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Kramnik drew the third game with an entombed rook! Unbelievable! (I like saying that - entombed rook) Endgame connoisseurs can find the win at their leisure.
Just from this match, No Castling Chess doesn't live up to its billing as helping to reduce the draw problem in top level chess. 3 draws in 4 games is a high draw rate. Since Kramnik is the one saying this will reduce draws, you'd think he'd try and not have so many games drawn.
I have a different proposition. No, not a different variant, although I'm always in favor of those. But a different opening which all chess games should begin with:
1. Nf3 a7 2.Ng1 h7
I call this opening the "Perreradox" (word play, instead of "paradox"). Hey, I thought of it, I should be able to name it after myself! lol
What is the point of this opening? There are 2 actually.
The first is quite apparent just by looking at the position: in return for not getting to move first, Black is effectively allowed to make 2 opening moves, both of which are slight weakening of his Pawn structure, or at least limiting, and neither of which immediately affects the struggle for control of the center.
The result is this: the Stockfish 10 chess engine at a search depth of 32 plies rates this position as absolutely even, 0.00, for the top 3 choices for White as move number 3 (those choices being 3.e4, 3.d4, and 3.Nf3). That means no more advantage to White in chess. That eliminates tournament pairing issues.
Second, all opening theory will have to be revised. Those who love studying opening theory will have a field day as they revisit all the standard chess openings and see how this forced opening changes all of them. Authors and publishers alike will love this!
Maybe I will forward this idea to Chessbase and see if they publish it and try to get FIDE to have a top-level match to test it out. Thoughts welcome!
Just from this match, No Castling Chess doesn't live up to its billing as helping to reduce the draw problem in top level chess. 3 draws in 4 games is a high draw rate. Since Kramnik is the one saying this will reduce draws, you'd think he'd try and not have so many games drawn.
I have a different proposition. No, not a different variant, although I'm always in favor of those. But a different opening which all chess games should begin with:
1. Nf3 a7 2.Ng1 h7
I call this opening the "Perreradox" (word play, instead of "paradox"). Hey, I thought of it, I should be able to name it after myself! lol
What is the point of this opening? There are 2 actually.
The first is quite apparent just by looking at the position: in return for not getting to move first, Black is effectively allowed to make 2 opening moves, both of which are slight weakening of his Pawn structure, or at least limiting, and neither of which immediately affects the struggle for control of the center.
The result is this: the Stockfish 10 chess engine at a search depth of 32 plies rates this position as absolutely even, 0.00, for the top 3 choices for White as move number 3 (those choices being 3.e4, 3.d4, and 3.Nf3). That means no more advantage to White in chess. That eliminates tournament pairing issues.
Second, all opening theory will have to be revised. Those who love studying opening theory will have a field day as they revisit all the standard chess openings and see how this forced opening changes all of them. Authors and publishers alike will love this!
Maybe I will forward this idea to Chessbase and see if they publish it and try to get FIDE to have a top-level match to test it out. Thoughts welcome!
Ha ha! Yes, I was just seeing if anyone was paying attention! lol
Aris, do you run tournaments? If yes, I hope you will try a theme tournament with this opening. Well, whenever tournaments get back up and running with OTB play again.
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