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lostemperor
Member since Feb-18-03 · Last seen Feb-02-25

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<FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS' CONTEST FORUM>
Predict the final standings of Tata Steel tournament January 12
Format example to post your predictions
1.Caruana
1. Erigaisi
3. Gukesh
4. Abdusattorov
5. Wei Yi
5. Harikrishna
5. Praggnanandhaa
8. Giri
9. Keymer
10. Fedoseev
11.Van Foreest
12. Sarina
12. Warmerdam
12. Mendonca
Good Luck!
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Some years ago I came up with a new but simple system to calculate the final standings of a tournament including all players. This is how it goes:
For each correct standing you'll get a maximum amount of points. Each prediction deviation from the actual player standing in the tournament, will deduct one point from your total (ABSOLUTE RANKER).
In case of a shared player's standing the average standing counts (both actual and in your predictions).
The SQUARE RANKER, squares your predictions' deviations. Here only medals are awarded if the winner s is not the same person s as in the absolute ranker.
Same goes for the The PAIR BETTING RANKER compare all possible pair outcomes of the tournament participants.
The three best predictions will get Real Virtual Gold Silver and Bronze!
Note: only one set of medals is awarded (in the absolute ranker) unless another ranker produces a different winner.
Special thanks to <YouRang> who made a software to calculate these numbers.
Our new contest manager for game results prediction User: Golden Executive during the tournament also ([1-0], [1/2], [0-1])!
or predict the # of moves in User: ohiochessfan organized by <chessmoron>
Enjoy!
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<HALL <OF> FAME>
WannaBe 10♔ 5♕ 4♖
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♔♔♔♔♔ ♔♔♔♕♕♕♕♖♖♖♖SwitchingQuylthulg
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♔♔♔♔♕♕♕♖Aurora
♔♔♔♔♕♕♖suenteus po 147
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♔♔♔♕♕♕♖♖♖lostemperor
♔♔♔♕♕♖♖♖♖♖chessmoron
♔♔♔♕♕♖♖♖rogge
♔♔♔♕♕♖cromat
♔♔♔♕♖Robin01
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♔♔♕♕♕♕WinKing
♔♔♕♕♕♖percyblakeney
♔♔♕♖♖♖yalie
♔♔♕♖wordfunph
♔♔♕♖Ragh
♔♔♕♖Ezzy
♔♔Golden Executive
♔♔SloVice
♔♔positionalgenius
♔♔amadeus
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♔♕♕♕♕♖♖OhioChessFan
♔♕♕♖Diademas
♔♕♖nimh
♔♕♖ahmadov
♔♕♖CHESSBOOKIE
♔♕Keysersoze
♔♕Where is my mind
♔♕Appaz
♔♖♖moronovich*
♔♖Golden Executive*
♔♖Montreal1666
♔♖Troewa
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♔Beholder
♔juan31
♔wtwz
♔Twinlark
♔SoUnwiseTheKnight B4
♔NGambit
♔benjinathan
♔DCP23
♔firebyrd
♔kellmano
♔Stonehenge
♔cu8sfan
♔larrewl
♔babakova
♔djmercury
♔mikejaqua
♔Joshka,
♔SnoopDogg
♔Like a GM
*may be incomplete
♔ Gold
♕ Silver
♖ Bronze
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   lostemperor has kibitzed 7712 times to chessgames [more...]

   Feb-02-25 lostemperor chessforum

lostemperor: <Keyser Soze>,<0ZeR0>,<Penguincw> won gold each! Congratulations!

   Apr-20-24 Golden Executive chessforum

lostemperor: It is fixed! I had an expert looking at it.

   Jan-18-24 OhioChessFan chessforum

lostemperor: Betcha you. Right damn

   Jan-11-24 Tata Steel Masters (2024)

lostemperor: ♔♕♖ Announcement ♔♕♖ Join the annual Tata Teel Chess final standings prediction contest at lostemperor chessforum 1. Ding 2. Nepomniachtchi 3. Firouzja 4, Giri 5. Praggnanandhaa 6. Maghsoodloo 7. Vidit 8.Wei 9. Abdusattorov

   Feb-26-23 WR Chess Masters (2023)

lostemperor: The predictions' winners on the final standings of WR Chess on my forum <Penquincw>♔, <Golden Executive>♔, <Chesschronicle22>♕, <OhioChessFan>♕, <Messiah>♖

   Jan-30-23 Tata Steel Masters (2023)

lostemperor: Winners of the TATA STEEL CHESS 2023 FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTION'S CONTEST at my forum <Firouzjias>♔♔♖, <tuttifrutty>♔♕♖, <lostemperor>♕♕, <Messiah>♖

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FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS

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Oct-14-12		lostemperor: Oh wait, Carlsen won Bilbao on tie-break, winning the two blitz play-offs. But the official site still put Caruana on first place and Carlsen second http://www.bilbaomastersfinal.com/e... !?!? This is where I copied the standings from.

Oct-14-12		WinKing: Congrats to all the winners!!! Always fun to play here. Thanks <lostemperor>. How does that <YouRang> character figure this contest out all the time? I think he always has copy of tomorrow's newspaper in his back pocket. ;) On another front <lostemperor> I see you have now been inducted into to all three of the HOF'S(<YouRang>'s contest, <chessmoron>'s contest & your own contest). Congratulations on your fine performance over at <OhioChessFan>'s place. :)

Oct-14-12		SwitchingQuylthulg: <WinKing> Next time, just copy <YouRang>'s predictions and wait for the medals to fall in your lap :)

Oct-14-12		Ezzy: Sterling performance from <YouRang> yet again, and a sterling performance from <lostemperor> for again providing the entertainment. Congrats guys!!

Oct-14-12		whiteshark: <WinKing: Congrats to all the winners!!! Always fun to play here. Thanks <lostemperor>.> I'd like to dearly second that!!!

Oct-15-12		King Sacrificer: Wow, i got a silver in my first competition! Thanks lostemperor and congrats to all winners, especially Yourang. Looking forward to play again!

Oct-15-12		WannaBe: <King Sacrificer> Beginner's luck. =)) Thank you <lostemperor> for running the contest, always fun to participate, and always fun to turn my monitor upside-down!

Oct-15-12		YouRang: <WannaBe><...and always fun to turn my monitor upside-down!> You may be interested in investing in these special goggles that make you see things upside down. They're even pretty cool looking (assuming you've got the techno-nerd gene): http://technabob.com/blog/2012/02/2...

Nov-09-12		lostemperor: Hou Yifan will be present in the A group of Tatasteel 2013. Also five of the top 7, Carlsen, Anand, Nakamura, Karjakin, Caruana and Dutch players Giri, Sokolov, Van Wely and L'Ami.

Dec-20-12		lostemperor: Meanwhile, as you know, in the London Chess Classic, Magnus Carlsen broke Gary Kasparov's all time high ELO ranking by 10 points at 2861. However with Nigel Short pointing out, in a very interesting live commentary with Magnus, that because of rating inflation, the absolute rating is less important than rating difference with the No 2 or the rest of the top 10. Here the Londond Chess Classic results: 1. Magnus Carlsen 18 2. Vladimir Kramnik 16 3. Hikaru Nakamura 13 4. Michael Adams 13 5. Viswanathan Anand 9 6. Levon Aronian 8 7. Judit Polgar 6 8. Luke McShane 5 9. Gawain Jones 3

Dec-20-12		lostemperor: Also the Tata Steel Chess Line up is completed: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 3. Caruana 4. Anand 5. Karjakin 6. Nakamura 7. Wang Hao 8. Leko 9. Giri 10. Harikrishna 11. van Wely 12. Sokolov 13. L'Ami 14. Hou Yifan

Dec-20-12		lostemperor: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tourn... You can place your Final Standings predictions for Tata Steel Chess starting January 11. Best wishes for the Holidays!

Dec-20-12		lostemperor: Of course a Happy End of the World tomorrow!:)

Dec-20-12		WannaBe: It's already tomorrow in Asia.

Dec-20-12		dakgootje: Yeah - tomorrow just has to be today. It's so impatient.

Jan-07-13		lostemperor: Here the ratings of the tournament participants: Name Country Rating Position 1. Carlsen 2861 2. Aronian 2802 3. Caruana 2781 4. Karjakin 2780 5. Anand 2772 6. Nakamura 2769 7. Wang, Hao 2752 8. Leko 2735 9. Giri 2720 10. Harikrishna 2698 11. van Wely 2679 12. Sokolov 2663 13. L'Ami 2627 14. Hou Yifan 2603

Jan-07-13		WannaBe: Let's get this party started, like it's 1899!! 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 2. Caruana 4. Anand 4. Karjakin 6. Leko 6. Nakamura 6. Wang Hao 6. van Wely 10. Giri 10. Harikrishna 10. Sokolov 10. L'Ami 10. Hou Yifan

Jan-07-13		SwitchingQuylthulg: 1. Carlsen 2. Aronian 2. Caruana 4. Nakamura 4. Karjakin 4. Wang Hao 7. Harikrishna 7. Giri 7. Leko 7. Anand 11. Sokolov 11. L'Ami 11. van Wely 14. Hou Yifan

Jan-07-13		YouRang: Wild guesses: 1. Caruana 1. Carlsen 3. Aronian 4. Karjakin 4. Nakamura 6. Anand 6. Giri 8. L'Ami 9. Wang Hao 9. Sokolov 9. Leko 12. Harikrishna 13. van Wely 13. Hou Yifan

Jan-08-13		orcafan: 1. Nakamura 2. Aronian 2. Caruana 4. Karjakin 4. Wang Hao 6. Leko 6. Anand 6. Yifan Hou 6. van Wely 10. Giri 10. Harikrishna 10. Sokolov 10. L'Ami 10. Carlsen

Jan-08-13		dumbgai: I lol'd at <orcafan>. Here's my prediction: 1. Carlsen 2. Karjakin 3. Caruana 3. Aronian 5. Wang Hao 5. Giri 5. Nakamura 8. Leko 8. Anand 10. Harikrishna 10. Van Wely 12. Sokolov 13. L'Ami 14. Hou Yifan

Jan-08-13		Penguincw: Thanks for hosting. :) 1. Aronian 2. Nakamura 2. Hao 4. Anand 5. Carlsen 5. Leko 7. Caruana 7. Harikrinshna 9. Karjakin 9. Giri 11. Sokolov 12. L'Ami 13. Van Wely 14. Hou

Jan-08-13		MarshKnight: 1. Carlsen 2. Caruana 3. Karjakin 3. Nakamura 3. Hao 6. Aronian 7. Leko 7. Anand 9. Giri 10. Van Wely 10. Harikrinshna 10. L'ami 13. Sokolov 14. Hou

Jan-08-13		wtwz: 1. Carlsen 2. Caruana 2. Karjakin 4. Aronian 4. Nakamura 4. Wang Hao 7. Leko 7. Giri 7. Anand 10. Harikrishna 11. van Wely 12. Sokolov 12. L'Ami 14. Hou Yifan

Jan-08-13		Jim Bartle: Not much love for Anand in these predictions.

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