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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

OhioChessFan: "Dokka Shame"

   Nov-12-25 Chessgames - Politics

OhioChessFan: <sfod: I think Trump is one of most effete presidents this country ever had. That's the reason he's constantly compensating for it.> I agree. Setting himself up to be shot and afterward raising his fist in defiance falls far short of the masculine acts you could cite in ...

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

OhioChessFan: Wow, what an amazing game to review.

   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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May-26-06		themadhair: <A new puzzle that is 150 years old.>Isn't that an oxymoron? How long should I wait before posting a solution?

May-27-06		OhioChessFan: <themadhair>, feel free to post your solution right away. But it's usually considered good form to announce when you are posting a solution to alert others. Perhaps something like: * Posting solution to May 26 puzzle * And then a couple blank lines followed by your solution.

May-27-06		themadhair: * Posting solution to May 26 puzzle * * * * When you promote the f-pawn you promote it to a rook. * * * Like that?

May-28-06		OhioChessFan: Well done, <themadhair>.

May-28-06		themadhair: Do you know that position that was thought to be drawn for years until it was realised that a rook underpromotion could win it? I remember reading about it but can't find it on the net.

Jun-02-06		OhioChessFan: Solution to the puzzle of May 26: click for larger view White to play and win. 1 Ra8+ Ra4 2 Rxa4+ bxa4 3 f6 Ne4 4 f7 Nd6 5 f8=R

Jun-02-06		OhioChessFan: A puzzle I really enjoy. Fairly well known. click for larger view Blathy, 1890 White to mate in 257

Jun-02-06		themadhair: As a regular viewer of this forum I have come to expect top quality solutions to all presented puzzles. I will therefore be looking forward to a detailed and thorough explanation of the mating process in the above puzzle :)

Jun-02-06		OhioChessFan: Feel free to use a computer to help with the above puzzle. ;)

Jun-03-06		themadhair: My computer has gone on strike citing excessive workload as the reason :)

Jun-03-06		WannaBe: My computer refuses to work longer than 8 hours. =)

Jun-03-06		Open Defence: and you would probably need something like 3GB for the hash tables ? hehhehehe

Jun-03-06		OhioChessFan: I wonder if I posted the solution by hand if I could overtake the Emperor in most pages on a forum?

Jun-03-06		EmperorAtahualpa: <I wonder if I posted the solution by hand if I could overtake the Emperor in most pages on a forum?> <OhioChessFan> You would need about 1 page per move. :) Pleased to meet you, by the way!

Jun-05-06		OhioChessFan: Answer to the puzzle of June 2. I had posted it wrong before, so here's the correct diagram. click for larger view White to mate in 257 http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/fil...

Jun-05-06		OhioChessFan: Another puzzle by Blathy. Not quite as long as the last one. click for larger view White to play and win.

Jun-06-06		themadhair: Either your puzzles are getting harder or I'm getting worse at chess. I'm 0 for 2 at the moment.

Jun-06-06		OhioChessFan: A gentle hint for the June 5 puzzle. The first move is a gimme. The second move is really the key. I solved it more by thinking than by moving pieces, ie, how can I checkmate without allowing the Black pieces too much freedom, where is Black vulnerable to being checked, etc.

Jun-06-06		OhioChessFan: I've noticed a few forums discussing the date, so I'll toss out a few random thoughts on 6-6-6. I think most of the book of Revelation was referring to things that happened in that immediate time frame. I strongly believe the reference of 666 was to Nero. I have always suspected that it's significant that it's not "666", but "six hundred sixty six" in the manuscripts. Alas, I have no idea what the significance is. It's a common misconception that the 666 refers to "the antichrist", when in fact it refers to what the bible calls the "beast". I deny flatly there is such a thing as "The Antichrist", and affirm there were, are, and will be many antichrists.

Jun-06-06		themadhair: I get it now. Very nice. How suttle that 2.h3 is.

Jun-09-06		OhioChessFan: Solution to the puzzle of June 5 click for larger view White to play and win. 1. Kxe1. Now Black's only moves are Qa1-a2. The h pawn will promote, to Knight. It must capture the c5 pawn, then c4 pawn. And then it must get to b3 when the Black Queen is on a1. That is, White wants to move to a white square when the Black Queen is on a1. So then 1...Qa1 2. h3 and the rest plays itself.

Jun-10-06		OhioChessFan: A puzzle by Morphy. click for larger view White to mate in 2.

Jun-10-06		Open Defence: <puzzle by Morphy> 1♖h3 if 1..gxh3 2.g7# or if ♗ moves say 1..♗e6 2.♖xh7#

Jun-10-06		brankat: <Open Defence> You mean <Rh6>, hehehe.

Jun-10-06		chessmoron: <OhioChessFan> Sorry to be picky, can you please vary your puzzle to black's position, also. Thanks. :)

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