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Penguincw
Member since Dec-22-10 · Last seen Nov-09-25

♔ MY PROFILE ♔
I'd like to thank the user who gave me a year of premium services from Feb/14/2012-Feb/14/2013, the user who gave me 3 years of premium services from Dec/26/2015-Dec/26/2018, the user who gave me 2 years of premium services from Dec/31/2018-Dec/31/2020, the user who gave me 3 years of premium services from Dec/25/2020 to Dec/25/2023, the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2023 to Dec/26/2024, and the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2024 to Dec/26/2025. :)
??? BIOGRAPHY ???
Outside of chess, I also like to watch sports (who doesn't), and even play sports (even though I'm not great at it). Baseball is by far my favourite sport.
??? GAME COLLECTIONS ???
Penguincw's Game Collections
To view all my collections, see here: Game Collection: 0: Table of Contents.
??? CHESS PUZZLES ???
Here are some chess puzzles I composed. I'm not a very strong composer, but they should be fun to solve nevertheless. However, since my forum won't always be open, I decided to use one of my game collections for that purpose:
Game Collection: Chess Puzzles
Here's a sample:
White to move, mate in three

click for larger view
Solution: (click on above game collection)
??? ACHIEVEMENTS ???
Here's my short list of achievements on this site (other than achievements relating to the prediction contests, which are listed further below):
966th user to open up their forum.
Became the 45th user to reach 13,000 posts (unofficial).
Only the 2nd user (honour shared with 7 other users) to win a membership from the Santa Claus draw twice.
In the ChessBookie Game, finished first in the Championship 2015 preseason with 1727 cbs, 174 cbs ahead of 2nd place. Also, in the Fall 2014 preseason, I finished in 2nd with 1418 cbs, just 40 cbs behind first at the last known update.
4th user, and 3rd overall (after <SwitchingQuylthulg> (x2), <wordfunph> and <Annie K.>) to run the ChessBookie Game.
At the 2016 Caissar Awards, I was nominated and won the "Most Helpful" award for 2015.
In Spring 2016, I became the 172nd user to qualify for the Championship Leg in the ChessBookie Game, finishing in 10th place with 4,204 cbs. (fact-checking needed)
??? PREDICTION CONTESTS ???
I like competing in the prediction contests, and so far, have won these medals (along with the rank listed):
<Golden Executive>
♔♔♔♕♕♕♕♖♖♖♖♖♖♖ (3 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze; 23rd)
<chessmoron> (hosted by <OhioChessFan>) ♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗ (10 gold, 12 silver, 22 bronze; 10th)
<lostemperor>
♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♖♖♖♖ (7 gold, 4 bronze; 3rd)
<Overall>
♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♔♕♕♕♕♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♘♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♖♗- ♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗♗ (20 gold, 16 silver, 33 bronze; 8th)
Updated through Tata Steel 2018.
<Golden Executive>'s Games Prediction Contest: User: Golden Executive
<chessmoron>'s Moves Prediction Contest (hosted by <OhioChessFan>): User: OhioChessFan
<lostemperor>'s Final Standings Prediction Contest: User: lostemperor
Other Notable Achievements:
Only user to ever win a quadruple crown (London Chess Classic 2011) in the Moves Prediction Contest (or any contest for that matter).
Only user to ever win a Betting title crown in the Games Prediction Contest, and defend it the very next year, same tournament (Tata Steel 2014 & 2015).
First user to ever win a gold medal in each of the 3 contests from the same tournament (Tata Steel 2015).
The 4th user to have won at least 3 golds in 3 different contests (after <chessmoron>, <lostemperor> and <SwitchingQuylthulg>). Members of this club are unofficially considered to be "grandmasters" of the prediction contests.
For the 7th consecutive year (2011-2017), I have won at least one gold medal in one of the contests. I am one of just 6 active users to have done so, the others being <chessmoron>, <cromat>, <lostemperor>, <SwitchingQuylthulg> and <WinKing>.
??? NOTABLE POSTS ???
I've made over 13,000 posts, but not all posts are created equally. In fact, most of them don't have too much value, but here are some of my best posts:
Probably my most "viral" post to date (introducing the now defunct Chessgames Playing Zone The Kibitzer's Café
Probably the first <on the internet> to notice the Original Six sweep the Tampa Bay Lightning were going through during the Stanley Cup playoffs, 2015: Mating Net chessforum.
More posts will be added as time progresses.
Here are some of my favourite posts by <other users> around the site (no reason given to some):
The Kibitzer's Café
SwitchingQuylthulg chessforum
chessgames.com chessforum
<YouRang> describes his Hall of Fame (which I am in): YouRang chessforum
Golden Executive chessforum (kibitz #3235)

More posts will be added as time progresses.

>> Click here to see Penguincw's game collections.

   Current net-worth: 1,457 chessbucks
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   Penguincw has kibitzed 16389 times to chessgames [more...]

   Oct-23-25 Chessgames - Sports

Penguincw: Hello <keypusher>.

   Oct-20-25 Daniel Naroditsky

Penguincw: Heard about it from chess.com https://x.com/chesscom/status/19803... R.I.P. Naroditsky. Gone far too young.

   Feb-27-25 Boris Spassky

Penguincw: Rest in peace, Mr. Spassky.

   Feb-04-25 lostemperor chessforum

Penguincw: Thank you <lostemperor> for hosting this. Happy to come away with a gold. Congrats to the other medalists, hope to see you next time, whenever that may be.

   Jan-01-25 Benzol chessforum

Penguincw: Dropping by to wish you Happy New Year, <Benzol>.

   Dec-26-24 OhioChessFan chessforum

Penguincw: Hi <OCF>. Seasonal greetings to you, my friend.

   Dec-25-24 WannaBe chessforum

Penguincw: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, <WannaBe>.

   Dec-25-24 juan31 chessforum

Penguincw: Feliz Navidad <juan31>.

   Dec-25-24 Golden Executive chessforum

Penguincw: Hello <GE>. Merry Christmas to you, your friends, and your family!

   Dec-25-24 FSR chessforum

Penguincw: Hello <FSR>. Dropping by to wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. :)

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March of the Penguins

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Mar-12-12		wordfunph: <Peng> how 'bout the number of posts by your visitors?

Mar-13-12		wordfunph: <Penguincw: See the above post. :) > 5)wordfunph = 127 no contest, a Hall of Famer of your forum hehe..

Mar-13-12		brankat: Page twenty. Congratulations!

Mar-13-12		Penguincw: ♔ CONTINUED ♔ The one you see above, it was just some stats on how often you post on my forum, your first time, and your last time. It took me half an hour to post that single post (sweat sweat). How I figured it out was simple, yet painful. I removed all the users from favourites list (already heart-breaking, I know!) then type it the following users. Then I tallied up all the posts you had, including your first and last, and when it was time for another user, I removed the previous and so on. IN SUMMARY 1)Opened 3 tabs (one for posting, one for favourites list, the other for my forum, favourites mode, [ON]. 2)Typed in every single user, one by one [except for the "last few" (meaning more like last half)] 3)Refreshed the forum tab. 4)Counted all your posts up, and took note of your first time, and most recent. 5)I typed it into the first tab, and then post it when I was done. As you will notice, the first ones tend to post more often. Now, a few last things to say. -42 users have post on my forum, to date. So thank you all! :) -My "forum kibitzing average" (determined by #of posts divided by # of days my forum was open) is now 1.22. :) -Also, my forum was open for 392 days and has 480 posts (from Golden Executive's second last post on Mar-12-12). The race is on! 20 posts* or 8 days? -Right now, the grand average says 1.22, but the March average is 1.92. How interesting. -I will have an individual "ceremony" for when it really reaches 500 posts. -Next Goals: -25 pages (625 posts) -30 pages (750 posts) -40 pages (1,000 posts) -50 pages (1,250 posts) -60 pages (1,500 posts) -Lastly, this for congratz for the 500th poster. Congratz! :) Each post must be at least 50 characters long, and it meant to be 503 posts, due to three (four) posts after that one. Eight days, meaning the deadline is Wednesday March 20th, 2012, 11:59PM EST (you can check out the live time here: www.chessgames.com/time. **This is for you Switch: For instance, when I mean 25 pages, I mean 625 posts, not 601 or something like that. :)

Mar-13-12		brankat: It looks like You've turned Your CG.com kibitzing into a full time job! :-)

Mar-13-12		Penguincw: European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Cmilyte vs Muzychuk : Draw [discard ticket] 100 LOSE 2:1 2.91 -- Mar-12-12 European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Cmilyte vs Muzychuk : Cmilyte [discard ticket] 15 LOSE 2:1 3.03 -- Mar-12-12 Muzychuk, so many wins, with black! European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Foisor vs Dzagnidze : Foisor [discard ticket] 15 LOSE 7:2 4.41 -- Mar-12-12 European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Foisor vs Dzagnidze : Draw [discard ticket] 100 LOSE 2:1 2.90 -- Mar-12-12 C'mon! Another black win! European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Kosintseva T vs Stefanova : Draw [discard ticket] 190 LOSE 2:1 3.09 -- Mar-12-12 European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Kosintseva T vs Stefanova : Kosintseva T [cash in ticket] 25 YOU WIN! COLLECT 45 5:6 1.83 45 Mar-12-12 Yay! I'm so happy. :( Should've checked my bet! European Individual Women's Championship: Rd 10: Lahno vs Gunina : Draw [cash in ticket] 10 YOU WIN! COLLECT 22 5:4 2.27 22 Mar-12-12 I wish I bet more on that! Seriously! Old Account Funds: 1,202 Net Worth: 1,737 (max.bet 1500) New Account Funds: 1,269 Net Worth: 1,349 (max.bet 1500) I've been really cold recently.

Mar-13-12		Penguincw: ♔ UPDATE ♔ (Random Day #2) Previous Fact: Penguincw chessforum Fact #4 < "The largest penguin that ever lived was almost as tall as a human". > < "Scientists know this from studying fossil bones of penguins that lived millions of years ago. These bones gives us clues about how prehistoric penguins looked and behaved. Waimanu, for example, was a small-penguin like bird that lived around 60 million years ago." > < "The long-extinct Waimanu had bird-like wings, rather than flippers, but probably could not fly". > < Interesting. Some tall penguins. Can't say the same for today though. :( Now, which penguin is taller. Males or females? > Next Day: Saturday March 17th, 2012.

Mar-13-12		wordfunph: <brankat: It looks like You've turned Your CG.com kibitzing into a full time job! :-)> without remuneration :( go Peng!

Mar-14-12		Golden Executive: <Penguincw> It is almost a year since you made your post 1,000 <Mar-14-11 technical draw: Must be a record for the fastest 1,000. Unless JFQ has something to say.> <Mar-14-11 Penguincw: Yes! Victory. 1000 kibitzes!! The time has come.My 1000th kibitz:20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2011). Wow.I'm amazed.My most recent prediction date was Monday March 28th,2011.I'm two weeks ahead of my prediction.My account is only 82 days old. The average amount of kibitzes per day for me is 12.195121> One year later, your average kibitzes per day is constant: 12 Congratulations!

Mar-14-12		Golden Executive: Just to clarify, here in Mexico is right now 11:08 PM March 13, 2012

Mar-14-12		Penguincw: <wordfunph> Thank you. :) <Golden Executive> That break I had over the summer to watch MLB was rapidly dropping for my average. If I never took a break, it would have been more like 15 a day or something. This year, I'm making an effort not to take a long break (or at least put up a few posts everyday).

Mar-14-12		wordfunph: <Peng> <Golden Executive> is taking every account you have in your forum, now you have a Mexican Certified Public Accountant to do the job. He debits every credits in your 8-column journal if everything settles at the end of the year. Make sure you pay your dues (tax inclusive) every month for proper accounting. ahhhh, my accounting is awful :( go <GE>! :-)

Mar-14-12		Penguincw: ♔ ANNOUNCEMENT ♔ I forgot to release the puzzle solution yesterday, but wait no more! White to move, mate in 6. click for larger view The solution starts with <1.Nd4>, threatening checkmate on c6. click for larger view Black's only response is to play <1...Nd2+>. click for larger view <2.Ka1> is the only move (if 2.Ka2 Nxb3 3.Nxb3+ Ka4 and black is the only one who can win). click for larger view <2...Nxb3+> is the next move, capturing a pawn. click for larger view <3.Nxb3+>, the best reply. click for larger view <3...Ka4>, the only move. click for larger view <4.Ka2>, protecting the knight, and leaving black with only one reply. click for larger view <4...Ra5>, the only move. click for larger view <5.Nc5+>, giving up the knight. click for larger view <5...bxc5, the only move. click for larger view <6.b3# 1-0>. click for larger view What a finish! The pawn delivers checkmate, with the help of its king, and all of black's pieces cover his escape. I found it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-Ny..., at 7:53. :) ♔ NEXT PUZZLE ♔ I got a mate in three, and I should release it on Friday.

Mar-15-12		Penguincw: ♔ REPORT ♔ Reykjavik Open: WINNER : Navara [discard ticket] 2 LOSE 13:2 7.31 -- Mar-18-12 Navara was the second strongest person there, and yah. Reykjavik Open: WINNER : Gawain Jones [discard ticket] 3 LOSE 65:1 66.37 -- Mar-18-12 I saw he was doing well at Bunratty Masters (2012), so I thought, why not at this tournament? I was proven wrong. Reykjavik Open: WINNER : OTHER [discard ticket] 3 LOSE 24:1 24.90 -- Mar-18-12 You never know when the locals impress the home team. Reykjavik Open: WINNER : Hou Yifan [discard ticket] 2 LOSE 9:1 10.22 -- Mar-18-12 She did well (2nd) at Tradewise Gibraltar (2012), including beating Polgár, see Yifan Hou vs Judit Polgar, 2012 (women champ vs. women #1). She blew a win the last round. :) Reykjavik Open: WINNER : Caruana [cash in ticket] 15 YOU WIN! COLLECT 33 5:4 2.24 33 Mar-18-12 Gained over 30 rating points over 30 games in the previous rating season, and was the easy favourite. Old Account Funds: 1,269 Net Worth: 1,349 (max.bet 1500) New Account Funds: 1,302 Net Worth: 1,357 (max.bet 1500) I hope this is a start of a recovery. :)

Mar-16-12		Penguincw: ♔ PUZZLE TIME ♔ It's puzzle time again. I got a new composition and here it is. White to move, mate in 5. click for larger view COMMENTS 1)I checked it with an engine twice (one time, demonstrating the mate, the other having the computer mating me). 2)I composed this myself (initially in my head). 3)I wanted white to win, since black won the last time I composed a puzzle. 4)If no one gets it on my forum by Monday (around 9:00PM) then I will post a hint. 5)Solution comes out in one week (Friday March 23rd, 2012). 6)Good luck!

Mar-17-12		fokers13: Think i got it <Penguin> it's a nice puzzle regardless and in case i really did won't post the solution so that i don't ruin it for others. Keep up the good work mate:)

Mar-17-12		Penguincw: < fokers13: Think i got it <Penguin> it's a nice puzzle regardless and in case i really did won't post the solution so that i don't ruin it for others. Keep up the good work mate:) > Thanks. :) It always feels nice to be complemented. I should think of finding an individual puzzle for you. :)

Mar-17-12		Penguincw: ♔ UPDATE ♔ (Special Day) Previous Fact: Penguincw chessforum Fact #5 < "Male and female penguins usually look alike." > < "It is very difficult to tell them apart, but the males are often taller and slightly heavier. Most penguins build nests or dig burrows where they lay their eggs, and both parents help to take care of the eggs and chicks." > < Makes sense, I guess. It is difficult to tell them by high (you can line them up, but they just waddle all over the place). Also, we all know penguins can't fly, but why can't they fly. One of the previous facts was that the penguins' flippers were close to a human, but why can't people fly? Are they too heavy, or not strong enough? Also, this is my 500th post on my forum, I believe. I will update my profile accordingly tomorrow. :) > < Next Fact: Sunday March 18th, 2012 >

Mar-18-12		Penguincw: ♔ UPDATE ♔ (Sunday) Previous Fact: Penguincw chessforum Fact #6 < "All birds have wings, but not all of them can fly" > < "Wings are limbs, just like arms and legs, but they are mostly used for flying. The wings of penguins are too small and stumpy to be used for flight, but they have evolved for moving through water." > < "Penguins evolved (gradually changed over millions of years) from flying birds into flightless birds, so their flippers look quite similar to wings." > < Ok. So, they can't fly. :( However, they do have wings similar to those who can fly, like my avatar. Anyone know you kind of bird my avatar is. It looks like a yellow warbler in cartoon form, but I can't be certain. The question: They can't fly, but they have other uses. What are those? > < Next Fact: Sunday March 25th, 2012 >

Mar-20-12		wordfunph: <Peng> European Individual Championship 1st round now available, good luck.

Mar-20-12		Penguincw: Also, about my latest composition: Penguincw chessforum It shouldn't be too hard, but here's the hint: 1)Involves the pin. Solution comes out Friday night. Good luck!

Mar-21-12		Penguincw: ♔ REPORT ♔ European Individual Ch Rd2: Caruana-Banusz : Caruana [cash in ticket] 25 YOU WIN! COLLECT 35 2:5 1.40 35 Mar-21-12 < Not a difficult decision. Caruana, fresh off his win yesterday with black, shouldn't have much difficultly winning this game. > European Individual Ch Rd2: Jakovenko-Kuljasevic : Jakovenko [cash in ticket] 25 YOU WIN! COLLECT 43 3:4 1.73 43 Mar-21-12 < A slightly tougher one (with higher odds too) but still got it right. > European Individual Ch Rd2: Nyzhnyk-Giri : Draw [discard ticket] 25 LOSE 2:3 1.68 -- Mar-21-12 < Battle of the youngster, I don't even know how Nyzhnyk won! > European Individual Ch Rd2: PICK THREE : White-White-Draw [discard ticket] 10 LOSE 4:1 5.15 -- Mar-21-12 < Ugh. Missed it by one. Otherwise, it would've made my day. > Old Account Funds: 1,196 Net Worth: 1,357 (max. bet 1500) New Account Funds: 1,274 Net Worth: 1,350 (max. bet 1500) I've been really freezing recently, which is interesting, as with Toronto itself, it's been hot recently, but also, the NHL hockey team, Toronto Maple Leafs, they've been struggling too.

Mar-22-12		Penguincw: ♔ REPORT ♔ European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Draw-Draw-Draw [discard ticket] 2 LOSE 12:1 12.99 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Draw-Black-Draw [discard ticket] 3 LOSE 13:1 14.12 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Black-Black-White [discard ticket] 8 LOSE 5:1 5.86 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Draw-Black-White [discard ticket] 5 LOSE 10:1 10.99 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Black-Draw-White [discard ticket] 5 LOSE 4:1 5.18 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Black-Black-Draw [discard ticket] 5 LOSE 20:1 21.45 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Black-Draw-Draw [discard ticket] 3 LOSE 16:1 16.84 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Pick Three : Draw-Draw-White [cash in ticket] 3 YOU WIN! COLLECT 21 6:1 7.17 21 Mar-22-12 < Pick 3, never easy to get. You usually need to bet on several ones just to get one right. > European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Popov vs Caruana : Caruana [discard ticket] 20 LOSE 5:6 1.83 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Popov vs Caruana : Draw [cash in ticket] 5 YOU WIN! COLLECT 11 4:3 2.33 11 Mar-22-12 < Caruana didn't win. > European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Rakhmanov vs Jakovenko : Jakovenko [discard ticket] 20 LOSE 6:5 2.19 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Rakhmanov vs Jakovenko : Draw [cash in ticket] 5 YOU WIN! COLLECT 10 12:11 2.09 10 Mar-22-12 < Maybe Jakovenko winning wasn't the best decision. > European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Vitiugov vs Sedlak : Draw [discard ticket] 5 LOSE 3:2 2.52 -- Mar-22-12 European Individual Championship: Rd 3: Vitiugov vs Sedlak : Vitiugov [cash in ticket] 20 YOU WIN! COLLECT 33 2:3 1.66 33 Mar-22-12 < I was thinking of betting on the draw, but I bet too late. > Old Account Funds: 1,274 Net Worth: 1,350 (max.bet 1500) New Account Funds: 1,240 Net Worth: 1,316 (max.bet 1500) I'm think that I would lose even if I didn't bet anything!

Mar-23-12		fokers13: <Puzzle spoiler>1.Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Rxh6+ Qh7 3.Bb2+ Rd4(forced as the Queen is pinned)4.Bxd4+ Re5 5.Bxe5#</Puzzlespoiler> Sorry for posting early but i'll probably be away for the rest of the day so:(

Mar-23-12		Penguincw: No big deal. You were probably the only one interested, so no problem. :) I'll post the solution with diagrams tonight.

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