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WannaBe
Member since Oct-20-04 · Last seen Nov-10-25

Thank you Daniel Freeman and Alberto A Artidiello

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

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   WannaBe has kibitzed 49541 times to chessgames [more...]

   Nov-10-25 Chessgames - Sports

WannaBe: Making a short story long(er)... I was watching a vid on the winner (3 of them, max allowed under the rule) of 2025 Ecoomics Nobel Prize. Within the video, insider knowledge and irregular betting was mentioned. So I found this article on Forbes: ...

   Nov-06-25 WannaBe chessforum

WannaBe: English Is Confusing: "John Doe dropped out of the race for office." "Amazon Black Friday Sale have just dropped."

   Nov-04-25 Chessgames - Politics

WannaBe: <keypusher> I personally would not waste my time here, Kangaroo Court.

   Nov-04-25 United States Championship (1984)

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

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 ...

   Nov-04-25 chessgames.com chessforum

WannaBe: Another not important thing that I noticed, as a premium member when I visit ChessGames.com Statistics Page page, I see ads. Not that a big deal. Sure CG.com have more important things to fix.

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Jul-11-18		WinKing: Hi <WannaBe>, <<>Dortmund Sparkassen 2018<>> Less than 3 days to go! Countdown to Dortmund 2018: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo... ♘Sparkassen♘Dortmund 2018♗Sparkassen♗ https://www.sparkassen-chess-meetin... This tournament will run from July 14th thru July 22nd 2018. (7 Rounds) Participants include: Kramnik, Giri, Nepomniachtchi, Duda, Wojtaszek, Nisipeanu, Kovalev & Meier Average rating: 2720 (as of 7/9/18) - Category XIX *** * <<>Dortmund Sparkassen 2018<>> Schedule - https://www.sparkassen-chess-meetin... Round 1 is Saturday July 14th & it starts @ 15:00hrs.(3pm) Dortmund, Germany time(9am chessgames time). All rounds begin @ 15:00 hrs. except the final 7th round which begins 2hrs earlier 13:00 hrs.(1pm) < 3 Prediction Contests: (Win virtual medals - Gold, Silver & Bronze) > User: lostemperor (FINAL STANDINGS PREDICTIONS) - Predict the order the players will finish. Run & hosted by <lostemperor>. (3 categories to medal in) User: Golden Executive - (The Game Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1. Run & hosted by <Golden Executive>. (3 categories to medal in) This year will be the 11th Anniversary for this contest! (from 2007 to 2018 - 11 years running) User: OhioChessFan (Moves Prediction Contest) - Predict the result 1-0, 1/2, or 0-1 & the number of moves. (4 categories to medal in). This contest is run by <chessmoron> & hosted by <OhioChessFan>. <All of these prediction games may not be active for this tournament> * * Also, don't forget about <chessgames> ChessBookie game for this event. She(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!!! ***

Jul-11-18		NakoSonorense: How badly is England going to lose today? I'll say 3-0.

Jul-11-18		WannaBe: Well, England is on the board first, so even if England loses, it will not be 3-0. =))

Jul-11-18		NakoSonorense: No need to rub it in, <Wannabe>!

Jul-11-18		WannaBe: And we are tied 1-1

Jul-11-18		WannaBe: Alright, it is now two horse race!! Username - score Team Picked to Win Final juan31 - 56 Croatia NakoSonorense - 56 France TheAlchemist - 47 Belgium chessmoron - 42 France Penguincw - 41 France Diademas - 39 France Valiant - 37 Belgium Morfishine - 36 England Golden Executive - 35 Brazil paavoh - 33 Brazil Keyser Soze - 32 Brazil technical draw - 27 Mexico Winston O Boogie - 26 Brazil optimal play - 25 Belgium Count Wedgemore - 21 Brazil offramp - 19 Portugal zborris8 - 12 sodal - 10

Jul-11-18		WannaBe: '06 <percyblakeney> '10 <dakgootje> & <NakoSonorense> '14 <Schwartz> '18 <???>

Jul-11-18		Penguincw: And it's now down to 2. <Nako> is trying to win it for the 2nd time, and only <juan> stands in his way. Whoever Vegas has winning the finals, I have a feeling the opposite will happen.

Jul-11-18		WannaBe: http://www.vegasinsider.com/soccer/... France -220 Croatia +180

Jul-11-18		NakoSonorense: I think France is going to take it, but I'm actually rooting for Croatia! I don't remember a team going to extra time 3 times to get to the final. What an incredible team!

Jul-11-18		Diademas: Incredible effort by the Croatian team. This may very well be the most surprising finalist in any WC. Before it started they were ranked 20th in the World. https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ran...

Jul-11-18		optimal play: I agree that it's been an incredible effort by Croatia to make it to the final. I think Croatia deserve to win it although it would be great for African football if the team fielded by France became world champions. Also it could be a set-back for cultural diversity if the Croats won. Anyway, it's been a great effort by both teams and hopefully it will be an exciting game.

Jul-12-18		morfishine: Congratulations for those who astutely picked France and/or Croatia to make the final! Well Done!

Jul-13-18		TheAlchemist: Given that a French win will push me down to sixth, it's obvious who I should be rooting for.

Jul-13-18		technical draw: I'll get my congratulations in early. Congratulations <juan31>!

Jul-13-18		NakoSonorense: What the hell, <td>! I thought we were amigos.

Jul-13-18		NakoSonorense: <morfishine> <Congratulations for those who astutely picked France and/or Croatia to make the final! Well Done!> I'm one of those, so thanks. To be frank, once the brackets were set, all the picks seemed fairly obvious to me, given how they had played in the Group Stage. The only result that threw me off was Spain v Russia. I was unimpressed by Spain and I was confident that Croatia would run over them in the quarterfinals, but I thought they had enough left in the tank to beat the Russians. I also picked Mexico over Brazil, but that was more wishful thinking than anything else.

Jul-13-18		technical draw: <Nakosonorense> <What the hell, <td>! I thought we were amigos.> When it comes to futbol there are no amigos.lol! However, I predict a 2-2 tie in regulation time. Place your bets!

Jul-14-18		Penguincw: 3rd place match hasn't started yet, but I'm going to make a prediction that Belgium wins that one.

Jul-14-18		Penguincw: Heading into the semi-finals, England had won 17 straight matches while wearing the red jerseys. They decided to wear the home whites in the SF, and lost to Croatia. Now for the 3rd place match they have decided to wear red again. Would be nice if the order was flipped...

Jul-14-18		WannaBe: So, England takes 4th place...

Jul-14-18		technical draw: <So, England takes 4th place...> By the end of the year you won't remember who took 4th place. Or for that matter which two teams played.

Jul-15-18		WannaBe: And France is on the board first. 1-0

Jul-15-18		WannaBe: Tied... 1-1

Jul-15-18		WannaBe: 2-1 Half! France leads.

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