Cool - how long do your pieces survive?

http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-chances-of-survival-of-individual-chess-pieces-in-average-games?

Neat.

I see the percentages as indicators of the popularity of certain openings. For example whites d-pawn and blacks c-pawn have a low survivability due to the popularity of the Sicilian defense.

your pieces only survive as long as your king lives🙂

I see the White d-pawn is the most likely candidate not survive a game.

Easily understood. It gets chopped in Sicilians.

In KP openings d2-d4 is ususally the only way to get an opening plus.
The Lopez, The Scotch, Giuoco Piano, The Danish, The Philodor....

d4 is usually the spark that ignites the captures and the d-pawn falls
on either d4 or e5 (after taking the Black e-pawn)

In QP openings it is the target for a freeing c5 or e5 by Black.
In the Benoni it is pulled forward to d5 and hit with e6.
In the KID/Pirc it is pulled forward to d5 and often hit with c6.
It is attacked and swopped by a c5 in The French.

I'd like to see the score of the games where the d-pawn survivs the game.
If it tips heavily in White favour then we have discovered the secret of chess.

Do not leave your d-pawn open to attack. Protect your d-pawn.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
I see the White d-pawn is the most likely candidate not survive a game.

Easily understood. It gets chopped in Sicilians.

In KP openings d2-d4 is ususally the only way to get an opening plus.
The Lopez, The Scotch, Giuoco Piano, The Danish, The Philodor....

d4 is usually the spark that ignites the captures and the d-pawn falls
on either d4 or e ...[text shortened]... iscovered the secret of chess.

Do not leave your d-pawn open to attack. Protect your d-pawn.

My bet is that games in which the d-pawn survives tip heavily in Black's favor.

Sac that d-pawn!

Interesting that the Queen's knights are slightly more likely to survive - probably they are harder to get over to the attack side

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Do not leave your d-pawn open to attack. Protect your d-pawn.

Originally posted by deejee
Originally posted by greenpawn34
[b]Do not leave your d-pawn open to attack. Protect your d-pawn.

[fen]r2q1rk1/1ppbbpp1/2n4p/pNBp4/Q2P2n1/1PPRPN2/P4PPP/3R2K1 b - - 2 15[/fen][/b]

Man, I don't know, maybe he should get the king in there to help, 8 protects might not be enough🙂

Originally posted by deejee
Originally posted by greenpawn34
[b]Do not leave your d-pawn open to attack. Protect your d-pawn.

[fen]r2q1rk1/1ppbbpp1/2n4p/pNBp4/Q2P2n1/1PPRPN2/P4PPP/3R2K1 b - - 2 15[/fen][/b]

...Bxc5