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Originally Posted by The Yugoslavian
The problem is much more easily solved imo by faster time controls. Have them play 36 or something games but make them two hours each.
I think its an interesting alternative to faster time controls, which we can also have in different events. With openings by lot we can still have deep, beautiful chess without a lot of time forced errors. But we avoid situation where players are so highly prepared, and much of the game is decided off the board, including not only specific opening moves, but also typical middlegame plans, and even which endgames are likely.
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Originally Posted by coon74
The thing is that 1. e3 can easily transpose into the Exchange French (1... e5 2. d4 exd4 3. exd4 d5), or the Colle (vs d5), or the Reti (vs Nf6), or some kind of QGD, which are all playable with White.
Anyway, the list of randomised moves is customisable, the idea itself is good.
I did have someone who used to play 1.e3 against me with the idea of playing 2.d4 and sometimes a Stonewall with f4.
1.Nc3 can become a closed Sicilian, a Veresov, or a Vienna, which are all playable.
I'm just saying that there is no way 1.Nc3, or the others mentioned, are so terrible that Black is getting an edge with best play. And if playing 1.e3, or any other move is generally preferable to rolling the dice on the list, then it needs to be added to the list.