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    Pick a team from the participants of the US Cahmpionship. Register and its free and you can win prizes. Go to: www.uschesschamps.com

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    Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

    We need this for future Canadian Closed events.
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    • #3
      Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

      I like the "dollar" limit and different prices on the picks. A very interesting idea.
      "Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.

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      • #4
        Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

        I think that's what they call it an auction league in fantasy baseball but here there's no one else competing for the same players so in essence, forming a good team is completely in the power of the user. I do wonder how they calculated the prices on the players though. I assume it must be computer generated odds.
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        • #5
          Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

          My team got 5/5 today (Rd3) !

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            Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

            Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post
            Pick a team from the participants of the US Cahmpionship. Register and its free and you can win prizes. Go to: www.uschesschamps.com
            This exciting idea has the potential to significantly help chess compete for more attention, in its ongoing competition with other pastimes, or sports. Brings an attractive element of greater unpredictability to our game, for those who wish to gamble (and there may be many, even among casual fans/observers). It may not be too surprising if this sort of betting formula hasn't been used already, at least sporadically, out of the public eye, for a long time. Bets on high level matches are certainly not unprecidented.
            Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
            Murphy's law, by Edward A. Murphy Jr., USAF, Aerospace Engineer

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            • #7
              Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

              Originally posted by Andrei Botez View Post
              My team got 5/5 today (Rd3) !
              My team scored 2/6 today... I got some terrible youngsters on my team :-(
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              • #8
                Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                4/5 in round 5... my team is doing good!

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                • #9
                  Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                  Which one is your team? I had a huge day today with my players earning 6 points. Sitting tied for second place!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                    Originally posted by Joel Stainer View Post
                    Which one is your team? I had a huge day today with my players earning 6 points. Sitting tied for second place!
                    Congrats! My team (A1) was +2 yesterday, dropped from 49 to 90.

                    GM Alexander Onischuk 4.5
                    GM Alejandro Ramirez 4.5
                    NM Yaacov Norowitz 3.0
                    IM Anna Zatonskih 4.5
                    IM Irina Krush 5.0

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                    • #11
                      Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                      I went for the "Get as many players as possible" strategy.

                      GM Alejandro Ramirez 4.5
                      GM Conrad Holt 4.0
                      GM Ray Robson 3.5
                      FM John Bryant 3.5
                      IM Kayden Troff 3.0
                      FM Sam Sevian 2.0
                      WFM Alena Kats 2.0
                      WFM Sarah Chiang 1.0

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                      • #12
                        Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                        GM Robert Hess 2.0
                        GM Yury Shulman 2.5
                        GM Alejandro Ramirez 4.5
                        FM John Bryant 3.5
                        GM Conrad Holt 4.0
                        IM Irina Krush 5.5

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                        • #13
                          Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                          Originally posted by Joel Stainer View Post
                          I went for the "Get as many players as possible" strategy.
                          Your method obviously works better then mine.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                            Originally posted by Andrei Botez View Post
                            Your method obviously works better then mine.
                            Well that remains to be seen. Will need some big performances from some of the lower rated players to win, but I figured I'd need tons of luck to win regardless.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Pick a team for USChamps at Fantasy Chess

                              Was tied for 2nd, a half point back, heading into the games today but most of the lower rated players performed as they were expected and I ended up with very few points and won't win.

                              Anyone else do better?

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