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Penguincw
Member since Dec-22-10 · Last seen Aug-22-25

♔ MY PROFILE ♔
I'd like to thank the user who gave me a year of premium services from Feb/14/2012-Feb/14/2013, the user who gave me 3 years of premium services from Dec/26/2015-Dec/26/2018, the user who gave me 2 years of premium services from Dec/31/2018-Dec/31/2020, the user who gave me 3 years of premium services from Dec/25/2020 to Dec/25/2023, the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2023 to Dec/26/2024, and the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2024 to Dec/26/2025. :)
??? BIOGRAPHY ???
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

click for larger view
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: 1,457 chessbucks
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   Penguincw has kibitzed 16386 times to chessgames [more...]

   Feb-27-25 Boris Spassky

Penguincw: Rest in peace, Mr. Spassky.

   Feb-04-25 lostemperor chessforum

Penguincw: Thank you <lostemperor> for hosting this. Happy to come away with a gold. Congrats to the other medalists, hope to see you next time, whenever that may be.

   Jan-01-25 Benzol chessforum

Penguincw: Dropping by to wish you Happy New Year, <Benzol>.

   Dec-26-24 OhioChessFan chessforum

Penguincw: Hi <OCF>. Seasonal greetings to you, my friend.

   Dec-25-24 WannaBe chessforum

Penguincw: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, <WannaBe>.

   Dec-25-24 juan31 chessforum

Penguincw: Feliz Navidad <juan31>.

   Dec-25-24 Golden Executive chessforum

Penguincw: Hello <GE>. Merry Christmas to you, your friends, and your family!

   Dec-25-24 FSR chessforum

Penguincw: Hello <FSR>. Dropping by to wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. :)

   Dec-25-24 Gregor Samsa Mendel chessforum

Penguincw: Merry Christmas, <Gregor Samsa Mendel>.

   Dec-06-24 Penguincw chessforum

Penguincw: Wow, someone has given me yet another year of premium services. I'm running out of ways to say thank you, but thank you once again kind person. :)

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March of the Penguins

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Aug-20-18		cu8sfan: Sad! Sounds scary. I will. (._.) I was gone too long.

Aug-21-18		Penguincw: You're welcome <cu8sfan>. Glad you're catching up on what has gone on with the site. And may he rest in peace. < tpstar: ... private messaging. > I'm really glad DF never implemented it. As much as I wanted it, right now, I'm really glad it's not there. While it does allow you to exchange messages with close friends and the great people of this site, I'm sure there are people on this site you'd rather not interact with. A while ago, someone thought their passwords may not be secured. I'm just glad anything that a user could post on this site, is public info. Anyone can view it, nothing to hide. So no leaked PMs to worry about.

Aug-21-18		tpstar: <Penguincw> In the early days, when this was a free site without Premium Memberships, the clearly stated ideal was that we would resolve disagreements among ourselves in real time, as we were all equal, plus you never knew when an Administrator with their King avatar would appear, thus scattered references to the old guard. When they instituted chessforums in January 2006, they were specifically worried about a former poster named <WMD> who loved to target <ray keene> about old damage, meaning would that constitute Libel, but at least each Premium Member and name players could Moderate their own chessforum as they saw fit. Blow the Whistle came about later (I believe 2007) yet some folks believe it was here all along. Moreover, name players being able to Moderate their own player page was not here at the start either. The ability to banish a repeat offender from your player page was also a late addition, starting with the Raymond Keene page in one special case and then the Wesley So page in 2015 with the anti-Wesley faction. The recent discussions about private messaging raise your exact concern ("people on this site you'd rather not interact with") especially for juniors and students, but there is a key subtext about selective editing of old posts as a clear form of special treatment. chessgames.com chessforum (kibitz #29544) Still, this site does offer private messaging, if you know how to do it in real time. Right now it must be done instantly.

Nov-15-18		offramp: Congratulations on your .... <Penguincw has kibitzed 15000 times to chessgames Nov-15-18 Caruana vs Aronian, 2014> ...15,000 posts! You are one of the "Echt" posters: you post genuinely about chess and don't fill this chess site with vast amounts of drivel about politics and music. Ego te salutant.

Nov-16-18		Penguincw: Thanks <offramp>. :)

Nov-25-18		JimNorCal: How did you come to choose the user name Penguincw, what does it mean?

Nov-27-18		Penguincw: < JimNorCal: How did you come to choose the user name Penguincw, what does it mean? > You know, it was 8 years ago. :) But I like penguins. However, the name "Penguin" was long taken, so gotta add some letters at the end.

Dec-24-18		WinKing: Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to you <Penguincw>! http://www.animatedimages.org/data/...

Dec-25-18		offramp: I hope you have had a merry Christmas, <PCW>, and that you have a happy New Year... And I hope we all have a good 2019.

Dec-25-18		juan31: <Penguincw> Feliz vida para usted

Dec-26-18		Count Wedgemore: Thanks for your message in my forum, <Penguincw> I wish you a happy and prosperous new year!

Dec-26-18		chancho: Merry Christmas!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn2...

Dec-26-18		moronovich: Happy Holidays and also good luck in the championship leg to you <Penquincw> !

Dec-26-18		cormier: joyeux Noël et bonne Année <Penguincw> .....

Dec-26-18		Penguincw: This will be the last post before my forum closes (by me). Membership expires tonight. Once again, thanks to the user who donated. Have a Happy Holidays to all. Hope to return to premium land.

Dec-31-18		Penguincw: Wow, I don't know who, but thanks so much to the user who just gifted me a 2 year membership. Means a lot to me. :)

Jan-01-19		FSR: Happy New Year, <Penguincw>!

Jan-09-19		WinKing: Hi Penguincw, <<>Tata Steel Masters 2019<>> 2 more days! Countdown to the Tata Steel Masters 2019: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Alkmaar♘Wijk aan Zee♗Leiden♗ https://www.tatasteelchess.com/# This tournament will run from January 12th thru January 27th 2019. (13 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding Liren, Giri, Kramnik, Anand, Nepomniachtchi, Radjabov, Duda, Rapport, Shankland, Fedoseev, Vidit & Van Foreest Average rating: 2753 (as of 1/7/19) - Category XXI *** * <<>Tata Steel Masters 2019<>> Schedule - https://www.tatasteelchess.com/play... Round 1 is Saturday, January 12th & it starts @ 13:30hrs(1:30pm) Wijk aan Zee time(7:30am chessgames time) < 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!!! ***

Jan-10-19		wordfunph: <Merry Christmas <wordfunph>.> sorry i'm late, thanks amigo peng!

Jan-10-19		jith1207: Thanks for the wishes, Penguincw. Wish you the same and happy new year.

Jan-10-19		YouRang: <Penguincw: Hi <YouRang>. Hope life is treating you well, and have a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays+New Years. :)> Hi <Penguincw>. I don't post here as often as I used to, but I did notice your kind well-wishes. Life is treating me okay, and I hope the same for you. Happy New Year.

Mar-11-19		cu8sfan: Thank you for your kind words on my forum. I have been so busy this year, I never had the chance to check in here on cg.com. I hope the situation has calmed down a bit. At least it seems like the difficulty level of the PotD has been fixed, I now can solve Mondays and sometimes Tuesdays. :D While it's too late for Happy New Year wishes, I sincerely hope that 2019 will be good to you!

Mar-30-19		OhioChessFan: Coming Soon! Gashimov Memorial 2019 Moves Prediction Contest. Conducted by the Legendary <chessmoron> and hosted at Graceland, home of Elvis. Click on Elvis for details.

Apr-01-19		wordfunph: <Apr-01-19 Premium Chessgames Member OhioChessFan: Round 2 Recap We still have 3 players with 0's in the Moves/#1 Ranker, and not much time to clear those up. Still no word from <Penguincw>, which concerns most of us, as we figure he'll make up for lost time with many words explaining his absence.> amigo penguin, awaiting for your move :)

Apr-16-19		WinKing: Hi Penguincw, 3 days to go! <<>Grenke Chess Classic 2019<>> Countdown to Grenke: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Baden♘Grenke♗Baden♗ Official site: http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/en/ This tournament will run from April 20th thru April 29th 2019. (9 Rounds) Participants include: Carlsen, Caruana, Anand, Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Svidler, Naiditsch, Vallejo Pons, Meier & Keymer Average rating: 2726 - Category XX Schedule - http://www.grenkechessclassic.de/en... Round 1 is Saturday, April 20th, & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Baden-Baden time & @ 09:00hrs(9am chessgames EDT) ~~~~~~~~~~ < 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) *Participation is not confirmed at this time* 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 12th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2019 - 12 years running) *Participation confirmed* 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>. *Participation confirmed* ~~~~~~~~~~ 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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