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 [more...]

   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

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May-24-11		YouRang: <Rats -- if it was a category 11 tournament, I was hoping that I might even be allowed to play. ;-)> Oops - wrong. I must of have been thinking that a category 11 tournament was for 11 year olds. That's wrong of course. A category 11 tournament is still strong enough that the organizers of the tournament wouldn't let me near the place.

May-24-11		achieve: <Yourang> Final curtain call ;) - I think this one is "in order", to put it mildly. I read a mixed message in your post, and part of it went "down the wrong tube". But if that was a result of me misinterpreting your post and tone, an apology is in order. I realize that if one, like me, has posted give or take a few, 13,000 times in 5 years, chances are that a return is imminent. I wasn't intending a "sabbatical" in the usual sense, but I agree that one could describe it like that. I expressed at <pgp>'s my need for time to reflect and focus on other things than eg keeping my usual pace at CG, which is an addictive place in some ways. After a week (!!) I returned initially to only address <pgp> and leave it at that for the time being, and while reading the thread I was tempted to weave in a few things. To me serious as well as passionate issues are discussed there, by people whom I have developed rather strong ties with. Now's the time for me to "cut loose" - at least temporarily - and step back for a while. It's indeed quite impossible to envisage what will happpen two days or weeks from now, let alone in 6 months or a year. <everyone: good riddance!> indeed. Best wishes, stay healthy, and "chase all your cares away", as a typical 30s line in Harold Arlen's classic goes. [curtain]

May-25-11		YouRang: <achieve> [if it's not too late to peek under the curtain] I'm not sure what you thought my post (in your forum) might have meant, but just to be clear, it was tongue in cheek with no offense intended at all, and I'm happy if you realize that. I hope that your time away serves the purpose you desire. Best wishes to you, and I hope we see you again before TOO long.

May-25-11		jessicafischerqueen: <Niels> enthusiastic second to <YouRang's> sentiment- Hoping you get done what you need to get done, door is always open at my forum and email- Love, Jess

May-25-11		achieve: <Yourang> <Jess> Thank you both- I indeed had trouble with the strain the research in my conversation with <playground player> was putting me under, got snowed in, also emotionally. It's all about dosage; I intend to keep myself "in check" in that regard from now on. <Yourang>, as Jess, you are a class act, and the "trapped" thing had me thinking you tried to pull me one, plus me misinterpreting the smiley as well. Pity, but indeed you were right and we move on. <Jess> Thanks very much, and back at you. :)

May-25-11		rogge: All I can say, life is too short. Sayonara, <achieve>.

May-25-11		Penguincw: < YouRang: <Whoops. I meant XXI not XI. XI is like 11.> Rats -- if it was a category 11 tournament, I was hoping that I might even be allowed to play. ;-) > Well sorry <YouRang> but even if it was a Categorty 11, most people would probably not be interested.

Jun-08-11		YouRang: Interesting news: <2 new elements officially added to periodic table By MALCOLM RITTER, AP Science Writer NEW YORK – Remember the periodic table from high school chemistry? It just got a little bigger. Two new chemical elements, numbers 114 and 116, have been officially recognized by an international committee of chemists and physicists. The elements last for less than a second and join such familiar neighbors as carbon, gold, tin and zinc. The new ones don't have approved names yet. That brings the total of known elements to just 114 because elements 113 and 115 haven't been officially accepted yet, said Paul Karol of Carnegie Mellon University. He chaired the committee that recognized the new elements, based on experiments done in 2004 and 2006 by a collaboration of scientists from Russia and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Over the past 250 years, new elements have been added about once every 2.5 years on average, Karol said. The committee announced its decision last week. The scientists from the collaboration have been invited to submit names for the new elements for approval, Karol said. The numbers refer to the number of protons in the nucleus. The new elements were made by slamming two lighter elements together in the hopes that they'd stick, Karol said. "It's one atom at a time," he said Wednesday. The elements exist for less than one second before falling apart, so the total accumulation is "a sprinkling," he said.> So, they're looking for names to call these new elements that last less than one second. My suggestion: "YouRangVersusAnandium"

Jun-09-11		virginmind: hi <YouRang> looking forward for a prediction contest for bazna which starts in two days: http://www.turneulregilor.com/index... hopefully you'll be available to offer us yet another thrill. although no info on the tournament page for now, i presume the opening ceremony and drawing of lots will be on saturday, just before the start of first round.

Jun-09-11		YouRang: ANNOUNCEMENT I plan to hold a <Game Prediction Contest> for the Bazna Kings 2011 tournament. All are welcome to join the fight for the highly coveted medals! (I intend to highly covet them if nobody else does.) It will have 10 rounds, and round 1 will be this Saturday (June 11). It looks like a strong and interesting mix of players: Magnus Carlsen, 2815 - Norway Vassily Ivanchuk, 2776 - Ukraine Sergey Karjakin, 2776 - Russia Hikaru Nakamura, 2774 - USA Teimour Radjabov, 2744 - Azerbaijan Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, 2662 - Romania In theory, the pairings should be posted sometime tomorrow, Friday June 10, at which time the contest will be open. (This is the first time I've run a contest for Bazna Kings.) The official site: http://www.turneulregilor.com/

Jun-09-11		OhioChessFan: I greatly appreciate 2 different plaques in the Hall of Fame, but I am afraid everyone else is going to get jealous.

Jun-09-11		OhioChessFan: I guess you <could> leave the second enshrinement and I <could> give my acceptance speech again.

Jun-09-11		YouRang: Memo from the Chairman of the Hall of Fame committee. <"It has come to our attention that <OhioChessFan> was errantly granted two sets of medals during the last contest at Wijk Aan Zee last January. Today, <OhioChessFan> has informed the Hall of this error, and has willingly returned the extra set of medals. For this, the Hall would like to thank <OhioChessFan> for his integrity. In related news, the MONKEY, who was in charge of awarding medals during the last tournament, has been relieved of its duties.">

Jun-10-11		WannaBe: Good suggestion on the name(s)!! And kudos on/for <OhioChessFan>, too! How about another chemical name suggestion, WannaBeium, for element numbered 113, or 115...

Jun-10-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: If I'm reading things right, 1st round pairings should be: Ivanchuk - Radjabov Carlsen - Nakamura Nisipeanu - Karjakin (don't trust this an inch...) If I got it right, here are my predictions: Ivanchuk - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Nakamura 1/2 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 1/2

Jun-10-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: OK, now the pairings are officially confirmed :)

Jun-10-11		SwitchingQuylthulg: For the everything-in-advance people: Round 1: Ivanchuk - Radjabov Carlsen - Nakamura Nisipeanu - Karjakin Round 2: Radjabov - Karjakin Nakamura - Nisipeanu Ivanchuk - Carlsen Round 3: Carlsen - Radjabov Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk Karjakin - Nakamura Round 4: Nisipeanu - Radjabov Karjakin - Carlsen Nakamura - Ivanchuk Round 5: Radjabov - Nakamura Ivanchuk - Karjakin Carlsen - Nisipeanu Round 6: Radjabov - Ivanchuk Nakamura - Carlsen Karjakin - Nisipeanu Round 7: Karjakin - Radjabov Nisipeanu - Nakamura Carlsen - Ivanchuk Round 8: Radjabov - Carlsen Ivanchuk - Nisipeanu Nakamura - Karjakin Round 9: Nakamura - Radjabov Karjakin - Ivanchuk Nisipeanu - Carlsen Round 10: Radjabov - Nisipeanu Carlsen - Karjakin Ivanchuk - Nakamura

Jun-10-11		Blunderdome: Here's a link to the pairings, although I see <SwitchingQuthulg> may have made it redundant. http://www.turneulregilor.com/index...

Jun-10-11		YouRang: The Pairings for the tournament are available, so the <Game Prediction Contest> is open for business. (Please note that the dates are a bit uncertain -- explained below) == Round 1 - Sat 11Jun Ivanchuk - Radjabov Carlsen - Nakamura Nisipeanu - Karjakin == Round 2 - Sun 12Jun Radjabov - Karjakin Nakamura - Nisipeanu Ivanchuk - Carlsen == Round 3 - Mon 13Jun Carlsen - Radjabov Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk Karjakin - Nakamura == Round 4 - Tue 14Jun () Nisipeanu - Radjabov Karjakin - Carlsen Nakamura - Ivanchuk == Round 5 - Wed 15Jun Radjabov - Nakamura Ivanchuk - Karjakin Carlsen - Nisipeanu == Round 6 - Fri 17Jun Radjabov - Ivanchuk Nakamura - Carlsen Karjakin - Nisipeanu == Round 7 - Sat 18Jun Karjakin - Radjabov Nisipeanu - Nakamura Carlsen - Ivanchuk == Round 8 - Sun 19Jun Radjabov - Carlsen Ivanchuk - Nisipeanu Nakamura - Karjakin == Round 9 - Mon 20Jun () Nakamura - Radjabov Karjakin - Ivanchuk Nisipeanu - Carlsen == Round 10 - Tue 21Jun () Radjabov - Nisipeanu Carlsen - Karjakin Ivanchuk - Nakamura () The official site is a bit confused about the dates. The dates shown on the "Pairings" page don't agree with the dates on their "Schedule Calendar" page.

Jun-10-11		Blunderdome: Round 1: Ivanchuk - Radjabov 0-1 Carlsen - Nakamura 1-0 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 1/2 Round 2: Radjabov - Karjakin 1/2 Nakamura - Nisipeanu 1-0 Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2 Round 3: Carlsen - Radjabov 1-0 Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk 0-1 Karjakin - Nakamura 1/2 Round 4: Nisipeanu - Radjabov 0-1 Karjakin - Carlsen 1/2 Nakamura - Ivanchuk 0-1 Round 5: Radjabov - Nakamura 1/2 Ivanchuk - Karjakin 1/2 Carlsen - Nisipeanu 1-0 Round 6: Radjabov - Ivanchuk 1-0 Nakamura - Carlsen 1/2 Karjakin – Nisipeanu 1-0 Round 7: Karjakin - Radjabov 1/2 Nisipeanu - Nakamura 0-1 Carlsen - Ivanchuk 1-0 Round 8: Radjabov - Carlsen 1/2 Ivanchuk - Nisipeanu 1-0 Nakamura - Karjakin 1/2 Round 9: Nakamura - Radjabov 1/2 Karjakin - Ivanchuk 1/2 Nisipeanu - Carlsen 0-1 Round 10: Radjabov - Nisipeanu 1/2 Carlsen - Karjakin 1/2 Ivanchuk – Nakamura 1-0

Jun-10-11		Blunderdome: As for element number 115, I propose the name "Blunderdome." I'm just like gold, no need for a suffix.

Jun-10-11		YouRang: My picks for 1st half == Round 1 - Sat 11Jun Ivanchuk - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Nakamura 1-0 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 1/2 == Round 2 - Sun 12Jun Radjabov - Karjakin 1/2 Nakamura - Nisipeanu 1-0 Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2 == Round 3 - Mon 13Jun Carlsen - Radjabov 1-0 Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk 1/2 Karjakin - Nakamura 1/2 == Round 4 - Tue 14Jun (*) Nisipeanu - Radjabov 1/2 Karjakin - Carlsen 1/2 Nakamura - Ivanchuk 1-0 == Round 5 - Wed 15Jun Radjabov - Nakamura 1/2 Ivanchuk - Karjakin 1-0 Carlsen - Nisipeanu 1-0

Jun-10-11		ooda: Round 1: Ivanchuk - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Nakamura 1/2 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 1/2 Round 2: Radjabov - Karjakin 1/2 Nakamura - Nisipeanu 1/2 Ivanchuk - Carlsen 1/2

Jun-10-11		iron maiden: Haven't done this in a while but I think I'll give it a try: Ivanchuk - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Nakamura 1-0 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 1/2

Jun-10-11		chessmoron: Ivanchuk - Radjabov 1/2 Carlsen - Nakamura 1/2 Nisipeanu - Karjakin 0-1

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