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OhioChessFan
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______________ Moves Prediction Contest
<Main Focus>: Predicting how many moves in a game for each pairing.
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==4 Different Scoring Methods==
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Bonus Ranker (3rd place-Over[1pts],2nd place-Over[2pts],3rd place-Under [5pts], 2nd place-Under [6pts]
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<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-07-25 Fusilli chessforum

OhioChessFan: Yes. A couple trivial lines. 1. Rb7+ Ka8 2. Ra7+ Kb8 is clearly a repetition. If Black underpromotes, the White Rook draws.

   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

   Nov-04-25 Chessgames - Politics

OhioChessFan: <Integ: Brown commie promises brown immigrants <free stuffs> paid for by white people. Got it.> This is so bad that even <HeMateMe!> is worried about government spending for the first time in his life.

   Nov-04-25 Chessgames - Sports

OhioChessFan: Mike Royko was fantastic. Slats Grobnik was guaranteed to make me laugh myself silly.

   Nov-04-25 D Gukesh vs K Nogerbek, 2025

OhioChessFan: Those crazy chess players, playing down to bare Kings....

   Nov-04-25 B Men vs Ftacnik, 1993

OhioChessFan: "Mad Men"

   Nov-04-25 A J Fink vs Alekhine, 1932

OhioChessFan: All you Block people stick together!

   Nov-04-25 R Balinas vs C Blocker, 1979

OhioChessFan: I never met him although he is a huge name in Ohio chess. I don't know how long he kept playing the King's Island Open but I might see if a few friends ever played him there.

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Moves Prediction Contest

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Jan-15-15		Karposian: Round 6: Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 42 Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 32 Hou - Wojtaszek 1/2 32 Jobava - So 1/2 30 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 33 Ivanchuk - Saric 1/2 43 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 42

Jan-15-15		chessmoron: *If you don't see your name on one or more categories, you have zero points. Round 5 Summary: Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to: <Golden Executive> and <Penguincw> Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 13 points: <john barleycorn> Results: Moves Ranker - Through <Round 5> Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact 33, kellmano, 3, 2, 1 31, SwitchingQuylthulg, 0, 3, 1 31, WinKing, 0, 3, 1 27, Penguincw, 1, 2, 1 24, juan31, 0, 2, 1 21, lostemperor, 0, 3, 0 21, twinlark, 0, 3, 0 20, OhioChessFan, 1, 1, 1 17, Golden Executive, 0, 1, 1 14, Karposian, 0, 2, 0 14, wordfunph, 0, 2, 0 13, Robin01, 1, 0, 1 10, bubuli55, 0, 0, 1 10, moulicules, 0, 0, 1 === Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 5> Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under 29, SwitchingQuylthulg, 1, 0, 2, 3 28, moulicules, 0, 1, 4, 1 24, john barleycorn, 1, 3, 1, 2 22, kellmano, 1, 3, 3, 0 22, WinKing, 1, 2, 1, 2 21, chessmoron, 2, 4, 1, 1 21, Karposian, 2, 1, 1, 2 20, OhioChessFan, 1, 1, 1, 2 19, lostemperor, 0, 2, 3, 0 16, Golden Executive, 2, 4, 0, 1 15, bubuli55, 1, 1, 0, 2 14, Robin01, 1, 1, 1, 1 14, wordfunph, 2, 0, 0, 2 10, Penguincw, 2, 1, 0, 1 5, twinlark, 0, 0, 1, 0 3, juan31, 1, 1, 0, 0 === Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 5> Score, UserID 60, SwitchingQuylthulg 55, kellmano 53, WinKing 40, lostemperor 40, OhioChessFan 38, moulicules 37, Penguincw 35, Karposian 33, Golden Executive 28, wordfunph 27, juan31 27, Robin01 26, twinlark 25, bubuli55 24, john barleycorn 21, chessmoron === Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 5> Score,UserID 6, kellmano 4, Penguincw 4, SwitchingQuylthulg 4, WinKing 3, juan31 3, lostemperor 3, OhioChessFan 3, twinlark 2, Golden Executive 2, Karposian 2, Robin01 2, wordfunph 1, bubuli55 1, moulicules

Jan-15-15		chessmoron: Van Wely - Aronian: 1/2 37 Caruana - Carlsen: 1/2 43 Hou - Wojtaszek: 1/2 39 Jobava - So: 1-0 41 Radjabov - Giri: 1/2 46 Ivanchuk - Saric: 1-0 40 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding: 1/2 39

Jan-15-15		OhioChessFan: Round 5 Update <kellmano> and <Switchatollah> continue to lead 2 categories each. <Penguincw> might have set a new record for "Highest Number of Moves Guessed Perfectly" with his 60. <THE> <OhioChessFan> is privately laughing at <chessmoron> being in last place but has far too much class to mention it in public. 8 rounds to go.

Jan-15-15		bubuli55: = Round 6 - Friday the 16th Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 47 Caruana - Carlsen 0-1 55 Hou - Wojtaszek 0-1 47 Jobava - So 0-1 55 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 35 Ivanchuk - Saric 1-0 35 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 41

Jan-16-15		Golden Executive: Round 6: Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 40 Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 30 Hou - Wojtaszek 0-1 36 Jobava - So 0-1 35 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 46 Ivanchuk - Saric 1-0 38 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 30

Jan-16-15		kellmano: == Round 6 - Friday the 16th Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 34 Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 53 Hou - Wojtaszek 1/2 42 Jobava - So 0-1 35 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 32 Ivanchuk - Saric 1-0 35 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 62 == Round 7 - Saturday the 17th Ding - Van Wely 1-0 28 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 55 Giri - Ivanchuk 1-0 46 So - Radjabov 1/2 45 Wojtaszek - Jobava 0-1 26 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 35 Aronian - Caruana 0-1 38 == Round 8 - Sunday the 18th Van Wely - Caruana 0-1 45 Hou - Aronian 1/2 76 Jobava - Carlsen 0-1 24 Radjabov - Wojtaszek 0-1 84 Ivanchuk - So 1/2 30 Vachier-Lagrave - Giri 1/2 66 Ding - Saric 1-0 25

Jan-16-15		lostemperor: Round 6: Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 40 Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 40 Hou - Wojtaszek 1-0 43 Jobava - So 0-1 45 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 30 Ivanchuk - Saric 1-0 43 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 42

Jan-16-15		SwitchingQuylthulg: Round 6: Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 42 Caruana - Carlsen 1-0 3 Hou - Wojtaszek 1/2 21 Jobava - So 1/2 31 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 42 Ivanchuk - Saric 1/2 6 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 30

Jan-16-15		WinKing: Round 6 Van Wely - Aronian 1/2 43 Caruana - Carlsen 1/2 43 Hou - Wojtaszek 1/2 43 Jobava - So 1/2 37 Radjabov - Giri 1/2 43 Ivanchuk - Saric 1-0 43 Vachier-Lagrave - Ding 1/2 43

Jan-16-15		SwitchingQuylthulg: Round 6 games have started.

Jan-16-15		Penguincw: Round 7: Ding - van Wely 1/2-1/2 40 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2-1/2 33 Giri - Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2 41 So - Radjabov 1/2-1/2 22 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1-0 35 Carlsen - Hou 1/2-1/2 43 Aronian - Caruana 1-0 37

Jan-16-15		john barleycorn: Round 7: Ding - van Wely 1-0 40 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 40 Giri - Ivanchuk 1/2 41 So - Radjabov 1/2 40 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1-0 35 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 35 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 30

Jan-16-15		chessmoron: ♔ Tata 2015: <Round 6> Result ♔ <Caruana-Carlsen, 0-1 in 39 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [['bubuli55', '0-1', '55']] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['john barleycorn', '0-1', '60']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [] === <Hou-Wojtaszek, 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['Karposian', '1/2-1/2', '32']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '21']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '20']] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '38']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '39']] === <Ivanchuk-Saric, 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['Karposian', '1/2-1/2', '43']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['Robin01', '1/2-1/2', '36']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '6']] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['moulicules', '1/2-1/2', '52']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [] === <Jobava-So, 0-1 in 39 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['Golden Executive', '0-1', '35'], ['kellmano', '0-1', '35']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '0-1', '40']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['lostemperor', '0-1', '45'], ['john barleycorn', '0-1', '45']] === <Radjabov-Giri, 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '11']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '30']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['kellmano', '1/2-1/2', '32']] === <Vachier Lagrave-Ding, 1-0 in 45 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['Penguincw', '1-0', '42']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['moulicules', '1-0', '57']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [] === <Van Wely-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '30']] Under, 7 points: [] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '33']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['kellmano', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

Jan-16-15		chessmoron: Round 6 Summary: Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to: <OhioChessFan> Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 11 points: <SwitchingQuylthulg> Results: Moves Ranker - Through <Round 6> Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact 41, Penguincw, 1, 4, 1 40, kellmano, 3, 3, 1 31, SwitchingQuylthulg, 0, 3, 1 31, WinKing, 0, 3, 1 30, OhioChessFan, 1, 1, 2 28, Karposian, 0, 4, 0 24, Golden Executive, 0, 2, 1 24, juan31, 0, 2, 1 21, lostemperor, 0, 3, 0 21, twinlark, 0, 3, 0 14, wordfunph, 0, 2, 0 13, bubuli55, 1, 0, 1 13, Robin01, 1, 0, 1 10, moulicules, 0, 0, 1 0, chessmoron, 0, 0, 0 0, john barleycorn, 0, 0, 0 === Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 6> Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under 40, SwitchingQuylthulg, 1, 0, 3, 4 32, moulicules, 0, 3, 4, 1 27, john barleycorn, 2, 4, 1, 2 25, OhioChessFan, 1, 1, 2, 2 24, kellmano, 3, 3, 3, 0 22, chessmoron, 3, 4, 1, 1 22, lostemperor, 1, 3, 3, 0 22, WinKing, 1, 2, 1, 2 21, Karposian, 2, 1, 1, 2 20, Robin01, 1, 1, 1, 2 16, Golden Executive, 2, 4, 0, 1 16, wordfunph, 2, 1, 0, 2 15, bubuli55, 1, 1, 0, 2 12, Penguincw, 2, 2, 0, 1 5, juan31, 1, 2, 0, 0 5, twinlark, 0, 0, 1, 0 === Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 6> Score, UserID 71, SwitchingQuylthulg 64, kellmano 55, OhioChessFan 53, WinKing 53, Penguincw 49, Karposian 43, lostemperor 42, moulicules 40, Golden Executive 33, Robin01 30, wordfunph 29, juan31 28, bubuli55 27, john barleycorn 26, twinlark 22, chessmoron === Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 6> Score,UserID 7, kellmano 6, Penguincw 4, Karposian 4, OhioChessFan 4, SwitchingQuylthulg 4, WinKing 3, Golden Executive 3, juan31 3, lostemperor 3, twinlark 2, bubuli55 2, Robin01 2, wordfunph 1, moulicules 0, chessmoron 0, john barleycorn

Jan-16-15		chessmoron: Ding - Van Wely 1-0 41 Saric- Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 36 Giri - Ivanchuk 1/2 41 So - Radjabov 1/2 38 Wojtaszek- Jobava 1-0 38 Carlsen- Hou 1-0 36 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 41

Jan-16-15		moulicules: Round 7: Ding - van Wely 1/2 43 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 0-1 45 Giri - Ivanchuk 1/2 40 So - Radjabov 1/2 40 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1/2 44 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 39 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 33

Jan-16-15		juan31: Round 7: Ding - van Wely 0-1 42 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 39 Giri - Ivanchuk 0-1 43 So - Radjabov 1/2 38 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1-0 39 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 41 Aronian - Caruana 1/2. 38

Jan-16-15		WinKing: Just for fun facts... Number of moves that have hit in the 2015 Tata Steel games so far (6 rounds completed - 42 games): 1-0's: 22,30,36,38,43(2),45,47(2),52,54,58 1/2's: 20,22,26(2),30(3),31,32,34,35(2),41,47,48,49, 53,60,66,70,80,97 0-1's: 38,39(2),40(2),44,58,60 28.6% white wins 52.4% draws 19.0% black wins

Jan-16-15		Karposian: Round 7: Ding - Van Wely 1/2 48 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 39 Giri - Ivanchuk 1-0 38 So - Radjabov 1/2 42 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1/2 42 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 42 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 36

Jan-16-15		OhioChessFan: Ding - Van Wely 1/2 32 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 41 Giri - Ivanchuk 1-0 38 So - Radjabov 1/2 45 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1/2 25 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 33 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 50

Jan-16-15		OhioChessFan: Round 6 Update <Penguincw> has snuck into the lead in Moves Ranker. <Switchamajig> is still in the lead in Bonus Ranker and Moves+Bonus Ranker. <kellmano> leads Moves #1 Ranker. This has struck me as a very hard tournament to predict, with some strange mini-runs going on, Chucky's wins and Jobava's losses foremost. 7 rounds to go.

Jan-16-15		WinKing: With close to 50% of the games being decisive this is a bit harder to predict <OCF>. Usually in super tournaments like this the draw rate is 60 to 65% but not here so far.

Jan-17-15		Golden Executive: Round 7 Ding - Van Wely 1-0 40 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 38 Giri - Ivanchuk 1/2 36 So - Radjabov 1/2 40 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1-0 39 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 36 Aronian - Caruana 1/2 40

Jan-17-15		lostemperor: Round 7: Ding - van Wely 1-0 45 Saric - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 30 Giri - Ivanchuk 1-0 46 So - Radjabov 1/2 32 Wojtaszek - Jobava 1/2 42 Carlsen - Hou 1-0 42 Aronian - Caruana 1-0 42

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