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Jan-08-21 Chessgames Bookie chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Thanks for the tip, WinKing. Hope it works because, to tell you the truth, I'm feeling a bit frustrated. ciao, jingo      Jan-08-21 chessgames.com chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: It would be great if we could get the Bookie site set up to start the new leg with the TATA Steel tournament about to begin in a week. Thanks      Dec-26-20 Sargon chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Sargon, Could we get an adminstrator to close out the Fall Leg of the Chessbookie? Prizes and reset all to $1000, or more if we're not going to get a mid-leg payday? Thanks, jingo Gens una sumus!      Oct-07-20 Norway Chess (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: Please join us at the ChessBookie room for some fun wagering, play money. Tough competition! Altibox Norway 2020, Rd 6: Aronian-Caruana Thanks      Oct-01-20 Kibitzer's Café    Chessgames Bookie: Rub your lucky charm! Time to bet on the Winner of the upcoming Altibox tournament. Altibox Norway 2020: Winner! Gens una sumus      Sep-16-20 Petrosian vs G Stoltz, 1952    Chessgames Bookie: I had no idea that Kotov won that tournament, and with what a score!!      Sep-15-20 St. Louis Rapid & Blitz (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: And how will Alireza do tomorrow against the Champ? St. Louis Rapid & Blitz, Rd 7 Rapid: Firouzja-Carlsen Place your bet (after checking your crystal ball, of course).      Sep-13-20 Champions Showdown Chess 9LX (2020)    Chessgames Bookie: Speaking of draws, how many today in round 7? Starts in a few hours. Only one in Rd 6 yesterday. Place your bets! Click ChessBookie at the top of the page to play!      Apr-19-20 moronovich chessforum    Chessgames Bookie: Hi moronovich, I'm jingohanson, the new Bookie. The Pick two is for day four of the event, with the games I posted. Sorry about the confusion. I should have put (Day 4) in the description. Thanks for welcoming me. Your suggestions are welcome. Ciao, jingohanson      Dec-23-19 Biographer Bistro    Chessgames Bookie: Just for the record. Annie and Twinlark were volunteers. I posted more on my profile page. 😊

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 129 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jul-05-08    mmmsplay10: what happens if you win, is there a prize? Jul-05-08    percyblakeney: <mmmsplay10> Yep, I got two years premium membership and a $75.00 gift certificate from Amazon.com for winning the latest Championship leg. Jul-05-08    mmmsplay10: ohhhhhhhhh thx Jul-05-08    Annie K.: Thanks Mal. :) Actually, I wasn't just being a contrarian with the Leko bets - I was really betting on what I thought had a good chance of happening (hence the good profit - I haven't placed many alternative bets). Sure, Leko likes to draw with Black almost as much as Kramnik, BUT that's mostly against peer level opposition; he also has a history of not being adverse to taking a hard line with lower rated opponents, particularly when the game's result makes a significant difference in the tournament standings. So when I took a good look at the Gustaffson-Leko pairing last night, I just thought hmmm.... I reckon Leko will try hard in this one - and he can probably make it too. In this case, Leko's being less of a trophy target than Kramnik serves him well, keeps him more "under the radar" where opponent preparation is concerned. And while he has a notorious tendency to get nervous in the last rounds of tourneys, and gets underestimated for that, this is - again - usually NOT the case when he's playing lower rated opposition. Jul-06-08    malthrope: <Annie K.: Thanks Mal. :) Actually, I wasn't just being a contrarian with the Leko bets - I was really betting on what I thought had a good chance of happening (hence the good profit - I haven't placed many alternative bets).> You did great Annie! ;) Hope you hold on to <1st place> for a spell and put all us guys in our place! <sheepish grin> Think what I'm happiest about is how Nepo is doing! Just a great outing for him amongst the SUPER GM stars! And, for GM Leko too, as sometimes we tend to forget what a great technical Chess player he really is! :) OK - place your last round Dortmund bets and "Good Luck!" :^) Best Regards, - Mal Jul-06-08    Annie K.: Dropped about 600 today due to minor losses and tournament winner & perfecta bets... but I'll live I guess! ;) Today's upsets should be interesting... the Perfecta Leko+_____ bets should have a great payoff for whoever bet on them, but with Ivanchuk, Mamedyarov, Nepomniachtchi and Gustafsson all sharing second, that Perfecta sounds like a nightmare to pay off! Which of these players should count as "favorites" and which as "underdogs"? :s Poor Bookie. ;p Jul-06-08    malthrope: Hehehe... Well Annie 20/20 Technologies has done a great job with their <ChessBookie> betting systems! It's all math and all programmed! <gin> I did well today with... SETTLEMENT DATE: Jul-06-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 3,400 (43:1) Dortmund Rd 7: Pick Three White-Draw-Black 77 I'm back in the c-bucks again! :^) My Best, - Mal Jul-06-08    Annie K.: That's our Comeback Mal! ;) Congrats! :) Jul-06-08    malthrope: <Annie K.: That's our Comeback Mal! ;) Congrats! :)> I like that! Thanks Annie. :) I'll try to wear the <ChessBookie> Betting Crown well. At least for a spell! ;) - Mal Jul-06-08    Kreifi: Dortmund: PERFECTA : Leko-Ivanchuk [cash in ticket] 100 YOU WIN! COLLECT 459 15:1 15.64 :/ Dammit. Jul-07-08    Annie K.: Heh... I'm glad I had bet on an Ivanchuk-Kramnik perfecta; I have a feeling simply losing that bet is not nearly as frustrating as having a winning longshot ticket and hardly any profit on it. :\ Jul-07-08    Xenon Oxide: <To all the betting champs here> Do you tend to bet more on longshots or on "sure bets"? Also, do you play differently when you have more money, or when you are ahead in the rankings, as compared to when you are behind? Also, how do you decide the amount you wager on each bet? Jul-07-08    Sneaky: I bet more on longshots than sure bets. Biel is a great example. The sure bet is that Carlsen will win. I believe he'll win. I think we all do. I don't know where the odds will settle but I'm not going to commit my money on Carlsen just yet. If he ends up with odds like 1.25, then I'll say no thanks. It's just not worth risking 2000 to win 500. (And if somebody ties with him you'll earn even less!) One thing's for sure: NEVER make a giant long term bet on a "sure thing" if you have to take out a loan to do it. The interest will nibble away at your profit and possibly even leave you a loser after you win the bet! Loans are best for short-term maneuvers of luck. Borrow on a Tuesday, double it up, pay back the fatman on Wednesday. Jul-08-08    Xenon Oxide: Thanks, <Sneaky>! Jul-08-08    Xenon Oxide: <Chessgames Bookie> Since Carlsen is the clear favorite in Biel, it is entirely possible that he will actually <lose> rating points even if he wins. So could you kindly open a bet: <will Carlsen win or lose rating points in Biel?> Just an idea. Jul-08-08    Sneaky: Biel has 10 rounds, right? Maybe make a bet, "Final score of Carlsen at Biel" starting with 10/10, 9.5/10, all the way down to 0/10. Jul-09-08    Xenon Oxide: <Chessgames Bookie> Will you provide betting on the individual games of the Poikovsky Tournament? Just something to keep us busy while we're waiting for Biel? Thanks :) Jul-10-08    Chessgames Bookie: Wagering on the 4th round of the Poikovsky Tournament has been added. Jul-10-08    Stonehenge: Great <Bookie>! Now can anyone lend me some bucks? I won't pay you back, honestly. Jul-12-08    Stonehenge: <Bookie> According to Playchess tomorrow is a restday in Poikovsky tournament. Jul-14-08    Annie K.: Note to self: try not to bet on Cat. XVIII tourneys - I don't know those players well enough. ;s Jul-15-08    malthrope: <Annie K.: Note to self: try not to bet on Cat. XVIII tourneys - I don't know those players well enough. ;s> Annie - there is a whopper of a <SUPER GM> tourney coming up at the end of this month - <2nd Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia from July 30-August 15> Hehehe... :^) - Mal Jul-16-08    Annie K.: Thanks for the good news Mal. :) Well, I didn't quite mean to exclude Biel, even though it is technically also a cat.18, but it's more like a cat.19 + Pelletier. ;) In any case, self unfortunately hasn't been listening... :s Jul-17-08    malthrope: <Annie K.: Thanks for the good news Mal. :) Well, I didn't quite mean to exclude Biel, even though it is technically also a cat.18, but it's more like a cat.19 + Pelletier. ;) In any case, self unfortunately hasn't been listening... :s> I know Annie! ;) If only we could predict the future! Of course, that wouldn't be any *fun* either! ~lol~ I bet light on the last round of Poikovsky Chess Tournament. In the event that something may happen! Now we wait... <grin> All the Best, - Mal Jul-18-08    technical draw: Good to see malthrope on top of the leader board (oops! that's taboo in golf and Chessbookie, it brings bad luck and the leader comes tumbling down!! Of course if all my picks come out I'll have $11,000 chessbucks and lead the pack but Mal is right, just getting into the top ten is OK because in the finals you get cb10,000 instead of 1,000. Good luck to all. All my good buddies are on the leader board and I'm left out? I feel like General Patton! Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 501) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 129 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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