Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<Golden Executive> and <SwitchingQuylthulg>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 12 points: <WinKing>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

♔ 58, offramp, 2, 6, 1
♘ 50, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 4
♗ 47, Penguincw, 3, 4, 1
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46, SwitchingQuylthulg, 3, 1, 3
41, wordfunph, 0, 3, 2
23, OhioChessFan, 3, 2, 0
17, sea otter, 0, 1, 1
14, lostemperor, 0, 2, 0
14, whiteshark, 0, 2, 0
10, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 1, 0
10, chessmoron, 1, 1, 0
10, juan31, 1, 1, 0
10, WinKing, 1, 1, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

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

♔ 64, WinKing, 3, 1, 1, 9
♘ 49, sea otter, 3, 1, 4, 4
♗ 38, alfamikewhiskey, 2, 5, 4, 1
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36, SwitchingQuylthulg, 3, 0, 3, 3
29, chessmoron, 1, 3, 2, 2
29, offramp, 1, 4, 4, 0
27, lostemperor, 2, 4, 1, 2
26, whiteshark, 1, 7, 1, 1
25, Golden Executive, 3, 3, 2, 1
20, OhioChessFan, 2, 3, 0, 2
18, juan31, 3, 2, 1, 1
18, Penguincw, 2, 2, 0, 2
7, wordfunph, 3, 2, 0, 0

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID

♔ 87, offramp
♘ 82, SwitchingQuylthulg
♗ 75, Golden Executive
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74, WinKing
66, sea otter
65, Penguincw
48, alfamikewhiskey
48, wordfunph
43, OhioChessFan
41, lostemperor
40, whiteshark
39, chessmoron
28, juan31

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

Score,UserID

♔♔♔ <offramp> LCC16:StdMvRnk(1) + StdMv/Bonus (1) + 1stRanker (1)

♔ <WinKing> LCC16:BonusRnk(1)

♘♗ <Golden Executive> LCC16:StdMvRnk(2) + StdMv/Bonus(3)

♘♗ <Penguincw> LCC16:StdMvRnk(3) + 1stRanker (2)

♘♗ <SwitchingQuylthulg> LCC16:BStdMv/Bonus2) + 1stRanker (3)

♘ <sea otter> LCC16:BonusRnk(2)

Congrats to <GE> for hitting 4 exacts.

Congrats to <alfamikewhiskey> for winning the bronze medal at the <Bonus Ranker> after a slow start in the first 5 rounds.

Congrats to <sea otter> for winning the silver at <Bonus Ranker> but couldn't overcome prediction veteran <WinKing>.

I had a lucky first round which gave me the inducement to continue, and my luck held out. I was assisted by a very realistic opinion of Topalov's and Adams's's anaemic chances.

Many thanks to <OhioChessFan> for hosting a hugely enjoyable contest and to <Chessmoron> for performing the complicated task of scoring. And to them both for their very funny resumés of the rounds.

<offramp> surely set some kind of record with 7 years between medals. Congratulations to him as he enters the Hall of Fame with a bang, a Triple Crown. Hall of Famer <WinKing> took home the other gold. Congratulations to all the other medalists in what seemed a much tougher contest than <offramp> made it look.

In other news, <OCF> and <chessmoron> continued their embarrassing run of no medals despite their ability to manipulate the scoring. <chessmoron> is hiding his embarrassment by a show of false humility in telling <WinKing> that even though they are tied in gold medals, <WinKing> really has more. Or something. <OhioChessFan> blamed the players for not realizing how important this contest was and accepting short draws too often.

I got 2 medals, so yay.

Congratulations to all the medal winners, particularly to <offramp> on his triple crown and to <WinKing> for reaching the 1st place in the Hall of Fame!

I much prefer <not> to claim victory, when I've won. If the topic is <New Year's Resolutions>, then I resolve to make at least one, <before> the New Year. Would that be an old year resolution?

Anyway, all of the previous is irrelevant to why I am here!