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Subject: What is the most played line (human) compared to comp?

Author: Axel Schumacher

Date: 20:46:20 03/28/03


Hi,
I want to compare the thinking lines of several engines to what has mankind
thought of. So, what are the most played moves (line) in let's say the last 20
years?
Line: Most often move 1, then most often played answer, most played answer to
that etc...
(Let's assume up to move 16)...?

Can someone have a look at a big database?

For example, some of the engines books give as most frequent variant of
grandmaster play (cutoff 16), however, I don't know if they reflect, what was
really played by grandmasters, or if they are too much adapted to the engines
play? (suggestions?):

Fritz8.ctg: 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.¤g1–f3 d7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.¤f3xd4 ¤g8-f6 5.¤b1–c3
a7-a6 6.¥c1–g5 e7-e6 7.f2-f4 £d8-b6 8.£d1–d2 £b6xb2 9.¦a1–b1 £b2-a3 10.f4-f5
¤b8-c6 11.f5xe6 f7xe6 12.¤d4xc6 b7xc6 13.e4-e5 d6xe5 14.¥g5xf6 g7xf6 15.¤c3-e4
¥f8-e7 16.¥f1–e2 h7-h5 Line

JBOOK.ctg: 1.d2-d4 ¤g8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 3.¤g1–f3 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 ¥c8-a6 5.b2-b3
¥f8-b4+ 6.¥c1–d2 ¥b4-e7 7.¥f1–g2 c7-c6 8.¥d2-c3 d7-d5 9.¤f3-e5 ¤f6-d7 10.¤e5xd7
¤b8xd7 11.¤b1–d2 0–0 12.0–0 ¦a8-c8 13.e2-e4 c6-c5 14.e4xd5 e6xd5 15.d4xc5 d5xc4
16.c5-c6 c4xb3 Line

However, Juniors second main line is closer to Fritz books main line:
JBOOK.ctg: 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.¤g1–f3 d7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.¤f3xd4 ¤g8-f6 5.¤b1–c3
a7-a6 6.¥c1–e3 e7-e6 7.f2-f3 b7-b5 8.£d1–d2 ¤b8-d7 9.g2-g4 h7-h6 10.0–0–0 ¥c8-b7
11.h2-h4 b5-b4 12.¤c3-e2 d6-d5 13.¥f1–h3 d5xe4 14.g4-g5 h6xg5 15.h4xg5 e4xf3
16.¤e2-g3 ¤f6-e4 Line

Chesstiger has:
TIGER.ctg: 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.¤g1–f3 d7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.¤f3xd4 ¤g8-f6 5.¤b1–c3
a7-a6 6.¥c1–e3 e7-e6 7.f2-f3 b7-b5 8.£d1–d2 ¤b8-d7 9.g2-g4 h7-h6 10.0–0–0 ¥c8-b7
11.h2-h4 b5-b4 12.¤c3-e2 d6-d5 13.¥f1–h3 d5xe4 14.g4-g5 h6xg5 15.h4xg5 e4xf3
16.¤e2-g3 ¤f6-e4 Line

At least Tiger and Junior books agree totally on the same line here, nearly
identically to the Fritz book (please, someone with a huge database have a look,
what is the most common line in newer Grandmaster history?).

I think e2-e4 is the most frequent opening. But what then? ct7-c5? e7-e5? ??

Thanks
Axel



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