10th kibitz here
London vs Paris, 1834  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
5th kibitz here
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
2nd kibitz here
R Vera vs M Sisniega, 1984  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0
100th kibitz here
The World vs N Pogonina, 2010  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
200th kibitz here
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 1-0
First game in CB game I bet over 10 cbs (50)
Nakamura vs Anand, 2011  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
First time in CB game to bet 100+ cbs
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 2011 (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
First time in CB game to bet 500+ cbs (and lost)
Carlsen vs Anand, 2011  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 45 moves, 0-1
First 500 cbs ticket to win (profited 205)
Grischuk vs Gelfand, 2011  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
56 kibitzes in this game
McShane vs Carlsen, 2011  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
41 kibitzes in this game
McShane vs Nakamura, 2011  (B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
This game helped me profit 525 off a 1000 cbs ticket
X Zhao vs T Sachdev, 2011  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 61 moves, 1-0
5000th kibitz here
Short vs G Jones, 2012  (B20) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
0-1 propelled me to gold in the prediction contest
Aronian vs Van Wely, 2014  (A80) Dutch, 38 moves, 0-1
Lost a bid at a "no-hitter" thanks to this game
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2014  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 1-0
Wagered 500 on EACH decisive outcome (accident)
Shirov vs P Bailet, 2014 (C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0
This game helped me win 1,452 in Pick 3
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2014  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
First game to wager exactly 750 cbs (and lost)
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2014  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Wagered 500 cbs, and profitted 511
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2014  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1-0
First 750 cbs game ticket to win (profit 180)
Naiditsch vs D Wagner, 2014  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 1-0
Lost 1000 cbs thanks to this game not being drawn
F Vallejo Pons vs Ponomariov, 2014  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
This game earned me a jackpot in the prediction contest
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0
This game also earned me a jackpot in the prediction contest
Radjabov vs Ding Liren, 2015  (E90) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Another jackpot in the prediction contest
Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1
Giri's slipup costs me gold in the prediction contest
Giri vs Kramnik, 2015  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2
Wagered 500 cbs on a draw, and lost
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Wagered 1000 cbs on 1-0, and lost
Ivanchuk vs A Hambleton, 2015 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bet 1000 cbs for a P3 with DWD, but this game made it DWW
M Bartel vs N Abdusattorov, 2015 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1-0
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