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  1. #The object of this file is to present positions in the opening in
  2. #which there is thought to be a unique best move. This test will only
  3. #be of much interest if the computer taking the test, is playing with
  4. #its opening book turned OFF. Otherwise a lot of the answers will be
  5. #directly in the book. Of course, it helps to have a book in non-book
  6. #positions because of transposition possibilities, but situations where
  7. #that is the case, are basically not represented in this file.
  8. #
  9. #First, A. Alekhine: My greatest games of chess
  10. #1908-1937, 2 volumes in 1, Dover 1985. AlekhineI is volume I,
  11. #1908-1923.  AlekhineII is volumeII, 1924-1937. I'm going by Alekhine's
  12. #comments in which he says things like the move was "necessary" or
  13. #"best"; in nearly all these cases, something else (i.e. which Alekhine
  14. #considered to be a mistake) was played in the game.
  15.  
  16. begin examples from (AlekhineI)
  17. rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/2B1P3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK1NR/b Nf6xPe4! (AlekhineI) p1
  18. r3kbnr/1ppb1ppp/p7/2p5/4P3/1P6/P1P1NPPP/RNB1K2R/b Pc5c4! (AlekhineI) p4
  19. r1bq1rk1/pppnbppp/4pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N1PN2/PPQ2PPP/R3KB1R/b Pc7c5 (AlekhineI) p.9
  20. r1bqkbnr/pp1p1ppp/2n1p3/2p5/2P1P3/2N2N2/PP1P1PPP/R1BQKB1R/b Nc6d4 (AlekhineI) p19
  21. r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4P3/3N4/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R/b Nc6xPe5 (AlekhineI) p25
  22. r2q1rk1/ppn1ppbp/2p1bnp1/3P4/3P4/P1NBPN2/1PQ2PPP/R1B2RK1/b Nf6xPd5 (AlekhineI) p32
  23. r1bqk1nr/2pp1ppp/p1n5/1pb1p3/4P3/1B3N2/PPPPQPPP/RNB1K2R/w Pa2a4! (AlekhineI) p43
  24. r1bq1rk1/2ppbppp/p1n2n2/1p2p3/4P3/1BP2N2/PP1PQPPP/RNB1K2R/w Pd2d4 (AlekhineI) p54
  25. r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/1B2p3/4P3/2N2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R/b Nc6d4! (AlekhineI) p60
  26. rnbqkb1r/ppp2ppp/8/3P4/4nP2/5N2/PPP3PP/RNBQKB1R/b Bf8c5 (AlekhineI) p66
  27. rn1qk2r/ppp2ppp/8/2bP1b2/4nPP1/5N2/PPP1Q2P/RNB1KB1R/b Ke8g8C! (AlekhineI) p66
  28. r2qk1nr/ppp2ppp/2npb3/2b1p3/2B1P3/2NP1N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQK2R/w Bc1e3! (AlekhineI) p82
  29. r3k2r/1pp1qpp1/1pnpbn1p/4p3/2B1P2B/2NP4/PPP2PPP/R2QK2R/w Pf2f3! (AlekhineI) p113
  30. rnbqk2r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/8/1bPP4/2N5/PPQ1PPPP/R1B1KBNR/b Pc7c5 (AlekhineI) p115
  31. rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/8/2B1P3/8/PB3PPP/RN1QK1NR/b Pd7d5! (AlekhineI) p126
  32. rn1qkb1r/pbpp1ppp/1p2pn2/8/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQK2R/b Bf8e7 (AlekhineI) p137
  33. r1bqk2r/pppn1ppp/3bpn2/3p4/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP3PPP/R1BQKB1R/w Pc4c5 (AlekhineI) p140
  34. r1bq1rk1/pp1n1ppp/2p1pn2/3p4/2PP4/2NBPN2/PP1Q1PPP/R3K2R/w Ra1d1! (AlekhineI) p143
  35. r1bqkb1r/1pp2ppp/p1n1p1n1/2Pp4/3P1B2/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R2QKB1R/w Bf4e3! (AlekhineI) p154
  36. r1bqk2r/4nppp/ppnbp3/3p3P/3P4/2N1BN2/PP2PPP1/R2QKB1R/w Ph5h6! (AlekhineI) p154
  37. rnbqkb1r/p2p1ppp/4pn2/1ppP4/2P5/5N2/PP2PPPP/RNBQKB1R/w Bc1g5 (AlekhineI) p158
  38. r1bqk2r/2pp1ppp/p1n2n2/1pb1p3/4P3/1BN2N2/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R/w Nf3xPe5 (AlekhineI) p192
  39. rn1qkb1r/pbpppppp/1p3n2/8/2PP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKBNR/w Qd1c2 (AlekhineI) p199
  40. r1b2rk1/pp1nq1pp/2p1p3/3p1p2/2PP4/2QBPN2/PP3PPP/R4RK1/w Ra1c1! (AlekhineI) p220
  41. r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/1B6/3pP3/2N5/PPPP1PPP/R1BQK2R/w Pe4e5 (AlekhineI) p221
  42. r1bq1rk1/pp1nbppp/2p1pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2NBPN2/PP3PPP/2RQK2R/b Pd5xPc4 (AlekhineI) p234
  43. r1bqr1k1/pp3ppp/2p1pn2/3n2N1/2BPN3/4P3/PP3PPP/2RQ1RK1/w Ne4g3 (AlekhineI) p234
  44. r1bq1rk1/pppn1pbp/3p1np1/8/2PN4/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R1BQ1RK1/w Pb2b3 (AlekhineI) p244
  45. rnbqkb1r/pp1p1ppp/4pn2/8/3NP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R/w Nb1c3 (AlekhineI) p245
  46. r1bq1rk1/ppp1nppp/1bnp4/8/3NP3/2P1B3/PP1NBPPP/R2Q1RK1/b Pf7f5! (AlekhineI) p248
  47. r1bqk2r/2p1bppp/p1np1n2/1p2p3/P3P3/1BN2N2/1PPP1PPP/R1BQ1RK1/b Pb5b4! (AlekhineI) p255
  48.  
  49. begin examples from (alekhine2)
  50. rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/8/3Np3/6P1/PPPPPP1P/RNBQKB1R/b Pc7c5! (alekhine2) p11
  51. rn1qkbnr/ppp1pppp/8/4N2b/2pP4/2N5/PP2PPPP/R1BQKB1R/b Nb8d7 (alekhine2) p23
  52. r1bq1rk1/1ppnbppp/p3pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP3PPP/2RQKB1R/w Pc4xPd5 (alekhine2) p45
  53. rnbqkb1r/pp1ppppp/5n2/2p5/2P5/5N2/PP1PPPPP/RNBQKB1R/w Nb1c3 (alekhine2) p90
  54. rnbqk1nr/ppp2ppp/4p3/8/3Pp3/P1N5/1PP2PPP/R1BQKB1R/b Nb8c6 (alekhine2) p94
  55. 2kr1b1r/pp1b1pp1/2n2q1p/8/8/2N1P3/PP1Q1PPP/R3KBNR/w Nc3d5 (alekhine2) p103
  56. r3kb1r/pp2pppp/2n5/qB1n4/3P2b1/2N2N2/PP3PPP/R1BQK2R/w Qd1b3! (alekhine2) p110
  57. r2q1rk1/2p1bppp/p1n5/1p1n4/3P2b1/1B2BN2/PP1N1PPP/R2Q1RK1/w Qd1b1! (alekhine2) p119
  58. r1bqk2r/pppnnpbp/3pp1p1/8/2BPP3/2N2N2/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1/w Pa2a4 (alekhine2) p124
  59. r2q1rk1/1b1nbppp/pp3n2/2pp2B1/B2P4/2N1PN2/PP3PPP/2RQ1RK1/w Bg5xNf6 (alekhine2) p129
  60. r1bqkb1r/5ppp/4pn2/1p2N3/3p4/3B4/PP3PPP/R1BQK2R/w Qd1f3! (alekhine2) p133
  61. rnb1kbnr/pp2qppp/3p4/2pP4/4PB2/6P1/PPP4P/RN1QKBNR/w Ng1f3! (alekhine2) p139
  62. r2q1rk1/1pp2ppp/p1n1pn2/8/Pb1P4/4P3/1P1NNPPP/R1BQ1RK1/b Pe6e5 (alekhine2) p173 (open up lines if better developed)
  63. r2qr1k1/1pp2ppp/p1nb1n2/8/P2Pp3/4P1N1/1P1B1PPP/R2QNRK1/b Bd6xNg3! (alekhine2) p173
  64. r1bqk2r/pp2bppp/2nppn2/1B6/4P3/1NN5/PPPQ1PPP/R1B1K2R/b Ph7h6 (alekhine2) p182
  65. r4rk1/2q1bppp/p2p1n2/npp1p3/3PP1b1/2P2N2/PPB2PPP/R1BQRNK1/w Nf1e3 (alekhine2) p205
  66. rnbqkb1r/pp3ppp/4pn2/2pP4/3P4/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R1BQKB1R/b Nf6xPd5 (alekhine2) p249
  67. rnbqkbnr/ppp2ppp/8/3P4/3p4/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQKBNR/b Ng8f6 (alekhine2) p250
  68. r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/2n2n2/3q4/1b1P4/2N2N2/PP2BPPP/R1BQ1RK1/b Qd5a5 (alekhine2) p250
  69.  
  70. #A few other examples follow
  71.  
  72. rnbqkbnr/pppp1p1p/8/4N3/4PppP/8/PPPP2P1/RNBQKB1R/b Ng8f6 std King's gambit position; the best move, says Horowitz's book on chess openings
  73. rnbqkbnr/pppp1ppp/8/4p3/4PP2/2N5/PPPP2PP/R1BQKBNR/b Pd7d5 std Vienna, only decent move
  74.  
  75. #Standard opening positions with a unique best move, but which is hard
  76. #to find for the uninitiated. Going by statements made in Modern Chess
  77. #Openings 13, ed. by W. Korn.
  78.  
  79. begin examples from (MCO)
  80. rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/5n2/4p3/2B1P3/3P4/PPP2PPP/RNBQK1NR/b Pc7c6 (MCO) std bishops opening
  81. rnbqk2r/pp1p1ppp/4pn2/2p5/1bPP4/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R1BQKBNR/w Ng1e2 (MCO) std nimzo indian
  82. rnbqkb1r/pp1ppppp/5n2/2p5/2PP4/8/PP2PPPP/RNBQKBNR/w Pd4d5 (MCO) std benoni
  83. r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p3/3PP3/5N2/PPP2PPP/RNBQKB1R/b Pe5xPd4 std scotch
  84.  
  85. #Opening positions from Nimzowitsch: Chess Praxis, Dover 1962.
  86.  
  87. begin examples from (Nimzowitsch_Praxis)
  88. r1bqkbnr/pp3ppp/2n5/2pp4/3P4/2N2N2/PP2PPPP/R1BQKB1R/w Pg2g3 (Nimzowitsch_Praxis) ("a refutation of black's opening") game 65.
  89. r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4N3/1b1PP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R1BQKB1R/b Qd8e7 (Nimzowitsch_Praxis) game 69
  90.  
  91. #Opening positions from Karpov's collected games, David Levy editor, Robert Hale and Co., London 1975
  92. begin examples from (Karpov)
  93. rnbqr1k1/pp3pp1/3ppn1p/2pP4/1bP1P2B/2NB1P2/PP4PP/R2QK1NR/b Pe6xPd5 (Karpov) Lukin-Karpov p61
  94. r1bqk2r/2p1bppp/p1np1n2/1p2p3/P3P3/1BP2N2/1P1PQPPP/RNB1K2R/b Bc8b7 (Karpov) karpov-moles p67
  95. r2q1rk1/1bp1bpp1/p1np3p/1p2p1B1/P2PP3/1BP2N2/1P2QPPP/RN2R1K1/b Be7xBg5 (Karpov) karpov-moles p67
  96. r1b2rk1/pp2qppp/8/b1P1n3/N1BpP3/P7/1PQ2PPP/R1B2RK1/w Bc4d5 (Karpov) karpov-timman p69
  97. r3kb1r/2qp1ppp/p1n1p3/2P5/PpB3n1/3QBN2/1PP2PPP/R3K2R/w Bc4xPa6 (Karpov) vibornov-karpov p77
  98. r5k1/pp1bpp1p/3p2pQ/2q1n1Pn/4P3/1B3PN1/P1P5/2KR3R/b Bd7g4! (Karpov) karpov-gik p78
  99. 2r2rk1/pb1nq1pp/8/2pp1p2/1P2n3/4PN2/PBQ1BPPP/2RR2K1/b Pc5c4 (Karpov) vaganian-karpov p83
  100. r1bq1rk1/1p1nppbp/p2p1np1/2pP4/2P1P3/2N2NP1/PP3PBP/R1BQ1RK1/b Pb7b5 (Karpov) karpov-adorjan p96
  101. r2qk2r/pp3ppp/3bpnb1/2p1N3/3P2PP/2P5/PP2QP2/R1B1KB1R/w Bf1g2 (Karpov) karpov-zaitsev p105
  102. r2qk2r/pp3ppp/3bpn2/1Q2N2P/3pb1P1/2P2P2/PP6/R1B1KB1R/b Nf6d7 (Karpov) karpov-zaitsev p105
  103. 1r1q1rk1/3bnpbp/pp4p1/2pNp3/2P5/3P2P1/P2BPPBP/1R1Q1RK1/w Pa2a4 (Karpov) barcza-karpov p109
  104. 2rq1rk1/pb2bpp1/1p2pB1p/3nN3/2pP4/P1N5/1P2QPPP/1B1R1RK1/b Nd5xNc3! (Karpov) ivkov-karpov p115
  105. r1bq1rk1/p2n1ppp/1p2pn2/8/1bBP4/2N2N2/PP2QPPP/R1BR2K1/b Bc8b7 (Karpov) yepez-karpov p117
  106. r2q1rk1/pp2ppbp/1nn3p1/2Pp1b2/3P4/1PN2N1P/P3BPP1/R1BQ1RK1/b Nb6d7 (Karpov) dementeev-karpov p123
  107. r2qkb1r/1b1p1ppp/p1n1p3/1p6/4PB2/2N3P1/PPPQ1PBP/R4RK1/b Pd7d6 (Karpov) orlov-karpov p142
  108. r2qkb1r/1p3p1p/p1b2p2/4p3/8/4N3/PPP2PPP/R2QKB1R/w Bf1c4 (Karpov) karpov-taimanov p143
  109. rnbqkb1r/p1p2ppp/4p3/1p1nN3/2pP4/6P1/PP2PPBP/RNBQK2R/w Pa2a4! (Karpov) lengyel-karpov p153
  110. r1bqkb1r/1p1n1ppp/p1npp3/6P1/3NPP2/2N1B3/PPP4P/R2QKB1R/b Ph7h6 (Karpov) karpov-hort p156
  111. r1bqkb1r/1ppp1ppp/p1n5/4p3/B3n3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQ1RK1/w Pd2d4 (Karpov) karpov-savon p160
  112. rn2kb1r/1pq2ppp/p2pbn2/4p3/P3PP2/1NN5/1PP1B1PP/R1BQK2R/b Nb8c6? (Karpov) karpov-mecking p165 this is an error; it is essential to be able to reply to f5 with ...Bc4.
  113. r4rk1/3bbppp/p1npp3/qp6/2P1P3/1P4P1/PB2NPBP/R2Q1RK1/w Pc4c5 (Karpov) keene-karpov p165
  114. 2rr1bk1/2qb1ppp/ppnpp3/8/P1P1PP2/1PB3P1/1Q2N1BP/R4RK1/b Pb6b5! (Karpov) keene-karpov p165
  115. rnbqkb1r/pppp1ppp/4pn2/6B1/3P4/5N2/PPP1PPPP/RN1QKB1R/b Pc7c5 (Karpov) korchnoy-karpov p167
  116. r4rk1/1pqbbppp/p1nppn2/8/P3PP2/1NN1B3/1PP1B1PP/R2Q1R1K/b Pb7b6 (Karpov) karpov-cobo p178
  117. r1bq1rk1/pp2ppbp/2np1np1/8/3NP1P1/2N1BP2/PPPQ3P/R3KB1R/b Bc8e6 (Karpov) karpov-dueball p181
  118. rnbqkb1r/ppp3pp/5n2/3p1pB1/3P4/5N2/PPP2PPP/R2QKBNR/b Bf8e7 (Karpov) karpov-enevoldsen p184
  119. r1bq1rk1/1p2ppbp/2np1np1/p7/2BNP3/2N1BP2/PPPQ2PP/R3K2R/w Pa2a4 (Karpov) karpov-d.byrne p196
  120. r1bq1rk1/pppp2pp/2n2n2/2b1p3/2P2P2/2NP2P1/PP3PBP/R1BQK1NR/w Pf4xPe5 (Karpov) karpov-bellon p249
  121.  
  122. #E. Znosko-Borovsky: How to play the chess openings, Dover reprint.
  123. begin examples from (Znosko)
  124. r1bqk2r/pp1nbppp/2pp3n/4p1N1/P1BPP3/8/1PP2PPP/RNBQK2R/w Bc4xPf7+ (Znosko) game 1
  125. r1bqk2r/pppp1ppp/2n5/8/2BP4/1Q3N2/P4PPP/b1B2RK1/w Bc4xPf7+ (Znosko) (Greco's trap in Moller Attack of GP. Previous move was ...B(c3)xR(a1), which this refutes... white's developmental advantange is too great, is one way to look at it, another is that there is a [very deep] forced win...) game 2
  126. rn1qk2r/ppp2ppp/8/2bP1b2/4nP2/5N2/PPP1Q1PP/RNB1KB1R/w Nb1c3 (Znosko) (g4 is bad) game 3
  127. r1bq1rk1/pppnbppp/4pn2/3p2B1/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP3PPP/2RQKB1R/b Pc7c6 (Znosko) is "forced" game 4
  128. 2rr1bk1/p4ppp/1p2p3/8/1P1B4/Pq2P1P1/4QP1P/R3R1K1/b Rc8c2 (Znosko) grabbing 7th rank game 5
  129. r3k2r/pbqpbppp/2n1p3/2pn4/8/2PBPNN1/PP1BQPPP/R3K2R/b Pg7g5 (Znosko) (Also was keene #28) game 6
  130. 8/8/8/1p5r/p1p1k1pN/P2pBpP1/1P1K1P2/8/b Pb5b4 (Znosko) game 7
  131. 8/p4K2/P7/8/8/8/1k6/8/w Kf7e6 (Znosko) game 8
  132. 8/8/6kp/p7/1p4P1/1P3K2/P1P5/8/w Pc2c4 (Znosko) game 9
  133. 8/1p4p1/pB2k3/P6R/2r1PP1P/8/8/4b1K1/w Kg1g2 (Znosko) game 10
  134. 4k3/p1r1r1p1/2q2p1p/3b1P2/3PpNP1/2p1P1R1/P3QK1P/2R5/w Rc1xPc3 (Znosko) game 11
  135. 5rk1/p1p3p1/1p2p3/6Qq/5R1P/5bP1/P3PP2/6K1/w Rf4xRf8+ (Znosko) game 12
  136.  
  137. #Positions from "KLOP":
  138. #R.D. Keene and D.N.L. Levy: How to play the chess openings,
  139. #Batsford, 2nd ed 1980.
  140.  
  141. begin examples from (KLOP)
  142. r2qk2r/ppp2ppp/2np1n2/2b1p2b/2B1P1P1/2NP1N1P/PPP2P2/R1BQ1RK1/b Nf6xPg4 (KLOP) p14
  143. r1bq1rk1/ppp2pbp/3p1np1/2nPp3/2P1P3/2N2N2/PPQ1BPPP/R1B2RK1/b Pa7a5 (KLOP) p16
  144. r1bqk2r/pppp1Npp/2n2n2/2b1p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R/b Bc5xPf2+! (KLOP) p73 wilkes-barre
  145. r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/1B2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R/b Pa7a6! (KLOP) p77
  146. r1b1k1nr/1p1p1ppp/p1nQ1q2/4p3/4P3/8/PPP2PPP/RNB1KB1R/w Qd6d1! (KLOP) p92
  147. rnbqkb1r/pp2pppp/3p1n2/8/3NP3/5P2/PPP3PP/RNBQKB1R/b Pe7e5! (KLOP) p98
  148. rn1qkbnr/pp2pppp/2p5/5b2/3P4/6N1/PPP2PPP/R1BQKBNR/b Bf5g6 (KLOP) p124
  149. r1bqkbnr/ppp1pppp/2n5/3p4/2PP4/8/PP2PPPP/RNBQKBNR/w Nb1c3 (KLOP) p142
  150. r1bq1rk1/pppnnpbp/3p2p1/3Pp3/2P1P3/2N5/PP2BPPP/R1BQNRK1/w Ne1d3 (KLOP) p168
  151. r1b1qrk1/pp1nb1pp/2p1pn2/3pNp2/2PP4/1PN3P1/P3PPBP/R1BQ1RK1/w Ne5d3! (KLOP) p183
  152. r1b2rk1/pp5p/2pbpn2/3p1ppq/2PP4/1PBNPPP1/P3Q1BP/R4RK1/w Bc3b4! (KLOP) p184
  153. r1b1kbnr/pp3ppp/1qn1p3/2ppP3/3P4/2PB1N2/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R/b Pc5xPd4 (KLOP) p121
  154.  
  155.  
  156. #all done.
  157.