spoilers for today’s chessle
D45 Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line
- d4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7
FEN
rnbqk2r/pp3pbp/2p1pnp1/3p4/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP2BPPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 2 7
A09 Réti Opening
- Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 e6
FEN
rnbqk2r/pp3pbp/2p1pnp1/3p4/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP2BPPP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - 0 7
semi slav to reti transposes, but lichess still says they’re different, giving prescident to the move order to determine name of the position’s opening.
even though the position is the same
there is no inherent point, just an observation to share
This is a common thing in Chess, What is the point you are trying to make. ?
there is no inherent point, just an observation to share
also, it’s the same position, surely they should have an “official name” to say “opening x has transpositioned to the y variation of opening z”
FIDE has never seemed to want to get involved in the naming of openings and the A09 system is from a private book publishing house.
