Questions about game statistics, e.g. the winning percentage of a "line," the probability of some event occurring in a game, or player statistics.
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Distribution of time per move
I am interested in the distribution of time (in seconds) that players take per move. To this end, I am looking for game traces that contain timing information.
I have found a number of chess ...
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What merit is there to the so-called “Swiss gambit?”
The "Swiss gambit" refers to the idea of intentionally lowering one's performance at the beginning of a Swiss-system tournament, to one degree or another, in order to have an easier path through the ...
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Statistics on how a rating or winning percentage corresponds to the (opening, middle, end) game?
Have their been any statistics on how your knowledge on part of the game (opening, middle, end) corresponds to your rating or winning percentage? For example, I have found that if I play opening ...
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Are there statistics on the frequency of tactical motifs?
I was taking a look at the tactical motifs on chess tempo and I was curious to know which motifs are encountered most often and which motifs are encountered the least? Are their statistics for this?
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Do strong players move their pieces with different relative frequencies than weak players?
This question is an offshoot of Ramon Snir's earlier one about how often different types of pieces get moved, on average, in a game of chess. My question:
Do the relative numbers of moves for the ...
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Piece movement statistics
I have wondered about piece movement statistics, for example:
How many times is a piece moved in average (in general, but also per-piece, as I'm guessing the Queen moves more than any specific ...
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Are there any examples of high-level games in which the game was resigned or drawn without any captures?
Are there examples of high-level games which were resigned or drawn before any captures were made? Along similar lines, what game had the most moves before a capture was made?
Edit: I'm especially ...
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Who is/was the lowest ranked World Chess Champion?
Boris Gelfand has just won the 7th of 12 games (all previous drawn) in the FIDE World Championship match against the current holder of the title Viswanathan Anand. This puts him in a good position to ...
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What is the last piece to be developed, and why?
Statistically speaking, for white and black, what is the last piece moved from its starting position, and why?
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Pawn to Queen probabilities chart
Statistically speaking, which white and black pawns are most likely to be queened?
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How do I obtain statistics on openings?
I'm looking for statistics on the probability of a given opening being used in a game, and by what percent its use is growing or declining over some set timeframe, for example, over the previous year. ...
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What openings typify 21st century chess?
What openings are particularly typical of 21st century chess so far? To be more clear, which openings are particularly popular in the 21st century relative to the 20th century? For example, certain ...
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Is it true that Chess is generally more played by men?
I have recently heard that the only 5% percent out of entire chess players are women. I find this suspicious. Who says that only men can play chess? Is this statistic true, and if it is, why?
