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OhioChessFan
Member since Apr-09-05 · Last seen Nov-22-25

______________ 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-22-25 Chessgames - Music

OhioChessFan: 90 seconds of gorgeous harmony. Monkees-Riu Chiu https://youtu.be/riG85oA6Wy4?si=_GY...

   Nov-21-25 Chessgames - Politics

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

OhioChessFan: Amusing pun. Patience paid off.

   Nov-19-25 W Hug vs Korchnoi, 1978

OhioChessFan: 18. Ne4 opened up the middle to Black's Queen and LSB. 18. Nb1 was fine.

   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

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Apr-16-18		chessmoron: Yeah, I'm ready for Gashimov.

Apr-18-18		whiteshark: User: fin User: ddd https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...

Apr-18-18		Golden Executive: Gashimov Memorial 2018 Pairings Round 1 Topalov-Radjabov Giri-Karjakin Ding-Wojtaszek Mamedyarov-Carlsen Navara-Mamedov Round 2 Radjabov-Mamedov Carlsen-Navara Wojtaszek-Mamedyarov Karjakin-Ding Topalov-Giri Round 3 Giri-Radjabov Ding-Topalov Mamedyarov-Karjakin Navara-Wojtaszek Mamedov-Carlsen Round 4 Radjabov-Carlsen Wojtaszek-Mamedov Karjakin-Navara Topalov-Mamedyarov Giri-Ding Roound 5 Ding-Radjabov Mamedyarov-Giri Navara-Topalov Mamedov-Karjakin Carlsen-Wojtaszek Round 6 Radjabov-Wojtaszek Karjakin-Carlsen Topalov-Mamedov Giri-Navara Ding-Mamedyarov Round 7 Mamedyarov-Radjabov Navara-Ding Mamedov-Giri Carlsen-Topalov Wojtaszek-Karjakin Round 8 Radjabov-Karjakin Topalov-Wojtaszek Giri-Carlsen Ding-Mamedov Mamedyarov-Navara Round 9 Navara-Radjabov Mamedov-Mamedyarov Carlsen-Ding Wojtaszek-Giri Karjakin-Topalov

Apr-18-18		Golden Executive: Round 1 Topalov-Radjabov 1/2 40 Giri-Karjakin 1/2 33 Ding-Wojtaszek 1-0 30 Mamedyarov-Carlsen 1/2 44 Navara-Mamedov 1/2 40

Apr-18-18		offramp: Round 1: Topalov - Radjabov 1/2 63 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 41 Ding - Wojtaszek 1-0 38 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1-0 51 Navara - Mamedov 1-0 45

Apr-18-18		SwitchingQuylthulg: Round 1: Topalov - Radjabov 1/2 41 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 41 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 41 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2 41 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 41

Apr-18-18		juan31: Topalov - Radjabov 1-0 39 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 38 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 41 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2 39 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 39

Apr-18-18		Count Wedgemore: Round 1: Topalov - Radjabov 1/2 41 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 41 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 42 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2 40 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 43

Apr-18-18		sea otter: Topalov - Radjabov 0-1 50 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 80 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 49 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 0-1 41 Navara - Mamedov 1-0 44

Apr-18-18		chessmoron: Topalov - Radjabov 1-0 41 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 40 Ding - Wojtaszek 1-0 43 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2 41 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 39

Apr-19-18		Penguincw: Ok, I heard there is a 40 move rule in this tournament. I'm changing my predictions (<OCF>, please delete my above post to above any possible confusion). Round 1: Topalov - Radjabov 1/2-1/2 45 Giri - Karjakin 1/2-1/2 42 Ding Liren - Wojtaszek 1/2-1/2 40 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2-1/2 50 Navara - Mamedov 1/2-1/2 40

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: Welcome to Our Contest Reach your goals of cyber fame and fortune in the Shamkir 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.

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: Let the Picking Begin Welcome to the Shamkir 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 Topalov with White will draw Radjabov in 40 moves, your entry would say: Topalov - Radjabov 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.

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: Topalov - Radjabov 1/2 41 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 40 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 41 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 0-1 42 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 30

Apr-19-18		lostemperor: Round 1 Topalov - Radjabov 1-0 42 Giri - Karjakin 1/2 41 Ding - Wojtaszek 1/2 43 Mamedyarov - Carlsen 1/2 40 Navara - Mamedov 1/2 44

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: Reminder Be sure to check out the Games Prediction Contest at Golden Executive chessforum and the Final Standings Contest at lostemperor chessforum

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: Round 1 Games have started.

Apr-19-18		wordfunph: oooppppss, missed round 1 :(

Apr-19-18		juan31: ROUND 2 ROUND 2 Radjabov-Mamedov 1/2 39 Carlsen-Navara 1-0 44 Wojtaszek-Mamedyarov 1/2 40 Karjakin-Ding 1/2 44 Topalov-Giri 1/2 39

Apr-19-18		sea otter: Radjabov-Mamedov 1/2 50 Carlsen-Navara 1/2 44 Wojtaszek-Mamedyarov 1/2 48 Karjakin-Ding 1/2 43 Topalov-Giri 1-0 42

Apr-19-18		alfamikewhiskey: Round 2 Radjabov-Mamedov 1/2 33 Carlsen-Navara 1-0 32 Wojtaszek-Mamedyarov 1/2 35 Karjakin-Ding 0-1 31 Topalov-Giri 1/2 33

Apr-19-18		OhioChessFan: A reminder: Our usual scoring mistake catcher, <WinKing> isn't here this week, so watch your own scores carefully. It's just a lot of work and a real headache for <chessmoron> so let him know quickly if there is anything wrong.

Apr-19-18		Penguincw: I will try to step up in the absence of <WinKing>.

Apr-19-18		SwitchingQuylthulg: Round 2: Radjabov - Mamedov 1/2 29 Carlsen - Navara 1/2 44 Wojtaszek - Mamedyarov 1/2 41 Karjakin - Ding 1/2 41 Topalov - Giri 1/2 41

Apr-19-18		chessmoron: ♔ GRENKE 2018: <Round 1> Result ♔ <Ding-Wojtaszek, 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['sea otter', '1/2-1/2', '49']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '43']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '42']] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [] === <Giri-Karjakin, 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [] 2nd Under, 6 points: [] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '33']] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '38']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40']] === <Mamedyarov-Carlsen, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '41'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '41']] Under, 7 points: [] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39']] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '44']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [] === <Navara-Mamedov, 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '39']] Under, 7 points: [] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '30']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '41']] === <Topalov-Radjabov, 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves.> Exact, 10 points: [] Under, 7 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '41'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '41'], ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '41']] 2nd Under, 6 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']] 3rd Under, 5 points: [] Over, 3 points: [] 2nd Over, 2 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '45']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: [['offramp', '1/2-1/2', '63']]

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