Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 20:33:04 03/19/99
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On March 19, 1999 at 20:49:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 19, 1999 at 18:23:18, Phil Dixon wrote: > >>Can anyone point me to an opening book or website that deals with opening >>transpositions? Is there a good software program that deals with this issue? >>Can anyone cite an example where it would change the positional evaluation or >>where a person will find himself dealing with a totally new opening? >> >>A big THANK YOU!! in advance. >> >>Phil > >I'm not sure what you are asking, but we once killed Fidelity's latest >(using Cray Blitz) by doing this: > >(CB was white) > >1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 and black could have now transposed right back into >a perfectly playable Sicilian. But instead, black's book didn't understand >transpositions, and it tried to hold that pawn for dear life. It did, and it >choked on it within 15 more moves. > >Bob I'm sure that would be an amusing game to see... anyone with a database? :) Dave Gomboc
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