For instance, given this position:
rnbq1rk1/ppp2pbp/3p1np1/4p3/1PP5/5NP1/PB1PPPBP/RN1QK2R w KQ -
I got this list:
4. Moves and Themes
4.1 Move orders reaching the report position
There were 65 move orders reaching this position. The top 8 are:
1: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (407)
2: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 e5 (71)
3: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (61)
4: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.c4 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (52)
5: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.c4 e5 (36)
6: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.b4 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.g3 e5 6.Bg2 O-O (13)
7: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.b4 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.c4 O-O 5.g3 d6 6.Bg2 e5 (12)
8: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.g3 g6 4.b4 Bg7 5.Bb2 O-O 6.Bg2 e5 (12)
Database used was Junkbase
EPD to PGN
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Re: EPD to PGN
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
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Re: EPD to PGN
Your suggestion is brilliant, a kind of reverse engineering of my EPDDann Corbit wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:17 pm If you have a very large database of games, then you can use Scid effectively.
Post the position in Scid, and then do an opening report.
It will show you the most frequent move list to achieve that position.

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Re: EPD to PGN
I don't know how to script that in Windows unless you install a Linux-like environment, like cygwin or mingw. However, if you send the 50000 epd file to me, I can run it through "texelutil proofgame" and send you the result.
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