1.a4 e5 2. a5 d5 3. e3 f5 4.a6
The old Ware Gambit is not played in tournament chess and you will search it in databases in vain (perhaps you can find one!?) It's no wonder.., with these moves!
Preston Ware Jr. (1821 – 1890, Massachusetts) was an enthusiastic U.S chess player who was specialized in unusual systems. Probably the greatest success in his life was his participation in the Second International Chess Tournament in Vienna 1882, the finest chess tournament of its time. There he won his game against non other than the first world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz.
The Ware Gambit is even more crazy than the Amar Gambit. To me it is the opening of a Pawn's Dream. Only powered by the desire fulfilling the wonderful transformation on the highest rank, the white pawn flies unstoppable up to a6.., but there he dies too early in the arms of a defending knight.. Yeah, if you has held a little bit of your childish fantasy, then the chess board becomes alive
In the following citation it is written in the language of chess:
The Ware opening attacks the b5 square and threatens to bring the a1 rook to the game. The b5 square is non-essential and if Black plays 1...e5, the f8 bishop prevents developing the white rook for the moment. The reply 1...e5 also gains space for Black in the center... The Ware Opening is something one could only expect to see from players completely new to chess.
Win%
It's unbelievable what is playable and winnable in chess, and the algorithms have to work right with these exotics, too. Ok, a white win was only done 2x by Firebird and 1x by Shredder, but a Ware gambit draw is good enough for White.
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White Wins : 3 ( 7.1 %)
Black Wins : 22 (52.4 %)
Draws : 17 (40.5 %)
Games : 42 (finished)Black Perf. : 72.6 %
Starting evaluation
is again surprisingly low, Firebird, the coolest of all.
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After 4.a6:
cp
Firebird -0,18
Stockfish -0,44
Deep Rybka -0,46
Zappa -0,62
Deep Shredder -0,70
Naum -0,75
Deep Fritz -0,80
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+3 =17 -22 (11.5/42: 27%)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 a4 a5 e3 a6 d4 La6[2] Se2 OO[3] 7:
e5 d5 f5 Sa6 e4[1] ba6 Sf6 Ld6[4] 29%
2 ... ... ... ... Sf3 Se5 c3[6] Sc4 6:
... ... ... ... e4[5] Sb4 Ld6 dc4[7] 17%
3 ... ... ... ... ... ... d4 cd3[8] 4:
... ... ... ... ... ... ed3 Sf6[9] 13%
4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6:
... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ld6[10] 17%
5 ... ... ... ... La6 d4 de5 Sf3[11] 5:
... ... ... ... ba6 Ld6 Le5 Lf6[12] 20%
6 ... ... ... ... ... ... Se2 OO[14] 6:
... ... ... ... ... e4 Sf6[13] Ld6[15] 42%
7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3:
... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lb4[16] 33%
8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... b3 5:
... ... ... ... ... ... ... Lb4[17] 50%
Ranking Crosstable, Amar
(SCID)
GGTJan10_4221_10+12_A00Ware
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Score Fi Ry Na St DF DS Za
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1: FireBird 1.0 betax64 8.5 / 12 XX == == == =1 11 11
2: Deep Rybka 3 x 64 6.5 / 12 == XX 10 10 01 =1 01
3: Naum 4 MPx64 6.5 / 12 == 01 XX 01 == 10 1=
4: Stockfish 1.6JAx64 5.5 / 12 == 01 10 XX 0= 0= =1
5: Deep Fritz 11 5.5 / 12 =0 10 == 1= XX == 0=
6: Deep Shredder 12 x64 5.0 / 12 00 =0 01 1= == XX 10
7: Zappa Mexico II x64 4.5 / 12 00 10 0= =0 1= 01 XX
42 games
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Ranking Crosstable: 2 gambits, Amar+Ware
(FRITZ11-GUI)
GGTJan10_4221_10+12_A00Amar 2010
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 FireBird 1.0 betax64 **** ½1½½ 1111 10½½ 1½11 11½½ 11½1 18.5 /24
2 Deep Rybka 3x64 ½0½½ **** 01½1 1½10 ½½01 1010 1101 13.5 /24
3 Deep Shredder 12 x64 0000 10½0 **** 1101 1½10 111½ 10½½ 12.5 /24
4 Naum 4 MP x64 01½½ 0½01 0010 **** 0½1½ 0101 1½½½ 11.0 /24
5 Zappa Mexico II x64 0½00 ½½10 0½01 1½0½ **** 1½½0 101½ 10.5 /24
6 Stockfish 1.6 JAx64 00½½ 0101 000½ 1010 0½½1 **** 1½0½ 9.5 /24
7 Deep Fritz 11 00½0 0010 01½½ 0½½½ 010½ 0½1½ **** 8.5 /24
84 gamesHere is the pgn-link for the interested folk:
http://www.file-upload.net/download-222 ... e.pgn.html
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Test conditions
Starting positions: pool of 100 gambits sorted by Elo number.
Time Control: short tournament level with 40/20', 20/10', 10'+12''.
System: Intel Core i7 920, oc 3700 MHz, 6 GB RAM. Hyperthreading off, Turbo Mode off. Vista 64Bit
Parameter: 3 Threads, ponder off, 1.2 MB Hash, EGTB 3-4-5 (not used by Firebird and Stockfish, but sometimes used by the GUI, even for both engines)
Fritz11-GUI: remis never, resign late.
Rainer Neuhäusler