Author: Phil Dixon
Date: 03:47:29 03/20/99
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On March 19, 1999 at 23:33:04, Dave Gomboc wrote: >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 Thanks, Bob. Would you happen to have the PGN for that game? Any other examples? :) I'm going to feed that position to Fritz and see how it plays out. Phil
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