So - Carlsen 1/2 37
Caruana - Mamedyarov 1/2 46
Ding - Aronian 1/2 38
Giri - Nakamura 1-0 48
Vachier-Lagrave - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 43
Anand - Karjakin 1/2 32

Round 11

We're nearing the end of our unauthorized contest, and everyone is beginning to wonder if <chessmoron> will refuse to pay for the gold medals to be awarded. No matter, our fearless contestants are soldiering on. It's a very rare occasion that we have 4 different leaders in the 4 different Rankers, and no ties among them. <OCF> is hoping contest historians <Winky> and <Pengo> can check into how often that happens. In any event, <lostemperor>, <Pengo>, <Winky> and <Schwartz> lead one Ranker each.

In other news, where in the world is <chessmoron>? Meanwhile, <OhioChessFan> was the last contestant banished from the playing arena, after he shouted at everyone to "QUIT TALKING ABOUT FISCHER!" And <juan31> earned a lot of glares from Vishy, who hopes <juan> will run out of ways to describe how bad Vishy is playing.

Meanwhile, once again, <Count Wedgemore> has a ridiculous new get rich quick scheme. This one involves selling buttons at all chess tournaments that say, "Global Warming is a Hoax!" And in a strange turn of events, <lostemperor> made a transparent effort to get <WinKing> off his game, by repeatedly telling <Winky> how great he was. <le> was hoping that would cause <Winky> to relax and not focus on his picks as much as he should.

<Anand - Karjakin , 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [' bubuli55', '1/2-1/2', '45'] Under, 7 points: []

2nd Under, 6 points: ['Schwartz', '1/2-1/2', '44']

3rd Under, 5 points: ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '41']

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

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<Caruana - Mamedyarov , 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: ['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '46']

2nd Under, 6 points: ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '43']

3rd Under, 5 points: ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '41']

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

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<Ding - Aronian , 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: ['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '38'] Under, 7 points: []

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

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

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

3rd Over, 1 point: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '43'], ['Schwartz', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

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<Giri - Nakamura , 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39'] Under, 7 points: []

2nd Under, 6 points: ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '37']

3rd Under, 5 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '35'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

3rd Over, 1 point: ['Schwartz', '1/2-1/2', '43']

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<So - Carlsen , 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '36'] Under, 7 points: []

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

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

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: ['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '37']

3rd Over, 1 point: ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40']

===

<Vachier-Lagrave - Nepomniachtchi 1/2 35 , 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '37']

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

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

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']

3rd Over, 1 point: ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '41']

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to - <bubuli55>, <juan31>, <lostemperor> & <OhioChessFan>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 17 points: <alfamikewhiskey>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 10>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

89, lostemperor 0, 7, 4
64, Schwartz, 3, 5, 2
62, bubuli55, 0, 6, 2
44, WinKing, 1, 3, 2
40, Golden Executive, 2, 2, 2
40, wordfunph 2, 2, 2
37, Count Wedgemore, 1, 2, 2
28, Penguincw, 0, 4, 0
27, juan31, 1, 2, 1
24, OhioChessFan, 0, 2, 1
13, alfamikewhiskey, 2, 1, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 10>

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

79, Penguincw, 3, 5, 6, 6
75, WinKing, 1, 2, 8, 5
62, alfamikewhiskey, 4, 2, 6, 4
62, Golden Executive, 4, 3, 2, 7
53, OhioChessFan, 5, 2, 4, 4
51, Count Wedgemore, 2, 5, 3, 4
50, juan31, 1, 2, 3, 5
43, Schwartz, 5, 1, 0, 6
42, wordfunph, 3, 4, 5, 1
26, lostemperor, 0, 5, 2, 1
23, bubuli55, 2, 2, 1, 2

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 10>

Score, UserID

119, WinKing
115, lostemperor
107, Penguincw
107, Schwartz
102, Golden Executive
88, Count Wedgemore
85, bubuli55
82, wordfunph
77, juan31
77, OhioChessFan
75, alfamikewhiskey

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 10>

Score,UserID

11, lostemperor
10, Schwartz
8, bubuli55
6, Golden Executive
6, WinKing
6, wordfunph
5, Count Wedgemore
4, juan31
4, Penguincw
3, alfamikewhiskey
3, OhioChessFan

The crowd is roaring for our contestants as we race to the finish line. <lostemperor> has worked his way to the lead in 2 Rankers. Asked to comment, he replied, "That I'm better deal I know losers than these with it." <Pengo> and <Winky> lead the other 2 Rankers. There are close contests all over the place and every gold medal is up for grabs.

Speaking of gold medals, where in the world is <chessmoron>? <Winky> has suggested we buy those gold foil chocolate candies to hand out. <OhioChessFan> has been begging <Golden Executive> to give him a few extras. We'll worry about it when we worry about it, but everyone is very worried that <chessmoron> will/will not show up.

Meanwhile, another of our contestants was thrown out of the playing hall today, as <OCF> yelled his fool head off when the So-Carlsen game ended in a draw. Everyone else was hoping for a fireworks loaded decisive game, so <OCF> got a lot of dirty looks. And again, <Count> has another ridiculous get rich quick scheme ready. He plans to sell Megan Rapinoe t-shirts at all the chess tournaments.

In other news, <juan31> was asked to comment on the final round strategy for Carlsen. He confidently explained that Carlsen needed to win in the last round to ensure he'll win the tournament, but that if he draws, that will ensure he wins the tournament. Everyone listening had a puzzled look on their face, but were afraid to act like they were the only one who didn't understand the explanation. On a related note, <wordfunph> has suggested our contest only predict the results of Carlsen games, as all the other players are just decorations anyway.