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Jul-24-07
 | | WannaBe: ♔ Handi-Capper's Corner ♔
Hopefully your lucks are better than mine! I'm doing terrible! 3nd round
Alexander Grischuk - Teimour Radjabov: Grischuk leads it +8 -2 =4 (discounting one blitz game) when Grischuk have white, he is +6 -0 =3 against Radjabov. Yannick Pelletier - Alexander Onischuk: Onischuk leads it +2 -0 =0, the games took place in 2002 and 2003, Onischuk had white in both games, first game was Nimzo-Indian, and second game was QGD-Semi-Slav. Loek Van Wely - Alexander Motylev: Their earlier and only meeting was at the 2007 Corus Tournament, where Van Wely had white, and the game was draw. Magnus Carlsen - Boris Avrukh: First OTB encounter.
Bu Xianghzi - Judit Polgar: First OTB encounter.
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| Jul-25-07 | | arunjangity: tempting odds but grischuk-radjabov is still a tough call imho. most of g's wins are rapid and no decisive results since 2003. it feels like a toss-up |
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| Jul-25-07 | | percyblakeney: <most of g's wins are rapid and no decisive results since 2003. it feels like a toss-up> Their only "real" game in the last 4½ years was drawn after 11 moves... |
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Jul-25-07
| | WannaBe: ♔ Handi Capper's Corner ♔
After 3 exciting rounds, we get a break in the action, the games will resume Friday!! 4nd round
Teimour Radjabov - Judit Polgar: They are tied at +1 -1 =2 (discounting a blitz tie), when Radjabov have white, he is +1 -0 =1. Boris Avrukh - Bu Xianghzi: First ever OTB encounter. Alexander Motylev - Magnus Carlsen: Motylev have +1 -0 =1 advantage, in their first meeting, 2006 Wijk aan Zee Group B, Motylev won with white, in 2007 Wijk ann Zee Group A, Motylev had white, and they drew. This will be the third time that Motylev will play with white against Carlsen. (Someone tell the Tournament Director that!) Alexander Onischuk - Loek Van Wely: Onischuk have a lead of +2 -0 =1, their first two games was in 1997 (with one draw where Van Wely had white, and an Onischuk victory, Onischuk had white) then came the third meeting, earlier this year at Aerosvit, Van Wely had white, but Onischuk won. If this pattern keeps up, they'll play this game at Biel, and won't meet again until 2017. Alexander Grischuk - Yannick Pelletier: Grischuk leads it with +1 -0 =1. Both game took place at the 2001 Biel, when Grischuk had white, he drew, when Grischuk had black, he won. |
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| Jul-25-07 | | technical draw: Hey! Who is this <7knights> that dares to take my place at the bottom? |
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| Jul-25-07 | | Ragh: <td> Jokes aside, I was wondering how can you even place bets on games when you have negative balance in your account. Is the Loanshark normally generous to you people or what. Or do you play with the negative chessbucks itself :) |
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| Jul-25-07 | | technical draw: <Ragh> You have to keep going back to the loan shark every time your funds go to zero. And after you lose that you will start getting a negative account but you ca still go back to dem bums and get another 200. And your negative account builds up slowly. |
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| Jul-25-07 | | Ragh: <td> Good luck pal. I hope the Loanshark doesn't come to know of your ideas and will keep away from laying his lethal fins over you. I heard he could be very mean and ruthless. |
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| Jul-26-07 | | TIMER: <technical draw> In the Championship Leg I left with about 1000 chessbucks net worth, but 70,000 chessbuck loan, so my negative account would have built up fast (700 chessbucks a day!) without ever placing another bet. I made the record in that leg for reaching about 28,000 networth starting from mere 1000 (which I could have won without placing another bet had I known) and then I probably made the negative record by the end with -14,401 according to this link http://www.chessgames.com/chessbook... -Oh how annoying it is to have 200 chess buck limit with 70,000+ chessbucks to play with- you just want to make some more big bets to get back. Its the limits not the networth that ends your chances. Every leg I tend to cover outright first and outright last at some point, done the first this leg (with about 4,000 chessbucks early on) but now I am running for last! |
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| Jul-26-07 | | TIMER: Actually I did not break my earlier negative record of -19,522 see http://www.chessgames.com/chessbook...
This is due to throwing everything away after leading (a regular pattern for me) But that was before the limits came in so I could keep betting loads back then and I used to make comebacks from last place to first place. |
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| Jul-26-07 | | technical draw: <TIMER> Yes, Ive noticed you are either first or last. That makes you a good Hold 'em Poker player. Only those that dare go all-in will make it to the top. Luck! |
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Jul-26-07
 | | lostemperor: For my chessbucks I hope either Onischuk or Motylev win the tournament, who currently share first place. My 21 chessbucks on both of them each will pay me out respectively 1,420 or 2,059. Not to mention my $12 on Arukh for $2903. Even deducted with my wager total of 274 on other players, it will bring me back on track again:) Here my tickets: SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-03-07
PROJECTED PAYOUT: 1,420 (67:1) Biel Chess Festival: WINNER
Onischuk $21
LIVE BET
SETTLEMENT DATE: Aug-03-07
PROJECTED PAYOUT: 2,059 (97:1) Biel Chess Festival: WINNER
Motylev $21
LIVE BET
Fingers crossed;) |
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| Jul-26-07 | | TIMER: <technical draw> I don't really know much about poker. Part of the problem here is that, even if one predicts quite well (I get into the lead by getting pretty much all my bets right at first), it takes ages to build it up (particularly with these limits) and you can lose patience when you are allowed bigger bets, have more chessbucks and then lose it all at once with some bad luck! I don't normally have time to play this game for months so want to get a good score and then not have to bet again. |
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| Jul-26-07 | | percyblakeney: <you can lose patience when you are allowed bigger bets, have more chessbucks and then lose it all at once> Before the limit was introduced I lost 7000 something when Russia lost against USA in the Olympiad... In the leg before this one I lost 1000 on Tatiana Kosintseva in the last two rounds of the European Championship. She only needed to draw and that's what I was betting on, but for some reason she decided to win instead. My worst bet this leg is 500 on draw in Short-Ivanchuk (or 200 on Radjabov winning Biel to a much too low odds). I never bet on high odds results, the odds on Avrukh beating Carlsen was tempting though, 33 times the money and it wasn't too far away... |
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| Jul-26-07 | | Hot Logic: I'm new to chessbookie so I'm wondering about this whole "coming last competition". Are people deliberately trying to have the biggest negative total or is it just a case of taking risks + murphy's law? |
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| Jul-26-07 | | technical draw: <Hot Logic> Let me explain it to you with some cold logic. If you make a lucky bet you can come in first, but if you make a lucky bet you can't come in last. Coming in last requires skill plus no luck. Since this is fake money it's a good place to test different betting schemes and perfect your skills for when you bet real money. 100 bucks says you didn't understand a word I said. Thanks |
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Jul-27-07
| | WannaBe: ♔ Handi Capper's Corner ♔
5nd round
Yannick Pelletier - Teimour Radjabov: They have met twice, both games took place in 2006 Biel, when Pelletier had white, he lost, when Radjabov had white, it was a draw. Loek Van Wely - Alexander Grischuk: Grischuk leads it with +1 -0 =4 (discounting one blindfold, and one rapid) when Van Wely have white, he is +0 -1 =2 against Grischuk. Magnus Carlsen - Alexander Onischuk: They have met once, at 2005 Corus Group B, Onischuk had white, and the game was a draw. Bu Xianghzi - Alexander Motylev: They have met once, in 2005 Sanjin Hotel Cup, where Bu, with black won the game. Judit Polgar - Boris Avrukh: First OTB encounter. |
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Jul-28-07
| | WannaBe: ♔ Handi Capper's Corner!! ♔
6nd round
Teimour Radjabov - Boris Avrukh: First OTM encounter. Alexander Motylev - Judit Polgar: They have played 2 games, both times Motylev had white, and both times he lost. But the games was back in 2001 and 2002. Alexander Onischuk - Bu Xianghzi: They met once in 2005 for the World Team Championship, Bu had white, the game ended in a draw after 64 moves. Alexander Grischuk - Magnus Carlsen: The drew in their classical time control game, (Grischuk did win with white in a blitz game) Grischuk had white in the drawn game. This will be the third time that Grischuk had white against Carlsen. Yannick Pelletier - Loek Van Wely: First OTB encounter. Then Monday is a rest day, games will resume on Tuesday-Thursday!! |
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| Jul-29-07 | | malthrope: Thanks <WannaBe> for your - <♔ Handi Capper's Corner ♔> ! :-) Well all I can say is this is my 3rd attempt with 'Chessgames Bookie' and at least I'm not broke yet! ~lol~ Hmm, 3 rounds left at Biel... Good Luck everyone! ;-) |
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Jul-29-07
| | WannaBe: <malthrope> Thanks, I don't know if people actually read/use them... But I do them for fun, and it keeps me off the streets and out of trouble. =) |
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Jul-29-07
| | WannaBe: ♔ Handi Capper's Corner!! ♔
7nd round
Loek Van Wely - Teimour Radjabov: They are tied at +2 -2 =3 (discounting a rapid and one blindfold of Amber earlier this year) when Van Wely have white, he is +2 -1 =1 against Radjabov. Magnus Carlsen - Yannick Pelletier: They are tied with +1 -1 =2, all of their past meetings have been at Biel, twice in 2005 and twice in 2006. When Magnus have white, he is +0 -0 =2 against Yannick. Bu Xianghzi - Alexander Grischuk: First OTB encounter. Judit Polgar - Alexander Onischuk: They met once, 10 years ago, Judit had white, and won in 107(!!) moves. Judit Polgar vs Onischuk, 1997 Boris Avrukh - Alexander Motylev: First OTB encounter. |
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Jul-30-07
| | lostemperor: <Hot logic> So you new here and are wondering about this whole "coming last competition". Yes, there is a fierce battle for last place also. Let me tell you that it is not easy finish last. These are the things you have to do: 1. Win big first. Win as much as you can.
2. Borrow as much chessbucks as you can from the loanshark even if you are already broke. 3. Never pay back the loanshark.
4. Lose all your chessbucks.
With some formidable opponents here like TIMER and technical draw, you will notice that you also need luck to finish last. Quite some skill and luck actually ;-) |
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Jul-30-07
 | | SwitchingQuylthulg: Very true. I am proud of having been able to finish last on my first attempt. Looks like I won't repeat it though :( |
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Jul-31-07
| | WannaBe: ♔ Handi Capper's Corner ♔
Round 8
Teimour Radjabov - Alexander Motylev: They have met twice, first time in 2004 Radjabov had white, and it was a draw. The second time Motylev had white and he lost. Game 2 took place at the 2007 Corus tournament. Alexander Onischuk - Boris Avrukh: They met once, way back in 2000 at Corus, where Avrukh had white, and the game was drawn. Alexander Grischuk - Judit Polgar: Grischuk leads it with +4 -2 =7, when Grischuk have white, he is +2 -1 =4 against Judit. Yannick Pelletier - Bu Xianghzi: They met once in 2004, where Bu had white, and won the game in 53 moves. Loek Van Wely - Magnus Carlsen: Magnus leads it with +4 -1 =4, (Discounting a Rapid and Blindfold) when Van Wely have white, he is +1 -1 =2 against Carlsen. |
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| Jul-31-07 | | suenteus po 147: <WannaBe> I know I've mentioned it before, but thanks a heap for the Handicapper's Corner. It's a big help for the prediction contest as well as the bookie :) |
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