One-dimensional!?
Threatening 'only one check from behind', White's doubled rooks on the back rank do need some help to seal the deal ...
| 1.e4 | 1,177,402 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
| 1.d4 | 954,689 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
| 1.Nf3 | 284,543 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
| 1.c4 | 183,757 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
| 1.g3 | 19,823 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.b3 | 14,517 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
| 1.f4 | 5,931 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
| 1.Nc3 | 3,873 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
| 1.b4 | 1,777 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
| 1.a3 | 1,245 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
| 1.e3 | 1,076 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
| 1.d3 | 964 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
| 1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
| 1.h4 | 465 | 54% | 2381 | --- |
| 1.c3 | 436 | 51% | 2426 | --- |
| 1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
| 1.a4 | 117 | 59% | 2462 | --- |
| 1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.Nh3 | 92 | 67% | 2511 | --- |
| 1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
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1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 d6 3.Nbc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be2 Qc7 7.0-0 e6 8.f4 Be7 9.Kh1 Nc6 10.Bf3 Bd7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qe2 0-0 13.Be3 b5 14.a3 Nd7 15.Rad1 Nb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Nd5 Qd8 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Qe1 Rfd8 20.Qa5 Rac8 21.Qb4 Bb7 22.Qd2 Qc7 23.c3 Qc4 24.Qf2 Qc5 25.Rd4 Rd7 26.e5 Bxf3 27.Qxf3 Qc6 28.Qd3 Rcd8 29.Rd1 d5 30.Re1 a5 31.Re3 Rb8 32.Rh3 h6 33.Qd2 b4 34.cxb4 axb4 35.axb4 Rc7 36.Rc3 Qa6 37.h3 Rbc8 38.Kh2 Qf1 39.Rdd3 Rc4 40.Rf3 Qb1 41.Qe2 R8c7 42.Rf1 Qf5 43.g4 Qg6 44.Rfc1 Re4 45.Qd2 Rb7 46.Rc8+ Kh7 47.Ra8 Rexb4 48.Rcc8! Qe4 48...Rxb2 49.Rh8# - Start an analysis engine:
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| Bernstein,O | - | Kotov,A | - | 1–0 | 1946 | B84 | Staunton Memorial | 18 |
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