Staples, sorry to break your shield, but Magnus Carlsen only played the alapin once (as black) in a tournament (in 2002). He won. Now what?
A Bust to the Sicilian Defense
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"On what grounds [is it believed that Black is just lost after 1 e4 c5 2 c3 d5 3 exd5 Qxd5 4 d4 Nc6 5 dxc5]?" - kindaspongey (~7 hours ago)
"Based on the dominant play of Sveshnikovn in this line. As best I can tell he has never lost a game playing this line" - staples13 (~6 hours ago)
"What about failing to win?" - kindaspongey (~6 hours ago)
staples13 wrote (~2 hours ago):
I’m not sure. It’s possible someone has drawn him in this line
What about the possibility of Sveshnikov losing in games that you do not know about?
"... he claims the Alapin wins by force, but he has a large negative score in the mainline." - BobbyTalparov (~3 hours ago)
"I score 60% wins 32% loss and 8% draw against the 2. d5 mainline , and I score 51 % win 41 % loss and 8% draw against the other mainline 2. Nf6. Those are both excellent positive numbers (~3 hours ago)
"You may want to check again. [data about staples13 games that started with 1 e4 c5 2 c3 Nf6 3 e5 Nd5 4 d4 cxd4] ..." - Bobby Talparov (~2 hours ago)
staples13 wrote (~2 hours ago):
Well if you go 6 moves deep and ignore all the lines where I have a winning record and only post the 2 lines where I have a slightly losing record than yeah. But that’s not a very honest approach now is it. I could make Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov look bad if I analyzed their results that way
Are we considering a person or an opening? Does it make sense to claim a forced win for White if there are lines where White is not so successful?
staples13 wrote (~2 hours ago):
For those of you who have demonstrated skepticism of the Alapin in this thread it’stime for you to back up your talk.
51/100 slots for the Sicilian Alapin Open daily tournament I created ...
Does it take tournament participation to demonstrate an ability to ask questions and record quotes?
Oct 7, 2018
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#306
kindaspongey wrote:
staples13 wrote (~2 hours ago):
For those of you who have demonstrated skepticism of the Alapin in this thread it’stime for you to back up your talk.
51/100 slots for the Sicilian Alapin Open daily tournament I created ...
Does it take tournament participation to demonstrate an ability to ask questions and record quotes?
No but I hope you’ll play. I think it’ll be much more fun if all the regular contributors to this thread joined the tournament
Staples - I suck. And calculating our game stats, for you, the probability of -
Winning - 99.9986654 %
Drawing - 00.0013344 %
Losing - 00.0000002 %
Oct 7, 2018
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#308
That’s ok ChessSD67. On this thread we respect the opinion of all players regardless of rating.
So if you so desire you’re welcome to play the tournament and practice what we’ve learned.
I have too, but WE NEED IT TO START.
So ca you start it or do I have to wait for the 45 people that haven't joined yet. Plus, for all the people who say "the main reason you win is that people don't EXPECT the Alapin" and "Its drawn/lost if someone PREPARE FOR IT", they can prove themselves by, you guessed it, preparing for the Alapin
Oct 7, 2018
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#312
Nice glad you joined. Yes we’re at 56/100 and the tournament will automatically start when we get 100 players. It’ll go pretty quick. It Should start tomorrow or Tuesday I would think.
Yep the Alapin won’t be catching anyone off guard this tournament so no one can use that as an excuse
BTW is Alapin pronounced like ala-PINE, or ala-pin, and where do you put the stress on the word
Oct 7, 2018
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#315
staples13 wrote:
... Someone please correct me if I’m wrong
You've been corrected on numerous occasions on several points. It doesn't make any difference.
Oct 7, 2018
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#316
Whatever believe what you want. You’re entitled to your opinion. I don’t feel the need to continue to defend myself against these nonsensical attacks.
Time zone?
You’re welcome to join the tournament and prove your credentials Bobby