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1st October 2008, 02:49pm
#1
by tactician
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 256

Rank Opening White Win % Draw % Points per 100 games
1 Queen's Gambit 40 36 58
2 Blackmar Diemer Gambit 49 16 57
3 Ruy Lopez 40 33 56.5
4 Bishop's Opening 41 30 56
5 Benko Opening 38 35 55.5
=5 Reti Opening 37 37 55.5
=5 Vienna Game 41 29 55.5
8 Centre Game 44 22 55
=8 English Opening 38 34 55
=8 Scotch Game 40 30 55

 

 

Rank Opening White Win % Draw % Points per 100 games
1 Van't Kruijs Attack 28 25 40.5
2 Anderssen's Opening 30 27 43.5
3 Grob Opening 36 18 45
4 Saragossa Opening 34 23 45.5
5 Bird's Opening 34 25 46.5
6 Polish Defence 38 23 49.5
7 Dunst Opening 36 28 50
=7 Anti-Veresov Opening 36 28 50
9 Colle System 35 31 50.5
10 Mieses Opening 39 24 51

5th October 2008, 01:48pm
#2
by Shruikon
Worcester England
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 284

Huh. All the stats you've posted are really interesting. BDG is one of white's better openings yet so many still consider it unsound? Interesting.

5th January 2009, 10:27pm
#3
by Percyval
Citizen of the world International
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 450

Well you can`t rely a lot on stadistics because the games may also have some mistakes or blunders, or maybe they tranposes into diferent positions ect. but it is good anyway to know the stadistics, sometimes it realy helps

 
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