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The Caissars
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Welcome to << The Caissars >>
From Wednesday April 15th to Wednesday April 29th we will be collecting votes for the 2019 Chessgames Caissars.
Our automated Caissar voting booth will allow all Chessgames members to vote for the games, members, collections, avatars, players, and moves that really made 2019 a year to remember.
To vote, visit Caissars Voting Page. (You must be a registered member.)
<BEST AVATAR> — Who has the prettiest avatar?
<BEST USERNAME> — The best screen-name.
<MOST HELPFUL> — The one who is always there when you need them.
<MOST CONSTRUCTIVE> — The one who contributes the most to CG.
<FUNNIEST POSTER> — The one who always makes you laugh.
<BEST POST> — The best chess-related post.
<BEST OFFTOPIC POST> — The best post unrelated to chess.
<BEST GAME COLLECTION> — The best game collection.
<MOST INFORMED> — The one who's got all the facts at their fingertips.
<BEST HISTORIAN> — The King of the Biographer Bistro.
<PLAYER OF THE YEAR> — The chess player of note this year.
<BEST PUN> — The most laugh (groan) inducing pun.
<GAME OF THE YEAR> — The best game of 2019.
<MOVE OF THE YEAR> — The most amazing move of 2019.

Everybody is invited to come here and cast your votes on these categories. For more information, see the post The Caissars chessforum (kibitz #2274).

   The Caissars has kibitzed 109 times to chessgames [more...]

   May-03-20 The Caissars chessforum

The Caissars: Thank you for participating in the 2019 Caissars! We apologize for the very delayed start, which probably contributed to the difficulty of selecting deserving candidates, and will do our best to run the Caissars at the beginning of January in the future. <And now here are ...

   Jan-17-18 Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2018

The Caissars: It’s not too late to cast your votes at our Caissars Voting Page for the best chess/Chessgames of 2017. We’ll announce the winners shortly after this game.

   Jan-13-17 So vs Carlsen, 2017

The Caissars: <OFF TOPIC> For those who haven't voted in our annual award ceremony, the Caissars, be sure to visit the Caissars Voting Page and cast your vote for the best chess of 2016.

   Jan-02-15 chessgames.com chessforum

The Caissars: ♖ NOTICE ♖ It is an annual tradition of Chessgames to begin the new year looking back at the previous. We're celebrating 2015 as we salute 2014, and offer these 14 categories available for awards: 2. Best Username 3. Most Helpful 4. Best Post 5. Funniest ...

   Jan-02-15 Kibitzer's Café

The Caissars: ♖ NOTICE ♖ It is an annual tradition of Chessgames to begin the new year looking back at the previous. We're celebrating 2015 as we salute 2014, and offer these 14 categories available for awards: 2. Best Username 3. Most Helpful 4. Best Post 5. Funniest ...

   Jan-17-13 Biographer Bistro

The Caissars: You folks have won two Caissars this year: "Most Productive" and "Best Historian(s)". Congraulations; the CG community does not overlook your valiant contributions.

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Jan-02-13		WannaBe: I would like to nominate <TheFocus> & <technical draw> in the Funniest Category.

Jan-02-13		morfishine: I nominate <Phony Benoni> for Best Game Collection

Jan-02-13		The Last Straw: I nominate <User: SwitchingQuylthulg> as the best username. I nominate <WannaBe> as the funniest poster. I nominate <Once> as the most constructive kibitzer... he really knows how to ado! :-) I nominate The World as the best player...or is that allowed?!! I nominate <Phony Benoni> and <TheFocus> as the best historians... if that's allowed. :-) I nominate <truefriends> for the best analysis.

Jan-02-13		SwitchingQuylthulg: I nominate <WannaBe> for Most Constructive, <technical draw> for Best Avatar, <hms123> for Most Helpful, <Domdaniel> for Best Profile and <Annie K.> for Funniest Poster. <The Caissars> Are you sure about Best Analysis? Having computer and computer-aided analysis be ineligible may be a good idea in principle, but unfortunately it's also an open invitation to suspicion and accusations. (Not to mention that much of the most valuable analysis is quite openly computer-aided.)

Jan-02-13		OhioChessFan: Similar thoughts, <Switch> but I guess that can wait until a post mortem. I'm glad CG.C took on the job so I can accept their decision.

Jan-02-13		The Caissars: <Sneaky: Question: can one person make more than one nomination for a category?> Go crazy, nominate as many as you deem worthy.

Jan-02-13		The Caissars: <SwitchingQuylthulg> You have a good point, the topic of "computer aided analysis" is so very broad that we removed it from the description. Let us simply say: "Computer analysis does not count." In other words, if somebody posts an overnight run of a position to a depth of 29 ply, with the top moves measured by centipawns, that doesn't count. On the other hand, if somebody chimes in to explain the puzzle of the day, that does count--even if some people accuse them of having Fritz by their side.

Jan-02-13		Blunderdome: <"Computer analysis does not count." > Is that in the spirit of the original contest? Not a rhetorical question, I honestly don't know.

Jan-02-13		WannaBe: <Blunderdome> When the Award first started many, many moons ago, chess softwares were still 'Regular' and 'Deep' versions. (Where Deep, meant multi-processor CPUs). And there weren't many freely available/downloadable chess engines, either. Now/today, when we have Team vs. Team, or The World vs. GM, the game(s) specifically states, "Engines are allowed" or "Engines are <NOT> allowed". I believe, when <nikolaas> first started the award, the intention (and the technology) at the time, was to recognize the non-computer aided analysis. 3 years ago, it was I who added the Non-Computer requirement to this category. I hope this explanation helps.

Jan-02-13		LoveThatJoker: Thank you, Wannabe! I nominate <LoveThatJoker> for Best Username I nominate <hms123> for Most Helpful I nominate <tpstar> Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship (2012) for BEST POST! I nominate <hms123> for Most Constructive I nominate <morfishine> for Best Profile I nominate <Abdel Irada>, <agb2002>, and <LoveThatJoker> for Best Analysis I nominate <hms123> for Most Informed. I nominate "Tenacious D" by <LoveThatJoker> Browne vs Fischer, 1970(12/07/2012) AND "The Tightrope Game" by <LoveThatJoker> V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 (06/01/2012) I nominate <Magnus Carlsen> for Player of the Year LTJ

Jan-02-13		ketchuplover: I hereby vote present.

Jan-02-13		OhioChessFan: I nominate <stunningmove> for best avatar

Jan-02-13		rogge: I nominate <Everyone> who doesn't nominate herself/himself for Most Informed.

Jan-02-13		morfishine: I nominate <Abdel Irada> as Best Analysis I nominate <JessicaFischerQueen> as Best Informed

Jan-02-13		The Caissars: Just a reminder: please use the word "nominate" or "nomination" in a post that nominates. When the week is over we'll scan the posts that contain those strings. Also, in case anybody was unclear on this point, you CAN nominate yourself, and you can vote for yourself when the time comes.

Jan-02-13		morfishine: I nominate <hms123> as Most Helpful I nominate <OhioChessFan> for Best Songs

Jan-02-13		WinKing: I would like to nominate <DcGentle> for Best Analysis.

Jan-02-13		Tal7777777: I will give the best avatar nomination to <The Caissars>.

Jan-02-13		YouRang: I nominate: Best Avatar: <parmetd> Best Username: <Phony Benoni> Most Helpful: <hms123> Funniest Poster: <Jim Bartle> Most Constructive: <jepflast> Best Analysis: <Ceri>

Jan-02-13		WannaBe: I would like to nominate <OhioChessFan> for Best Avatar. It's THE KING, C'mon. On a chess-site!! (Not to mention he's An American Icon, Rock and/or Roll!! On U.S. Postage Stamp, 4 versions!! Inducted into the R'n'R HoF in the first class '86)

Jan-02-13		FSR: <WannaBe: <Blunderdome> When the Award first started many, many moons ago, chess softwares were still 'Regular' and 'Deep' versions. (Where Deep, meant multi-processor CPUs).> Not to be confused with Deep Sengupta.

Jan-02-13		WannaBe: Sometimes, a pun game of the day is funny play on the players name, the opening, or the key piece/move involved, sometimes, it's downright educational, hence. I would like to nominate 'The $10,000 Game' Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1938 as Best/Worst pun. Plus, it's got a player's name correction, a great link to an article that explained the history, plus Mrs. Capa is a cutie. There.

Jan-02-13		gauer: Avatar: (1) nominate < User: Phony Benoni > Username: (2) nominate < User: crafty > because around here, even posting can be can be kibitzers (had to be careful who was chosen here) Helpful: (3) nominate < CG Librarian chessforum > Best post: (4) < Biographer Bistro > by < User: chessgames.com > Funniest poster: (5) nominate < User: Sneaky > Most constructive: (6) nominate < ? > what would "his" page be for the site without a corner for some rest and relaxation? Best profile: (7) nominate < User: RandomVisitor > seemed to be instrumental in guiding the world game, and his games collections or kibitzing that link to that page also made it a nice visit at other times Best analysis: (8) nominate both < User: jimfromprovidence > (for puzzle of day analysis) and < User: RandomVisitor > also ran a computer, but knowing when and where to look at a good novelty or sack - and then run the analytical check against an engine - is alone enough to warrant very good analysis Best game collection: (9) nominate < kevin86's Game Collections > especially for the tactical fun with all the ladies < Game Collection: polygamy or what's an extra Q among friends? > Most informed: (10) nominate < User: WannaBe > Best historian: (11) nominate < User: Benzol > Best/worst puns: (12) nominate < Parent vs Baszanger, 1987 > "Parent Trap" or nominate < A Pomar-Salamanca vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 > "connect four" for <best pun> nominees (no rules against multiple nominations, right?!) Groan: < Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 > "can I buy a vowel?" was a pun for a good game, but perhaps not the pun choice of all to try to win <best pun> (of 2012's choice of nominations) - so a nominee for <worst pun> . Does anyone else feel like Pun Voting Booth itself here is on trial for its consistency?! player of year: (13) nominate < Hikaru Nakamura > Disclaimer: nominations might not reflect <my> particular voting style, but at least some selections might add for some voting competition!

Jan-03-13		Sneaky: After some consideration I nominate for #4 Best Post <tpstar>'s great post at Tal Memorial (2012) and I quote: <tpstar: <chess offers little in the way of preparing the mind for life's challenges and perils> Completely disagree. Chess is the greatest game ever and an ideal pursuit for children, teaching them about rules, principles, logic, strategy, foresight, planning, stamina, discipline, dedication, preparation, competition, sportsmanship, and making the best of any bad situation. Team play is even better for reinforcing all of the valuable lessons we are supposed to teach our children (fair play and such) while making friends and influencing people. It is a chicken/egg scenario whether smart people choose chess versus chess making people smarter, but it's all good.>

Jan-03-13		King Sacrificer: I nominate <The Hanging Pieces of Baburin> for the best pun. I nominate <chrisowen> for the funniest poster. I nominate <Honza Cervenka> for the best analysis. I nominate <jimfromprovidence> for the best avatar.

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