Request: New CCC openings needed!

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the_real_greco

Hi Everyone,

I'm on the hunt for new opening lines to use in our Computer Chess Championship (chess.com/ccc). So if you have a favorite that you'd like to see played, post it here! 

In general I'm looking for openings that:

  1. Aren't super tactical
  2. Are balanced (Stockfish evaluation at +/- 1.00ish)
  3. Are short (<20ply or 10 fullmoves)

If you're curious the current book is here: https://pastebin.com/hVk9Ezcy

Thanks, and I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

MatthewFreitag

Petrov's defense is a goody.

Maybe the little known Beirut gambit would be interesting, although I doubt the small positional edge compensates for a pawn at the computer level. To quote the wikipedia entry...

1...d5
The anglo-Scandinavian defense.[10] After 2. cxd5, black can follow up with either 2...Qxd5, 2...Nf6, or the risky 2...c6, The Beirut Gambit. 2...c6 is considered a dubious move, giving black questionable compensation for the pawn, but surprisingly has an incredibly high win rate. [11]

 

The idea for the defense is it's very hard to develop the e and d pawn to the 4th rank.

the_real_greco

From what I can tell the Beirut should continue 3. dxc6 Nxc6, Eval 1.06 at 100M nodes. 
Looks worth a shot, for sure.

earthorosis_92

 

Blumenfeld Countergambit

MatthewFreitag

The Beirut gambit can actually be used to obtain a draw. It's hard to make much headway as white.

flyingbishop97

Gajewski Gambit

flyingbishop97

its not really a super tactical line

the_real_greco

LOVE the Blumenfeld. The Staunton-Cochrane was also good, and I added its ugly cousin too (the Jalalabad Variation). I don't play the Ruy but the Gajewski gambit also seems interesting.

As for the QGD, we have plenty that will transpose from that variation already. Thanks for suggesting it though!

Book is up to 220 openings, but I could always have 500! Keep the suggestions coming!

flyingbishop97

Just curious, is there a way to access the games if I couldn't watch them live?

the_real_greco

Our archive, for now, is being run through another Pastebin (!) :https://pastebin.com/ZKLFBFfU


But the new openings won't be in there yet. In about a week, when CCC11 Qualification finishes, we'll be running a daylong bullet test where the new openings will appear; they'll play again soon after. At that point the easiest method will be to visit chess.com/ccc and find them through the GUI.

amusingmouse

 

jatait47

okay, here are four possibilities:

C25 Calabrese Countergambit Deferred
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bc4 f5

C45 Scotch Game: Steinitz
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Qh4

C46 Three Knights: 3...Bc5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5

C57 Two Knights: Ulvestad
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 b5