EP 193 | The Opening Revolution

Jesse, David, and Kostya discuss the opening revolution caused by powerful cloud engines and modern analysis and it's impacts on the state of current chess at all levels. 

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0:00 The Opening Revolution
1:18 New Engine Evaluations
4:15 How Computers Think About Chess
7:12 Why This Is a Big Deal
11:16 More Openings Are Playable
14:12 The Blumenfeld Debate
20:23 Expanding Opening Theory
29:42 The Return of the Dragon
36:39 Weird Moves That Work
48:34 Humans vs Engine Evaluations
56:30 The Future of Opening Prep