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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 394 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jan-19-16    Penguincw: < Annie K.: ... This isn't any kind of landmark at all, <Penguin>. Your "top non-qualifier" is still only in the 2k's. Just because one of the qualifiers went all-in early and crashed, is no achievement by the non-qualifiers. :) You can start talking about non-qualifier achievements when they start mingling at least with the lower-end-but-not-quite-crashed group of qualifiers (say with a net worth of about 6000-7000 or so, as the top group starts expanding in both directions. > Yes, I understand, but for any non-qualifier wanting to win it all, 1 down, 33 to go. ;) A non-qualfiier isn't going to be in contention overnight. They'll have to slowly progress upward. But yes, as soon as I legit have to do work to calculate the non-qualifier leaderboard, that's when I know it'll have mingled. I think last leg, the highest non-qualifier finished in 18th, which might be the only time ever there was no non-qualifier in the top 10, though don't take my word for it. Jan-19-16    sydbarrett: Alright, thanks for the warm welcome back, Karposian. I never mean to be offensive, but at times in the past I might have certainly overposted and it was not to some of the sensibilities here. ;-) In any case, my posting interests are more moderate now, so there's no need for anyone to be alarmed, I would believe. Jan-19-16    sydbarrett: Anyways, just thought I'd write a bit for fun. I have every intention of winning, so play your best. ;-) Good luck to all Jan-20-16    moronovich: <I think last leg, the highest non-qualifier finished in 18th, which might be the only time ever there was no non-qualifier in the top 10, though don't take my word for it.> A couple of years ago <Chenebelgrind> made the greatest performance of all times,being a non-qualifier and winning it all. Jan-20-16    MarkFinan: No pick 3 for this round? Jan-20-16    Chessgames Bookie: <MarkFinan: No pick 3 for this round?> Hi <Mark>. Next round my man. I think the match-ups are a little better for a pick 3 in Round 6. Hang in there it's comin'. Jan-20-16    Chessgames Bookie: I put the Pick 3 up now for Round 6 <MarkFinan>. Gives everyone plenty of time to think it over. Jan-20-16    Everyone: hmmm, big think starts... Jan-20-16    Chessgames Bookie: Hey it's always good to see <Everyone> everyone! ;) Jan-21-16    centralfiles: Can we end the championship leg about right now? Jan-21-16    Chessgames Bookie: Sorry <centralfiles> not just yet. :) Jan-21-16    MarkFinan: Thank you Mr chessbookie. Jan-23-16    MarkFinan: <Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw [info] Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw]> I've taken the amounts of the bets out but how come I have 2 bets on the same game?? There's something gone wrong. Jan-23-16    moronovich: <Premium Chessgames Member MarkFinan: <Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw [info] Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw > That is what I call a doublecheck :) Or "The Bradford Mushroom effect".;) Jan-23-16    Chessgames Bookie: <MarkFinan: I've taken the amounts of the bets out but how come I have 2 bets on the same game?? There's something gone wrong.> You mean you have two *separate tickets* with the same result(Draw) for the same game. Do I have it right <MarkFinan>? Jan-23-16    SwitchingQuylthulg: <MarkFinan> That's a rare but not unprecedented bug. Did you only place one bet that was somehow duplicated, or did you place two separate bets that were not merged together? If you're not happy with having the extra bet, report the problem to Daniel Freeman; he's sorted out things like this before. (The Bookie won't be able to do anything about it, apart from prodding people who can.) Jan-23-16    Chessgames Bookie: <SwitchingQuylthulg: (<WinKing> won't be able to do anything about it, apart from prodding people who can.)> Thanks <Switch>. That's what I was going to do get in touch with <DF>. I think that problem happened to me a few years back if I recall correctly. Jan-23-16    Chessgames Bookie: I will give the score on the 'Knights vs. Bishops' bet in Round 8 after all 7 of the games have been completed. Just to give you an idea there were no knights or bishops left on three of the seven boards in Round 7. On the remaining 4 boards there were 6 Knights & 5 Bishops. The Knights won a 'squeaker' over the Bishops in Round 7. Jan-23-16    MarkFinan: <Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw [discard ticket] 125 LOSE 4:7 1.56 -- Jan-23-16 Tata Steel 2016 Round 7: Caruana - Ding : Draw [discard ticket]> I "only" put 500 on the draw. I know it's only 125 cb's but that 125 would put me in the 11k club and I never put the 125 on in the first place! So I have to email Daniel over 125 cb's? Jan-23-16    Chessgames Bookie: <MarkFinan: So I have to email Daniel over 125 cb's?> Either you or me. I emailed Daniel for you <Mark>. Just be patient as I don't know how long it will take him to get back to you. I can't change anything from here. I don't have that 'God' power. ;) Jan-23-16    SwitchingQuylthulg: <WinKing> What happens if Knights vs. Bishops is a tie? Jan-23-16    MarkFinan: Thank you Mr chessbookie, much appreciated. No rush as long as it's sorted at some point. Jan-23-16    WinKing: <SwitchingQuylthulg: <WinKing> What happens if Knights vs. Bishops is a tie?> I guess I'll have to refund the bet. Forgot to put tie on the ticket. Let's hope there is no tie. Jan-23-16    Chessgames Bookie: It has been brought to my attention that a mistake was made by me in the Knights vs. Bishops Round 8 bet. There is no 'tie' pick in the choices for the bet. There is just 'More Knights' or 'More Bishops' to select from. **In the event of a 'tie' between the Knights & Bishops all bets will be refunded because of this mistake.** The bet will still be paid if either Knights or Bishops win the bet. Here is an opportunity for the bettor to make a bet without fear of a tie taking him or her down. Be assured this mistake will not happen again. Take advantage while you can. Jan-24-16    Chessgames Bookie: The Round 8 battle between 'more knights' or 'more bishops' was won by the bishops - 9(bishops) to 6(knights). More bishops were on the 7 boards in the final positions. Thanks to those that played in this contest. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 501) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 394 OF 501 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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