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Nov-14-09
 | | chancho: Great job <lostemperor>. |
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Nov-15-09
 | | moronovich: Yes, great job.Thanks.Hope you enjoyed it as well <lostemperor> ! |
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| Nov-15-09 | | NakoSonorense: <...
27.40,corbulo
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20.85,NakoSonorense
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Are you kidding me?! Why can't I ever win in this contest? =( Thanks for running it, <lostemperor>. Next time... |
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| Nov-15-09 | | YouRang: I think Corus 2010 will be a tough one to call.
Here are my picks, for now...
1. Carlsen
2. Anand
2. Kramnik
4. Ivanchuk
5. Shirov
5. Leko
7. Nakamura
7. Karjakin
9. Short
9. Dominguez
11.Caruana
11.Tiviakov
13.Smeets
14.Van Wely |
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Nov-16-09
 | | lostemperor: Van Wely last?? (;> |
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Nov-16-09
| | lostemperor: I planned to skip the annual standings from this year. It has served me and <cu8sfan> well and is a good a system as others but maybe it is better to have one result system (medals) instead of two or more. It is not final yet:) I did plan to keep the surprise players rankings. |
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| Nov-16-09 | | chessmoron: Ha Ha! I was pleasantly surprised by this win. Thank you <lostemperor> for running this contest. |
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| Nov-16-09 | | YouRang: <lostemperor: Van Wely last?? (;> Yes!
You may recall that I took a little flack for picking Svidler to finish last in the Tal Memorial. He would have too, except that Leko and Morozevich both pulled off dramatic last-round losses to win the race to the bottom. :-\ |
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Nov-17-09
| | lostemperor: <YouRang> After a quick look at the 2010 Corus list, I think there is an obvious choice of who is going to finish last. It is not Van Wely (nor any of the bottom three seeds). I will get back on this! :) |
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Nov-17-09
| | lostemperor: Actually it is a short story ;) |
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| Nov-17-09 | | DCP23: <YouRang: You may recall that I took a little flack for picking Svidler to finish last in the Tal Memorial. He would have too, except that Leko and Morozevich both pulled off dramatic last-round losses to win the race to the bottom. :-\> Ahem. Was that 'flack' from me? Sounds like something I might have said ;) Anyway, there are positively no excepts, no ifs, no buts, no could-haves, no would-haves, and no should-haves about it, period. Svidler has never, EVER, finished last ANYWHERE, he did NOT finish last this time, and he NEVER will in the future. |
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Nov-18-09
| | lostemperor: Here the TAL MEMORIAL surprise players ♗♘♙-AWARDS: Major upset:
<IVANCHUK> standing 2-3 (2.5)!, Average predictions 6.34, Rated #9 Award,User,prediction:
♗ corbulo 1-5 (2.5)
♘NakoSonorense 2
♘chessmoron 3
♘jessicafischerqueen 3
♘sloVice 2-4 (3) |
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Nov-18-09
| | lostemperor: ♘-AWARD on second (negative) surprise
<MOROZEVICH> standing 9-10 (9.5), Average predictions 6.55, Rated #6-8 Award,User,prediction:
♘TheGladiatres 9-10
♙SwitchingQuylthulg 10
♙Ezzy 9
♙Ragh 9
♙rogge 9
♙zarg 9 |
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Nov-18-09
| | lostemperor: ♙-AWARD on third (negative) surprise player
<LEKO> standing 9-10 (9.5), Average predictions 6.81, Rated #6-8 Award,User,prediction:
♙chessmoron 10
♙suenteus po 147 10
♙NakoSonorense 9 |
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Nov-18-09
| | lostemperor: These wrap things up for Moscow's Tal Memorial. See you in the Netherlands! |
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Nov-19-09
| | lostemperor: Ooh, I made a mistake. On biggest surprise player <IVANCHUK> corbulo has an average prediction of 3 also and not 2.5 as I put it. So that means a five way tie for the best prediciton on Ivanchuk! If there was a tie-braker <NakoSonorense> would have the highest best prediction on this positive upset. A first prestigeous prize still for him!:) But all five are equally close.. ♗-AWARD for best prediction on Major Upset
<IVANCHUK> standing 2-3, Average predictions 6.34, Rated #9 Award,UserID,prediction
♗NakoSonorense 2
♗chessmoron 3
♗jessicafischerqueen 3
♗SloVice 2-4
♗corbulo 1-5 |
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| Nov-23-09 | | Ezzy: Only just tuned in to find I was second in the prediction contest. I will celebrate with a beer tonight. Wow! That puts me 5th (joint) in the hall of fame. (A few more beers tonight) Many thanks <lostemperor:> for once again running the best and most popular prediction contest. To do this in your own time for the pleasure of others is altruism at it's best. GREAT WORK!!!! You just finished on the bubble (as they say in poker). Still a great result. Once again, many thanks!!!! |
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Nov-25-09
| | lostemperor: Thank you <Ezzy> and cheers mate!;) |
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Dec-11-09
| | lostemperor: This is my first Corus 2010 (concept) predictions. I might get back on this after London:) 1. Carlsen
2. Kramnik
3. Anand
4. Karjakin
5. Ivanchuk
6. Leko
7. Nakamura
7. Dominguez
7. Tiviakov
10. Caruana
10. Van Wely
10. Smeets
10. Shirov
14. Short |
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Jan-06-10
| | lostemperor: Short is a great chess player and belongs to the very few who player a World Championship match. But chess is becomong ever younger these days. I hope he will play a good tournament in Corus. Good luck Nigel!! |
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Jan-08-10
| | lostemperor: Here the predictions for Corus according to <ELO> the ratings: 1. Carlsen 2810
2. Anand 2790
2. Kramnik 2788
4. Ivanchuk 2749
5. Leko 2739
6. Shirov 2723
6. Karjakin 2720
8. Dominguez 2712
8. Nakamura 2708
10. Short 2696
11. Caruana 2675
12. Tiviakov 2662
12. Smeets 2657
14. van Wely 2641 |
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Jan-08-10
 | | SwitchingQuylthulg: Predictions for Corus according to me:
1. Carlsen
2. Kramnik
2. Karjakin
4. Anand
4. Ivanchuk
6. Shirov
6. Dominguez
6. Leko
9. Nakamura
9. Short
9. Caruana
9. Smeets
9. van Wely
14. Tiviakov |
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| Jan-08-10 | | achieve: Corus 2010
1. Carlsen
1. Anand
3. Karjakin
4. Kramnik
4. Nakamura
6. Dominguez
6. Smeets
6. Ivanchuk
9. Caruana
9. Short
9. Leko
12. Tiviakov
12. Shirov
14. van Wely |
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| Jan-10-10 | | Cercatore: 1. Carlsen
2. Kramnik
3. Anand or Ivanchuk |
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| Jan-10-10 | | TheGladiatres: Corus 2010:
1. Kramnik
1. Carlsen
3. Leko
3. Anand
5. Karjakin
5. Ivanchuk
5. Nakamura
8. Shirov
9. Short
9. Caruana
9. Tiviakov
12. Dominguez
12. van Wely
14. Smeets |
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