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mk  ·  3617 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Utilization of Squares by Chess Grandmasters

I am surprised by the similarity between players. Each one seems to have a U shape heat map, inverted for the other color.





user-inactivated  ·  3617 days ago  ·  link  ·  

There are noticeable small differences, though -- it's possible what was needed here was a different scale that highlighted unusual strategies more effectively.

mk  ·  3617 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You are probably right. I didn't realize that the image wasn't at full size either.

It might be interesting to overlay players and highlight the differentials.

user-inactivated  ·  3617 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Differences in openings from black and white position is the coolest thing to me. Knight to f6.