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Penguincw
Member since Dec-22-10 · Last seen Apr-11-26

♔ 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, the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2024 to Dec/26/2025, and the user who gave me 1 year of premium services from Dec/26/2025 to Dec/26/2026. :)
??? 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 16399 times to chessgames [more...]

   Feb-19-26 Jan Timman

Penguincw: R.I.P. Jan Timman.

   Jan-01-26 moronovich chessforum

Penguincw: Wishing you a fantastic 2026, <moronovich>.

   Jan-01-26 keypusher chessforum

Penguincw: Happy New Year, <keypusher>.

   Dec-27-25 offramp chessforum

Penguincw: Hi <offramp>. Happy holidays to you.

   Dec-27-25 Fusilli chessforum

Penguincw: Happy holidays, <Fusilli>.

   Dec-27-25 juan31 chessforum

Penguincw: Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año, <juan31>.

   Dec-27-25 FSR chessforum

Penguincw: Hello <FSR>. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

   Dec-27-25 lostemperor chessforum

Penguincw: Dropping by to wish you seasonal greetings, <lostemperor>.

   Dec-26-25 WannaBe chessforum

Penguincw: Merry belated Christmas, <WannaBe>.

   Dec-25-25 Penguincw chessforum

Penguincw: I'd like to thank the person who gave me another year of premium services. I don't know what I did to deserve this generosity, but thank you. :)

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March of the Penguins

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May-08-16		Penguincw: Damn it! There goes Estrada's no-hitter (5 innings), as Trayce Thompson, #9 guy, leads off with a double. Interesting matchup just happened at Wrigley Field; Arrieta vs. Harper. Harper walked on 4 pitches.

May-08-16		WannaBe: Wheeeee!! Tie game!!

May-08-16		Penguincw: Oops, Trayce Thompson with the error, Jays take the lead back, up 2-1.

May-08-16		WannaBe: Going to be biggest Toronto fan Monday thru Wednesday!!!

May-08-16		Penguincw: Me too. Let's team up and cheer against <Jim Bartle>'s Giants. Should at least be able to win tomorrow, with Peavy's 9.00 ERA.

May-09-16		SwitchingQuylthulg: <Penguincw: Looks like USA defeats Belarus 6-3. Team USA is probably my 2nd favourite hockey nation. It's a really tough group they're in, as France and Germany cannot get relegated. Hungary (or maybe Belarus) looking like the country most likely to get relegated. Any other country, I'd be shocked.> Finland - USA today. Finland should be the favorites, but it won't be easy. I'm cautiously optimistic about our team this year; though maybe that's just because the junior and U18 world championships gave me a rare opportunity to watch Finland actually win tournaments. We probably don't have the best team, but we do have a good team, and we've started well. If we lose to USA now, though, that's a bad sign... though it would take some of the pressure off. I would be half-hoping we at least lose to Canada - we never ever win all our games, so we should get a loss in before the playoffs - except that we'll probably get a much easier quarterfinal if we win the group.

May-09-16		WannaBe: Camera just showed the crowd at the baseball game, very windy and chilly, if not down right cold. But you can tell who are the Blue birds fans, they are in shorts and putting on sun tan lotions.

May-09-16		WannaBe: Second inning, we have a no-hitter going!!!

May-09-16		WannaBe: There goes the no-no. Mannnnnn, I'm good.

May-09-16		Penguincw: < Switch: ... I would be half-hoping we at least lose to Canada - we never ever win all our games, so we should get a loss in before the playoffs - except that we'll probably get a much easier quarterfinal if we win the group. > Good point you make there. Sometimes it's good to lose a game here and there, so at least you've experienced a loss, and can grow stronger as a result. < WannaBe: ... Camera just showed the crowd at the baseball game, very windy and chilly, if not down right cold. But you can tell who are the Blue birds fans, they are in shorts and putting on sun tan lotions. > Gotta love Jays' and Raptors' fans. Got a whole nation supporting their one team, and so they'll also have tons of support on the road. --- Team Canada unsurprisingly won, but the Blues and Raptors just lost. :( < WannaBe: Second inning, we have a no-hitter going!!! > Wow, you mentioned a no-no in progress, and look what happened. I thought you were on my side!

May-10-16		WannaBe: I am on your side, thought I'd get that jinx out of the way so I don't have to worry about it. =)) Dodgers losing at home to Metropolitans... Ugh.

May-10-16		SwitchingQuylthulg: We beat USA 3-2... but that game was still a bad sign for us, and a good sign for the Americans. Although we won despite USA getting some help from the refs (why do referees always side with USA, and only USA, when they play against us?), I can't really say we were the better team; it was a game between two evenly matched teams that we just happened to win, and USA will only get stronger from here as their team gels together. Since Canada seems to have a stronger team than USA, I don't like our chances in that game at all. We will very likely place second in the group... which could mean facing Sweden in the quarterfinals. I have a very uneasy feeling about that, even if the Swedes haven't looked good so far.

May-11-16		WannaBe: Bad call at second at top 13th, next batter singled, coulda beem a run...

May-11-16		WannaBe: Another hit, would definitely drove in a run...

May-11-16		Penguincw: Meh, good effort to come back and force extras. Jays now head to Texas. They have not lost a series to Texas since 2012 (including postseason), and are 10-2 in their last 12 games in Arlington (including postseason). Nice to see Blues have comfortable 5-0 lead. Raptors also lead by about 10, but not comfortable yet.

May-13-16		Penguincw: Raptors lose, but Jays win their first game in Arlington since the ALDS.

May-15-16		Penguincw: Ooh, Blue Jays attempt to rally, but lose in extras. Meanwhile, the Marlies lose, as the Albany Devils force a Game 7. At the Rangers' game, there was this incident of a fan, with a dog. The owner put a piece of food on the dog's nose, and the dog just ate it without touching it. And the owner mentioned that the dog had more talent than Bautista. :P

May-16-16		Penguincw: Ouch, Happ gives up 8 ER in the loss. I believe I read before the game that he had the 2nd lowest ERA in MLB since Aug/14/2015, and also the 2nd longest active streak of allowing no more than 3 ER/outing (something along those lines). I wonder who is first (could it be the reigning NL Cy Young winner). Happ entered the game 5-0. Tomorrow, another pitcher with no losses gets the start: Stroman (4-0).

May-17-16		SwitchingQuylthulg: Canada-Finland 0-4. Insert evil laugh :) A Russia-Canada final is still on; the Russians have been really good after a bad start, and will unfortunately probably beat us in the semi-finals. Right now, they look like the most likely champions. Canada will need better goalkeeping to win; goalkeeping made all the difference in today's game.

May-17-16		Penguincw: Damn, this loss sucks. Canada (entered #1 on the IIHF rankings) now has to face #3 Sweden in the QF, while Finland (#4) faces #15 Denmark. However, it's all one game playoffs, so anything can happen. < A Russia-Canada final is still on... > Not to mention a Canada-Finland final and USA-Finland final (and USA-Russia final). Props to #13 Germany for making it. I honestly thought that Switzerland (#7) would make it. Germany hasn't made it to the knockout stage since 2011 (under a different format). Also in that year, Finland took the championship, and Canada lost to Russia in R1. < Canada will need better goalkeeping to win; goalkeeping made all the difference in today's game. > Yes. They currently have Calvin Pickard and Cam Talbot on the roster. 2 good goalies, but not the best. However, I'm not really sure I should criticize Cam Talbot, because I know someone who says that Talbot is her cousin. And of course, Canada doesn't have all their best players in general (ex. Crosby). However, they pretty much never have had due to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but that was the case last year, and they still won. This year, the Sharks just got eliminated, so maybe Niemi will join you guys).

May-17-16		SwitchingQuylthulg: We don't need more goalies. We don't have a goalie problem :) I suspect Canada will keep using Talbot as the #1 goalie; but if I were in charge of the Canadian team, I'd switch to Pickard. Talbot was less than convincing today, and while he's certainly capable of playing much better than that, I wouldn't count on him suddenly finding his best form.

May-17-16		Penguincw: < We don't need more goalies. We don't have a goalie problem :) > Technically Canada doesn't have a goalie problem either. Still 2nd fewest goals allowed in the tournament (after Finland). GAA of 1.14 (0.67 entering game today) looks good to me! One game doesn't worry me. :) --- BTW: Let's hold a friendly competition; predict the result of the IIHF knockout games. Gonna keep the rules as simple as possible. You get 1 point for every game you get right, for a max. of 8 points (4 QF, 2 SF, 1 F and 1 3rd place game). Does not matter if you correctly predict the team they beat. Closes Thu/May/21/2016, 16:00 Moscow/ Finland time or 9:00 Toronto time or 6:00 Pacific time. Hopefully <WannaBe> and maybe others join. Post your predictions here, below this post, anytime from now to the above mentioned time. (will come back later)

May-17-16		SwitchingQuylthulg: My predictions: CZE - USA -> CZE CAN - SWE -> CAN FIN - DEN -> FIN RUS - GER -> RUS CZE - CAN -> CAN FIN - RUS -> RUS Final: CAN - RUS -> RUS Bronze medal game: CZE - FIN -> FIN (Is the deadline supposed to be Thursday, May 19?)

May-17-16		Penguincw: Thanks <Switch> for your predictions. And yes, it's supposed to be Thu/May/19/2016 (not sure what I was thinking about when I wrote the 21st). Hopefully the times are correct too (just to be safe, I sent it 15 minutes earlier than what I perceive the start time is).

May-18-16		Penguincw: Another pitcher with a perfect record goes down, as Jays lose 12-2. Raptors lose too, but I'm not too worried, as they pretty much never win Game 1. However, Kershaw beating the Angels, so that's good news for me! Kershaw vs. Weaver, imagine if this matchup took place in 2011 or 2012. I see suspensions handed out. I'd say, at least for the Blue Jays' suspensions, it's fair (I guess). Bautista one game for the rough slide, Gibbons 3 games for being on the field despite ejected, and Chavez 3 games for instigating a fight which had died down. Tim Leiper, sure (whatever he did). As for the Rangers' suspensions, I would like to see Matt Bush suspended though, because he was the one that started everything that day. Maybe also suspended Jeff Banister and one of the coaches. Odor 8 games, I would like to see it longer. Andrus, good enough.

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