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OhioChessFan
Member since Apr-09-05 · Last seen Nov-13-25

______________ Moves Prediction Contest
<Main Focus>: Predicting how many moves in a game for each pairing.
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<Format>:
[player]-[player] [result] [# of MOVES]
==4 Different Scoring Methods==
Standard Moves Ranker (1st place-Over[3pts], 1st place-Under [7pts], Exact [10pts])
Bonus Ranker (3rd place-Over[1pts],2nd place-Over[2pts],3rd place-Under [5pts], 2nd place-Under [6pts]
Standard Moves/Bonus Ranker [Add all to together]
1st place Ranker [how many 1st place you have in Standard Moves Ranker]
For example:
<Note: Participants 3, 4, and 5 are predicated on nobody scoring an exact as Participant 2 did. If someone hits an exact, the closest score under and over will score the points for second place.>
Actual Game: [player]-[player] 0-1 45
Participant 1: [player]-[player] 1/2 45
Participant 2: [player]-[player] 0-1 45
Participant 3: [player]-[player] 0-1 44
Participant 4: [player]-[player] 0-1 43
Participant 5: [player]-[player] 0-1 46
Participant 1: No points even though 45 is correct. Results must be correct. If Result is wrong and moves # is correct...you get no points whatsoever
Participant 2: 10 pts rewarded for correct Result/moves #
Participant 3: 7 pts rewarded for closest under (1st-Under) to 45 moves
Participant 4: 6 pts rewarded for the 2nd closest under (2nd-Under) to 45 moves.
Participant 5: 3 pts rewarded closest OVER(1st-OVER) to 45 moves.
Again, the description of Participant 3, 4, and 5 are based on there being no exact prediction as made by Participant 2.
<IF> there is an exact or an under closest, the highest scoring over participant will be 2nd over. The second closest over will be 3rd over. The <ONLY> time there will be a first over is if there is no exact or under winner.
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   Nov-12-25 Nakamura vs T Dokka, 2025

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   Nov-12-25 Chessgames - Politics

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   Nov-12-25 J Bars vs M Hohlbein, 2024

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   Nov-11-25 Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850

OhioChessFan: From 7 years ago, I stand corrected. 17...Kb1 18. 0-0 and White is crushing.

   Nov-11-25 Chessgames - Music

OhioChessFan: I promise you that you have nothing better to do for the next five minutes than to listen to this: Liszt-Liebestraum No. 3 in A Flat Performed by Rubinstein https://youtu.be/fwtIAzFMgeY?si=ebV...

   Nov-09-25 Fusilli chessforum

OhioChessFan: I found the source of a previous puzzle: https://youtu.be/3XkA2ZoVFQo?si=fGG...

   Nov-08-25 B Hague vs Plaskett, 2004

OhioChessFan: Morra, Hague Convention, I like it.

   Nov-07-25 C Wells vs J Rush, 1963

OhioChessFan: "Fly-By Knight"

   Nov-07-25 K Hanache vs P Crocker, 2024

OhioChessFan: "Not Two Knights, I Have a Hanache"

   Nov-05-25 Niemann vs L Lodici, 2025

OhioChessFan: White has three Pawns for a poorly placed Knight. I'd rather have the Knight, but as of move 29, I don't see any particular plans for

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Moves Prediction Contest

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Apr-23-06		OhioChessFan: <themadhair> in your position, the White King is on c3, after having captured a pawn. That pawn had just captured White's c pawn en passant from the b file.

Apr-23-06		themadhair: <OhioChessFan> Right on the money.

Apr-23-06		OhioChessFan: It looks impossible! Very nice puzzle.

Apr-28-06		themadhair: I am commiting two chesstrocities here. The first is that this is bloody hard. The second is that this isn't a chess puzzle but a U-chess puzzle. In U-chess all moves are written in the english descriptive notation. A move is only legal if it can be written with at most three symbols. The '-' symbol doesn't count but the 'x' symbol does. So for example 1.PQ4 is a legal opening move but 1.NKB3 isn't because it requires at least four symbols. So if a white bishop, for example, is attacking both black knights it cannot capture one since the move BxN already uses three symbols and requires more due to the move being ambigiguous. A more detailed description of the rules can be obtained at http://www.chessvariants.com/misc.d... . click for larger view The puzzle is to show that it is not possible for BOTH sides to castle under U-chess rules. To give a clue - try to see why whites opening move must have been 1.e3.

May-01-06		OhioChessFan: Wow,<themadhair> I have spent a minute looking at the board and thinking about the rules, and have so far realized that the only 2 possible opening moves for White in that position were PK3 and PQ3. I will need to work on it some more to figure out why it could only be PK3. After that, figuring out the castling issue will indeed be bloody hard.

May-02-06		themadhair: Clues are available upon request.

May-03-06		OhioChessFan: Okay, just spent another minute looking at the board. Random thoughts in that regard.....Black has all his pieces. That will be of future interest. The c2 pawn must be the original h7 pawn. Therefore, White played d3 after Black captured a piece on c2. Hence, e3 is the only possible opening move. All right, another 30 seconds tells me the c2 pawn captured 5 pieces along the way. That must be the key to determining the castling issue. Another 30 seconds (Not sure if anyone is interested in the thought process, but tough luck, it's my forum)I see a problem in that Black made another capture with his a pawn. That throws a monkey wrench into the matter.

May-03-06		OhioChessFan: I have concluded that the Black c2 pawn captured White's c2 pawn. After a quick review of the rules, I must conclude that the White a pawn promoted somewhere along the way, and that piece was one of the 6 total captures. That being the case, Black can't castle Queenside. All right, <themadhair>, am I on the right track here?

May-03-06		themadhair: <OhioChessFan> <I have concluded that the Black c2 pawn captured White's c2 pawn.>You are correct about the a pawn promoting. Black has not captured any of whites pawns though. Try to see how the black c2 pawn got to where it is. If you can see how the c2 pawn got there you can then deduce blacks opening move. Hope this gets you a little further. Just to clarify the puzzle objective. It may be possible for white to castle and it may be possible for black to castle. You have to show that it isn't possible for BOTH white and black to be able to castle.

May-04-06		OhioChessFan: My previous post was a real type/delete job, so the first sentence was obviously wrong. Black has captured 6 pieces, one of them a promoted piece from the a pawn. A quick glance tells me the QB was taken on b4. I understand at this point the problem must be in figuring out how the 6 captured pieces were taken on the c2-g6 diagonal. The statement that I will be able to deduce Black's opening move surprises me. Obviously it was P-K6 or P-Q6, but at the moment I'm at a loss to see any way of determing which it was. I had thoughts of working on the even/odd number of moves by Black, but I don't see how that can be determined. My intuition tells me the White Queen Rook is the key to the matter. Much work ahead, enjoying the chase, be patient with me.

May-04-06		OhioChessFan: White to play and draw Y. Hoch, 1979 click for larger view

May-04-06		themadhair: <OhioChessFan>Doing well so far for someone not farmiliar with the U-chess rules. Deducing black's opening move is the next step. Nice puzzle by the way. At first I couldn't believe that black doesn't win.

May-04-06		OhioChessFan: I'm curious if there is a variant where only 4-character moves are made?

May-04-06		themadhair: Not that I am aware of.

May-12-06		scrambler: <OhioChessFan> I see you are a puzzle master here's a simple one that I got wrong : The Sundial is the time piece that has the least moving parts, which time piece has the most moving parts. You might find Tangrams interesting. http://www.tangrams.ca/

May-15-06		OhioChessFan: The answer to the puzzle of May 4. click for larger view White to play and draw. 1.Rg8+ Kxg8 2.Rxg2+ Kf8 If 2...Kh7, then Rxh2+ Kg8 and eventually Black's King must go back to f8 or a draw by repetition. 3.Rxh2 Ke8 4.Rxe2+ Kd7 If...Kf8, Rxd2 Ke8 Re2+ 5.Rxd2+ Kc6 If ...Ke8, Re2+ 6.Rxc2+ Kd5 7.Rxb2 1/2-1/2

May-15-06		OhioChessFan: <themadhair>, I've been busy, but when I've spent some time on the puzzle above, I've gotten nowhere. A little help, please?

May-15-06		OhioChessFan: A new puzzle. Lazard, 1911 click for larger view White to play and win

May-15-06		OhioChessFan: <Scrambler> is the answer something along the lines of the earth, or the sun? I guess it's not that simple for I haven't really come up with the answer.

May-15-06		themadhair: Clue: It is a type of clock that has been around for almost as long as a sundial. Thought the Lazard puzzle was bit simple. Wonder what I am missing?

May-16-06		OhioChessFan: I have thought about the clock that uses dripping water. Not sure if each drop counts as a part. Per Lazard, the R on e8 stops that pawn easily enough, and the King can get to the g7 pawn by g6 or h6. The problem is in the Knight guiding one of the pawns home against the Rook and King.

May-16-06		themadhair: Not water. Not far off in concept though. As for Lazard is the idea Nf4+ followed by Ne5. If black captures the g-pawn then Nd8. If Re8 then promote the g-pawn and Nf8. For the solution of the uchess puzzle see http://www.mathpuzzle.com/retrosol.... It is solution 6.

May-16-06		scrambler: OhioChessFan: Your not going to believe the answer: The time piece is the <Hourglass>. It got me too. You have very interesting chess problems I'll try to solve one in the future.

May-26-06		OhioChessFan: Solution to the puzzle of May 15: click for larger view White to play and win. 1 Nf4+ Kh6 2. Ne6 Re8 3. g8=Q Rxg8 4. Nf8 Rg5 5. Ng6 If 5. e8=Q, then...Re5+ leads to stalemate.

May-26-06		OhioChessFan: A new puzzle that is 150 years old. click for larger view Von Jaenisch, 1855 White to play and win

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