I stopped putting up Canadian Chess Championship games since the chess-results site is unavailable, but thanks for that.

However, since you request it, I'll put up one bet on that (these games don't seem to be too popular).

Looking at chess24 and 2700chess, they both list Lu Shanglei - Fedoseev as ending with 57.Kf4 1-0. However, chessdom lists it as ending with 53.Kg3. :|

chessdom is probably wrong, but I still don't like seeing this dispute. I also don't like waiting, but as <Switch> would say <I know delaying the payoff also inconveniences some players, but it's the lesser of two evils.> (when comparing paying off bets to delaying)

Anyway, I'll give some time and see what the Lake Sevan games bring (and also time for some bettors to voice their opinion), but reminder that I have the last say. You will know when I have made my decision when you see the bet being payoff.

In the meantime, I've paid off the outstanding bets, and I'm about to place some new ones up (does anyone here think I place up <too> many bets).

FTR: In the future, if (when) I make any mistakes where the real intent is obvious (ex. that one), then I won't reply to it. I'll just fix it (and that's how you know I replied to it).

CRM/GLM/LST: DOGBERRY'S PAWN STRUCTURE SPECIAL

I added the tripled pawns thing, but I don't want to be a "money printer", so I made it 16 games. :) It's easier than <Switch>'s initial bet, but harder than the first bet I put up. I hope this is what you wanted, but if it's not, don't worry, it'll come back.

FTR: I copied the terms <Switch> posted above.

However, I think the bet with the "worst" odds would be Anogia Open R9: Tamir - Grigoriadis (1.04 on 1-0). My logic was that since David only needed a draw with black (against someone 450+ points lower), Nabaty probably won't bother to win. However, no one caught on...

Reminder folks that if you have a suggestion, suggest it. I'm easy.*

*Okay, well, not <that> easy. If you have a suggestion, say it, and I'll consider it (don't worry, I'm not as unreasonable as in real life). I want to make you people happy, but I don't want to make it <too> "easy" (whatever that means).

Are you saying that I incorrectly paid off a bet? Or are you saying that there might be a technical issue?

< And I am going to moan a bit now.. Is it fair on people who haven't even qualified that the ex bookie wins every leg taking a place in the championship leg he already has? I really like you Switch so this isn't personal, I'd say the same if it was me, and said something similar (That got deleted!) a week or two back. Switch knows the ins and outs of the ceegee bookies, he wins every leg! I'm not saying he shouldn't be allowed to play, but I am saying whoever loses out takes his position, he's already in the championship leg. >

I believe what you are saying is that it shouldn't be fair to someone who qualifies over and over to take away spots for others. I agree, but I believe the purpose is to make sure those qualifiers compete again instead of resting until the Championship leg.

Yeah, that's <Switch> alright. There was another jackpot today too in Lake Sevan Tournament R8: Daily Double (WB was the jackpot winner). I wonder who hit that one...

But for the record, tbh, I had no idea that was a jackpot winner (other than the fact that it says "2") until I paid off the bet and saw that there was only one ticket (for 2 cbs, didn't say who) with the winning line.

< I have to ask... Was that today's P3? (Not the Yi one). >

Yeah, that was today's P3. I normally don't include a P3, since I see demand is low. Hopefully that changes for Biel.

But I see what you're trying to say now. You thought I paid off the Wei Yi P3, when I didn't (confused it with the R4 P3). If that's the case, no problem. I think it's my fault I put out 2 P3s. Apparently I haven't learned my lesson yet. :p

Back to your rant on qualifying for the ChessBookie championship.

This is just my personal opinion: yeah, I agree. I don't really like how <cg> automatically has the top 10 entering, not considering those who have already qualified. Of course, they have reasons for so. The main reason is to ensure that players who have already qualified return. For example, if one has already qualified from the Spring Leg, knowing they can't qualify again, would they really want to play again. Probably not (well, maybe), and this isn't good, considering this game is waning. Looking at the archives, legs used to have as many as 600+ participants. Last leg, <Switch> managed to rally just 300 (and that was with advertising).

What I suggest is when deciding who qualifies, cancel out those who have already qualified so that some people who are good, but not the best, can get a chance. Adding a few more participants to the Championship Leg won't make much of a difference, but to those very players, it can change everything for them. I suggest <cg> test to see how it turns out, even if it's just for one season.

Yeah, that's my 5 cents.

(<Mark>, I suggest you stop reading now)

In other news, I see a tripled pawn occurred in Artemiev-Sevian, so you know what that means. CRM/GLM/LST: DOGBERRY'S PAWN STRUCTURE SPECIAL

To be honest, I was going to wait to have someone confirm the result for me, but then decided to trust the chess sites, my instincts and eyes.

;-)

<MarkFinan> <Penguincw> With your system, we could have a player placing 11th and not qualifying, and then the next leg someone could be 17th (with half the chessbucks) and qualify. If I were the guy who placed 11th and missed out, I wouldn't feel that was very fair.

Besides, as already noted, people who've already qualified would have even less incentive to play the game than they do now. And the changes would complicate what is currently a very simple system everybody can understand.

<Adding a few more participants to the Championship Leg won't make much of a difference, but to those very players, it can change everything for them. I suggest <cg> test to see how it turns out, even if it's just for one season.>

Yeah. That printer stopped working for me today, lol. Only 200 though. I would have put 1500 on if I'd had the opportunity so not all bad.

<<If I were the guy who placed 11th and missed out, I wouldn't feel that was very fair.>> I know I'm only partly quoting you, Switch but this is my point.. Let's say I won this leg. I would still prefer 11th to join me in the championship leg because I've already qualified. If someone comes 17th and qualifies with half the $$$ it's because 7 other people have already qualified anyway, I don't see the problem but I'm certainly not laying any blame at whoever the bookie is.

Switching was scooping up 1st places long before he ever volunteered to be Chess Bookie. He wins a lot because he's excellent at the game. Full stop.