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Jul-01-17
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<Teem> fun fact- <FSR> is actually a great grandson of <FDR>. |
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| Jul-01-17 | | technical draw: <FSR> The Fernando Tatis of the chessbookie game. (Don't know who Fernando Tatis is? Google it!) |
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Jul-01-17
 | | FSR: <Boomie> I don't know about you, but I didn't get in on any technicality. No asterisk for me! |
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Jul-01-17
| | FSR: Wow. <On April 23, 1999, Tatís made baseball history when he hit two grand slams in one inning. As of 2017, he is still the only batter in MLB history to accomplish this. . . . Tatís also set a Major League record with eight runs batted in during a single inning.> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferna... I wouldn't <quite> put my achievement in the same category. |
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Jul-01-17
| | FSR: <jessicafischerqueen> If only - I worship FDR! Actual fun fact: he and I attended the same law school (Columbia). I would go gaze at the portrait of him on the fifth floor when I got depressed. |
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| Jul-01-17 | | sydbarrett: Did you listen to the Cure on your headphones as you peered at the likeness of FDR with ponderous thoughts? Sounds quite serious, as opposed to fun. �� |
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| Jul-01-17 | | varishnakov: I came in last. ._.
But I still had fun. |
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Jul-02-17
 | | chessgames.com: The new summer leg is upon us! Look for the initial bets soon and thanks to <Annie K.> for volunteering to do the bookmaking this leg. |
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| Jul-02-17 | | technical draw: <varishnakov> I may be winning today but I also know the agony of defeat. I am also a member of the distinguished "Cellar Dweller Club". Glad you had fun. |
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Jul-03-17
| | FSR: Why am I not on the Leaderboard? By my calculations I should be listed ninth! |
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| Jul-04-17 | | technical draw: Sorry FSR I bribed the bookie and stole your ninth position. Nolo contendere ! |
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| Jul-06-17 | | wordfunph: better late than never, cheers to all winners!
sydbarrett, congrats! |
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| Jul-06-17 | | sydbarrett: Thanks |
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Jul-06-17
 | | Annie K.: OK folks, congrats to the winners of the previous leg and good luck to everybody, even though that is statistically impossible. ;p I will update the Announcements section with the events to be covered this leg in another day or two. :) |
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| Jul-07-17 | | Boomie: This is undoubtedly old news but what is the point of allowing people who have already qualified to play? Are they ignored in the leg standings? Their bets skew the odds and if they win, they take chess bucks that would otherwise be available to the real players. |
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Jul-08-17
| | FSR: <Boomie> So you're saying that <sydbarrett> and I shouldn't have been allowed to play in the last leg, since we had already qualified for the next championship by finishing in the top 10 in the last championship? That's insane! Why should <syd> be denied the opportunity to win the leg? Why should I be denied the opportunity to become the only player ever to finish ninth in two consecutive legs? I think you could make a better argument that when people who've already qualified for the championship do so again, additional spots should be opened up so that in each leg 10 new people qualify. But that argument has been made before, and chessgames.com has rejected it. |
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| Jul-08-17 | | Beholder: <Boomie: This is undoubtedly old news but what is the point of allowing people who have already qualified to play? Are they ignored in the leg standings? Their bets skew the odds and if they win, they take chess bucks that would otherwise be available to the real players.> That's a bit harsh, no?
After all, the Chessbookie game is not only about who qualifies and who wins, it's about the fun of the process itself too. Some people might even consider that fun to be the more important part. |
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| Jul-08-17 | | User not found: Cuddlebumps only sings when he's winning, lol.. But this.. <<Why should I be denied the opportunity to become the only player ever to finish ninth in two consecutive legs?>> Yeah yeah yeah! Revolution number 9! That paragraph just made me chuckle as some of Fred and Syd's accidental comedic chemistry often does :) And I came 11th last leg #gutted |
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Jul-08-17
 | | Penguincw: <Boomie>
<cg> addressed the topic of allowing "top 10, excluding previous qualifiers" before: Chessgames Bookie chessforum (kibitz #8724). Personally, I like it too, but <cg> (and others) gave good (better) reasons why the current system of just "top 10" is best. Read a few posts before that above lniked post for more discussion. |
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| Jul-08-17 | | Boomie: Thank you all for your responses. |
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| Jul-09-17 | | sydbarrett: I usually win when I start a leg rock-bottom and then rise like a phoenix a few weeks later. This good performance early on is a bad sign |
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Jul-10-17
| | FSR: <sydbarrett> I guess then I should be delighted with my third-from-last standing. |
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| Jul-10-17 | | sydbarrett: I don't guarantee you will finish top place, but starting off low could help Fred. The desire for redemption may fuel a great rise. Not sure why I keep winning at this game, but I seem to do so everytime I play. In my very first leg ever I felt so gifted because I was on top up to the very final day, but, if I remember correctly, the seasoned Jedi Quythug[sp] sliced me down to second place with his last move. That was a vitally important experience, and I've learned from it ever since. |
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| Jul-10-17 | | sydbarrett: On second thought, maybe I didn't provide much useful advice there. Do remember that the loanshark can be a very powerful ally for a person in your position |
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Jul-10-17
| | FSR: Thanks, <syd>. I'll try to keep my chin up. |
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