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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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Mar-14-19		wordfunph: <Mar-01-19 Premium Chessgames Member Chessgames Bookie: Sneak peek: U.S. Chess Championship 2019 (St. Louis, MO USA)> <This will be the tournament we close the Bookie Championship Leg (2019) with.> A gentleman knows his word is his bond.

Mar-14-19		beatgiant: By the way, wasn't the Spring Classic also added mid stream? Who's going to return their winnings from it?

Mar-14-19		moronovich: <beatgiant: <moronovich> When you're a bookie, the pay is nothing, the work is thankless, and you have a hard-boiled image to live up to.> In my book : The more fairness the lesser whining

Mar-14-19		wordfunph: <Mar-01-19 Premium Chessgames Member Chessgames Bookie: Sneak peek: U.S. Chess Championship 2019 (St. Louis, MO USA)> <This will be the tournament we close the Bookie Championship Leg (2019) with.> respect is lost :(

Mar-14-19		wordfunph: another one.. <Feb-15-19 Premium Chessgames Member Chessgames Bookie: <Dr Winston OBoogie: Is this the last round of the championship leg?> No <DWOB>. We still have 3 tournaments to go before the Chmp. Leg is over. This is only the last round of the Cairns Cup tournament. Still to come: Aeroflot Open (Feb. 19th-27th) Prague Chess Festival 2019 - Master Tournament (March 6th-16th) The USA Championship 2019 (March 20th-April 1st)> oh ohhhh...

Mar-14-19		morfishine: I admire <Dr Winston OBoogie>'s pro active move to add another tournament If it had been a quarterly tournament, I'd say ok, but this is the championship leg for crying out loud

Mar-14-19		Chessgames Bookie: Tomorrow, Friday March 15th, is the final 9th round of the Prague Masters tournament.

Mar-15-19		Count Wedgemore: <Chessgames Bookie: U.S. Chess Championship 2019 (St. Louis, MO USA)--This will be the tournament we close the Bookie Championship Leg (2019) with.> Not long ago, I commended the bookie for doing such a great job. Well, I take it back. Changing the rules in the middle of the game, not a good thing. The decision to add another tournament changes the whole dynamic. And it is especially unfair to the current leader, <moronovich>. He has a good lead, +7000 chessbucks down to no.2. Believing there was only one tournament left after Prague, it has naturally influenced his decision-making and overall strategy for the current tournament. Now, if <moro> had already known beforehand that there was two big tournaments left, not just one, he might have played less defensively in recent weeks, etc. But he, like the rest of us, was misled. If we, the players, can't trust the announcements that are made, then what is the point? And as <morfishine> just pointed out, this is the Championship Leg, for crying out loud, which makes the current bookie's arbitrary handling of the chessbokie game even the more unacceptable. This is weak, really weak. Disappointing. I don't know when this year's Gashimov Memorial was announced, but surely it must have already been known for a long time that it would start March 30th. So there is no excuse, really. Yeah, it's just for fun, just a game and all that. But such random decision-making by those who organize the game, showing such disregard for the fairness of the game, takes away a lot of the fun, if you ask me. Finally, let me just say that in my opinion, the suggestion of putting up a 'Pick 4' during the US Championship is another bad idea. A 'Pick 4 Monster' could potentially leapfrog a player who is a bit down in the standings up to the very top, with one lucky bet. Of course, this can happen with any number of bets, but with a 'Pick 4', the chances of that happening increase significantly. There is already enough luck involved in this game, one of the things that makes this game so great is that it really is a healthy mix of luck and skill involved. But such monster bets would tip the balance towards luck too much, in my opinion. Pick 3 bets are great, Pick 4 is taking it too far.

Mar-15-19		Chessgames Bookie: Ok guys after a lot of though I will be pulling the Gashimov tournament off the board. I did announce several times that the U.S. Championship would be the last tournament. I tried putting myself in your places & I must admit I would not have been happy with another tournament being added either. <Count Wedgemore: I don't know when this year's Gashimov Memorial was announced, but surely it must have already been known for a long time that it would start March 30th. So there is no excuse, really.> Actually <Count> I believe it was added very late. March 11th from what I know. I don't know the reason why though, perhaps they were waiting for more players to fill the last couple of slots on the roster. I am not sure.

Mar-15-19		Chessgames Bookie: Gashimov has been pulled from the line-up. If <chessgames> still wants to add Gashimov they will have to fire me & do it themselves.

Mar-15-19		moronovich: Thanks <bookie> ! You have just made a decision that takes guts,brains and heart.

Mar-15-19		Chessgames Bookie: <moronovich: Thanks <bookie> ! You have just made a decision that takes guts,brains and heart.> Honestly <moronovich> I went with my conscience. Not sure about the guts, brains & heart part. :)

Mar-15-19		Diademas: <Chessgames Bookie: <moronovich: Thanks <bookie> ! You have just made a decision that takes guts,brains and heart.> Honestly <moronovich> I went with my conscience. Not sure about the guts, brains & heart part. :)> At least you can add character and integrity. Traits few others possesses in 2019 All hail the Champ and the Bookie!

Mar-15-19		Chessgames Bookie: Congratulations to GM Vitiugov on winning the Prague Masters tournament outright with a score of 5.5/9. We will have some time off before the U.S. Championship begins on Wed. March 20th. I will put up a 'Pick the Winner' bet in a couple of days.

Mar-15-19		morfishine: Oh, and <Count Wedgemore> Nice recovery from the depths, keep on handsomely I say!

Mar-15-19		wordfunph: <Mar-15-19 Premium Chessgames Member Chessgames Bookie: Ok guys after a lot of though I will be pulling the Gashimov tournament off the board. I did announce several times that the U.S. Championship would be the last tournament> respect restored.. my salute to CG Bookie! thank you :)

Mar-15-19		Count Wedgemore: Well done, <Bookie>. A wise decision. <morfishine: Nice recovery from the depths> Thanks, <morf>. At least I'm no longer on a negative score, so I don't have to worry about the loanshark & his goons coming after me breaking my arm or something :) And good luck to you for the rest of the leg!

Mar-16-19		morfishine: The <Chessgames Bookie> has done a wondrous job! Its hard to imagine trying to juggle time zones, a true Wallenda!

Mar-16-19		Chessgames Bookie: A 'Pick the Winner!' bet has been posted for the 2019 U.S. Championship.

Mar-17-19		morfishine: Thanks <Chessgames Bookie>! You know, this bet could very well be the decisive wager since its the last to pay out.

Mar-17-19		Chessgames Bookie: Could be <morf>. I will have a very active program in place for this tournament.

Mar-19-19		wordfunph: <CG Bookie> 1st round pairings for 2019 US Championship.. https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...

Mar-19-19		Chessgames Bookie: Thanks <wordfunph>.

Mar-19-19		Chessgames Bookie: Games for Round 1 of the 2019 U.S. Championship have been posted. Place your bets!

Mar-19-19		WannaBe: <Chessgames Bookie: Games for Round 1 of the 2019 U.S. Championship have been posted. Place your bets!> Betting it all on this "Bobby Fischer" guy, something tells me he's gonna win. =))

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