <messachess>
* Mte (3 years): 4 <virginmind>; 2 <hitman84>
* Nor (1 year): 2 <OhioChessFan>
* Pea (2 years): 3 <Where is my mind>; 2 <Winter>
* Tal (2 years): 2 <zarg> <WinKing> <su3eichfeld>
* WCC (2 years): 2 <nimh>
* Wij (7 years): 3 <messachess>; 2 <Legend> <NakoSonorense> <SloVice> <ooda> <zarg> <iron maiden>
== Notes:
I keep track of all medals won, but in order to appear in the hall of fame, one must win a gold () medal.
Medals: = Gold; = Silver; = Bronze
Tournaments: Baz=Bazna Kings; Bie=Biel; Bil=Bilbao; Dor=Dortmund; Lin=Linares; Mte=Mtel; Nor=Norway; Pea=Pearl Spring; Tal=Tal Memorial; WCC=World Chess Championship; Wij=Wijk Aan Zee
Contests: StdRnk=Standard Ranker; 123Rnk=1-2-3 Ranker; BetRnk=Betting Ranker
t = tie
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Love chess.
Wish I were better at it.
USA
About my peculiar moniker, "YouRang":
There used to be a show on American TV called "The Addams Family". One of the characters was a creepy 6'9" zombie-like butler named "Lurch" (pictured in my avatar, with a rare smile). In the show, someone would summon Lurch with the bell-pull (a hangman rope), which would make a loud GONG sound, and Lurch would promptly appear and say (in a deep voice), <"You rang?"> (sample: http://www.addamsfamily.com/addams/...). Kind of a dumb show really, yet it has long had cult-like following. Recently many original episodes became available on DVD (http://www.amazon.com/Addams-Family...).
Anyway, I picked "YouRang" for my user name because I was out of my mind at the time, but I'm better now.
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Glorious accomplishments:
- 2005 Co-winner of <"Best Avatar" Caissar>! (thank you! thank you!)
- 2006 Biel prediction contest (1st place [tie] in final standings prediction)
- 2006 User name "YouRang" named among top 100 TV catch-phrases (http://www.tvland.com/originals/cat...)
- 2007 Defeated GM Arno Nickel (with the help of 2000+ other members & their computers) in the classic: Chessgames Challenge: The World vs A Nickel, 2006
- 2007 Took 1st place (tie) in <lostemperor>'s Final Standing prediction contest for the Linares tournament
- 2008 Defeated GM Gert Jan Timmerman (with the help of 3000+ other members & their computers) in the classic: The World vs G Timmerman, 2007
- 2009 Achieved a draw with the black pieces in my rematch with GM Arno Nickel (with help of 2000+ other members and their computers) in the classic: Chessgames Challenge: A Nickel vs The World, 2008
- 2010 On May 6, User: thegoodanarchist spotted a license plate that said "URANGG", presumably in honor of my moniker.
- 2010 Finished in top 25 with 2,200 chessbucks in Summer leg of chessbookie. (Just 2 bets: predicted Ponomariov was winner of Dortmund, and Caruana as winner of Biel).
- 2010 Won a silver medal in 123 Ranker for the Pearl Spring tournament. (It would have been gold except <Winter> stole it with a fantastic perfect final round. Grrr...)
- 2011 Won gold in <lostemperor>'s Wijk aan Zee 2011 Final Standings prediction contest by finishing in first place for all 3 contests -- absolute ranker, least-squares ranker, and pair betting ranker! Yee-haw!
- 2011 Won silver medal in 123 Ranker for Bilbao tournament.
- 2011 I was honored in a chessvibes.com cartoon: http://www.chessvibes.com/cartoons/...! [Thanks to <Blunderdome> for finding this]
- 2011 Won gold in <lostemperor>'s Tal Memorial 2011 Final Standings prediction contest.
- 2012 A pun I suggested for for the game Akobian vs The World, 2011 ended up winning the <Best Pun> Caissar award! In that game, the World team used a queen sac to force a draw with a flourish. The pun: "Drawma Queen".
- 2012 Won silver and bronze in <lostemperor>'s Wijk Aan Zee 2012 Final Standings prediction contests.
- 2012 Won a bronze in Betting Ranker for the Dortmund 2012 tournament. A complete surprise.
- 2012 At LOOONG last, I managed to make it into my own <Game Prediction Hall of Fame> by winning two golds in Biel 2012 -- both first place ties in Standard Ranker and 123 Ranker :-)
- 2012 Won gold in <lostemperor>'s Bilbao 2012 Final Standings prediction contest.

- 2012 Defeated GM Varuzhan Akobian (with the help of *only* 1500+ other members & their computers) in the classic: Chessgames Challenge: The World vs Akobian, 2012

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   YouRang has kibitzed 14239 times to chessgames [less...]

   Jun-18-13 lostemperor chessforum

YouRang: <lostemperor: Can someone catch up <SoUnwiseTheKnight B4>? We have to wait and see what happens at the Tal Memorial with four rounds to go..> Someone should run a contest where we all try to predict who will win the prediction contests, lol.

   Jun-18-13 Team White vs Team Black, 2013
   Jun-18-13 YouRang chessforum

YouRang: Betting Ranker - AFTER ROUND 5 Earnings,UserID,Rounds $31.01,whiteshark,5 $28.19,LIFE Master AJ,1 $15.23,karpkasp,5 $13.46,nfazli,5 $12.15,capafan,5 $7.46,poorpatzer,5 $4.86,SwitchingQuylthulg,4 $4.61,PinnedPiece,5 $3.48,twinlark,4 $2.51,Robin01,5 ...

   Jun-12-13 Tal Memorial (2013)

YouRang: NOTICE The pairings are now known, and I've posted them in my forum. This marks the opening of the <Game Prediction Contest> that I am hosting. ...

   Jun-10-13 chessgames.com chessforum

YouRang: We should have a tournament page for <Tal Memorial 2013> soon. It's just a couple days away.

   May-15-13 K Seegert vs M Matthiesen, 2009

YouRang: Hey, surprise, surprise! One of my puns is being exposed to the world! It's probably safe in small doses. As anyone can tell, I adhere to <the worse the better> philosophy of punmanship. Thanks for all the nice comments. ;-)

   May-13-13 Chigorin vs Davydow, 1874

YouRang: You gotta like 23.Be6+!

   May-08-13 Norway Chess Tournament (2013)

YouRang: REMINDER The Game Prediction contest for this tournament is open now that the pairings have been posted. If interested, just enter your game predictions in

   May-01-13 V Tukmakov vs Schussler, 1983

YouRang: <Once><in crispy situations look for moves that smite, in fluffy situations look for moves that build and in either case don't forget to spell-check.> Very creative use of the Waffle and Word Processor metaphor! ;-)

   Apr-19-13 playground player chessforum

YouRang: <playground player><Last I heard, the equivalent of an infantry brigade had the surviving Chechen bomber surrounded. If so, it seems to be taking them all morning to pry him out. And the whole city of Boston is in "lockdown" for reasons which I for one don't understand. To ...

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Jan-29-12		YouRang: Betting Ranker - <FINAL> Earnings,UserID,Rounds $27.96,SloVice,13 $23.38,karpkasp,13 $22.09,SwitchingQuylthulg,13 ~~~~~ $20.26,Robin01,13 $14.82,ooda,13 $11.08,falso contacto,13 $9.32,siamesedream,13 $7.35,chessmoron,11 $6.49,lostemperor,13 $2.83,YouRang,13 $1.67,NakoSonorense,13 $1.29,poorpatzer,3 $0.89,su3eichfeld,1 -$1.26,Penguincw,13 -$2.85,Diademas,1 -$3.78,Blunderdome,13 -$6.06,nfazli,13 -$6.78,virginmind,11 -$6.87,Golden Executive,13 -$8.41,Ibelox,13 -$10.61,wordfunph,13 -$10.78,Legend,13 -$11.68,WinKing,12 -$12.07,suenteus po 147,8 -$12.36,fan of chess,5 -$16.12,Dim Weasel,13 -$17.29,twinlark,8 -$22.52,OhioChessFan,12

Jan-29-12		YouRang: <> HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY <> Please join me in congratulating the the gold medal winner of Wijk Aan Zee 2012, whose performance shall be memorialized forever (or for an indefinite period of time, whichever comes first) in the the <Hall of Fame> (see my profile above): <SloVice>[] Wij12:BetRnk(1) / Bil11:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1) / Pea10:BetRnk(1) / Dor10:123Rnk(1)+BetRnk(1)+StdRnk(3t) <ooda> Wij12:StdRnk(1)+123Rnk(1) [] Was already in the Hall of Fame - The Hall welcomes <ooda> who basically sprinted past the rest of in Standard Ranker and 123 Ranker, and continued sprinting all the way into the Hall of Fame with two gold medals. A brilliant performance. - We congratulate HOFer <SloVice>, who demonstrated nerves of steel, as required of anyone who holds a narrow lead in Betting Ranker for several rounds. But he did hold on to earn his 7th career gold medal. Honorable mentions: - The Hall confers high honorable mentions to <Robin01> who earned a silver and a bronze, and is now the leader among all of those who have yet to win gold. 123 Ranker ended up being a two-person race between she and <ooda>, and she came up just 1 point shy of gold. - The Hall would also like to honor <siamesedream>, who started strong and stayed near the top long enough to earn two medals: The silver in Standard Ranker, and the bronze in 123 Ranker. - The Hall also congratulates <karpkasp> who was correct on two large payoff games in the final round, including a semi-jackpot (Kamsky's win) to leap from 5th place to 2nd place, and take the Betting Ranker silver in dramatic fashion. - Finally, the Hall recognizes the fine performances of <Blunderdome>, HOFer <Legend>, <Penguincw>, HOFer <wordfunph>, and HOFer <SwitchingQuylthulg>, who each came away from Wijk Aan Zee with a shiny new bronze medal. This concludes the Wijk Aan Zee 2012 Prediction contest. Thanks to all for playing along! Hope to see you for the next contest, which will probably be...... Linares 2012! At least I've heard that Linares will resume in 2012, although I have not seen the players or dates announced yet. Generally it occurs in late February / early March.

Jan-29-12		YouRang: For the record Below are the medals I have on file for people who have not yet won gold. (If the Hall of Fame is heaven, this is Purgatory) Robin01 - Wij12:123Rnk(2)+StdRnk(3t) / Baz11:123Rnk(3)+BetRnk(3) / Pea10:123Rnk(2t) / Wij10:123Rnk(3t) / Dor08:StdRnk(2t)+123Rnk(3t) YouRang - Bil11:123Rnk(2) / Pea10:123Rnk(2t) / Bie07:BetRnk(3) / Dor06:123Rnk(2t) nimh - Bie08:BetRnk(2) / Dor08:StdRnk(2t)+123Rnk(2) Tabanus - Dor10:123Rnk(2t)+BetRnk(2) / Lin10:StdRnk(3t)+123Rnk(3t) cu8sfan - Wij09:BetRnk(2) / Lin08:123Rnk(3t) / Bie07:BetRnk(2) kellmano - Mte07:StdRnk(2t)+123Rnk(2)+BetRnk(3) whiteshark - Pea10:BetRnk(2) / Dor10:123Rnk(2t) / Dor08:123Rnk(3t) call14 - Tal11:123Rnk(2t) / Lin08:123Rnk(2) VargPOD - Baz11:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(2) Billy Vaughan - Tal09:BetRnk(3) / MTe08:123Rnk(2t)+StdRnk(3t) Broon Bottle - WCC07:StdRnk(3t) / Dor07:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(3t) Elixir of Life - Mte07:BetRnk(2) / Lin07:BetRnk(3) just a kid - Dor09:BetRnk(2)+123Rnk(3t) siamesedream - Wij12:StdRnk(2)+123Rnk(3) falso contacto - Dor11:BetRnk(2) Golden Executive - Tal11:123Rnk(2t) Jafar219 - Dor06:BetRnk(2) jessicafischerqueen - Lin07:BetRnk(2) karpkasp - Wij12:BetRnk(2) rogge - Pea09:StdRnk(2t) Thorski - Tal09:BetRnk(2) Xaurus - MTe08:BetRnk(2) nikooshu - Wij10:StdRnk(3t)+BetRnk(3) / MTe08:StdRnk(3t) / Lin09:StdRnk(3t) Blunderdome - Wij12:StdRnk(3t) / Pea10:StdRnk(3t) / Wij10:StdRnk(3t) micartouse - Wij07:123Rnk(3t)+BetRnk(3) square dance - WCC07:StdRnk(3t) / Lin07:StdRnk(3t) Aurora - Dor08:123Rnk(3t) BishopofBlunder - Bil11:BetRnk(3) Montreal1666 - Dor06:StdRnk(3t) Penguincw - Wij12:StdRnk(3t) PinnedPiece - Dor11:BetRnk(3) poorpatzer - Wij11:BetRnk(3) TechN9ne - Dor06:StdRnk(3t) Vincent1987 - Dor07:BetRnk(3)

Jan-29-12		siamesedream: Thanks for running <YouRang> and congrats to medalists, especially to <ooda>.

Jan-29-12		suenteus po 147: <YouRang> Thanks for running the contest!

Jan-29-12		SloVice: Congratulations to <ooda>!! Nicely done. Congrats to the other medalists also. Thanks <YouRang> for another well run show!

Jan-29-12		nfazli: congratuations to all winners and thank you for this contest,I'll do better next time!

Jan-29-12		Legend: <YouRang> Thanks for another fun contest! I`m sure you`ll get your Gold medal this year! :-)

Jan-29-12		SwitchingQuylthulg: Thanks <YouRang> and congrats to all winners and medalists!

Jan-29-12		Penguincw: Thanks YouRang! I had fun in my first full contest. Congratz to the winners.

Jan-29-12		karpkasp: Thanks <Hall>, but I'm really lucky :) If you don't believe me, examine my ranking after rounds 4 & 7 :) Congrats to the medalists and thanks <YouRang> for running this contest.

Jan-29-12		Golden Executive: Thanks for running the contest <YouRang> and congratulations to the winners.

Jan-29-12		fan of chess: thanks for hosting. congrats to winners.

Jan-29-12		ooda: Thanks for running a very enjoyable contest. And thanks to the contestants. In poker speak I ran really well (things went my way/got plenty of luck).Obviously I'm pleased with my gold medals and am proud to be a HOF inductee. I'm looking fowards to future contests!

Jan-29-12		ooda: edit: thanks <YouRang>*

Jan-29-12		NakoSonorense: Thanks for the contest, <YouRang>. Congratulations to all the winners. Boo to all the losers.

Jan-29-12		WinKing: Great job of running & hosting the contest <YouRang> as always - thanks! A couple of good races developed & it was fun watchin'. Congrats to all the winners!!!

Jan-29-12		wordfunph: i started well in the opening but faltered in the middlegame and endgame :) oozing <ooda>, <Slovice> and to all other winners, congrats! special thanks to <YouRang> for another great contest!

Jan-29-12		falso contacto: Thanks <YouRang>. Purgatory is fine enough. "<<Chi siete voi, che contro al cieco fiume/fuggita avete la pregione eterna?>>/ diss'el, movendo quelle oneste piume."

Jan-29-12		OhioChessFan: Congrats to the winners and thanks to <YouRang>

Jan-30-12		Robin01: Thanks for running. As always, great job!

Jan-30-12		YouRang: <Legend: <YouRang> Thanks for another fun contest! I`m sure you`ll get your Gold medal this year! :-)> I'm not sure that I want gold anymore. With Wijk Aan Zee 2012, I've now extended my non-gold streak to 30 tournaments! Mathematically speaking, I believe this streak is more impressive (i.e. more improbable) than actually winning a gold would be. <ooda: Thanks for running a very enjoyable contest. And thanks to the contestants. In poker speak I ran really well (things went my way/got plenty of luck).Obviously I'm pleased with my gold medals and am proud to be a HOF inductee.> The Hall is proud to have you. :-) Remind me never to play with you at poker. ~~~~~~~ Notice I've added some new sections to my "Hall of Fame" profile section, which shows historical medal winner from different perspectives.

Jan-30-12		Penguincw: I just noticed notice. :-\

Feb-07-12		Shams: <YouRang> I quite like your posts, especially on science and religion. =)

Feb-07-12		YouRang: <Shams: <YouRang> I quite like your posts, especially on science and religion. =)> Well, thank you for that. I think it's an interesting subject myself, although there's a fine line. Up to a point, I think it can be beneficial, but it can also quickly spiral downward into frustration and hard feelings. I'm still trying to learn how to spot that line before crossing it. :-)

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