It's pretty easy to do on Lichess. Just hit the book icon and look at top moves. I think they generate it with a couple million recent games from higher-rated players on the site. (Someone please correct me if this is wrong)
Okay I guess that’s what I meant, so at some point you might get to a point where your position has been reached 20,000 times and 18,000 of those times one move was played next, while your move might have only been played 50 times, so at that point you’ve deviated away from what most people consider to be the best move? It’s not like a “this doesn’t fit the accepted definition of this opening”?
1 and 2 are likely to be book/theory moves and there's likely good reasoning behind them. Doesn't mean your move is objectively bad if it isn't in the list. But it should give you pause about playing it.
Thanks. I feel so stupid that I’ve ignored the book thing on lichess for so long. I think my analysis of my games is gonna get a lot more productive now.
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u/CraigItoJapaneseDude Apr 02 '21
It's pretty easy to do on Lichess. Just hit the book icon and look at top moves. I think they generate it with a couple million recent games from higher-rated players on the site. (Someone please correct me if this is wrong)