List of all 400 legal openings in 2 plies (by # of master games)

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0sumPuzzlerDtoWL

 Ah, so moves that would be annotated with a square 'ffwere "legal move" replaced with "sound move"[ i.e. maintains theoretical result of round's score].  I wonder if acute'ly forcible scenarios particularly for several turns by both sides tend to be more drawing than overtly obtuse ie nothreatening/quiescent positions 

Yigor
0sumPuzzlerDtoWL wrote:

 Ah, so moves that would be annotated with a square 'ffwere "legal move" replaced with "sound move"[ i.e. maintains theoretical result of round's score].  I wonder if acute'ly forcible scenarios particularly for several turns by both sides tend to be more drawing than overtly obtuse ie nothreatening/quiescent positions 

 

The acuteness often appears in gambits, exchanges but not necessarily. In my thread about acuteness U can see an old example, called Immortal Draw, consisting exclusively in 1-acute moves. blitz.pngwink.png

Yigor

#67 NLA: Symmetrical 1. b3 b6 is added. settings.png

Yigor

#68 van't Kruijs: Indian 1. e3 Nf6 is added. settings.png

Yigor

Okay, I was busy, but now I'm back and continue to maintain and complete this list. wink.png

Current status: 69 openings with 160+ games in the Explorer.

Yigor
ChiefBroccoli wrote:

Seems rather subjective. A move early on in the game should be weighed a lot less than later where there are less positions and pieces.

 

Yes, I know, evaluations depend on engines and statistical evaluations on databases. They clearly shouldn't be taken as the final truth. Nevertheless, it gives some indications on good and bad moves.

Yigor
greekgift_221b wrote:

What's the purpose of this post?

 

It's explained in the first post. The purpose is to make the full list with some additional info. What can be unclear here ?!? tongue.png

Yigor

I was busy with my job but now I'm planning to maintain this awesome thread. tongue.pnggrin.png

Yigor

I started to correct evaluations with new Stockfish 9+ data. explorer.png

Yigor

#70 and #71 added. settings.png

Yigor

#72 1Bd 1. b3 d6 NLA: Pirc is added.

Yigor

#73 van Geet: KF, where KF stands for Kingside Fianchettosettings.png

Yigor

74 openings with 134+ master games. peshka.png

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The last adding: #75 Englund gambit, 130 master games. settings.png

Yigor

#76 Anderssen: QP, 123 master games. settings.png

D2-D2

oh wow! your are still on it!

Yigor
D2-D2 wrote:

oh wow! your are still on it!

 

Yeah, I'm quite patient. LoL wink.png

Yigor

#77 Grob: QP, 119 master games. settings.png

Yigor

Current status: 82 entries, all openings with 100+ master games.