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OhioChessFan
Member since Apr-09-05 · Last seen Apr-13-26
______________ 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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   Apr-13-26 Chessgames - Music
 
OhioChessFan: Tab Benoit - Cherry Tree Blues https://youtu.be/zywljG5mP1U?si=wPI... Raging guitar work.
 
   Apr-12-26 Chessgames - Politics (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: <Integ: The issue is not whether the cross was foreshadowed in prophecy (I agree it was), but whether its significance was already explicit, understood, and preached.> I don't agree that is the issue.
 
   Apr-11-26 Stockfish vs Fire, 2014
 
OhioChessFan: I can't begin to understand this game. Nice pun though.
 
   Apr-10-26 Atterdag chessforum (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: <Fortunately, we have almost the same taste. High on my scale are Wagner, Richard Strauss, Fauré, Saint-Saëns, Sibelius, Verdi - well the list could go on. And there is hardly any work that has touched me more than Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.> Belatedly ...
 
   Apr-10-26 Honza Cervenka chessforum
 
OhioChessFan: <The moral of this story is that people should learn endings, and especially seemingly trivial Pawn endings.> Even at the Super GM level, the end games skills of many players are sometimes poor.
 
   Apr-10-26 offramp chessforum (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Clint Black - Nothing But the Taillights https://youtu.be/VtJWpjMAKII?si=n6N...
 
   Apr-10-26 P Lalic vs P Large, 2024 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: I'll go along with that. I wouldn't expect Black to hold.
 
   Apr-09-26 Giri vs Nakamura, 2026 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: I'm trying to work this out from Giri's POV. Maybe he had a novelty prepared in the Englisch and Naka derailed it with 3...h6. Otherwise, he played for a draw while essentially needing a win.
 
   Apr-08-26 chessgames.com chessforum (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: I didn't check each number, but this appears to be the highest in the sequence: User: outlookindia197jm All the 1_1 up to 191 have user names attached.
 
   Apr-08-26 Caruana vs Giri, 2026 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: I guess nobody ever explained en passant to Fabi.
 
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Moves Prediction Contest

Kibitzer's Corner
< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 753 OF 849 ·  Later Kibitzing>
Apr-29-19  Golden Executive: Round 9:

Keymer - Vallejo Pons 0-1 47
Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 21
Anand - Svidler 1/2 26
Caruana - Aronian 1/2 40
Naiditsch - Meier 1/2 40

Apr-29-19  bubuli55: Round 9

Keymer - Vallejo Pons 1/2 45
Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave 1-0 35
Anand - Svidler 1/2 25
Caruana - Aronian 1/2 20
Naiditsch - Meier 1-0 40

**********

Apr-29-19  WinKing: Round 9

Keymer - Vallejo Pons 1/2 35
Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 46
Anand - Svidler 1/2 32
Caruana - Aronian 1/2 46
Naiditsch - Meier 1/2 43

Apr-29-19  WinKing: Games have started.
Apr-29-19  chessmoron: ♔ Grenke 2019: <FINAL Round> Result ♔

<Anand-Svidler, 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '32'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

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

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '26']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

===

<Carlsen-MVL, 1-0 in 43 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['bubuli55', '1-0', '35']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '33']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Penguincw', '1-0', '19']]

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

===

<Caurana-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '42'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

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

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '46'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '46']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Keymer-Vallejo Pons, 0-1 in 36 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['juan31', '0-1', '45']]
2nd Over, 2 points: [['Golden Executive', '0-1', '47']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Naiditsch-Meier, 1-0 in 40 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['bubuli55', '1-0', '40']]
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '38']]

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

Apr-29-19  chessmoron: FINAL Round Summary:

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<bubuli55>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 13 points: <Golden Executive>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

♔ 58, Count Wedgemore, 1, 5, 2
♘ 57, bubuli55, 3, 4, 2
♗ 55, WinKing, 0, 5, 2
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
38, chessmoron, 1, 5, 0
31, juan31, 1, 4, 0
28, OhioChessFan, 0, 4, 0
23, Penguincw, 3, 2, 0
21, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 3, 0
20, Golden Executive, 0, 0, 2
20, wordfunph, 2, 2, 0
7, offramp, 0, 1, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

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

♔ 65, juan31, 3, 5, 2, 7
♘ 54, wordfunph, 2, 3, 2, 6
♗ 48, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 2, 4, 4
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
47, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 4, 4
42, Penguincw, 2, 3, 2, 4
37, Count Wedgemore, 2, 4, 3, 2
30, WinKing, 2, 3, 2, 2
29, chessmoron, 4, 1, 1, 3
23, offramp, 3, 2, 2, 1
23, OhioChessFan, 1, 5, 0, 2
22, bubuli55, 1, 5, 1, 1

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID

♔ 96, juan31
♘ 95, Count Wedgemore
♗ 85, WinKing
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
79, bubuli55
74, wordfunph
69, alfamikewhiskey
67, chessmoron
67, Golden Executive
65, Penguincw
51, OhioChessFan
30, offramp

===

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

Score,UserID

♔ 9, bubuli55
♘ 8, Count Wedgemore
♗ 7, WinKing
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
5, chessmoron
5, juan31
5, Penguincw
4, OhioChessFan
4, wordfunph
3, alfamikewhiskey
2, Golden Executive
1, offramp

Apr-29-19  chessmoron: ♙<WINNER'S CORNER>

♔♔ <juan31> Gre19:BonusRnk(1) + StdMv/Bonus (1)

♔♘♘ <Count Wedgemore> Gre19:StdMvRnk(1) + StdMv/Bonus(2) + 1stRanker(2)

♔♘ <bubuli55> Gre19:StdMvRnk(2) + 1stRanker(1)

<wordfunph> Gre19:BonusRnk(2)

♗♗♗ <WinKing> Gre19:StdMvRnk(3) + StdMv/Bonus (3) + 1stRanker(3)

<alfamikewhiskey> Gre19:BonusRnk(3)

Apr-29-19  bubuli55: I’d like to thank again for the fun and games, < chessmoron >, < WinKing > and < OhioChessFun >. Congratulations to the winners! Catch you all next time
Apr-29-19  WinKing: Thanks for the contest <chessmoron> & <OhioChessFan>. Tough picking this time around.

Congratulations to all of the winners! Hey <juan31> good to see you at the top of the podium again. Two gold medals for your trophy case. Jugaste un buen juego mi amigo! <Count Wedgemore> you played a solid tournament throughout. A nice shiny gold & two silvers for your efforts - awesome! <bubbuli55> great final round to literally steal a Gold & Silver. Well done all!

Apr-29-19  WinKing: Almost forgot. <Count Wedgemore> & <juan31> you will both now be listed on the Gold Leaderboard. You both now have 10 or more gold medals each. Congrats!

I should have the Leaderboard in my forum updated sometime tomorrow.

Apr-29-19
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  juan31: Thanks to <chessmoron, OhioChessFan, and mi Amigo WinKing> congratulations to all
Apr-29-19  Count Wedgemore: Thanks for the nice words, <WinKing>. Great to be on the Gold Leaderboard. And big thanks as always to <OCF> and <chessmoron>. Congratulations to <juan>, <bubbuli> and the other medallists.
Apr-29-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: ** Final Recap **

It was a photo finish all the way around as we had close contests all over the place. <juan31> held on for a Double Gold, <Count Wedgemore> had a gold and 2 razor close silvers, and <bubuli> had a stunning perfect 10 that round to win the other gold.

In other news, all our contestants managed to avoid upsetting Svidler, <OCF> didn't yell at anyone, <Pengo> didn't laugh at any of the losers, and <chessmoron> walked away with the beauty prize (aka Black Widow).

Many thanks to <chessmoron> and <WinKing> and all our contestants. Thanks for playing!

Apr-29-19  WinKing: I was looking over the records I keep for the prediction games and noticed this is <bubuli55>'s first Gold medal ever at these contests. Welcome to the Hall of Fame <bubuli55>! :)
Apr-29-19  bubuli55: Haha! Muchas gracias < WinKing >. Lady Luck shine on me this time.
Apr-29-19
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  OhioChessFan: I am shocked to discover that was <bubuli's> initation into the Moves Prediction Hall of Fame. Feel free to give an acceptance speech. Take as long as you want, not to exceed 10 seconds....
Apr-29-19  bubuli55: I’d like to thank < WinKing > for sending me an invitation to play. Thank you < OCF > for being a great host. I always look forward to your Recaps. Thank you to < chessmoron > for the hard work and dedication of running the game. And that goes to the three of you. You always do a wonderful job. Thank you to all competitors for making the game so much fun, especially to < wordfunph >. GRANTing it was his birthday, I had to oblige to his side game. I appreciate being in the Hall of Fame although it’s not like I have found the formula to winning . So I will enjoy it until the next game time.
Apr-30-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Thanks to those who made it possible, and congrats to the winners.

See you next time!

Apr-30-19  wordfunph: <OCF>'s recaps add color and excitement to this event, thank you much.

gracias to <chessmoron> for laborious tallies.

Congrats to all victors especially to my very good friend bubuli55 who finally made it to the hall of fame!

Till next time..

Apr-30-19  wordfunph: ...and to our dear mate <WinKing> who played active role in this contest, thank you..
May-01-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Many thanks to those who made it possible, especially to ,OCF> for his very funny resumes, and congrats to all the winners.
May-12-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: A simple classic:

R.Bianchetti, 1925:


click for larger view

White to play.

May-18-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Endgame rule: Passed Pawns must be pushed, or...

Rules are meant to be broken...

May-18-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho:

User: quick

User: pocket

User: your

User: stash

User: the

User: police

User: are

User: here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxk...

May-25-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Of course, the answer to <Fusilli's> problem is......"Rules are meant to be broken." You must push d5 to win. 1...exd5 2. a4 and the outside passer wins because the d5 Pawn obstructs its own King into falling out of the square.
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