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lostemperor
Member since Feb-18-03 · Last seen Feb-02-25

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<FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS' CONTEST FORUM>
Predict the final standings of Tata Steel tournament January 12
Format example to post your predictions
1.Caruana
1. Erigaisi
3. Gukesh
4. Abdusattorov
5. Wei Yi
5. Harikrishna
5. Praggnanandhaa
8. Giri
9. Keymer
10. Fedoseev
11.Van Foreest
12. Sarina
12. Warmerdam
12. Mendonca
Good Luck!
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Some years ago I came up with a new but simple system to calculate the final standings of a tournament including all players. This is how it goes:
For each correct standing you'll get a maximum amount of points. Each prediction deviation from the actual player standing in the tournament, will deduct one point from your total (ABSOLUTE RANKER).
In case of a shared player's standing the average standing counts (both actual and in your predictions).
The SQUARE RANKER, squares your predictions' deviations. Here only medals are awarded if the winner s is not the same person s as in the absolute ranker.
Same goes for the The PAIR BETTING RANKER compare all possible pair outcomes of the tournament participants.
The three best predictions will get Real Virtual Gold Silver and Bronze!
Note: only one set of medals is awarded (in the absolute ranker) unless another ranker produces a different winner.
Special thanks to <YouRang> who made a software to calculate these numbers.
Our new contest manager for game results prediction User: Golden Executive during the tournament also ([1-0], [1/2], [0-1])!
or predict the # of moves in User: ohiochessfan organized by <chessmoron>
Enjoy!
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<HALL <OF> FAME>
WannaBe 10♔ 5♕ 4♖
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♔♔♔♔♕♕♕♖Aurora
♔♔♔♔♕♕♖suenteus po 147
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♔♔♔♕♕♕♖♖♖lostemperor
♔♔♔♕♕♖♖♖♖♖chessmoron
♔♔♔♕♕♖♖♖rogge
♔♔♔♕♕♖cromat
♔♔♔♕♖Robin01
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♔♔♕♕♕♕WinKing
♔♔♕♕♕♖percyblakeney
♔♔♕♖♖♖yalie
♔♔♕♖wordfunph
♔♔♕♖Ragh
♔♔♕♖Ezzy
♔♔Golden Executive
♔♔SloVice
♔♔positionalgenius
♔♔amadeus
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♔♕♕♖Diademas
♔♕♖nimh
♔♕♖ahmadov
♔♕♖CHESSBOOKIE
♔♕Keysersoze
♔♕Where is my mind
♔♕Appaz
♔♖♖moronovich*
♔♖Golden Executive*
♔♖Montreal1666
♔♖Troewa
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♔Beholder
♔juan31
♔wtwz
♔Twinlark
♔SoUnwiseTheKnight B4
♔NGambit
♔benjinathan
♔DCP23
♔firebyrd
♔kellmano
♔Stonehenge
♔cu8sfan
♔larrewl
♔babakova
♔djmercury
♔mikejaqua
♔Joshka,
♔SnoopDogg
♔Like a GM
*may be incomplete
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♖ Bronze
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   lostemperor has kibitzed 7712 times to chessgames [more...]

   Feb-02-25 lostemperor chessforum

lostemperor: <Keyser Soze>,<0ZeR0>,<Penguincw> won gold each! Congratulations!

   Apr-20-24 Golden Executive chessforum

lostemperor: It is fixed! I had an expert looking at it.

   Jan-18-24 OhioChessFan chessforum

lostemperor: Betcha you. Right damn

   Jan-11-24 Tata Steel Masters (2024)

lostemperor: ♔♕♖ Announcement ♔♕♖ Join the annual Tata Teel Chess final standings prediction contest at lostemperor chessforum 1. Ding 2. Nepomniachtchi 3. Firouzja 4, Giri 5. Praggnanandhaa 6. Maghsoodloo 7. Vidit 8.Wei 9. Abdusattorov

   Feb-26-23 WR Chess Masters (2023)

lostemperor: The predictions' winners on the final standings of WR Chess on my forum <Penquincw>♔, <Golden Executive>♔, <Chesschronicle22>♕, <OhioChessFan>♕, <Messiah>♖

   Jan-30-23 Tata Steel Masters (2023)

lostemperor: Winners of the TATA STEEL CHESS 2023 FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTION'S CONTEST at my forum <Firouzjias>♔♔♖, <tuttifrutty>♔♕♖, <lostemperor>♕♕, <Messiah>♖

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FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS

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Oct-13-09		DCP23: <lostemperor: The hardest thing IMO is to predict who is going to finish first or last! :)> Sometimes it's easy. For example, in London 2009 the last place is reserved for David Howell. And he's not even the lowest-rated (that would be McShane), and yet there's no way around it -- Howell will be in last place.

Oct-13-09		lostemperor: <DCP23> when was/is that in London? As for the Tal memorial, Carlsen would be favourite but he might have a more difficult run now than in Pearl Spring. But if not Carlsen who? Kramnik, Anand? Aronian perhaps or an "outsider"? And Svidler is not very likely to finish last but someone has! I think a few can finish last either shared or sole. I will let my deliberations know in a day or two :)

Oct-13-09		SwitchingQuylthulg: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 3. Anand 3. Kramnik 3. Ivanchuk 3. Gelfand 3. Leko 3. Ponomariov 3. Svidler 10. Morozevich

Oct-13-09		kellmano: 1. Carlsen 2. Morozevich 3. Anand 4. Kramnik 4. Ivanchuk 4. Aronian 4. Svidler 8. Leko 8. Ponomariov 10. Gelfand

Oct-13-09		DCP23: <lostemperor: <DCP23> when was/is that in London?> London is Kramnik's and Carlsen's next event after the Tal Memorial. It'll take place in December 2009 in London. You can read about it here, for example: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Oct-16-09		lostemperor: Here my picks. Sort of random:) 1. Carlsen 2. Kramnik 3. Aronian 4. Anand 5. Leko 5. Ivanchuk 5. Svidler 5. Gelfand 5. Ponomariov 5. Morozevich

Oct-16-09		lostemperor: I think Morozevich is the key player. He can finish first or last:)

Oct-16-09		jessicafischerqueen: Good evening. This looks like an interesting contest, so I will submit an entry: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 3. Ivanchuk 4. Morozevich 4. Leko 4. Kramnik 5. Anand 5. Svidler 6. Ponomariov 6. Gelfand I have one question- why is there no <Monkey Ranker> in this contest? Many people like trying to beat the Monkey Ranker. Well Ok I do. I don't know about others.

Oct-16-09		Ragh: Tal Memorial tournament predictions: 1. Carlsen 1. Anand 3. Aronian 4. Kramnik 5. Leko 5. Ivanchuk 5. Svidler 8. Morozevich 8. Gelfand 8. Ponomariov

Oct-16-09		jessicafischerqueen: <Ragh> No chance, no chance mate.

Oct-16-09		lostemperor: <jessicafischerqueen> I don't have a Monkey Ranker. Although random might have a chance here. Besides did you know monkeys (or apes) can be very smart http://nl.netlog.com/go/explore/vid... !

Oct-16-09		SloVice: My pix: 1. Carlsen 2. Anand 2. Ivanchuk 2. Aronian 5. Leko 5. Kramnik 7. Morozevich 7. Svidler 9. Gelfand 10. Ponomariov

Oct-16-09		jessicafischerqueen: <Yoda: Not Just A Little Guy Who Talks Funny> That is simply astonishing!! OK I'm very excited by the <Monkey Ranker> you just showed me. How is that different from the Monkey being shown a chess position for one second and then instantly being able to reproduce it with 100% accuracy? Doesn't this mean that Monkeys could play chess if you could manage to teach them about <en passant>? It makes sense that they have instant reliable short term memory and totally reliable spatial recognition, so that they don't get their faces bitten off by a leopard, or by Jane Goodall, perhaps. <Yoda: You Are Wise>- thank you so much. Now I don't feel nearly as bad about having lost to the <Monkey Ranker> in every single category in every single one of <YouRang's> contests. Whew!

Oct-17-09		Winter: 1. Carlsen 2. Anand 3. Kramnik 4. Aronian 5. Ivanchuk 6. Morozevich 7. Gelfand 8. Leko 9. Svidler 10.Ponomariov

Oct-17-09		lostemperor: <jessicafischerqueen> I think the monkey/chimp can produce a chess position accurately given a second to look. It can also learn and produce a whole opening repertoire in a few minutes. Can the monkey play chess after that? I don't know if there have been enough research done about it. It can learn the walk of the pieces. Taking like en passant also. The question is just how far can the monkey get in planning? As for monkeys' long term memory; elephants are also known for their excellent long term memory! Maybe monkeys have them too The national geographic documentary showed some remarkable annimal qualities! :)

Oct-18-09		lostemperor: <Queen Jessica> and since monkeys cannot speak a sophisticated language as humans, it would be very difficult to teach them chess within their life time. Having said this, it hit me, the answer to your question: <Doesn't this mean that Monkeys could play chess if you could manage to teach them about <en passant>?> is: For monkeys playing chess is peanuts (if they don't go bananas :-))

Oct-20-09		lostemperor: Here the predicions for the tournament according to <ELO> the ratings: 1. Carlsen 2801* 2. Anand 2788 3. Aronian 2773 3. Kramnik 2772 5. Ivanchuk 2756 5. Gelfand 2756 7. Leko 2752* 7. Morozevich 2750 9. Svidler 2741 9. Ponomariov 2741 * Updated: Carlsen won 29 points in Nanjing and, correct me if I'm wrong, Leko lost 10.

Oct-20-09		lostemperor: <Fischerqueen Jessica> I took the freedom to change your prediction format into: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 3. Ivanchuk 4. Morozevich 4. Leko 4. Kramnik 7. Anand 7. Svidler 9. Ponomariov 9. Gelfand :)

Oct-21-09		Winter: <lostemperor: <Winter> Nice Avatar!> I've waited long enough, far and wide... thanks cousin Master Yoda.

Oct-21-09		lostemperor: I have checked the live ratings from our own rating watch dog <frogbert> http://chess.liverating.org/. These seem to be the actual ratings now. 1. Carlsen 2801 2. Anand 2788 2. Aronian 2786 4. Kramnik 2772 5. Gelfand 2758 6. Leko 2752 6. Morozevich 2750 6. Svidler 2749 9. Ivanchuk 2744 10. Ponomariov 2738

Oct-22-09		lostemperor: <Winter> the best of wishes to you my forceful alter ego <;)

Oct-22-09		suenteus po 147: My prediction for the final standings: 1. Kramnik 1. Anand 3. Carlsen 3. Gelfand 5. Aronian 5. Ivanchuk 5. Ponomariov 8. Svidler 8. Morozevich 10. Leko

Oct-22-09		nimh: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 3. Anand 3. Kramnik 5. Morozevich 5. Gelfand 7. Leko 8. Svidler 9. Ivanchuk 9. Ponomariov

Oct-23-09		DCP23: Final standings prediction: 1. Kramnik 2-3. Svidler, Carlsen 4. Aronian 5-6. Morozevich, Leko 7-10. Anand, Gelfand, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov

Oct-24-09		moronovich: 1.Carlsen 2.Aronian 3.Ivanchuk 3.Anand 5.Svidler 5.Kramnik 7.Leko 7.Morozewich 9.Ponomariov

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