Breaking News - 04.11.2026Dear chess friends, let me start please with the popular motivational proverb:     "If you think a wolf has given up, it's actually just watching its prey." - Louis Veuillot     How that’s true...in fact, in our world..the 'true' Champions are just like that..     And now let's back to current tour, this time as players are picked one of the      Top books (per author)..e.g under these new conditions, Queen's Gambit is      Again said the 'last' word! Moreover, even as 2 years old dated (belonging to      December 2024), In other words, just unbelievable! 2nd Arpia (by Anton Ces)     3rd AdrianOliva..where DON-Lite couldn't be a Winner..but it's quite normal,     As we know that each book's performance depends on our used cond. that's     Why the book tours are so exciting..due it's not that easy to predict who'll win.     What I can add more? This tour indicates which Top books are better in trend      Openings! And as last; my congratulations to all book participants, great job!!
     LX V's Champion:  Queen's Gambit  - Congratulations to Hamdullah Can!     Note: Exactly same Queens Gambit ver. managed to be several times Champion..   Rank Name               Elo    +    - games score oppo. draws   1 Queens Gambit     3831    4    4   700   51%  3823   96%    2 Arpia             3829    4    4   700   51%  3823   97%    3 AdrianOliva upd2  3826    4    4   700   50%  3824   97%    4 Don-Lite 281026   3825    4    4   700   50%  3824   96%    5 Waldemar Dual     3824    4    4   700   50%  3824   96%    6 Kara 071026       3821    4    4   700   49%  3824   94%    7 OlisFish 1410     3820    4    4   700   49%  3825   95%    8 Kaan November     3816    4    4   700   49%  3825   95% 
      • Calculated by Bayeselo / OlisFish is fixed to 3820 /  Blue Name = Last Update
More Details:• All books are played by same 3800+ engine: Sedat 2026 (by Anton CES)    • Main Settings (for all opening books): Book Depth: 100 / Book Width: 2  Exception some of players are participated by Authors suggested settings• The current overall draw perc. (based on 2800 games) is very high: 96%• All of the played tournament games are available (in PGN) SCCT B/N LXV
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