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| Mar-01-18 | | WinKing: <<>Candidates Tournament 2018 begins Saturday, March 10th<>> 8 days to go!
Countdown to the Candidates Tourament 2018:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Candidates♘Candidates Tournament 2018♗Candidates♗ https://worldchess.com/
This tournament will run from Mar. 10th thru Mar. 28th 2018. (14 Rounds - Double Round Robin) Participants include: Aronian, Caruana, Ding Liren, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Mamedyarov & So, Average rating: 2786 (as of 2/18/18) - Category XXII *****
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<<> Candidates Tournament 2018 <>> Schedule -
Round 1 is Saturday March 10th & it starts @ 15:00hrs(3pm) Berlin time(9am chessgames time). !!! Time changes will be occurring during the month of March both in Berlin, Germany(on March 25th) & in the United States(on March 11th) . Starting times will vary depending on the rounds. !!! < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > *** User: lostemperor - Predict the
order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>.
(3 categories to medal in) ***
**User: Golden Executive -
Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>.
(3 categories to medal in)
This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest!
(from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running)**
*User: OhioChessFan - Predict
the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal
in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>.* *****
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Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event.
She can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;) ChessBookie Game
Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!! |
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| Mar-01-18 | | WinKing: <Fusilli: No takers for the puzzle? Hint: it's beautiful, and every single black piece is involved.> Nice puzzle <Fusilli>. Had to cheat a little moving the pieces around by hand on my board here. I should have been able to figure it out in my head. I won't put the solution here since I didn't get the solution fair & square.
The solution is elegant.
Hope all has been going well for you <Fusilli>. :) |
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Mar-01-18
 | | OhioChessFan: I am very limited in my posting, but I did work the puzzle out. Qxf2 is the beginning of a nice forced sequence. The lovely Bishop check at the end to force the King away from the Rook is a nice, light touch. FWIW, Rxf2 seems good enough to win also. |
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Mar-01-18
| | OhioChessFan: Glad to hear it <cm> and <Winky> |
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Mar-01-18
| | OhioChessFan: I am okay with the scoring as is. If you demanded I make some changes, I think I'd say: The disparity in being over vs. under is a bit annoying. I want to scream every time I miss a 10 and am stuck with a 2 when I guess one move over the game result. I don't know if I do that more than everyone else or I just don't notice when it happens to other people, but it seems to bite me a lot lately. Much like the current dustup on the Wesley So page, the current method of treating the same scores as only one place is a bit disconcerting, eg, 3 people guess 1/2 40, that hits, but there are still a second and third under awarded. Both are fine. The first impacts your strategy, and the second is a concession to how hard the contest is. I'm inclined to not change it since it ain't broken. If I did change anything, it would be those. |
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Mar-01-18
 | | offramp: <OhioChessFan: I am okay with the scoring as is.> "The Price Is Right" scoring. |
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Mar-02-18
 | | Fusilli: <OCF> <WinKing> Indeed, Qxf2+ is crushing, and that's what black played. I saw the puzzle in a 1992 issue of Chess Life at the Nashville Chess Center (an issue with a drawing of Tal, who had just died, on the cover). |
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Mar-03-18
| | OhioChessFan: Hashtag 4314 |
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| Mar-03-18 | | thegoodanarchist: <Fusilli: <OCF> <WinKing> Indeed, Qxf2+ is crushing, and that's what black played. I saw the puzzle in a 1992 issue of Chess Life at the Nashville Chess Center (an issue with a drawing of Tal, who had just died, on the cover).> The follow up is even prettier, IMO:
...Qxf2+ 2.Rxf2 Re1+!! 3.Nxe1 Rxe1+ 4.Rf1 Be3+ and mate next move. |
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| Mar-04-18 | | hashtag: Hello <OhioChessFan>. <4314> is an illegal chess move in postal annotation. In fairy chess however the <camel> moves this way. So what did you mean with you cryptic post? |
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Mar-04-18
| | Fusilli: <thegoodanarchist> Yes, that's how the game continued. All the way to mate, if I am not mistaken. |
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Mar-04-18
| | OhioChessFan: User: hashtag is the pseudo bookmark I use so that when I do a search of "hashtag", I will pull up a number of things I wish to review. 4314 happens to be a Kenneth S Rogoff page I wish to take another look at sometime. |
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| Mar-05-18 | | chessmoron: WCC Candidates schedule:
https://www.fide.com/component/cont... Round 1
Kramnik-Grischuk
Karjakin-Mamedyarov
Aronian-DIng
Caruana-So
Round 2
Grischuk-So
DIng-Caruana
Mamedyarov-Aronian
Kramnik-Karjakin
Round 3
Karjakin-Grischuk
Aronian-Kramnik
Caruana-Mamedyarov
So-Ding
Round 4
Grischuk-Ding
Mamedyarov-So
Kramnik-Caruana
Karjakin-Aronian
Round 5
Aronian-Grischuk
Caruana-Karjakin
So-Kramnik
Ding-Mamedyarov
Round 6
Caruana-Grischuk
So-Aronian
Ding-Karjakin
Mamedyarov-Kramnik
Round 7
Grischuk-Mamedyarov
Kramnik-Ding
Karjakin-So
Aronian-Caruana
Round 8
Grischuk-Kramnik
Mamedyarov-Karjakin
DIng-Aronian
So-Caruana
Round 9
So-Grischuk
Caruana-Ding
Aronian-Mamedyarov
Karjakin-Kramnik
Round 10
Grischuk-Karjakin
Kramnik-Aronian
Mamedyarov-Caruana
Ding-So
Round 11
Ding-Grischuk
So-Mamedyarov
Caruana-Kramnik
Aronian-Karjakin
Round 12
Grischuk-Aronian
Karjakin-Caruana
Kramnik-So
Mamedyarov-Ding
Round 13
Mamedyarov-Grischuk
Ding-Kramnik
So-Karjakin
Caruana-Aronian
Round 14
Grischuk-Caruana
Aronian-So
Karjakin-Ding
Kramnik-Mamedyarov |
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| Mar-06-18 | | WinKing: Round 1
Kramnik - Grischuk 1/2 42
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 34
Aronian - Ding 1/2 32
Caruana - So 1/2 40 |
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Mar-07-18
| | offramp:
Round 1
Kramnik - Grischuk 1/2 32
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 38
Aronian - Ding 1/2 47
Caruana - So 1/2 30 |
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| Mar-07-18 | | wordfunph: Round 1:
Kramnik - Grischuk 1-0 44
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 42
Aronian - Ding 1-0 46
Caruana - So 1/2 46 |
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| Mar-07-18 | | alfamikewhiskey: R1
Kramnik - Grischuk 0-1 31
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 31
Aronian - Ding 1/2 34
Caruana - So 1/2 31 |
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Mar-07-18
 | | juan31: ROUND 1
Kramnik - Grischuk 1/2 39
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 40
Aronian - Ding 1-0 43
Caruana - So 1/2 38 |
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| Mar-08-18 | | lostemperor: Good luck <chessmoron>! Round 1:
Kramnik-Grischuk 1-0 44
Karjakin-Mamedyarov 1/2 42
Aronian-Ding 1/2 48
Caruana-So 1/2 40
Round 2:
Grischuk-So 1/2 42
Ding-Caruana 1/2 30
Mamedyarov-Aronian 1/2 34
Kramnik-Karjakin 1/2 36 |
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| Mar-08-18 | | chessmoron: Kramnik-Grischuk 1/2 37
Karjakin-Mamedyarov 1/2 40
Aronian-DIng 1-0 40
Caruana-So 1/2 37 |
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| Mar-09-18 | | Robin01: Predictions for first two rounds:
Round 1:
Kramnik-Grischuk 1/2 33
Karjakin-Mamedyarov 1/2 35
Aronian-Ding 1-0 39
Caruana-So 1/2 38
Round 2:
Grischuk-So 1/2 33
Ding-Caruana 0-1 57
Mamedyarov-Aronian 1/2 36
Kramnik-Karjakin 1/2 35 |
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| Mar-09-18 | | Count Wedgemore: Round 1:
Kramnik - Grischuk 1/2 34
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 31
Aronian - Ding 1/2 45
Caruana - So 1/2 33 |
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Mar-09-18
| | OhioChessFan: Kramnik - Grischuk 1-0 26
Karjakin - Mamedyarov 1/2 22
Aronian - Ding 1/2 20
Caruana - So 1/2 23 |
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Mar-09-18
| | OhioChessFan: **Let the Picking Begin**
Welcome to the Candidates 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 Aronian with White will draw Ding in 40 moves, your entry would say: Aronian - Ding 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. |
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Mar-09-18
| | OhioChessFan: ** Welcome to Our Contest **
Reach your goals of cyber fame and fortune in the Candidates 2018 Moves Prediction Contest! Plot your strategy, study the player games and head to head results, flip a coin, throw darts, use a Ouija board, or whatever else you wish, and make your game and move selections. |
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