<Tabanus: The main reason I believe is the voting against the main analysts. For example at one time both RV, imag, YouRang and others (including me) voted the same, yet another move was selected.>

Part of the problem is so much of the old crowd left the Pogo game. A number of people still left have admitted they really don't know the history and reputation of the analysts. That absolutely drove me batty. I feel like they are infringing on a <very> good thing going and don't even have the decency to figure out a little context. In real world terms, it is like people who can't be bothered to figure out which politicians have been successful in the past and just go vote because....something. And yes, the repeated votes against the people you named turned me off this game in a monumental way. In particular, the December 9 post where I shared what I thought was best play for the next <38!> plies. And excepting the Knight repetition we played for time, that is <exactly> the line we played. And thereupon the current team oohed and aahed over each new revelation of "best move" for either side from one of the newer analysts. I won't worry about coming off as some sort of know it all, I'm not a good player, but the fact they completely missed that we'd already gone down that track <long> ago, without computer assistance, shows me the majority of the team simply had no clue who to listen to.

<Why has it become so? I can only imagine there is a cg 'fatigue' - perhaps the main analysts now - even if strong - are more boring than in the first game, so that people get tired of them and vote against them in protest. Now with R4 it may be harder for strong individuals to excel and shine. >

== Round 11 - Friday Jan 28th
Vachier-Lagrave - Anand 0-1 29
Nepomniachtchi - Nakamura 1/2 29
Kramnik - Carlsen 1-0 29
Hao - Smeets 1/2 29
Grischuk - l'Ami 1-0 29
Aronian - Ponomariov 0-1 29
Shirov - Giri 1/2 29

== Round 12 - Saturday Jan 29th
Anand - Giri 1-0 29
Ponomariov - Shirov 1/2 29
l'Ami - Aronian 1/2 29
Smeets - Grischuk 1/2 29
Carlsen - Hao 1-0 29
Nakamura - Kramnik 1/2 29
Vachier-Lagrave - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 29

<Aronian-Shirov, 1-0 in 53 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['wordfunph', '1-0', '37']]
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []
===

<Grischuk-Giri, 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '48']]
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Winter', '1/2-1/2', '47']]
3rd Under, 5 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===
<Hao-Ponomariov, 1-0 in 40 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['SloVice', '1-0', '45']]
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Kramnik-L'Ami, 1-0 in 23 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['WinKing', '1-0', '34']]
2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1-0', '38'], ['wordfunph', '1-0', '38']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '40']]

===

<Nakamura-Anand, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['Winter', '1/2-1/2', '38']]
2nd Under, 6 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '37']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '35']]
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===
<Nepomniachtchi-Smeets, 0-1 in 66 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['SloVice', '0-1', '35']]
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Vachiner.Lagrave-Carlsen, 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '38']]
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Winter', '1/2-1/2', '36']]
3rd Under, 5 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '44']]

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

58, WinKing, 1, 5, 2
54, SloVice, 4, 6, 0
49, OhioChessFan, 6, 3, 1
44, wordfunph, 1, 3, 2
38, Winter, 1, 5, 0
36, Ragh, 4, 2, 1
31, jessicafischerqueen, 0, 3, 1
28, chessmoron, 0, 4, 0
16, Bobwhoosta, 3, 1, 0
13, lostemperor, 1, 0, 1
0, MrMelad, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 9>

Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under

69, chessmoron, 4, 2, 5, 6
51, Ragh, 1, 0, 4, 5
50, jessicafischerqueen, 3, 1, 3, 5
49, OhioChessFan, 3, 3, 2, 5
48, lostemperor, 4, 9, 4, 1
44, Winter, 2, 9, 0, 4
36, wordfunph, 5, 7, 1, 2
24, SloVice, 3, 2, 1, 2
21, WinKing, 4, 3, 1, 1
14, Bobwhoosta, 0, 4, 0, 1
2, MrMelad, 0, 1, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - <Round 9>

Score, UserID

98, OhioChessFan
97, chessmoron
87, Ragh
82, Winter
81, jessicafischerqueen
80, wordfunph
79, WinKing
78, SloVice
61, lostemperor
30, Bobwhoosta
2, MrMelad

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 9>

Score,UserID

Ragh's picks for Round 10

WinKing's Round 10 picks:

Round 10

<Anand-Shirov, 1-0 in 26 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['Ragh', '1-0', '28']]
2nd Over, 2 points: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '37']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['Winter', '1-0', '43']]
===

<Giri-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['jessicafischerqueen', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '39'], ['Winter', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

===

<L'Ami-Hao, 0-1 in 53 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['OhioChessFan', '0-1', '51']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Winter', '0-1', '46']]
3rd Under, 5 points: [['lostemperor', '0-1', '44']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []
===

<Nakamura-Vachier.Lagrave, 1-0 in 33 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['jessicafischerqueen', '1-0', '31']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1-0', '42']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '43']]

===
<Ponomariov-Grischuk, 1-0 in 43 moves.>--No one got it!

===

<Smeets-Kramnik, 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '29']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['Ragh', '1/2-1/2', '31']]
3rd Over, 1 point1: [['jessciafischerqueen', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

58, WinKing, 1, 5, 2
56, OhioChessFan, 6, 4, 1
54, SloVice, 4, 6, 0
44, wordfunph, 1, 3, 2
41, jessicafischerqueen, 1, 4, 1
39, Ragh, 5, 2, 1
38, Winter, 1, 5, 0
31, chessmoron, 1, 4, 0
16, Bobwhoosta, 3, 1, 0
13, lostemperor, 1, 0, 1
0, MrMelad, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 10>

Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under

73, chessmoron, 6, 3, 5, 6
53, lostemperor, 4, 9, 5, 1
53, Ragh, 1, 1, 4, 5
52, Winter, 4, 9, 0, 5
51, jessicafischerqueen, 4, 1, 3, 5
51, OhioChessFan, 3, 4, 2, 5
38, wordfunph, 5, 8, 1, 2
24, SloVice, 3, 2, 1, 2
21, WinKing, 4, 3, 1, 1
14, Bobwhoosta, 0, 4, 0, 1
2, MrMelad, 0, 1, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - <Round 10>

Score, UserID

107, OhioChessFan
104, chessmoron
92, jessicafischerqueen
92, Ragh
90, Winter
82, wordfunph
79, WinKing
78, SloVice
66, lostemperor
30, Bobwhoosta
2, MrMelad

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 10>

Score,UserID