Last Update: 29.03.2025

Hello There )

For anyone missed, interested..

Today I will try to introduce SCCT Book Competitions,

About the importance, influences of strong openings,

Which play MAIN role to be Number One / Champion!

Meanwhile, for Book Champion Rankings (since 2007)

In other words,

Undoubtedly the powerful lines play as 'Golden Key' for

Gaining high Elo points, no any other explanation of that!

And let Me say also please a few words more about passive,

Bad, critical, weak opening lines... they are disaster! Proved,

Guaranteed..Yes, I've no much, but enough experience to talk..

Anyhow I'm not going to share SCCT tours links due I may miss,

But since 2000s: I'm in Book Tests..not so short time as it looks!

However, millions of data (as reference) available, if still not so

Clear...Only who are 'new' in chess may have difficulties about

What is going on! Or who are 'idiots' may not see the reality!

Just in case...this is not my problem at all!

Just a small note more,

Elo diff. between so weak vs super strong books may vary even

100-200-300 Elo or sometimes even more...but with well-tuned,

Strong opening books, usually the difference is less than 20 Elo!

On the other hand,

What we noticed, at least who are experienced in our Computer Chess,

Since NNUE 2020, that means a few years, someones often is started

To use 'Balanced / Unbalanced' openings, but before 2020, not so often

Used this term...at least I can't remember, but in past, almost all experts

Used to say: Neutral or Own books, Moreover, many said: Bad or Good

Or Aggressive or Passive openings, Drawish or NON-Drawish openings..

Actually nowadays mostly Book Experts never used to say 'unbalanced'

E.g this new term ('unbalanced') is used mainly by some Programmers,

And no problem at all, no one in chains here, everyone is free as he wish

But very strange that since NNUE 2020, this new term is used so often ) 

And no any idea regarding what these guys will say for tomorrow ?) but

Let's hope that they'll not start to say for Champion books as Balanced!

Due no such thing, if your target is to be 'dominant' in game-play mode!

By the way, let Me say also please,

I often used to say 'unbalanced' if vehicle's wheel problem issues,

Or for people who via unstable characters, such as with two faces,

Or usually for those... who often struggle to keep their promises !

And as final words, if I'm going to summarize about over,

The situation is not so complicated as it looks, in short:

The openings divided into two groups: Strong and Weak

That's all for now...exception (in future book tournaments):

Who will be this 'hero' that will perform better than DON ?)

You may know, DON in most book tours, it's unstoppable too!!

Btw, just don't say: my book performs 'best' via NON-Bullet etc.

Due to under optimal conditions, no much ways to see who is best!

Especially since NNUE 2020, reason almost all games end DRAW!

Sure anyone is free to run, to test etc. but to see 99% draws, sorry)

Where under Bullet cond. may appear more 'blunders', but in same 

Time more 'fun' may appear..besides Bullet NNUE can be counted 

Slow time control as in past, at least my strength tests indicated so!

One thing more, I almost forgot )

About current shared picture, I'll leave to you, your choice to decide,

Imagine..Driver or Machine or Road = Book Author? but anyhow

If you are going to ask my opinion, I'd say: Driver = Book Author

And if you are need more logical examples..just Me let know,

With pleasure.. )

Have a nice day and hope helps )