60th annoversary - BdF World Open - EM10
Preparing for this tournament I created 4 recent archives as following:
High-Level-Fernschach containing games from cc world championships and international invitation tournaments
Best-GM-Book-All containing gm 2600+ games
ICCF kplt. containing all ICCF games
IECG containing all IECG games
All rated lines as following are based on opening reports made with ChessBase database regarding the 4 archives as mentioned above!
as White player with e4 vs. ...c5:
- B20 Anti-Sicilian with Swjaginzew's move 1.e4 c5 2.Na3
no games in High-Level-Fernschach.
with very good results for White (only 9 games) in Best-GM-Book-All (72%)!!
no games in ICCF kplt.
with a single for White lost game in IECG.
- B22 Anti-Sicilian (Alapin) with 1.e4 c5 2.c3
with good results for White in High-Level-Fernschach (56%)!?
with pretty good results for White in Best-GM-Book-All (49%)!?
with pretty good results for White in ICCF kplt. (53%)!?
with pretty good results for White in IECG (54%)!?
as White player with e4 vs. ...e5:
- C45 Scotch with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4
with good results for White in High-Level-Fernschach (58%)!?
with good results for White in Best-GM-Book-All (59%)!?
with good results for White in ICCF kplt. (58%)!?
with pretty good results for White in IECG (53%)!?
- C42 Petrov with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5
with good results for White in High-Level-Fernschach (57%)!?
with good results for White in Best-GM-Book-All (58%)!?
with good results for White in ICCF kplt. (59%)!?
with good results for White in IECG (58%)!?
as Black player vs. d4...:
- D10 Slav defence with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6
with pretty good results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (47%)!?
with average results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (46%).
with average results for Black in ICCF kplt. (46%).
with average results for Black in IECG (46%).
- D11 Slav defence, captured with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 dxc4
with bad results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (25%).
with pretty good results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (50%)!?
with bad results for Black in ICCF kplt. (39%).
with average results for Black in IECG (43%).
- E12 Queens-Indian with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
with average results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (46%).
with average results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (45%).
with average results for Black in ICCF kplt. (46%).
with average results for Black in IECG (46%).
van Kempens recommendation!
- E20 Nimzo-Indian with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
with pretty good results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (50%)!?
with average results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (44%).
with pretty good results for Black in ICCF kplt. (50%)!?
with pretty good results for Black in IECG (50%)!?
van Kempens recommendation!
- E00 Katalan with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
with pretty good results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (55%)!?
with average results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (44%).
with pretty good results for Black in ICCF kplt. (50%)!?
with pretty good results for Black in IECG (53%)!?
van Kempens recommendation!
- E00 Katalan with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 c5
with average results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (44%).
with good results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (61%)!!
with average results for Black in ICCF kplt. (44%).
with average results for Black in IECG (45%).
van Kempens recommendation!
- E00 Katalan with 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4
with good results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (58%)!?
with bad results for Black in Best-GM-Book-All (37%).
with pretty good results for Black in ICCF kplt. (52%)!?
with average results for Black in IECG (43%).
van Kempens recommendation!
as Black player vs. e4...:
- B29 Sicilian - Nimzowitsch system with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6
with pretty good results for Black in High-Level-Fernschach (47%)!?
with only 2 games 0,5-1,5 for Black in Best-GM-Book-All.
with bad results for Black in ICCF kplt. (26%).
with bad results for Black in IECG (39%).
IM Andrew Martin's advice: "The Unexplored Sicilian - February 2004 - Part 1.htm"