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King of the Hill

Can we compute statistics from the played games in KotH?
Btw, to me it seems people seem to have become decent at this variant. It's harder and harder to win and/or create a position you would like to have. I'm pretty much compelled to say that this variant is even more similar to normal chess than I thought when posting my previous message.

Even though I don't fully agree with Blitzstream: at least against decent players (this means, people whose KotH rating is like 1500-1700, not the top players like Blitzstream, Zibbit, etc.) it's good to maneuver your king to the center in the middlegame - of course only if you have created a position in which it is possible, and that is something you should do.

Imo this is the best thing about KotH, no need for the boring endgame. Just an intense and entertaining game in only circa 30 moves.
I think it be better if center squares be highlighted in the game King of Hill, because sometimes i forget about 4 center squares.
And one more thing. In the game Tree-Check be better if auto count checks and show somewhere in the panel.
French, Pirc of KID are like death for black in this format. It is all about winning lot of space even if you have to trade space for some material, say minor pieces, you should do that.

Both tactics and long term planing work, against weaker players it is better to start the march towards the center against stronger players better to castle and wait.
It would be interesting, and not that hard, to modify SF to play this variant.

I'm just curious enough to see what analysis then revealed that I might make the change myself... :)
yes stockfish can be used for the analysis also in 3 check variant.

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