Originally posted by celticcountryi think in the cases where variations are named after GMs, that's the beginning of it. but at what point after, say, Polugaevsky finds a new variation does it become the 'Polugaevsky variation'? is it when people start referring to it as such in chess books and articles? what if there are rival claimants? e.g. some say the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian could have been called the Fischer variation. sometimes the credit is shared, as in the Caro-Kann opening. sometimes it takes on the name of the place where it became prominent - say the Scheveningen Sicilian, or the English attack. what i'd like to know is, what is the process from it's first being played to its 'official' naming.
Is it when a Grandmaster tries a new variation on a well trodden path and breaks new ground?
Originally posted by dfm65The moment it gets mention in MCO. 😀
i think in the cases where variations are named after GMs, that's the beginning of it. but at what point after, say, Polugaevsky finds a new variation does it become the 'Polugaevsky variation'? is it when people start referring to it as such in chess books and articles? what if there are rival claimants? e.g. some say the Najdorf variation of the Sicilian ...[text shortened]... d like to know is, what is the process from it's first being played to its 'official' naming.
I imagine when some very strong player uses it in a game that other bigwigs in the chess world see, they will start calling it by his name, or by the name he gives it.
"I just moved 12...e6 in the XXX opening!"
"Karpov did that in the YYY tournament against Anand. That's the Karpov variation of XXX."
or
"Karpov did that in the YYY tournament against Anand. He calls it the 'duckaluck' variation."
Then the bigwigs all hear about it and start calling it that.
People can argue about the issue...it's not engraved on a holy tablet.
Although in this thread:
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=15020
An opening was named after the town that a bunch of masters who analyzed the opening were from.
I guess it's arbritrary what individuals call it, and whichever name gets to be definitively the most popular in the circles of the bigwigs is the name that sticks.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI think we should have an opening named after Chris and Russ.
Although in this thread:
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=15020
An opening was named after the town that a bunch of masters who analyzed the opening were from.
I guess it's arbritrary what individuals call it, and whichever name gets to be definitively the most popular in the circles of the bigwigs is the name that sticks.
What shall we call it?
Probably common usage, there's no official awrding body. Quite a few openings have been renamed. The Bogo-Indian was known as Buckle's opening in the 19th century, the Benko Gambit was formerly known as the Volga Gambit.
My favourite named openings are the Fried Liver attack and the Orang Utan.
Originally posted by SiskinGood point.We need a name that sticks.
Probably common usage, there's no official awrding body. Quite a few openings have been renamed. The Bogo-Indian was known as Buckle's opening in the 19th century, the Benko Gambit was formerly known as the Volga Gambit.