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All you need is a method to compute the first white move that produces a significantly better win rate than thinking about it during the match, and then memoriz
by devit 7y ago
All you need is a method to compute the first white move that produces a significantly better win rate than thinking about it during the match, and then memorizing them becomes advantageous, if doing so is feasible.
It doesn't have to be chess engines (although that seems the best approach), it can also be 100 people each spending 10 days analyzing one position per day, or it can be win-rate stats from high-level tournaments once Chess960 is widely played and there is enough data.
- slau 7y agoI’m not sure you understand opening theory. It takes years to learn a single opening, and I don’t think any serious player would claim they know all variations/sidelines of a given opening. There’s no single “best” opening because you can always employ a defence for a specific opening. For example, there’s a trap against the London which is to play 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 h5. 3. e3...