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Re: POLL :Canada's final placement in the Olympiad
The Canadian team's average rating of 2539 would place us in 29th place of world standings of top ten players for each country. The current 29th place is held by the Philippines at 2540 but if you deduct their #1 Wesley So they would drop down a ways. And whereas Canada will be represented by mostly our top rateds, it would not be far-fetched to expect us to finish according to our world standing of our best five.
Re: POLL :Canada's final placement in the Olympiad
This type of poll would lend itself to an interesting pari-mutual betting jackpot. Everyone pays say $10 and whoever gets the exact prediction wins the pot - or the pot is split in case of a tie.
That would certainly weed out those with unrealistic dreams! Even I would tend to be more conservative!
[B]Prizes to the best predictions![/B] From Larry Bevand, if he would be so kind.
1st Prize: One box of old chess magazines
2nd Prize: Two boxes of old chess magazines
You stole that idea from Vlad Drkulec! :D:D
It might work even better if you hint that maybe... just maybe... there might be an old Playboy mag or two buried in those boxes. You'd probably even get Kevin Spraggett to make a prediction! :D
Only the rushing is heard...
Onward flies the bird.
Re: POLL :Canada's final placement in the Olympiad
NO and NO!
Idea my own
and Kevin already has a complete set of Playboy mags.
But glad to find someone with a sense of humour in this crowd of anal retentives.
NO and NO!
Idea my own
and Kevin already has a complete set of Playboy mags.
But glad to find someone with a sense of humour in this crowd of anal retentives.
I'll bet Kevin is missing the Playboy mag with the Kasparov interview. He probably didn't buy it, thinking it sounded too cerebral! :D
Only the rushing is heard...
Onward flies the bird.
I'll bet Kevin is missing the Playboy mag with the Kasparov interview. He probably didn't buy it, thinking it sounded too cerebral! :D
So make your bet! What's your prediction? Where will Canada's team finish?
So maybe you won't win a box or two of old chess mags. You've probably already read them all years ago anyway. :D
Re: POLL :Canada's final placement in the Olympiad
Since this poll is now closed, we can see a fairly even distribution of opinion. Only one vote for 23 -24- 25 >>>>Rene Preotu and since he is alone, should he be right, he would deserve First AND Second Prizes - three boxes of old chess magazines!
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