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Where Do the Pieces Go? A Different Kind of Opening Study

"London System at the 1600 level"

  • Level should not matter. Good moves are good moves and bad moves are bad moves regardless of level.
    A higher level player plays more good moves and less bad moves, a lower level player less good moves and more bad moves.
    You should approach each game as if your opponent were Carlsen.
"London System at the 1600 level" * Level should not matter. Good moves are good moves and bad moves are bad moves regardless of level. A higher level player plays more good moves and less bad moves, a lower level player less good moves and more bad moves. You should approach each game as if your opponent were Carlsen.

That's actually exactly what RBOT does — it always responds with the best available move.
The rating level determines what your opponent plays, not what you play. The point is simply that if you prepare for Carlsen's moves, you'll be ready for moves that appear in roughly 7% of your games — and unprepared for the move that appears in 26%.

That's actually exactly what RBOT does — it always responds with the best available move. The rating level determines what your opponent plays, not what you play. The point is simply that if you prepare for Carlsen's moves, you'll be ready for moves that appear in roughly 7% of your games — and unprepared for the move that appears in 26%.