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WannaBe
Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Nov-16-25
Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello

Not enough words can describe what you created and what we lost.

>> Click here to see wannabe's game collections.

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   WannaBe has kibitzed 49550 times to chessgames   [more...]
   Nov-16-25 chessgames.com chessforum
 
WannaBe: Not super important, but I see ads on players' directory page. Player Directory
 
   Nov-13-25 Chessgames - Politics (replies)
 
WannaBe: Wow.... California, really?? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles...
 
   Nov-11-25 Chessgames - Sports (replies)
 
WannaBe: Major soccer betting scandal in Turkey, over 1,000 players suspended... https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_...
 
   Nov-11-25 H Ree vs Hort, 1986 (replies)
 
WannaBe: Just in case of not getting the pun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0...
 
   Nov-11-25 WannaBe chessforum
 
WannaBe: So there I am minding my own bidness, reading Michael Connelly's latest novel "The Proving Ground" (big fan of his books) and I saw this article today https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article... Just like what is happening in the book.
 
   Nov-04-25 United States Championship (1984) (replies)
 
WannaBe: It was a nice day and De Firmian-Kudrin decided to play 2... Okay, I'll shut-up and leave now. Let y'all smart(er) people figure it out. 😁♟️
 
   Nov-04-25 keypusher chessforum (replies)
 
WannaBe: Another 'Just Curious Question', I am a fan of Michael Connelly books, them Harry Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series. In the past, there's Scott Turow and I'm sure may others that focuses on law(er). I a curious on how realistic (aside from creative imaginations) you find ...
 
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May-12-16
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  WannaBe: Latest startup to be in trouble, is uBeam, will comment on this later...
May-13-16
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  Penguincw: Woo, Kershaw becomes the first pitcher since at least 1913 with 5 straight games of 10+ strikeouts with 1 walk or fewer. He also improves to 81-0 when receiving at least 4 runs of support.

He beat Colon last night, and also passed Colon for active leader in shutouts, with 14.

May-13-16  Boomie: 1913 - Had to be either Walter "Big Train" Johnson or "Smokey" Joe Wood. The Wiki articles on them don't mention that record. But they were both essentially unhittable in 1913. In 1912, Wood was 34-5 with an ERA of 1.91 and 258 Ks. Now that was a year and a half.
May-13-16
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  WannaBe: Bravo!! Bravo!!!

http://observer.com/2016/05/dear-si...

May-13-16
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  Penguincw: <WannaBe>

Lightning beat Pens in G1, 3-1. Remember last year, when you, me and <MN> were cheering for the Bolts? May not be a O6 sweep this time around, but hey, let's cheer for them!

May-16-16
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  WannaBe: Gonna be chaos in Oakland tonight, both A's and Warriors are playing at home.
May-16-16
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  Penguincw: The Lightning lose, although they were outshot 41-21...

But hey, the Toronto Marlies win, and advance now to face the Hershey Bears in the Conference Finals (however the buzz in Toronto seems to be, unsurprisingly, the Raptors).

Speaking of hockey, tomorrow, me and <Switch>'s country go H2H, hockey. Canada is currently tied with Finland on points at the top of Group B, all tiebreaks irrelevant; winner will be first.

And well, as it currently stands, winner will face Denmark/Switzerland in QF, loser (2nd place) faces Sweden.

Still, several crucial games tomorrow. I will also be cheering on USA, as they have not clinched a pass yet. However, all they have to do is get one point vs. the Slovaks, and it's all good.

For the record, I predict the playoff bracket will remain exactly as it is.

May-17-16
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  WannaBe: Here we go again, iOS update 9.3.2 is out and some people with iPad Pro are reporting issues (What else is new, Apple??)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...

May-17-16
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  Penguincw: BTW: If you want, post your predictions for the IIHF knockout games. Key post: Penguincw chessforum (kibitz #805).
May-18-16
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  WannaBe: Update on my tix re-selling "investment", originally purchased two CHI/SF Friday May 20th tix at cost of $81, I was able to re-sell them for $97.10

This will be J. Arrieta v. J. Peavy. Go J.!!

5 more listings to go. Including two tix for Sunday Night's CHI/SF game which will be on ESPN.

May-18-16  Party Animal: <WannaBe: Update on my tix re-selling "investment", originally purchased two CHI/SF Friday May 20th tix at cost of $81, I was able to re-sell them for $97.10 This will be J. Arrieta v. J. Peavy. Go J.!!> Way to go, nice profit! Although your bar tab will be greater than that.
May-19-16
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  WannaBe: Theranos have thrown out all test results from '14 and '15 from their "Edison" result.

http://www.businessinsider.com/ther...

Ouch...

May-21-16
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  WannaBe: Went to Santa Rosa, and visited Charles M. Schultz Museum, (M. stands for Monroe).

https://wannabecg.shutterfly.com/pi...

May-21-16
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  Penguincw: Preakness Stakes about to win. For me, <if> I had to put a bet on something, I'd put the minimum on "Nyquist" placing top 3.

Tragic story though, as 2 horses die in the first few races. :(

May-21-16
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  chancho: Time for the Nyquil, suckers! :-)
May-21-16
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  Penguincw: Ah, so Nyquist did finish in 3rd+. I "lost" $2.40 last time, "won" $0.20 today, so "lifetime", I'm at -$2.20. Let's see if I could do better at the Belmont Stakes!
May-22-16
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  WannaBe: Busy sports night at Bay Area, Warriors, and Giants... Both at 5PM Pacific
May-22-16  thegoodanarchist: <WannaBe: GPRO closed today at $8.82, back in Oct. 2014, the stock was trading at $93.85.

That's right, ninety three dollars and eighty five cents. That's not a typo, it's worth have dropped approx. 92%

TWTR closed today at $14.08, back in Dec. 2013, it was trading at $73.31. Ugh!!

(I don't own any of these two stocks directly, I hope my retirement account portfolio don't either...)>

Glad to hear that. With those kinds of stocks, long-term investing is more risky than trading. Imagine taking profits on GPRO at, say, $88 or so? Much nicer than holding on...

But seeing as you're a betting man, ever bet on any small-cap biotech stocks? PCYC or REGN?

May-22-16
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  WannaBe: Heck NO!!
May-22-16
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  WannaBe: Apple pulls update for iPad Pro:

http://www.businessinsider.com/apol...

How to fix OS X issues after updating them:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/heres-how-...

May-23-16
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  WannaBe: Update on my StubHub 'investments'...

Sunday's CHI/SF game was a total loss, purchased 2 tickets and was not able to re-sell them (Warriors game was same night, same time) loss of $96. As I was not able to attend the game myself.

Sold June 12 LAD/SF game, made $18. So, thus far, including last year, I think I am down about $15 or so, still have 3 listings.

May-23-16  WinKing: Hi <WannaBe>!

Coming soon Shamkir 2016 (Gashimov Memorial Tournament)!!!

♘Shamkir 2016♘ Gashimov Memorial ♗Shamkir 2016♗

This tournament will run from May 26th thru June 4th 2016.

Participants include: Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Sergey Karjakin, Pentala Harikrishna, Pavel Eljanov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Rajabov, Eltaj Safarli, Hou Yifan & Rauf Mamedov

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<<> Shamkir 2016! (Gashimov Memorial) <>>

< 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) >

User: lostemperor - Predict the order the players will finish. (3 categories to medal in)

User: Golden Executive - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 (3 categories to medal in)

This year will be the 10th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2016 - 10 years running)

User: OhioChessFan - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in)

***<Golden Executive> & <chessmoron> have confirmed they will be running their contests for this event. I am hoping that <lostemperor> will be running his as well.***

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Also don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. He can't wait to take some or all of your chessbucks. ;)

ChessBookie Game

Don't miss out on the fun for this Super Event!!!

May-26-16
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  WannaBe: You go John!!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-s...

May-26-16
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  WannaBe: Theranos hit with second class-action lawsuit in as many days. Ugh!!

http://fortune.com/2016/05/26/thera...

May-26-16
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  WannaBe: Apple loses out to patent troll:

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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