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It is quite complicated. The examples I gave are quite simple, but in a lot of cases the transpositions can happen many moves into the game. The maroczy sicil
by adamconroy 12y ago
It is quite complicated. The examples I gave are quite simple, but in a lot of cases the transpositions can happen many moves into the game. The maroczy sicilian example I referred to is one of these cases, where I might not actually play e4 until say move 8-10, but in a general sense it probably should be classified as an e4 opening.
As an overall guide I think what you have done is fine, but I suspect something in the order of 10-20% of games might be subject to transpositions where the opening move isn't an accurate categorization.
- CurtMonash 12y agoAnd by the way, two of the most important kinds of transposition are: 1. Players who want to play Queen's Pawn opening but avoid certain lines in them start in an English instead. 2. Players who want to play Queen's Pawn or English openings but avoid certain lines in them start with 1. Nf3 instead.