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OhioChessFan
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______________ 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-09-26 Chessgames - Music
 
OhioChessFan: Here's a couple nice songs by the tenor Stanley Turrentine. No surprise that besides jazz, he played on some funk and fusion songs. Midnight and You https://youtu.be/BIhO2Tq2f40?si=9fP... Sir Duke https://youtu.be/O4uo8pq1kzM?si=nI5...
 
   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 - Politics (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Who really cares as long as they keep voting for Democrats?
 
   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.
 
   Apr-08-26 Romanishin vs Marjanovic, 1972
 
OhioChessFan: Pretty good pun. Nice finish to the game.
 
   Apr-07-26 Nakamura vs Caruana, 2026 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: <ge: Both players got both of their Rs to the 7th rank, Caruana even got there first, but it was so, so much more effective for White> Naka got the check in first.
 
   Apr-07-26 A J Goldsby
 
OhioChessFan: Sounds like great fun. 😂. Just reading about being in bumper to bumper traffic makes me want to scream at the world. It drives me crazy. Maybe not quite Falling Down crazy, but close. https://youtube.com/shorts/TNYA4QbD...
 
   Apr-04-26 Caruana vs Bluebaum, 2026 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Really like the pun.
 
   Apr-04-26 Wei Yi vs Sindarov, 2026 (replies)
 
OhioChessFan: Black's position looks really ugly with the fractured Pawn structure and King in the middle, but I don't see much for White to attack.
 
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Moves Prediction Contest

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 785 OF 849 ·  Later Kibitzing>
Jan-11-20  alfamikewhiskey: Round 1:

Xiong - Dubov 1/2 34
Van Foreest - Yu Yangyi 1/2 32
Carlsen - Giri 1/2 42
Caruana - So 1/2 32
Anand - Artemiev 1/2 32
Vitiugov - Duda 1/2 32
Firouzja - Kovalev 1/2 34

Jan-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: <amw> in the house. Who else..<bubuli>, <Robin>...
Jan-11-20  WinKing: I have posted our picks for Round 1 in my forum.
Jan-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 30
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 41
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 36
So - Anand 1/2 20
Giri - Caruana 1/2 40
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 0/1 36
Xiong - Van Foreest 1-0 37
Jan-11-20  WinKing: Round 2

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 35
Duda - Firouzja 1-0 43
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 36
So - Anand 1/2 41
Giri - Caruana 1/2 50
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 1/2 40
Xiong - Van Foreest 1-0 45

Jan-11-20  Count Wedgemore: Round 2:

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 33
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 33
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 37
So - Anand 1/2 37
Giri - Caruana 0-1 35
Yu - Carlsen 0-1 35
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 36

Jan-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  juan31: < ROUND 2>

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 40
Duda - Firouzja 1-0 43
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 39
So - Anand 0-1 45
Giri - Caruana 1/2 38
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 0-1 49
Xiong - Van Foreest 1-0 45

Jan-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Diademas: < ROUND 2>
Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 43
Duda - Firouzja 0-1 44
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 44
So - Anand 1/2 37
Giri - Caruana 1/2 41
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 0-1 56
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 40
Jan-11-20  chessmoron: ♔ Tata Steel 2020: <Round 1> Result ♔

<Anand-Artemiev, 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['Diademas', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

===

<Carlsen-Giri, 1/2-1/2 in 25 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

===

<Caruana-So, 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves.>

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

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

===

<Firouzja-Kovalev, 1-0 in 36 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['lostemperor', '1-0', '46']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1-0', '50']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Van Foreest-Yu, 1-0 in 75 moves.>--No one got it!

===

<Vitiugov-Duda, 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves.>

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

2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

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

===

<Xiong-Dubov, 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Diademas', '1/2-1/2', '52']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '46']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

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

Jan-11-20  chessmoron: Round 1 Summary:

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to

<Diademas>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 11 points: <lostemperor>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 1>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

10, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 1, 0
10, Diademas, 0, 0, 1
10, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 0
3, lostemperor, 1, 0, 0
0, chessmoron, 0, 0, 0
0, Count Wedgemore, 0, 0, 0
0, juan31, 0, 0, 0
0, OhioChessFan, 0, 0, 0
0, Penguincw, 0, 0, 0
0, WinKing, 0, 0, 0
0, wordfunph, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 1>

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

11, lostemperor, 0, 0, 1, 1
9, wordfunph, 0, 2, 1, 0
7, Penguincw, 2, 0, 1, 0
7, WinKing, 2, 0, 1, 0
6, OhioChessFan, 0, 0, 0, 1
2, Diademas, 0, 1, 0, 0
2, juan31, 0, 1, 0, 0
1, chessmoron, 1, 0, 0, 0
1, Golden Executive, 1, 0, 0, 0
1, Count Wedgemore, 1, 0, 0, 0
0, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 0, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 1>

Score, UserID

14, lostemperor
12, Diademas
11, Golden Executive
10, alfamikewhiskey
9, wordfunph
7, Penguincw
7, WinKing
6, OhioChessFan
2, juan31
1, chessmoron
1, Count Wedgemore

===

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

Score,UserID

2, alfamikewhiskey
2, Golden Executive
1, Diademas
1, lostemperor
0, chessmoron
0, Count Wedgemore
0, juan31
0, OhioChessFan
0, Penguincw
0, WinKing
0, wordfunph

Jan-11-20  chessmoron: Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 35
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 40
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 35
So - Anand 1/2 40
Giri - Caruana 1/2 36
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 0-1 34
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 40
Jan-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Round 2:

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2-1/2 35
Duda - Firouzja 1/2-1/2 35
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2-1/2 35
Wesley So - Anand 1/2-1/2 35
Giri - Caruana 1/2-1/2 35
Yu Yangyi - Carlsen 1/2-1/2 35
Xiong - van Foreest 1/2-1/2 35

Jan-12-20  wordfunph: Round 2:

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 45
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 45
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 45
So - Anand 1/2 35
Giri - Caruana 1/2 38
Yu - Carlsen 0-1 48
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 45

Jan-12-20  alfamikewhiskey: Round 2:

Round 2:

Dubov - Kovalev 1-0 32
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 35
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1-0 32
So - Anand 1/2 25
Giri - Caruana 1/2 32
Yu - Carlsen 1/2 42
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 35

Jan-12-20  Golden Executive: Round 2:

Dubov - Kovalev 1/2 40
Duda - Firouzja 1/2 40
Artemiev - Vitiugov 1/2 46
So - Anand 1/2 30
Giri - Caruana 1/2 33
Yu - Carlsen 0-1 45
Xiong - Van Foreest 1/2 40

Jan-12-20  WinKing: Games have started.
Jan-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: ** Round 1 Recap **

We're off and running in the Tata Steel Moves Prediction Contest. In a miraculous happenstance, every single contestant scored that round! In a deflating event, one game (<Van Foreest-Yu, 1-0 in 75 moves.>)had nobody score a point. Nobody made a huge early move, so everyone was content to pass that off as first round jitters.

In other news, <Penguincw> tried to score a point by going to van Foreest's player page and predicting the win after it happened, but nobody was buying that. <alfamikewhiskey> was busy binge watching Stranger Things, and almost missed the start of the contest, sneaking in at the very last second. <wordfunph> is trying to make 100% sure he doesn't win Best Avatar in the upcoming Caissars contest.

Will our contestants shake off the rust and start 2020 with an impressive tournament? Or will they be content to be as draw happy as Leko and Giri in a grudge match? Will <amw> get his picks in on time the rest of the tournament? Will someone tell <wordfunph> just how hideous his avatar is? Stay tuned for the answers to these and many other exciting questions. 12 rounds to go in our thrilling contest.

Jan-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Van Foreest - Dubov 1/2 38
Carlsen - Xiong 1/2 24
Caruana - Yu Yangyi 1-0 31
Anand - Giri 1/2 44
Vitiugov - So 1/2 36
Firouzja - Artemiev 1-0 40
Kovalev - Duda 1/2 37
Jan-12-20  WinKing: Round 3

Van Foreest - Dubov 1/2 31
Carlsen - Xiong 1-0 43
Caruana - Yu Yangyi 1/2 41
Anand - Giri 1/2 40
Vitiugov - So 1/2 40
Firouzja - Artemiev 1/2 42
Kovalev - Duda 1/2 30

Jan-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  juan31: < ROUND 3 >

Van Foreest - Dubov 1/2 40
Carlsen - Xiong 1-0 45
Caruana - Yu Yangyi 1-0 49
Anand - Giri 1-0 46
Vitiugov - So 1/2 39
Firouzja - Artemiev 1/2 39
Kovalev - Duda 1/2 41

Jan-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Diademas: < ROUND 3 >
Van Foreest - Dubov 1/2 36
Carlsen - Xiong 1-0 51
Caruana - Yu Yangyi 1/2 36
Anand - Giri 1/2 33
Vitiugov - So 1/2 31
Firouzja - Artemiev 1/2 42
Kovalev - Duda 0-1 43
Jan-12-20  Count Wedgemore: Round 3:

Van Foreest - Dubov 1/2 36
Carlsen - Xiong 1-0 35
Caruana - Yu 1-0 35
Anand - Giri 1/2 39
Vitiugov - So 1/2 31
Firouzja - Artemiev 1/2 37
Kovalev - Duda 1/2 32

Jan-12-20  chessmoron: ♔ Tata Steel 2020: <Round 2> Result ♔

<Artemiev-Vitiugov, 1-0 in 50 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1-0', '32']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Dubov-Kovalev, 1-0 in 39 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1-0', '32']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1-0', '43']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Duda-Firouzja, 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '35'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '41']]

===

<Giri-Caruana, 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '50']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Diademas', '1/2-1/2', '41']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['OhioChesFan', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

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

===

<So-Anand, 1-0 in 26 moves.>--No one got it!

===

<Xiong-Van Foreest, 1-0 in 36 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '37']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1-0', '44']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['juan31', '1-0', '45'], ['WinKing', '1-0', '45']]

===

<Yu-Carlsen, 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

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

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

Jan-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Round 3:

van Foreest - Dubov 1/2-1/2 37
Carlsen - Xiong 1/2-1/2 37
Caruana - Yu Yangyi 1/2-1/2 37
Anand - Giri 1/2-1/2 37
Vitiugov - So 1/2-1/2 37
Firouzja - Artemiev 1/2-1/2 37
Kovalev - Duda 1/2-1/2 37

Jan-12-20  chessmoron: Round 2 Summary:
Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to

NONE

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 6 points: <Count Wedgemore>, <Diademas>, <lostemperor>, and <OhioChessFan>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 2>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

31, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 4, 0
10, Diademas, 0, 0, 1
10, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 0
10, Penguincw, 1, 1, 0
7, WinKing, 0, 1, 0
3, lostemperor, 1, 0, 0
3, OhioChessFan, 1, 0, 0
0, chessmoron, 0, 0, 0
0, Count Wedgemore, 0, 0, 0
0, juan31, 0, 0, 0
0, wordfunph, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 2>

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

17, lostemperor, 0, 3, 1, 1
12, OhioChessFan, 1, 0, 1, 1
9, WinKing, 4, 0, 1, 0
9, wordfunph, 0, 2, 1, 0
8, Diademas, 0, 1, 0, 1
7, Count Wedgemore, 1, 0, 0, 1
7, Penguincw, 2, 0, 1, 0
3, chessmoron, 1, 1, 0, 0
3, Golden Executive, 1, 1, 0, 0
3, juan31, 1, 1, 0, 0
0, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 0, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 2>

Score, UserID

31, alfamikewhiskey
20, lostemperor
18, Diademas
17, Penguincw
16, WinKing
15, OhioChessFan
13, Golden Executive
9, wordfunph
7, Count Wedgemore
3, juan31
3, chessmoron

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 2>

Score,UserID

5, alfamikewhiskey
2, Golden Executive
2, Penguincw
1, Diademas
1, OhioChessFan
1, lostemperor
1, WinKing
0, chessmoron
0, Count Wedgemore
0, juan31
0, wordfunph

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