1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4
Evaluation 0.00 at depth 38...
A Bust to the Sicilian Defense
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Nov 5, 2018
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#543
Fantastic find Rychessmaster.
3400 rated engines struggle just as much against the Alapin as humans do. What an instructive game.
Nov 5, 2018
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#545
Also littlesoldier I was completely winning until I accidentally hung my queen that game.
The Staples13 variation may or may not be a forced win. Castling queenside gives black a lot of counterplat since there is an open c file stating right at white’s king and Qa5 is a very natural move for black
Nov 5, 2018
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#547
Morphysrevenges wrote:
TR_LL THR__D
I would like to buy a vowel please!?
I looked at your games fine sir and I see you play a variety of different responses to the Sicilian, but did you know that you score much better using the Alapin than you do any other response to the Sicilian? You score an excellent 61% using the Alapin and very average against the Sicilian using your other responses.
The data speaks for itself
Nov 5, 2018
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#548
Chessopera wrote:
Alapin is one of the easiest openings to deal with by Sicilian players. Open Sicilian is by far the most challeging test and after than is Rossolimo. The rest of anti-sicilians such as wing gambit, Alapin, Smith-Morra do not pose any problem to Black.
Chessopera I ask you please don’t try to mislead posters as that’s obviously not true.
rychessmaster1 έγραψε:
Cold hard proof that this works
No better proof than this
Cool hard proof that woodpushers are naive enough to take a blitz game between engines seriously.
Black had (almost) managed to screw a completely equal position, but (say) what is wrong with 54...gxh4 55.gxh4 Ke6?
Feel free to work on it- until you realize that white has no progress...
54...g4? is apparently a stupid (and fatal) mistake.
Chessopera wrote:
There is no ‘bust to sicilian’. Sicilian is not an easy nut to crack at specially with Alapin. Alapin is OK but not as good as open sicilian 100%.
Open Sicilian is TRASH
Grand Prix/Closed Sicilian is close to winning
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4. Nf3?
Alapin very easy to deal with in a game at normal match speed. A properly played KIA can be more difficult for black, however. But still ultimately level, all things being equal. Grand Prix simply isn't all that good. Too inflexible/telegraphic.
I'd be quite happy to play Staples at 3-day chess if he wants. He can even have white.
In an Alapin, that is.
Nov 5, 2018
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#557
Yeah I accept your challenge. We can play one game as each color if you’d prefer
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 d6
Evaluation +0.01 at depth 40
pfren wrote:
rychessmaster1 έγραψε:
Cold hard proof that this works
No better proof than this
Cool hard proof that woodpushers are naive enough to take a blitz game between engines seriously.
Agree with pfren. At the move ...g4? both engines only have less than 10 seconds on their clock, so they could not analyze deep enough and made mistakes. Just a side note, Komodo is especially bad at short time controls compared to other engines.
staples13 wrote:
Yeah I accept your challenge. We can play one game as each color if you’d prefer>>
No, I'm happy enough to play just the black side unless you'll let me play 1. d4, of course. Will you send a challenge, 3-day, rated, vacations allowed? Might as well play for something. I have to use vacations as occasionally I'm away for about 4 days.
Would there be any losses by someone who knew how to force a win?