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Chessgames Bookie
Member since Feb-10-06 · Last seen Mar-10-21

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   Chessgames Bookie has kibitzed 2101 times to chessgames [more...]

   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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Jul-26-08		Stonehenge: Or does left mean the left side of the board, then 5 is the correct answer :)

Jul-26-08		Chessgames Bookie: <Stonehenge: Biel Rd 6: Bacrot vs Alekseev: Pieces Left / I counted 18 pieces, not 5-8.> Our mistake; we just redid the payments. Note that two players had tickets for this wager on "17-20 pieces" and they discarded them. (One was for 10 chessbucks, the other for 20 chessbucks.) We made these two tickets reappear in their accounts. We checked the logfiles and we believe that everybody's account should be correct now. Sorry about the confusion.

Jul-28-08		Annie K.: And yet again... :s What the heck were you betting on, Mal, Alekseev?!?! LOL. Good work, in any case! :)

Jul-29-08		malthrope: <Annie K.: And yet again... :s What the heck were you betting on, Mal, Alekseev?!?! LOL. Good work, in any case! :)> Well, in the previous round at Biel I took a small risk as I was on <pins & needles> in Round #6 to see if Onischuk could hold against Dominguez... It must have been a very tiring Chess game (6½ hours - 91 moves), as I had <W-B-D> in my 'Pick 3' bet. GM Onischuk played perfectly right up to the moment he got the bright idea of 88. Rd7?? (he had 8 minutes left on his clock with a draw by the 50-move rule on his 104th move). He had to keep his Rook on the c-file to avoid 88... Kc2! Got to give a lot of credit to GM Dominguez, as he also played it the best possible way making use of all every chance he had! A beautiful example of how to win this type of ending (K + R vs K + R + N). Well, I'd be lying through my teeth if I told you that by <not> betting on GM Akekseev was how I did it... Of course it was him! 'Good Luck' betting everyone! :^) All the Best, - Mal PS: Should be an exciting finish at Biel... As, Yogi once said, <"It ain't over till it's over!"> ;)

Jul-29-08		crawfb5: I missed a big payoff in the pick 3 yesterday when Carlsen lost for the first time in... I missed another big pick 3 payoff when Onischuk couldn't collect his "bye" today... :-) If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. I guess I'm a cellar-dweller for good reason... :-)

Jul-29-08		malthrope: <crawfb5: I missed a big payoff in the pick 3 yesterday when Carlsen lost for the first time in... [...] If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. I guess I'm a cellar-dweller for good reason... :-)> <crawfb5> - it took me many <ChessBookie> betting seasons to get the hang it! :) Then I slowly began to understand how to manipulate the c-bucks and take full advantage of the odds as presented and bet upon. Trust me - <You> will too! :^) All the Best, - Mal PS: Luved the story in your bio (Number #4) about Karpov! :))

Jul-29-08		crawfb5: <malthrope: <crawfb5> - it took me many <ChessBookie> betting seasons to get the hang it! :) Then I slowly began to understand how to manipulate the c-bucks and take full advantage of the odds as presented and bet upon. Trust me - <You> will too! :^) All the Best, - Mal> Thanks. I'm almost back to even after being almost completely busted. Even so, I doubt I'll ever be a risk for you guys up at the top, but I'm ok with that. <PS: Luved the story in your bio (Number #4) about Karpov! :))> Everybody loves that one. I actually forgot to put it in at first!

Jul-29-08		malthrope: <crawfb5: [...] Thanks. I'm almost back to even after being almost completely busted. Even so, I doubt I'll ever be a risk for you guys up at the top, but I'm ok with that.> Well the beauty is there is always room for improvement and 3 chances to get into the <ChessBookie> Winter Leg Championship with the benefit of having $10,000 c-bucks to play with! ;) <<Mal: PS: Luved the story in your bio (Number #4) about Karpov! :))> Everybody loves that one. I actually forgot to put it in at first!> Here you can always relocate the placement if you wish too... :) However, to be honest with you - I think it's <perfect> right where it is. Always save your best for last! :^) Regards, - Mal

Jul-30-08		Chessgames Bookie: Wagering is open on the 1st round of the FIDE Grand Prix Tournament taking place in Sochi, Russia.

Jul-31-08		technical draw: OK I have a new name for the leader: Malicious Mal...You are sure taking a big lead, how about a loan? The loan shark doesn't even want me near his office!

Jul-31-08		Annie K.: Meh... well, "only" 400 or so down today. :s Losing Biel Winner/Perfecta bets (I'm sure you can guess which) :p offset somewhat by 5/6 correct Sochi bets. Darn cat.18 tourneys anyway. ;p

Jul-31-08		malthrope: <technical draw: OK I have a new name for the leader: Malicious Mal...You are sure taking a big lead, how about a loan? [...]> Hehehe... :) Well the <Loanshark> once told me if I ever passed out 'c-bucks' that he would personally pass out his heavy weight <brass knuckles> to the boys! ~lol~ Besides, I'm sure everyone will be happy to know that I will lose a small amount today... :( I mean who knew the winner at the Biel Chess Festival wasn't going to be a combination of <Carlsen + Alekseev (or) Bacrot (or) Dominguez>? Can't' win them all! Finally the new draw King - GM Alexander Onischuk - takes the cake! :) Other than that life is just peachy (sometimes). All the Best to You <TD>. :^) Your pal, -Mal PS: <TD: The loan shark doesn't even want me near his office!> - Don't worry he'll soften up in a few days... I still have my <influence> ! ;) PPS: <Annie K.: Meh... well, "only" 400 or so down today. :s Losing Biel Winner/Perfecta bets (I'm sure you can guess which) :p offset somewhat by 5/6 correct Sochi bets. Darn cat.18 tourneys anyway. ;p> I know <Annie>... Good betting at Sochi! ;) I took it easy the first day while everyone was getting their feet wet... Seems I had some <loose cash> lying around, so I bet on the eventual winners there! :)

Jul-31-08		Annie K.: <Mal: <I know <Annie>... Good betting at Sochi! ;) I took it easy the first day while everyone was getting their feet wet... Seems I had some <loose cash> lying around, so I bet on the eventual winners there! :)>> Me too. Just some longshots though. :) Oh, I had a "most draws" bet on Onischuk (and nobody else). That was expected here. ;) But that win won't amount to much, after the pool gets divided among him and Carlsen. :\|

Jul-31-08		artyom2008: i have 0 chessbucks and i have to repay the loanshark and i have about 4 bets or something can you please help me also i have to pay him 86 chessbucks

Jul-31-08		artyom2008: help

Jul-31-08		technical draw: <arty> Just go to his office with that lion and he'll give you anything you want!

Jul-31-08		malthrope: <technical draw: <arty> Just go to his office with that lion and he'll give you anything you want!> <TD> speaks the truth <artyom2008> :) Just bring your tabby to the Loanshark's office and borrow some more 'c-bucks' from him (when he's in a good mood he'll give it to you). That will keep <YOU> going! :^)

Jul-31-08		malthrope: <artyom2008> PS: If you ever need any more help you can count on <TD> and <malthrope>. We can both get you 'in and out' doors faster than Kasparov use to win his beautiful Chess games! ;) Best Wishes, - Mal

Jul-31-08		Sneaky: Ahhh yes, the much maligned Dominguez-Alekseev perfecta, for only 10 clams ... [cash in ticket] 10 YOU WIN! COLLECT 852 170:1

Jul-31-08		acirce: Is it bragging time now that Biel is over? SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 1,248 (16:1) Biel: Carlsen Score 6 YOU WIN! COLLECT 1248 SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 264 (11:1) Biel: Most Draws Carlsen YOU WIN! COLLECT 264 SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 323 (128:1) Biel: Perfecta Alekseev-Dominguez YOU WIN! COLLECT 323 SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 511 (170:1) Biel: Perfecta Dominguez-Alekseev YOU WIN! COLLECT 511 SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 266 (13:1) Biel: Winner Dominguez YOU WIN! COLLECT 266 SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-01-08 PROJECTED PAYOUT: 465 (8:1) Biel: Winner Alekseev YOU WIN! COLLECT 465

Jul-31-08		Annie K.: <acirce> Bragging time is whenever one has something to brag about. ;) Nice list there!

Aug-01-08		crawfb5: I lost 7 of 8 bets on Sochi today. So close to perfection...missed it by <that> much... :-)

Aug-01-08		malthrope: <crawfb5: I lost 7 of 8 bets on Sochi today. So close to perfection...missed it by <that> much... :-)> Oh my! :( Well, this might help a little bit - I only placed only 4 'player vs player' bets and lost 3 of them! ~lol~ Aronian was the only winner (against Navara), but Radja (against Jako), Gris (against Al-Modiahki) and Svidler (against Cheparinov) - 3 perfect goose eggs! ~lol~ My side bet in the 'Pick 3" with <W-W-D> saved me from oblivion and thus managed only to lose a couple hundred. :) "Good Luck" in your quest for perfection <crawfb5>. All we can do is try... :^) - Mal

Aug-01-08		redribbon3700: Chessbookie is there going to be any bets on the Mainz Tournament?

Aug-02-08		malthrope: Speaking of which <redribbon3700> - it's gonna be "Anand vs Carlsen" in the Mainz <Chess Classic> Rapids finals! (Moro will play Judit). Be sure to buy an extra safety belt today... You are definitely going too need it tomorrow! ~lol~ :^) PS: <ChessBookie> already gave us one main bet - Mainz Rapid: Winner - Unknown if they feel like throwing in two more... :)

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