Yeah but a draw against Stockfish would be a good rrsult
A Bust to the Sicilian Defense
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It’s STOCKFISH
not carlsen
well if its such a bust how come according to chess.coms opening win percentages black wins .2 percent more and 1/3 of games are a draw. yea this isn't a bust buddy just another anti Sicilian if it was a bust no master would play the Sicilian anymore its an obscure move and its unlikely anyone would seriously prepare against it I believe you just caught players off guard
staples13 wrote:
Yeah but a draw against Stockfish would be a good rrsult
The point is, the result of this game contradicts your claim that Sicilian Alapin is a forced win for white.
littlesoldier123 wrote:
staples13 wrote:
Yeah but a draw against Stockfish would be a good rrsult
The point is, the result of this game contradicts your claim that Sicilian Alapin is a forced win for white.
Forced win vs Humans, and that’s all that matters.
But if you CANNOT win in X situation, a win is NO LONGER FORCED
ChessSD67 wrote:
But if you CANNOT win in X situation, a win is NO LONGER FORCED
Doesn’t matter to me.
How about you do Stockfish vs Stockfish in Alapin.
I think the moves by staples so far is the best move suggested by Stockfish
Draw, its so obv...
HolographWars wrote:
littlesoldier123 wrote:
staples13 wrote:
Yeah but a draw against Stockfish would be a good rrsult
The point is, the result of this game contradicts your claim that Sicilian Alapin is a forced win for white.
Forced win vs Humans, and that’s all that matters.
Carbon-based life forms?
Please help me play the most effective flag
Nov 22, 2018
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#694
Optimissed wrote:
Were you playing against Stockfish on a strong setting? I don't like its 8. ... Qc5 at all, I think maybe Qc7 instead. I've been away for a day and a half and I can't help noticing you haven't moved in our game. Not that I'm trying to put you under pressure to move .... it is a three day game after all and I also like to make full use of my time. I know we can't analyse a game in progress but I can mention that in my opinion, 4. ...e6, as played, is best for black.
Sorry, I had advanced to the second round of some 24 hour per move tournament so all those games just started are listed before yours, and so I kind of forgot about this one. I’ll pay more attention.
e6 is the right idea I think. It annoys me slightly when people develop their queenside first against the Alapin, which just doesn’t seem like the right idea
Nov 23, 2018
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#695
Play the Alapin against someone who actually knows the lines and see what happens. Also, check out the win rate at higher levels.
The Sicilian is bad. My friend always plays it and then I play Alapin and gain control of the center.
"Objectively, the Alapin System is not that dangerous for Black. ..." - GM Mikhail Golubev (2017)
Dec 11, 2018
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#698
Optimissed wrote:
The O.P. and I are playing an important test game, upon the result of which the future of the Sicilian will depend!
Yes great post. Our game will be posted on this thread and analyzed for many years and generations to come
Dec 11, 2018
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#699
TheGucciSlide wrote:
The Sicilian is bad. My friend always plays it and then I play Alapin and gain control of the center.
Yes great post. Not only does the Alapin give white complete control of the center but also does so with greater development
Well... in this case then, do you still claim that the Alapin is a forced win for white? Do you think you've made any errors that allowed Stockfish to secure a draw against the Alapin?