<Ding-Mamedyarov, 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '36'], ['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Schwartz', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

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<Giri-Navara, 1-0 in 28 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '36']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1-0', '46']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: []

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<Karjakin-Carlsen, 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves.>

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

2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

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

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<Radjabov-Wojtaszek, 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['bubuli55', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['offramp', '1/2-1/2', '28']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

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

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<Topalov-Mamedov, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '41'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '41'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '41']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '38']]

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<alfamikewhiskey>, <bubuli55>, <OhioChessFan>, <Penguincw>, and <SwitchingQuylthulg>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 10 points: <wordfunph>

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 6>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

54, SwitchingQuylthulg, 0, 2, 4
30, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 2
30, OhioChessFan, 2, 2, 1
28, sea otter, 0, 4, 0
27, Penguincw, 0, 1, 2
24, lostemperor, 1, 3, 0
24, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 2, 1
21, Count Wedgemore, 0, 3, 0
20, chessmoron, 0, 0, 2
17, bubuli55, 0, 1, 1
13, wordfunph, 1, 0, 1
10, juan31, 0, 0, 1
3, Schwartz, 1, 0, 0
0, offramp, 0, 0, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 6>

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

52, Golden Executive, 4, 4, 2, 5
46, Penguincw, 5, 4, 3, 3
39, SwitchingQuylthulg, 2, 2, 3, 3
35, juan31, 2, 3, 3, 2
35, lostemperor, 2, 2, 1, 4
34, Count Wedgemore, 4, 4, 2, 2
32, wordfunph, 1, 2, 3, 2
21, OhioChessFan, 2, 1, 1, 2
20, chessmoron, 3, 3, 1, 1
17, alfamikewhiskey, 3, 1, 0, 2
15, offramp, 3, 3, 0, 1
9, bubuli55, 1, 1, 0, 1
6, sea otter, 1, 0, 1, 0
1, Schwartz, 1, 0, 0, 0

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 6>

Score, UserID

93, SwitchingQuylthulg
82, Golden Executive
73, Penguincw
59, lostemperor
55, Count Wedgemore
51, OhioChessFan
45, juan31
45, wordfunph
41, alfamikewhiskey
40, chessmoron
34, sea otter
26, bubuli55
15, offramp
4, Schwartz

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Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 6>

Score,UserID

The players in the Gashimov memorial are not allowed to make draw offers until move 41, yet they keep finding ingenious ways to draw their games long before that. I admire their resourcefulness, but IT'S KILLED MY CHANCES. I assumed there would be very few games that ended before move 41, so my prediction strategy this time around took that into account, but turns out it was the wrong decision.

But I just can't get myself to change my pre-planned strategy for this tournament in the middle of the contest. I'm stubborn that way.

Things are getting interesting as we reached the 2/3 point of our contest. <Switch> still leads 3 Rankers. <GE> and <Penguin> still lead <Switch> in the Bonus Ranker. <OCF> made a charge up the #1 Ranker to pose a challenge to <Switch>, who promptly laughed it off.

In other news, everyone is still trying to decipher <OCF's> whining about "If I can't win, I'd rather lose." <lostemperor> is the only person who thought it might make sense, but he suggested that maybe <OCF> used poor syntax. <Penguincw> had to go and mention the 666 issue that <OCF> was hoping everyone would miss or ignore. <offramp> has revoked his fatwa against the tournament contestants and issued one against this contest, as he is still the only person with a 0 on the scoreboard. In a touching display of generosity, <juan31> and <GE> have offered to pay for <OCF> to take "Spanish as a Second Language" classes. <OCF> said, "I am so embarazado, I should do this." Invoking the newly invented Shankland Strategy, <wordfunph> has decided that he's going to pick Black to win every game the rest of the tournament.

In an amusing moment, <Count Wedgemore> expressed his dismay at the players not making at least 40 moves a game, when that stipulation is clearly in the tournament rules. The rest of our contestants were giggling behind their hands. <sea otter> and <Schwartz> were heard laughing with each other saying, "Imagine, someone thinks the players are actually going to play by the RULES!" <OCF> does think <Count's> naivte' is a bit endearing.

Mamedyarov - Radjabov 1/2 25
Navara - Ding 1/2 41
Mamedov - Giri 1/2 41
Carlsen - Topalov 1/2 46
Wojtaszek - Karjakin 1/2 41

<juan31: Carlsen-Topalov 1/2 379>

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