3.5 Identify Opening

The Identiy Opening in ChessDB (Game->Identify Opening) shows the position immediately before a game departs from a reconised opening. For example, in a game with these moves,

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Be3?? {Loses pawn on b2} 6...Qxb2 7.Nbd2 Qxc3 8.Rc1 Qa3 9.Rc2 cxd4 10.Bxd4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Bb5 Bxb5 13.Nxb5 Qa5 14.Nc7+ Kd7 15.Nxa8 d4 16.Rc7+ Ke8 17.Qc2 Qxe5+ 18.Ne4 Be7 {Black resigns} 1-

if we used Game->Identify Opening, the following position would be shown:

white blunders at 6.Be3

Notice how this is shown up to the point where the opening departs from a reconised opening. The opening is given as:

ECO C02r [French Advance 5.Nf3 Qb6]

Clearly 6.Be3?? is a blunder and is not part of any reconside opening. The reconised openings are those in the ECO classificaitn file (chessdb.eco)

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