Not much happened that round, as <wordfunph> and <lostemperor> continue to lead 2 Rankers each. Lots of people are within shouting distance, but they held strong to their positions, unlike the choke artist <OCF>.

Several points of interest: We are down to only juan person with a zero on the board, but I won't name them to save them embarrassment. <chessmoron> tried to cheat the new guy out of 5 points, but <WinKing> caught him.

12 noon London
7am chessgames (EST)

<Adams-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '28']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '31'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '31']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

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<Carlsen-Nepo, 0-1 in 40 moves.>--Shocking! No one got it!

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<MVL-Anand, 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '31'], ['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '31']]

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

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

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<Nakamura-Caruana, 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '38'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '38']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '35'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '31'], ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '31'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '31'], ['offramp', '1/2-1/2', '31']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '45']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '47']]

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<So-Karjakin, 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '45']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '38']]

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

None

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 7 points: <juan31>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 8>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

43, wordfunph, 5, 4, 0
37, OhioChessFan, 1, 2, 2
34, offramp, 1, 3, 1
33, SwitchingQuylthulg, 3, 2, 1
31, lostemperor, 0, 3, 1
27, Penguincw, 0, 1, 2
24, sea otter, 1, 3, 0
24, WinKing, 0, 2, 1
23, Count Wedgemore, 1, 0, 2
10, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 1, 0
10, chessmoron, 1, 1, 0
6, Golden Executive, 2, 0, 0
0, juan31, 0, 0, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 8>

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

46, lostemperor, 0, 3, 2, 5
40, WinKing, 3, 2, 3, 3
39, chessmoron, 2, 2, 3, 3
35, Penguincw, 3, 5, 2, 2
30, Count Wedgemore, 3, 6, 3, 0
30, juan31, 4, 2, 2, 2
29, alfamikewhiskey, 4, 2, 3, 1
28, OhioChessFan, 1, 3, 3, 1
25, wordfunph, 2, 3, 1, 2
21, SwitchingQuylthulg, 1, 4, 0, 2
18, offramp, 3, 2, 1, 1
14, sea otter, 2, 3, 0, 1
7, Golden Executive, 1, 3, 0, 0

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 8>

Score, UserID

77, lostemperor
68, wordfunph
65, OhioChessFan
64, WinKing
62, Penguincw
54, SwitchingQuylthulg
53, Count Wedgemore
52, offramp
49, chessmoron
39, alfamikewhiskey
38, sea otter
30, juan31
13, Golden Executive

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Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 8>

Score,UserID

<OhioChessFan> has thrown the red challenge flag at the Adams-Aronian game, insisting that the players missed writing down a move and that the game ended after 28, not 27, moves. When told of the challenge, <lostemperor> commented, "Jealous you are, two s*&#s I give." <wordfunph> and <lostemperor> held on to their leads in 2 Rankers each. <juan31> had the best Bonus Ranker results that round, although he's still looking for his first #juan pick. Here's hoping he takes care of that this round so that the Summary Editor won't have to mention it in the Final Recap.