Author: chandler yergin
Date: 03:59:22 02/02/06
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On February 02, 2006 at 01:29:48, Stephen A. Boak wrote: >On February 01, 2006 at 16:10:02, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On February 01, 2006 at 15:04:18, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On February 01, 2006 at 14:09:00, chandler yergin wrote: >>> >>>>"Computer Engine Grande Tournaments" >>>>Last Posting 2005 showed a Total of 68319 games >>>>had been played. How did it come out? >>>> >>>>White Wins 1-0 25715 (37.6%) >>>>Black Wins 0-1 19580 (28.7%) >>>>Draws 1/2 1/2 23024 (33.7%) >>>> >>>>White Perf. = 54.5% >>>>Black Perf. = 45.5% >>> >>>Hmmm.... I conclude that the advantage of the first move has helped White score >>>54.5% to 45.5%. Not that this is anything new. >>Of course... the Stats just tell you which openings White scored best at.. >>I thought they were interesting though. >>Don't you think perhaps that the next advance in Theory will be "Advanced chess" >>as promoted by Kasparov? >>Starting at the "Tabiya" where Black lost.. Comps can find the "Best" moves >>and perhaps change the %. >>??? >>Best, Chan >>> >>> Albert > >1. Where is a tabiya located? >1A. How close to the beginning or end of the game, generally speaking? >1B. How does one determine its location? > >--Steve Start from the end of the ECO Classification. (end of Theory) That is a "Tabiya" position. Where analysis should begin. Pick those ECO Classifications where Black Lost and try to expand the current theory, test the positions, and see if the Black Perf. over many games will change the % Example: http://www.abortionessay.com/eco/b.html [ECO "B00"] [Opening "King's pawn Opening"] 1. e4 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Hippopotamus defence"] 1. e4 Nh6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 f6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Corn stalk defence"] 1. e4 a5 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Lemming defence"] 1. e4 Na6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Fred"] 1. e4 f5 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Barnes defence"] 1. e4 f6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Fried fox defence"] 1. e4 f6 2. d4 Kf7 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Carr's defence"] 1. e4 h6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Reversed Grob (Borg/Basman defence/macho Grob)"] 1. e4 g5 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "St. George (Baker) defence"] 1. e4 a6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Owen defence"] 1. e4 b6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Guatemala defence"] 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Ba6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Nimzovich defence"] 1. e4 Nc6 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Nimzovich defence, Wheeler gambit"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. b4 Nxb4 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Nimzovich defence"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Colorado counter"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Nimzovich defence"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 [ECO "B00"] [Opening "KP"] [Variation "Nimzovich defence, Marshall gambit"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defence"] 1. e4 e6 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defence, Steiner variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Reti (Spielmann) variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. b3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Steinitz attack"] 1. e4 e6 2. e5 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Labourdonnais variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. f4 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defence"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Wing gambit"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defence"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Pelikan variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. f4 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Two knights variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Chigorin variation"] 1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "King's Indian attack"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Reversed Philidor formation"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Be2 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French defence"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 [ECO "C00"] [Opening "Lengfellner system"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d6 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] 1. d4 d5 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Levitsky attack (Queen's Bishop attack)"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar gambit"] 1. d4 d5 2. e4 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn"] [Variation "Stonewall attack"] 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn"] [Variation "Chigorin variation"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn"] [Variation "Anti-Veresov"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Bg4 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer gambit"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer"] [Variation "Euwe defence"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer"] [Variation "Lemberg counter-gambit"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 e5 [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Richter-Veresov attack"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Richter-Veresov attack, Veresov variation"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. Bxf6 [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Richter-Veresov attack, Richter variation"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Bf5 4. f3 [ECO "E00"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 [ECO "E00"] [Opening "Neo-Indian (Seirawan) attack"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bg5 [ECO "E00"] [Opening "Catalan Opening"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 [ECO "E01"] [Opening "Catalan"] [Variation "Closed"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 [ECO "E02"] [Opening "Catalan"] [Variation "Open, 5.Qa4"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ [ECO "E03"] [Opening "Catalan"] [Variation "Open, Alekhine variation"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 [ECO "E03"] [Opening "Catalan"] [Variation "Open, 5.Qa4 Nbd7, 6.Qxc4"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 [ECO "E04"] [Opening "Catalan"] [Variation "Open, 5.Nf3"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3
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