Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 09:17:59 02/17/05
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On February 17, 2005 at 11:37:44, Norm Pollock wrote: >On February 17, 2005 at 10:47:26, Ricardo Gibert wrote: > >>On February 17, 2005 at 08:46:50, Norm Pollock wrote: >> >>>Due to the availability of database software and the availability of chess games >>>in pgn form, I was able to do a study of chess results. I think I came up with a >>>surprising observation. Rather than ramble on, let me just give you the link to >>>the thread at the winboard forum where I posted the study: >>> >>>http://volker-pittlik.name/wbforum/viewtopic.php?t=1660 >> >>I would be interested in how the draw % is affected by game length too. > >Hi Ricardo, > >As you asked, I included the draw % into the study. Please re-visit the above >link and you will find the new results posted. Thanks. Very interesting. My perception had been that heading for an endgame is good way to sharpen the struggle, but apparently I was mistaken. I guess my experience simply reflects that I'm relatively stronger in the endgame and this has skewed my perception. At least your study shows that I'm not giving anything away scoring%-wise with my partiality to endgames.
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