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Jul-22-08
 | | lostemperor: Here the order according to Elo and Chessbookie:
<ELO>
1. Carlsen
2. Alekseev, Dominguez
4. Bacrot
5. Onischuk
6. Pelletier
<CHESSBOOKIE>
1. Carlsen
2. Alekseev
3. Dominguez
4. Onischuk
5. Bacrot
6. Pelletier
See: Biel: Winner |
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Jul-23-08
| | lostemperor: Two decisive games in Biel. Carlsen - Bacrot 1-0 and Onischuk - Pelletier 1-0 ROUND 3 BIEL 2008
Standings
1.Carlsen
2.Alekseev, Onischuk
4.Dominguez
5.Bacrot, Pelletier |
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Jul-23-08
| | lostemperor: ROUND 3 Standings Prediction Game:
Maximum score: 15
Score,UserID
13,cromat
13,ravel5184
11,CHESSBOOKIE
11,kolobok
10,lostemperor
9,brankat
9,Where is my mind
9,whiteshark
9,wolfmaster
9,Xenon Oxide
9,YouRang
8,ELO
8,rogge
8,suenteus po 147
8,SwitchingQuylthulg
7,amadeus
7,Aurora
7,nimh
7,percyblakeney
7,Stonehenge
5,micartouse
1,NakoSonorense |
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Jul-23-08
| | lostemperor: Upsets? The surprise players ranking so far:
Deviations per player:
Deviation,Player
93,Onischuk
69,Bacrot
49,Dominguez
30,Alekseev
30,Pelletier
8,Carlsen |
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Jul-25-08
| | lostemperor: Back to square one. Two decisive games yesterday. Biel standings are the same as round 1. The fight for first place is still fierce (as for last place) with Carlsen and Alekseev leading with 3 points followed by Onischuk and Dominguez with 2.5. |
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Jul-25-08
| | lostemperor: Here the Biel Summer Quiz Question: which former world champion candidate has the longest losing streak? You may post your guesses here. Gl.
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| Jul-25-08 | | wolfmaster: <lostemperor> Just a shot in the dark, but possibly Miroslav Filip? |
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Jul-26-08
| | lostemperor: <wolfmaster> nope, not Miroslav Filip. Someone more recent. Thanks for your try! Anymore tries? Test your chess knowledge here. The one with the first correct answer is declared Winner Chess Question Summer 2008:) Clue: this person has a losing streak of 10. |
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Jul-26-08
| | lostemperor: Standings Biel halfway:
1. Carlsen, Alekseev 3.5
3. Onischuk, Dominguez 3
5. Bacrot 1.5
6. Pelletier 0.5 |
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Jul-26-08
| | lostemperor: Prediction Game Halfway Standings
maximum score: 15
Score,UserID
13,CHESSBOOKIE
13,cromat
13,kolobok
12,lostemperor
11,Stonehenge
10,ELO
9,Aurora
9,ravel5184
9,whiteshark
9,Xenon Oxidide
8,rogge
8,SwitchingQuylthulg
7,brankat
7,percyblakeney
7,Where is my mind
7,wolfmaster
7,YouRang
5,amadeus
5,micartouse
5,nimh
4,suenteus po 147
1,NakoSonorense |
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| Jul-26-08 | | wolfmaster: <lostemperor> Well, since I'm the only one (so far) who's guessed, I'll guess again. Johann Hjartarson? |
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Jul-26-08
| | lostemperor: <wolfmaster> Johann Hjartarson? Interesting indeed! He sure fits the profile. A candidate who besides very successful wins has had a fair share of losses also. Now before I go on, could you tell if there are any other reasons why you picked him? I would have asked this anyway:) |
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| Jul-26-08 | | kolobok: for 1 time i am i n1 place nice usually i am dead last in your contests :) |
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| Jul-26-08 | | wolfmaster: <lostemperor> Nothing more than a wild guess :) |
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| Jul-26-08 | | ravel5184: Well, I'm not doing so badly after all! |
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Jul-27-08
| | lostemperor: <kolobok>, <ravel5184> you're not the only ones having difficulties here. But persevere and you will prevail!:) |
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Jul-27-08
| | lostemperor: A major earthquake in Biel in round 6. carlsen, Dominguez and Bacrot won! Standings after 6 rounds:
1. Carlsen
2. Dominguez
3. Alekseev
4. Onischuk
5. Bacrot
6. Pelletier |
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Jul-27-08
| | lostemperor: Prediction Game Standings after the smoke clouds of round 6: Maximum score: 15
Rank,Score,UserID
13,Aurora
13,CHESSBOOKIE
13,kolobok
12,ELO
12,SwitchingQuylthulg
11,cromat
10,lostemperor
9,percyblakeney
9,Stonehenge
9,Where is my mind
9,whiteshark
9,Xenon Oxide
9,YouRang
8,rogge
7,brankat
7,ravel5184
7,wolfmaster
5,amadeus
5,NakoSonorense
5,nimh
4,suenteus po 147
3,micartouse |
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Jul-27-08
| | lostemperor: Summer Chess Question 2008:
<Which Grandmaster, a former world champion candidate, has the longest losing streak?> The answer:
Johann Hjartarson
Winner of the Summer Chess Question 2008: <wolfmaster> Good sleuthing!! Johann Hjartarson has a losing streak of 10 classical games. In 1989 Hjartarson lost the last six games of Linares followed by the first 4 games of VSB Amsterdam tournament. A record streak in negative sense!(?) |
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Jul-29-08
| | lostemperor: ROUND 7 All games decided again. Alekseev, Dominguez and Bacrot won! 1. Dominguez 5
2. Alekseev, Carlsen 4.5
4. Bacrot 3.5
5. Onischuk 3
6. Pelletier 0.5 |
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Jul-29-08
| | lostemperor: Prediction Game Standings
Maximum score: 15
Score,UserID
13,ELO
12Aurora
12,Stonehenge
10,CHESSBOOKIE
10,kolobok
10,whiteshark
9,lostemperor
9,rogge
9,SwitchingQuylthulg
8,brankat
8,cromat
8,percyblakeney
8,wolfmaster
8,Xenon Oxide
6,amadeus
6,micartouse
6,NakoSonorense
6,ravel5184
6,Where is my mind
4,YouRang
2,nimh
1,suenteus po 147
Three rounds to go! |
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Jul-29-08
| | lostemperor: Prediction deviations per player:
109,Dominguez
49,Bacrot
49,Onischuk
40,Pelletier
34,Carlsen
30,Alekseev |
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Jul-30-08
| | lostemperor: Some small changes in round 8. Projected update after round 10. |
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| Jul-30-08 | | YouRang: Message for you in my forum. |
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Aug-01-08
| | lostemperor: Winner of Biel 2008 Alekseev and Dominguez!
<Biel Final Standings> 1. Alekseev 6.5
1. Dominguez 6.5
3. Carlsen 6
4. Bacrot 5.5
5. Onischuk 4
6. Pelletier 1.5
Especially Dominguez may come as a surprise. I admit I saw him as the biggest underdog together with Pelletier at first, although he did win a super tournament in Barcelona. If you had him low on the list you may end up in the red because there are only six participants. Carlsen, inspite of third place, did not disappoint me. From what I saw, he played great chess although sometimes a bit experimental it seems. I wouldn't say that was a sign of weakness. Au contraire! |
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