as promised...chess picks!!!! from your dear friend BigJake

[BigJake]

Alright guys, I have spent the last three days pouring over these, and I think I've got some good ones. I have write ups for each one of these (or a rationale if you have questions), but basically I've chosen the following based on record, international rating. previous matchups and style, and in general if they're a joker or not (i.e. Lee vs Saurez). I'm taking the serious players over the jokers in several cases (except for Eisen vs. Rouleau, which is joker vs joker). Some were too tough to call. Thanks to everyone on this sight, I love you all...



Boston Blitz –300 3 to win 1
Josh Friedel -180 1.8 to win 1
Elvin Wilson -108 1.08 to win 1
Boris Baczynskyj – 254 2.54 to win 1

Mechanics –110 2.2 units to win 1
Vinay Bhat +200 1 to Win 2
Pruess +102 1.02 to win 1
Lee risking –241 2.41 to win 1

Charbonneau +196 1 to Win 1.96
Gregory Braylovsky +144 1.00 to Win 1.44
Jenn Shahade -139 1.39 to Win 1.00
Lewis Eisen +112 2.00 to Win 2.24

[BigJake]

ahhh, those were the days

thought you guys might like a pic of me from high school

I'm the one on the bottom

CheerlessLeader.jpg

[BigJake]

just kidding of course....

...I'm the one on the bottom.

[griffey_mojo]

GL Jake!

[seriousfan67]

jake, where do you follow the matches at or bet on them for that matter? the only matches i really see are when they involve kasparov or someone huge.
thanks...

[Spearit]

Best of Luck Big Guy---- Liked that question above.

[BigJake]

jake, where do you follow the matches at or bet on them for that matter? the only matches i really see are when they involve kasparov or someone huge.
thanks...

hey serious fan, you may find these at pinnaclesports.com my friend (the only place I think that has them). Always bet on Kasparov, he's as good as they come. As for following the matches, you can, if you want to punish a child for misbehavior, make him watch the matches online. I get records and stats from various sources... but basically here

http://www.uschessleague.com/Schedule

Due to confusion over what I was editing, I messed up the above joke. My apologies if it was confusing.

thanks guys!

[kbsooner21]

Good luck on the chess BigJake!

[meaiken]

prop bets

Teams wins by final move being a rook
no -140
yes +120

Queen gets captured within 20 moves
no -240
yes +220

[phonepole]

Big Jake.....

Put down my fat girl!

Good luck with the picks... my money's on Bobby Fisher!

[moondog22]

thanks Jake.I'm going to follow you

[Kaptain]

gl to ya on your Chess Picks---love the Cheerleading pic-----kapt

[BigJake]

Thanks for the support guys, I want a moondog-like performace from my chess picks!!!!

Matches are tonight I believe. Usually takes awhile for results to be posted on the uschessleague website, let alone be payed out on pinnacle.

[BigJake]

Boston Blitz –300 3 to win 1 Won
Josh Friedel -180 1.8 to win 1 L
Elvin Wilson -108 1.08 to win 1 L
Boris Baczynskyj – 254 2.54 to win 1 L

Mechanics –110 2.2 units to WIN
Vinay Bhat +200 1 to Win 2 Tie
Pruess +102 1.02 to win 1 Win
Lee risking –241 2.41 to win 1 WIN

Charbonneau +196 1 to Win 1.96 T
Gregory Braylovsky +144 1.00 to Win 1.44 W
Jenn Shahade -139 1.39 to Win 1.00 L
Lewis Eisen +112 2.00 to Win 2.24 L

[moondog22]

Darn ties