We're out of the gate and the contest is already picking up speed. <amw> is trying to lap the field as he already has 5 #1 picks! He leads in 3 of the 4 Rankers, while <lostemperor> leads the 4th. There are a few 0's left on the scoreboard, but this early in the competition, <OCF> doesn't feel like mocking those people who own one. He did notice that one of them is by <amw> who thinks he's all hot stuff because he has 5 #1 picks, but he won't comment on it.

In other news, <OCF> has discovered how hard it is to make picks and write recaps on a mobile. Getting rid of his desktop was a bigger step than he realized. Meanwhile, <OCF> wasted 15 minutes of his life watching a video showing a zillion chess books that <wordfunph> has never read. <lostemperor> <VERY> politely had to disqualify <chessmoron> for an incorrect entry in his contest. When you're 2 foot tall and looking up at someone 7' 6", you tend to be very gentle in such matters.

<Anand-Giri, 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '4']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '24']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '29']]

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<Carlsen-Xiong, 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves.>

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

2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhiochessFan', '1/2-1/2', '24']]

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

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<Caruana-Yu, 1-0 in 48 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['Golden Executive', '1-0', '45']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['chessmoron', '1-0', '38']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1-0', '35']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '1-0', '49']]
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

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<Firouzja-Artemiev, 1-0 in 57 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['wordfunph', '1-0', '45']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1-0', '40']]

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

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<Kovalev-Duda, 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '32']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '25']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '37'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '37'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

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<Van Foreest-Dubov, 1-0 in 47 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['Golden Executive', '1-0', '38']]

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

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<Vitiugov-So, 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves.>

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

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '36'], ['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

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

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to

<Count Wedgemore> and <juan31>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 18 points: <OhioChessFan>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 3>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

31, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 4, 0
24, Golden Executive, 1, 3, 0
17, Penguincw, 1, 2, 0
10, Count Wedgemore, 0, 0, 1
10, Diademas, 0, 0, 1
10, lostemperor, 1, 1, 0
10, juan31, 0, 0, 1
7, WinKing, 0, 1, 0
7, wordfunph, 0, 1, 0
3, OhioChessFan, 1, 0, 0
0, chessmoron, 0, 0, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 3>

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

30, OhioChessFan, 2, 0, 2, 3
17, lostemperor, 0, 3, 1, 1
17, WinKing, 4, 1, 1, 1
16, chessmoron, 3, 1, 1, 1
14, Penguincw, 3, 0, 1, 1
12, Count Wedgemore, 1, 0, 1, 1
11, wordfunph, 0, 3, 1, 0
8, Diademas, 0, 1, 0, 1
7, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 1, 1, 0
5, juan31, 1, 2, 0, 0
4, Golden Executive, 2, 1, 0, 0

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 3>

Score, UserID

38, alfamikewhiskey
33, OhioChessFan
31, Penguincw
28, Golden Executive
27, lostemperor
24, WinKing
22, Count Wedgemore
18, Diademas
18, wordfunph
16, chessmoron
15, juan31

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Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 3>

Score,UserID