Predictions for Game 10 (Dec. 8) of the World Championship! Remember, the Winner is the guess that is closest without going over.
Game 10 (Dec.8) The first capture of the game, not counting pawns capturing something ... on what move number will it be?
| Name | Gr | School |
PREDICTION!
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| Theo (maxed) | 10 | Ferndale HS | 2 |
| Tristan | 7 | Vista MS | 4 |
| Natalie | 11 | Ferndale HS | 6 |
| Charlie (maxed) | 9 | Sehome HS | 6 |
| Kylan (maxed) | 10 | Meridian HS | 8 |
| Owen | 6 | Fairhaven MS | 18 |
| Zayden | 6 | Vista MS | 24 |
| Brennen | 8 | Horizon MS | 30 |
On Move 3, Magnus captured the usual e5 pawn in the Petroff Opening. Therefore, Theo is the winner!
Predictions for Game 11 (Dec. 10) of the World Championship! Remember, the Winner is the guess that is closest without going over.
Game 11 (Dec.10) On what move will one side or another gain a clear material advantage of a pawn or more? (Not counting even trades.) (If a combination, when the last capture of the combination is made.)
| Name | Gr | School |
PREDICTION!
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| Brennen | 8 | Horizon MS | 8 |
| Theo (maxed) | 10 | Ferndale HS | 10 |
| Zayden | 6 | Vista MS | 17 |
| Charlie (maxed) | 9 | Sehome HS | 20 |
| Natalie | 11 | Ferndale HS | 24 |
| Owen | 6 | Fairhaven MS | 25 |
| Tristan | 7 | Vista MS | 31 |
| Kylan (maxed) | 10 | Meridian HS | 32 |
Watch the World Championship games, or see the results, here!
Move 24 -- Magnus sacs a rook for a knight, pawn, and attack on Nepo's king. Natalie was right on!
Game 9! Magnus traps Nepo's bishop, and wins the game! And believe it or not, a pawn reached the 6th rank on Move 9, when Magnus played 9...dxe3! So, we have no winner today, no one guessed less than Move 9. The closest guess was Zayden, who guessed Move 19!