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______________ Moves Prediction Contest

<Main Focus>: Predicting how many moves in a game for each pairing.

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[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-21-25 Chessgames - Politics (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Best singer in a band is Freddie Mercury. Best woman singer in a band is Grace Slick. Best singer ever is Sam Cooke. Best female ever is Aretha Franklin. Quick takes on some others mentioned: Dylan is painfully bad. Sinatra is off key 75% of the time. Jim Croce had the best ...
 
   Nov-21-25 S J Stevens vs Gracie, 1878
 
OhioChessFan: White to make his 18th move would be a decent Tuesday puzzle.
 
   Nov-21-25 A Niyibizi vs Cheda, 2014 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Amusing pun. Patience paid off.
 
   Nov-19-25 W Hug vs Korchnoi, 1978 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: 18. Ne4 opened up the middle to Black's Queen and LSB. 18. Nb1 was fine.
 
   Nov-18-25 Chessgames - Music (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Wow, that is awesome. Here's Alvin Lee in his early days: 10 Years After-Love Like a Man https://youtu.be/K2nsJIjF5E4?si=Iwx...
 
   Nov-18-25 S P Sethuraman vs C Anto, 2025
 
OhioChessFan: <redundant> I never noticed that. I had 5 semesters of college German so I have a basic knowledge of the language. I guess the different languages of "time" in the same sentence render it acceptable. Monty Python just doesn't work for me. I like maybe 10% of their stuff.
 
   Nov-14-25 McShane vs I Samunenkov, 2025
 
OhioChessFan: Nice analysis from Mikhail Golubev https://www.chess.com/blog/MikhailG...
 
   Nov-14-25 Mikhail Golubev
 
OhioChessFan: I just played over the Samunenkov game. What do you think of the Petroff in general? Do you need to be booked up on the latest lines or can you just rely on general principles?
 
   Nov-14-25 V Biliy vs V Golovach, 2003
 
OhioChessFan: Wildly entertaining game that lasted a long time with an odd material imbalance. 41...Ke5 was losing, as it gave up the skewer on the two Rooks on the long diagonal. 41...Kd7 would have been fine.
 
   Nov-13-25 D Moody vs D Helf, 1976
 
OhioChessFan: "Dewey, I'm Cut in Helf Pretty Bad"
 
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Moves Prediction Contest

Kibitzer's Corner
< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 631 OF 849 ·  Later Kibitzing>
Jan-12-18  Kapmigs: Giri - Hou Yifan 1-0 35
Kramnik - Wei Yi 1/2-1/2 45
Svidler - Adhiban 1/2-1/2 33
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2-1/2 58
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 40
Anand - Matlakov 1/2-1/2 31
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 40
Jan-12-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  juan31: Giri - Hou Yifan 1-0 39
Kramnik - Wei Yi 1-0 42
Svidler - Adhiban 1-0 39
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 35
Jones - Karjakin 0-1 43
Anand - Matlakov 1/2 44
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 35
Jan-12-18  alfamikewhiskey: Round 1:

Giri - Hou 1/2 28
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 28
Svidler - Adhiban 1/2 28
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 28
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 28
Anand - Matlakov 1/2 28
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 28

Jan-12-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  SwitchingQuylthulg: Round 1:

Giri - Hou Yifan 1/2 42
Kramnik - Wei Yi 1/2 35
Svidler - Adhiban 1/2 41
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 40
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 35
Anand - Matlakov 1/2 38
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 35

Jan-12-18  Count Wedgemore: Round 1:

Giri - Hou 1/2 32
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 30
Svidler - Adhiban 1-0 40
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 32
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 32
Anand - Matlakov 1/2 32
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 30

Jan-12-18  wordfunph: Round 1:

Giri - Hou 1/2 33
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 33
Svidler - Adhiban 1/2 33
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 45
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 33
Anand - Matlakov 1/2 33
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 33

Jan-12-18  chessmoron: Giri - Hou 1-0 41
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 40
Svidler - Adhiban 1/2 37
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 40
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 38
Anand - Matlakov 1-0 42
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 38
Jan-13-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  OhioChessFan:  
Giri - Hou 1-0 38
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 42
Svidler - Adhiban 1-0 30
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 40
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 43
Anand - Matlakov 1-0 35
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 41
Jan-13-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  OhioChessFan: **Let the Picking Begin**

Welcome to the Tata Steel 2018 Moves Prediction Contest. This contest involves picking a game result (1-0 1/2 or 0-1) and the number of moves in the game. As an example, if in the first round game you think Carlsen with White will draw Caruana in 40 moves, your entry would say:

Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 40

While it is a bit more complicated than the game prediction contest hosted by <GoldenExecutive> it isn't <that> much more complicated. I think my profile as written by <chessmoron> does a pretty good job explaining how things work.

A few odds and ends. Scoring mistakes occasionally happen. Let <chessmoron> know, on this forum. Quickly. It can seem intimidating to new players, but no worries. Feel free to ask questions. I will point out the scoring system (in my profile) is heavily weighted toward being under, and not over, the actual number of moves.

Jan-13-18  Golden Executive: Hi guys, good luck!!!

Round 1:

Giri - Hou 1/2 40
Kramnik - Wei 1/2 40
Svidler - Adhiban 1-0 35
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2 40
Jones - Karjakin 1/2 36
Anand - Matlakov 1-0 35
So - Mamedyarov 1/2 40

Jan-13-18  wordfunph: games started
Jan-13-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  juan31: ROUND 2 ROUND 2

Hou-Mamedyarov 0-1 41
Matlakov-So 0-1 39
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 44
Caruana-Jones 1-0 45
Adhiban-Carlsen 0-1 46
Wei-Svidler 1/2 40
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 39

Jan-13-18  Kapmigs: Hou-Mamedyarov 1/2 50
Matlakov-So 1/2 51
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 66
Caruana-Jones 1-0 45
Adhiban-Carlsen 1/2 70
Wei-Svidler 0-1 45
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 44
Jan-13-18  wordfunph: Round 2:

Hou-Mamedyarov 1/2 46
Matlakov-So 1/2 33
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 33
Caruana-Jones 1/2 46
Adhiban-Carlsen 0-1 46
Wei-Svidler 1/2 33
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 33

Jan-13-18  alfamikewhiskey: Round 2

Hou-Mamedyarov 1/2 38
Matlakov-So 1/2 30
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 30
Caruana-Jones 1/2 30
Adhiban-Carlsen 1/2 38
Wei-Svidler 1/2 34
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 34

Jan-13-18  chessmoron: ♔ Tata 2018: <Round 1> Result ♔

<Anand-Matlakov, 1-0 in 53 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '42']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Golden Executive', '1-0', '35'], ['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Carlsen-Caruana, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['offramp', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '45']]

===

<Giri-Hou, 1-0 in 64 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '41']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['juan31', '1-0', '39']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '38']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['offramp', '1-0', '68']]
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Jones-Karjakin, 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '35'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '38']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['Kapmigs', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

===

<Kramnik-Wei, 1-0 in 55 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['juan31', '1-0', '42']]
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<So-Mamedyarov, 1/2-1/2 in 29 moves.> Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '28']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

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

===

<Svidler-Adhiban, 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Kagmigs', '1/2-1/2', '33'], ['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '28']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['offramp', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

Jan-13-18  chessmoron: Round 1 Summary:
Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<Golden Executive>, <Kapmigs> and <wordfunph>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 12 points: <juan31>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 1>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

21, chessmoron, 0, 3, 0
17, Golden Executive, 0, 1, 1
10, Kapmigs, 0, 0, 1
10, wordfunph, 0, 0, 1
7, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 1, 0
7, juan31, 0, 1, 0
7, OhioChessFan, 0, 1, 0
7, SwitchingQuylthulg, 0, 1, 0
7, WinKing, 0, 1, 0
0, Count Wedgemore, 0, 0, 0
0, offramp, 0, 0, 0
0, Penguincw, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 1>

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

12, juan31, 0, 0, 0, 2
11, OhioChessFan, 0, 0, 1, 1
7, Count Wedgemore, 0, 1, 1, 0
7, WinKing, 1, 0, 0, 1
7, wordfunph, 2, 0, 1, 0
6, Golden Executive, 0, 0, 0, 1
6, offramp, 0, 3, 0, 0
6, Penguincw, 0, 0, 0, 1
6, SwitchingQuylthulg, 0, 0, 0, 1
5, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 0, 1, 0
2, chessmoron, 0, 1, 0, 0
1, Kapmigs, 1, 0, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 1>

Score, UserID

23, chessmoron
23, Golden Executive
19, juan31
18, OhioChessFan
17, wordfunph
14, WinKing
13, SwitchingQuylthulg
12, alfamikewhiskey
11, Kapmigs
7, Count Wedgemore
6, offramp
6, Penguincw

===

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

Score,UserID

3, chessmoron
2, Golden Executive
1, alfamikewhiskey
1, juan31
1, Kapmigs
1, OhioChessFan
1, SwitchingQuylthulg
1, WinKing
1, wordfunph
0, Count Wedgemore
0, offramp
0, Penguincw

Jan-13-18  chessmoron: Hou-Mamedyarov 1/2 40
Matlakov-So 1/2 41
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 38
Caruana-Jones 1-0 40
Adhiban-Carlsen 1/2 37
Wei-Svidler 1/2 29
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 39
Jan-14-18  Count Wedgemore: Round 2:

Hou - Mamedyarov 1/2 33
Matlakov - So 1/2 31
Karjakin - Anand 1/2 30
Caruana - Jones 1-0 40
Adhiban - Carlsen 0-1 40
Wei - Svidler 1/2 31
Giri - Kramnik 1/2 30

Jan-14-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  Penguincw: Round 2:

Hou - Mamedyarov 0-1 41
Matlakov - So 1/2-1/2 35
Karjakin - Anand 0-1 41
Caruana - Jones 1/2-1/2 41
Adhiban - Carlsen 1/2-1/2 42
Wei Yi - Svidler 1/2-1/2 30
Giri - Kramnik 0-1 41

Jan-14-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  OhioChessFan: ** Round 1 Recap **

Things got underway with a bang as our contestants had a smashing good first round. 3 decisive games and all, every single person has already got on the scoreboard. 9 of the 12 had a #1.

<chessmoron> had a severe case of blind luck and leads 3 Rankers. <juan31> leads in 1 Ranker, and <GE> is tied for the lead in 1. <lostemperor> has been reviewing his performance in The Last Jedi and missed the first round, although we hope to see him join the contest. 12 rounds to go.

Jan-14-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  OhioChessFan:  
Hou - Mamedyarov 1/2 46
Matlakov - So 0-1 40
Karjakin - Anand 1/2 41
Caruana - Jones 1-0 38
Adhiban - Carlsen 0-1 34
Wei Yi - Svidler 1/2 43
Giri - Kramnik 1/2 41
Jan-14-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  offramp:
Round 2

Hou-Mamedyarov 0-1 38
Matlakov-So 1/2 33
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 36
Caruana-Jones 1-0 41
Adhiban-Carlsen 0-1 55
Wei-Svidler 1-0 37
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 34

Jan-14-18  Golden Executive: Round 2:

Hou-Mamedyarov 1/2 40
Matlakov-So 1/2 40
Karjakin-Anand 1/2 33
Caruana-Jones 1-0 38
Adhiban-Carlsen 0-1 36
Wei-Svidler 1/2 37
Giri-Kramnik 1/2 35

Jan-14-18
Premium Chessgames Member		  lostemperor: Here we go round 2:

Hou - Mamedyarov 1/2 38
Matlakov - So 1/2 38
Karjakin - Anand 1/2 38
Caruana - Jones 1-0 38
Adhiban - Carlsen 1-0 38
Wei Yi - Svidler 1/2 38
Giri - Kramnik 1/2 38

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