<juan31> continues to lead 3 Rankers, but his big leads are quickly shrinking. His hopes of being hired as a second were dashed when he told all the players he wouldn't be some waiter bringing them cheese sandwiches. <OhioChessFan> still leads 1 Ranker, and <Pengo> and <lostemperor> are tied for the lead in 1 with <juan>.

In other news, <Messiah> was sent for psychiatric evaluation when he kept insisting he was Alekhine. Asked to comment, he replied, "An online test said that's who I am, so who am I to argue?" Not to be outdone, <OCF> proudly announced he was Botvinnik. Meanwhile, <CC22> had his own identity crisis, as he insists his name is Nic, which he explains is short for Gabriel. It was uncertain at press time if he thinks he is de Firmian. Meanwhile, <lost emperor> continues to confuse everyone as his Yoda persona is currently identifying as Pikachu. Meanwhile, Nepo and Keymer were arguing over why Nepo got such a boring nickname from <Messiah>, while Keymer got such an insulting one.

<So-Nepo, 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves.>

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

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

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '45']]

===

<Giri-Esipenko, 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '41']]

2nd Over, 2 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '45']] 3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Duda-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

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

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

===

<Abdusattorov-Pragg, 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves.>

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

2nd Under, 6 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '43'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

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

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

===

<Gukesh-Keymer, 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '46']]

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<chessmoron> and <Penguincw>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 15 points <Penguincw>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 4>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

38, lostemperor, 1, 5, 0
30, Penguincw, 1, 1, 2
27, juan31, 1, 2, 1
14, Messiah, 0, 2, 0
13, chessmoron, 1, 0, 1
7, Firouzjias, 0, 1, 0
7, Golden Executive, 0, 1, 0
7, OhioChessFan, 0, 1, 0
0, Chesschronicle22, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 4>

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

32, OhioChessFan, 2, 1, 2, 3
32, Penguincw, 3, 3, 1, 3
22, juan31, 1, 2, 1, 2
16, Golden Executive, 2, 2, 2, 0
15, lostemperor, 1, 1, 0, 2
14, chessmoron, 2, 3, 0, 1
14, Messiah, 0, 1, 0, 2
4, Firouzjias, 4, 0, 0, 0
2, Chesschronicle22, 0, 1, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 4>

Score, UserID

62, Penguincw
53, lostemperor
49, juan31
39, OhioChessFan
28, Messiah
27, chessmoron
23, Golden Executive
11, Firouzjias
2, Chesschronicle22

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 4>

Score,UserID

- Gukesh-Keymer 1/2-1/2 in 51, good for 1 pt

- Duda-Aronian 1/2-1/2 in 24, good for 6 pts

- Giri-Esipenko, 1/2-1/2 in 70, good for 1 pt

We've had a huge shakeup in the standings the last couple of rounds. Currently, <lostemperor> leads 2 Rankers. <Pengo> leads 1 and is tied in 1. <OCF> is tied for the lead in 1.

In a shocking development, <chessmoron> got so mad with <Messiah's> strange nicknames for the players that he <didn't count any of Messiah's picks that round!> Just like last time with <Pengo>, <cm> decided to show everyone who's boss around here. Like usual, <Pengo> couldn't leave well enough alone, and had to blab all over the place what had happened. In response, <Messiah> publicly accused <cm> of cheating. In response to that, <cm> went to the tournament directors and demanded they stop the tournament for a day so that he could find <Messiah> and teach him the negative consquences of defamatory commentary upon a really swell 7' 6" guy. The TD's refused at first, but <cm> glared at them, and they agreed that a day off would be just wonderful for everyone involved. Word on the street is that <cm> is searching the world over like some kind of Carmen San Diego. It's rumored that <Messiah> is hoping to hide out with his new best friend, <faulty>.

Meanwhile, <CC22> annoyed all the tournament participants by trying to give them his analysis of some traps he discovered. He couldn't understand why none of the GM's wanted to try them in their next game. <juan31> has seen his early lead disappear because he's not getting all the inside information he used so well. His next plan is to bribe all the contestants with cigarettes to give him the inside scoop.

<Keymer-Abdusattorov, 1-0 in 52 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['juan31', '1-0', '55']]
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Pragg-Duda, 1/2-1/2 in 34 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: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '42'], ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

===

<Aronian-Giri, 1-0 in 48 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: [['Messiah', '1-0', '73']]
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

===

<Esipenko-So, 1/2-1/2 in 22 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: [['Messiah', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

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

===

<Nepo-Gukesh, 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '44']]

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

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

NONE

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 8 points <chessmoron>

Results:

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 5>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

45, lostemperor, 1, 6, 0
36, Penguincw, 3, 1, 2
30, juan31, 2, 2, 1
17, Messiah, 1, 2, 0
13, chessmoron, 1, 0, 1
7, Golden Executive, 0, 1, 0
7, Firouzjias, 0, 1, 0
7, OhioChessFan, 0, 1, 0
0, Chesschronicle22, 0, 0, 0

===

Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 5>

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

34, OhioChessFan, 2, 2, 2, 3
32, Penguincw, 3, 3, 1, 3
24, Messiah, 2, 2, 0, 3
23, juan31, 2, 2, 1, 2
22, chessmoron, 4, 3, 0, 2
16, Golden Executive, 2, 2, 2, 0
15, lostemperor, 1, 1, 0, 2
4, Firouzjias, 4, 0, 0, 0
2, Chesschronicle22, 0, 1, 0, 0

===

Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 5>

Score, UserID

68, Penguincw
60, lostemperor
53, juan31
41, Messiah
41, OhioChessFan
35, chessmoron
23, Golden Executive
11, Firouzjias
2, Chesschronicle22

===

Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 5>

Score,UserID