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Change: 1.e3 and 1.d3 account for 29% of the data by themselves.What really constitutes a good first play is still largely a matter of opinion, but the following table is probably pretty close to current expert player opinion of the strength of first moves:In this table,
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Dec 27 2006, 10:08 PM EST
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Aug 26 2006, 9:59 AM EDT
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Change: The a-x column is not shown because it's not a legal first move.The subsequent opening movesSome general, very helpful hints by Alan Hensel you find here. From a personal (still growing) database of Twixt matches you can check the most popular opening sequences.
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Aug 10 2006, 10:19 PM EDT
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Change: win against an evenly matched player with your first peg on that neutral.spot. Color is directly related to the number. The graph shows only one quadrant (or, all four folded over) because the board is symmetrical. The a-x column is not shown because
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Aug 10 2006, 10:14 PM EDT
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Change: lot of noise in the Whitepicture, shouldbecause beplayers tend to placehave thefavorite firstspots. peg1.e3 somewhereand around1.d3 theaccount for edge29% of the piedata by themselves.InWhat practicereally howeverconstitutes thea edgegood andfirst theplay
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Aug 8 2006, 9:59 AM EDT
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Change: HenselsHensel's Twixt First Move Statistics show that the pie seems to be larger than in the picterpicture above, or that the shape is actually incorrect. According to these statistics 1.e3 is the most popular first move, but is probably not the best first move.The subsequent opening moves
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Aug 8 2006, 9:17 AM EDT
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Change: the picter above.above, or that the shape is actually incorrect. According to these statistics 1.e3 is the most popular first nove.move, but is probably not the best first move.The subsequent opening movesSome general, very helpfull hints by Alan Hensel you find here.
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Aug 7 2006, 4:05 PM EDT
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Change: only.Alan Hensels Twixt First Move Statistics show that the pie seems to be larger than in the picter above.According to these statistics 1.e3 is the most popular first nove.The subsequent opening moves toSome begeneral, very helpfull hints by doneAlan Hensel you find here.
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Aug 7 2006, 9:20 AM EDT
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Change: The pie (see picture below) indicates the area where White will have an advantage when placing his first peg into it.In this case Black should swap and continue to play as White.If White on the other hand places his first peg outside of the pie then Black should
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Aug 6 2006, 12:06 PM EDT
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Change: The first pegIt is usual to place the first peg within the upper left area (marked yellow in the picture below).The reason for this is that it is easier to compare different matches.The Pieto be done...
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