Competitor Analysis is 60% of the game.

Having the right opening line is 60% of the game, GM Ziaur said to me. And this infers that competitor analysis is paramount in todays game. Before the player reaches the board, the quality of his competitor analysis will to a large extent determine the outcome of the game. That is why top players have seconds, a team to undertake this analysis before they play.

But of course, competitor analysis is of no use to you if you have only one type of game. FGM will be conducting a talk on competitor analysis in our Thematic on the 25th and 26th of this month. See you there.