Wiki Project
The Final Theory of Chess Project is an online, open encyclopedia of chess openings that anyone can edit. Chess enthusiasts armed only with computer chess software and a passion for chess are writing the chess world’s equivalent of Wikipedia using what Harvard Law School professor Yochai Benkler has called Commons-based Peer Production (CBPP).
Share your genius and creativity and help to transform this imperfect project into a great one. Get your free login information today and become a pioneer of this effort to explore and catalogue chess theory in wiki format.1For further information, or to establish a user log-in name, please contact: gary@finaltheoryofchess.com
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Free Stuff
Visit the Essential Downloads page and get a free ebook of The Final Theory of Chess and/or a compact version of The Final Theory of Chess analysis database.
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Projects Awaiting Funding
Mirror this wiki: If you are interested in mirroring The Final Theory of Chess Wiki, please contact gary@finaltheoryofchess.com with "Mirror" in the subject line. SolvingChess@home: The next step will be to develop a SETI-like distributed computing application (e.g. BOINC, Chessbrain), tailored specifically to the needs of this wiki project, whereby participants can donate the unused CPU cycles of their personal computers to analyzing chess variations.
- Busted Book Openings: One function that we envision the OECO performing is that of a consumer watchdog over the traditional chess publishing industry. Computer analysis often reveals improvements or outright refutations of opening variations promoted by chess books. Of course, computer analysis also frequently verifies the soundness of book variations. Donate today and support the creation of an unbiased third party which will be dedicated to verifying the soundness of published chess theory.
All donations will be used to directly support The Final Theory of Chess Project.
The Book
386 pages 8.5"/11"
850+ diagrams
The Final Theory of Chess is an attempt to construct an aggressive opening repertoire based primarily upon the use of computer analysis. Computer analysis has been built upon previous computer analysis, in a process repeated seemingly ad infinitum.
The ultimate goal is to push opening theory through the middlegame and finally to a point where endgame tablebases can solve for mate. The Final Theory of Chess lays a solid foundation upon which further computer analysis may be built in order to solve the game of chess.
The game of checkers has already been solved by a team of computer researchers. Similarly, further computer analysis of the game of chess will one day answer the question: "Is the game of chess a theoretical draw, a win for White, or even a win for Black?"
Chess openings which are analyzed include:
The Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation, Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, King's Gambit Accepted: Fischer Defense, Vienna Game, Ruy Lopez: Marshall Gambit, Two Knights Defense, French Defense: Advance Variation - Nimzowitsch Gambit, From's Gambit, and others.
The Final Theory of Chess is a practical opening guide for correspondence players, an aggressive repertoire for over-the-board players, and a solid foundation for future chess theory to build upon.
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All donations will be used to directly support The Final Theory of Chess Project.
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