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euro_pop_legend 28-May-23, 17:07	Best/worse openings for black/white(video's and stats)... I have mentioned many times in the past in this club and other forums some of the best openings and opening defenses for white and black,in a statistical format.Rather than chat away,page after page and post charts again,I have found a few very good video's on this subject,including the last two link's which lists the WORSE openings for white AND black in history.Pay particular attention to those % stats!!As a beginner,you may not find stats very interesting,but as you progress up the rating ladder(hopefully!)....you will actually NEED to understand which openings by name are the best and which ones you should probably avoid on either side of the board.This is what I call the 3 level breakdown: "level 1" breakdown is possessing the proper knowledge of the openings strengths and weakness's as tabulated from 1000's of high level games over the decades.Level "2" would then be to assimilate and dissect the specific opening by subvariational line statistics.So,for example,if a Ruy Lopez is rated at a specifically good win rate for black...which specific variation of the Ruy Lopez yields the higher or highest win rate by statistical play from blacks perspective?Berlin?Cozio?In the open variations,which ones?The Exchange Var?Arkangel?Then there is what I call the 3rd level for very advanced players which would be to research/isolate/define/study very specific games by specific high level players and GM's(especially up to date cutting edge games by the top players and world champions) and pick out very VERY specific game's and lines(or new lines) in those game variations that have had a very high win rate,especially in recent months.And if not recent,then by studying many of the sub footnotes in books new and old(even MCO-15). Summary: Level 1: Possessing the proper knowledge of the openings strengths and weakness's as tabulated from 1000's of high level games over the decades. Level 2: To assimilate and dissect the specific opening by subvariational line statistics. Level 3: Research/isolate/define/study very specific games by specific high level players and GM's(especially up to date cutting edge games by the top players and world champions) and pick out very VERY specific game's to use,book footnotes.... www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com You may very well find some of these stats interesting or a bit shocking!Perhaps you may discover WHY you are not doing that well in an opening or defense,just on stats!!!It is possible!Stats are there for a reason.They are PROVEN resources and records of countless games played by humans vs humans, computers vs humans and computers vs computers. When you have mastered at least 2 of the 3 levels above and combine that with a high quality opening book and understand how to define the tree variations and "tune" those trees(in a better opening book),then you will have a very high recipe for success in your winning chess repertoire. I hope you find the video's above interesting.When you have the time,check them out.Some of the higher rated players in this club already know much of what is in those video's,but certainly not the players that are in the lower spectrum of the rating levels. All of this is an important part of that "theory thing"I discuss in this club.Playing blindly and not caring about these stats is probably one of the major reasons(out of a few other reasons) that you have always stagnated at a lower rating level and will probably REMAIN at that lower level your entire life.So,its up to you to buckle down and force yourself to get better.It will not simply come naturally unless your a chess prodigy...and if your were that,you would not be reading this!Others say to themselves...well,I really do not care to get better at this chess game,although it would be nice.Others say...who gives a damn?Well,I say the choice is yours.You must take a true concerted effort to get better,not just "wish it"to happen!
euro_pop_legend 30-May-23, 03:20	Two reference books to compliment your studies One is relatively cheap,the other expensive.But both are the "Chess Bibles" that should be in your possession of opening book study and deeper line analysis.My suggestion is to at least have the MCO-15.Yes,it was made in 2008 and does not have all the up to the date theoretical lines...but it still contains a wealth of info,subvariation lines and some nice,brief stories behind most of the main openings.If you have MCO-14,that is just about as good.Since theory changes all the time,especially with the newest GM's out there,newly arisen chess programs and even games from monsters like Alpha-Zero,opening theory and the best/worse lines as in those video's can fluctuate.But see,that is mainly for the GM's,IM's,senior masters and other high ranking players.Are YOU one of them????If not,then what holds water in those video's and MCO-15 and Nunn are very valid.Time and even NOT updating things from 2008,makes very little difference.I constantly read trolls on the internet condemning books like MCO-15 because they are a bit dusty old.Well,unless you have about 500 books or DVD's that cover every opening,line study,variations and up to date cutting edge chess opening study...you are just talking trash.And then,you would have to be constantly shelling out $$ several times a year to update.I laugh at those trolls.MCO and NUNN will REMAIN the chess Bibles to millions of chess players into eternity. If you do not understand how to use either book or a question about any video I post,just ask. I will always "back up"what I preach!!! www.amazon.com www.amazon.com There is a secret to updating lines and stats and combine everything above!But you should have the tool below AND MCO-15 or NUNN: What is this secret?: Hiarcs opening Chess book which IS UPDATED every 3 months!! But Hiarcs must be downloaded into your chess GUI like Fritz,Shredder,Arena and others. Discussing Hiarcs is long and detailed.So...not in this thread!I have another post for that.
euro_pop_legend 30-May-23, 03:26	one of the Hiarcs links Most downloads should be in CTG format.Click on the CTG to get a download link...but it is NOT free to have Hiarcs.But it is worth it. www.hiarcs.com
euro_pop_legend 30-May-23, 05:37	CTG format link Just another link page of the above link. www.hiarcs.com For about 40 dollars,you get a whole year of the best and newest openings,game play from the GM's,IM's,computer analysis games and best stats,plus much more.But you must have something to download it onto.Have an old Shredder 11?That will work fine.Arena has many more bells and whistles and I do not recommend it for those south of 1800 in rating. So,since Hiarcs get updated every 3 months with millions of games,then,for 40 dollars or about 37 Euros...you get 4 updates a year.Not bad for the price and trust me,Hiarcs is used perpetually and recommended by MANY of the GM's and IM's around the globe.I know,I know...you are not a GM. But Hiarcs is for everyone,not just the chess Gods!
euro_pop_legend 30-May-23, 05:46	Oh..one last comment for now. If you look in that second Hiarcs link above you will notice the Hiarcs15h book. That is actually a typo on the Hiarcs page.There is now,as of May 2023 a 15i book that has been updated from the 15h book listed.So,if you want the Hiarcs you will be sent a link for 15i,not 15h.Then the next update will be in August of 2023...and that one will be called: 15j book.

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