Apa bezanya kita dengan GM?

Veselin Topalov
Number of games in database: 1,534
Years covered: 1988 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2796
Highest rating achieved in database: 2813
Overall record: +439 -245 =559 (57.8%)*

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces: Sicilian (153) B90 B33 B48 B46 B30 Ruy Lopez (94) C88 C84 C78 C92 C67 Ruy Lopez, Closed (56) C88 C84 C92 C87 C90 French Defense (46) C11 C10 C19 C18 C07 Queen's Indian (44) E15 E17 E16 E12 King's Indian (41) E94 E92 E97 E76 E91	With the Black pieces: Sicilian (222) B90 B33 B51 B22 B30 Sicilian Najdorf (89) B90 B92 B91 B93 B97 King's Indian (67) E92 E97 E94 E81 E60 Queen's Pawn Game (56) A46 E10 E00 A40 A41 Ruy Lopez (54) C78 C67 C65 C88 C69 Modern Benoni (52) A57 A70 A58 A61 A67

Judit Polgar
Number of games in database: 1,437
Years covered: 1984 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2693
Highest rating achieved in database: 2735
Overall record: +472 -306 =487 (56.6%)*

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces: Sicilian (272) B90 B33 B93 B32 B82 Ruy Lopez (146) C89 C67 C78 C92 C90 French Defense (98) C11 C18 C10 C12 C15 Ruy Lopez, Closed (78) C89 C92 C90 C95 C91 Caro-Kann (69) B14 B17 B18 B19 B13 Sicilian Najdorf (65) B90 B93 B92 B99 B95	With the Black pieces: Sicilian (269) B90 B47 B22 B40 B48 King's Indian (155) E97 E62 E81 E92 E73 Sicilian Taimanov (57) B47 B48 B45 B49 B46 Sicilian Najdorf (46) B90 B92 B98 B93 B97 Queen's Indian (39) E15 E12 E17 E18 E19 Nimzo Indian (35) E32 E49 E48 E21 E20

Sekadar renungan :
GM pun main opening yang sama macam kita juga tetapi apa yang membezakan kita dengan GM ialah taktikal di 'middle game' dan 'end game' yang mantap dan power tanpa membuat blunder. Lihat saja game Topalov dan Judit Polgar yang terbanyak ialah Sicilian. Kita pun main sicilian tetapi kenapa kalah? Oleh itu, taktikal yang tinggi amat diperlukan untuk menang bukan berharap pada opening semata-mata.