Twixt Commentator — First Moves
Elo-adjusted expected-score residuals for board size 24.
This page shows how White's actual win rate compares to what Elo ratings would predict, for each first move, normalized to the upper-left quadrant of a 24×24 board.
Residual:
White underperforms Elo
≈ expected
White overperforms Elo
dashed = <20 games
First Move Heatmap
| b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
b1
−8.8%
2.1% swap
|
c1
−8.1%
0.0% swap
|
d1
−14.7%
0.0% swap
|
e1
−12.4%
0.0% swap
|
f1
−16.7%
0.0% swap
|
g1
−23.5%
0.0% swap
|
h1
−13.6%
3.4% swap
|
i1
−4.1%
3.2% swap
|
j1
−4.2%
4.5% swap
|
k1
−13.6%
0.0% swap
|
l1
−13.4%
1.8% swap
|
| 2 |
b2
−9.2%
0.9% swap
|
c2
−8.8%
3.6% swap
|
d2
−5.1%
3.4% swap
|
e2
−8.2%
7.2% swap
|
f2
−2.2%
9.5% swap
|
g2
−23.3%
5.9% swap
|
h2
−25.6%
4.5% swap
|
i2
−16.1%
6.3% swap
|
j2
−13.2%
0.0% swap
|
k2
−21.8%
0.0% swap
|
l2
−16.8%
4.0% swap
|
| 3 |
b3
+1.8%
3.0% swap
|
c3
−0.7%
18.7% swap
|
d3
+1.4%
24.9% swap
|
e3
+0.8%
24.9% swap
|
f3
−1.6%
23.3% swap
|
g3
+0.4%
26.2% swap
|
h3
−1.6%
23.7% swap
|
i3
−6.6%
21.1% swap
|
j3
−7.5%
22.4% swap
|
k3
−9.1%
25.3% swap
|
l3
−0.8%
20.1% swap
|
| 4 |
b4
+0.2%
4.8% swap
|
c4
+2.4%
29.0% swap
|
d4
+1.9%
38.7% swap
|
e4
+1.8%
42.8% swap
|
f4
+0.9%
44.7% swap
|
g4
+4.1%
47.0% swap
|
h4
−1.2%
37.3% swap
|
i4
+0.5%
34.8% swap
|
j4
−0.3%
28.3% swap
|
k4
−5.8%
27.7% swap
|
l4
−2.8%
20.1% swap
|
| 5 |
b5
−3.4%
9.0% swap
|
c5
+2.5%
26.9% swap
|
d5
+2.1%
39.6% swap
|
e5
+1.1%
46.3% swap
|
f5
−2.4%
47.7% swap
|
g5
−0.6%
44.9% swap
|
h5
+0.4%
44.1% swap
|
i5
+1.0%
44.9% swap
|
j5
−1.6%
49.3% swap
|
k5
−1.0%
35.6% swap
|
l5
−10.4%
35.0% swap
|
| 6 |
b6
+3.1%
38.2% swap
|
c6
+4.4%
29.1% swap
|
d6
+1.4%
44.5% swap
|
e6
−2.2%
48.3% swap
|
f6
−3.0%
49.7% swap
|
g6
−2.2%
49.4% swap
|
h6
+3.0%
54.1% swap
|
i6
−2.0%
49.1% swap
|
j6
−5.8%
49.5% swap
|
k6
−1.8%
40.5% swap
|
l6
−4.6%
46.1% swap
|
| 7 |
b7
−2.3%
43.6% swap
|
c7
+3.6%
24.0% swap
|
d7
+1.9%
48.1% swap
|
e7
+0.2%
52.0% swap
|
f7
−3.3%
58.7% swap
|
g7
−4.3%
57.0% swap
|
h7
−1.7%
52.2% swap
|
i7
−4.6%
46.4% swap
|
j7
−8.0%
55.1% swap
|
k7
−0.2%
53.3% swap
|
l7
−5.3%
42.6% swap
|
| 8 |
b8
−1.3%
17.0% swap
|
c8
+3.4%
26.4% swap
|
d8
+1.5%
45.1% swap
|
e8
−5.5%
51.6% swap
|
f8
−2.3%
53.8% swap
|
g8
−8.1%
57.2% swap
|
h8
−4.7%
53.8% swap
|
i8
−7.1%
52.5% swap
|
j8
−3.3%
56.3% swap
|
k8
−6.0%
60.3% swap
|
l8
−0.3%
46.9% swap
|
| 9 |
b9
−0.9%
38.2% swap
|
c9
−1.9%
28.6% swap
|
d9
−1.2%
47.5% swap
|
e9
+7.9%
47.9% swap
|
f9
−2.1%
52.9% swap
|
g9
−7.1%
60.9% swap
|
h9
−5.0%
53.6% swap
|
i9
−3.7%
56.5% swap
|
j9
−4.7%
56.1% swap
|
k9
−2.5%
43.2% swap
|
l9
−1.8%
53.1% swap
|
| 10 |
b10
−2.1%
13.3% swap
|
c10
+1.7%
24.7% swap
|
d10
−7.4%
42.5% swap
|
e10
−0.2%
40.2% swap
|
f10
−6.6%
54.2% swap
|
g10
−5.8%
58.5% swap
|
h10
−3.8%
57.1% swap
|
i10
−1.0%
52.1% swap
|
j10
−1.4%
48.0% swap
|
k10
−2.9%
45.0% swap
|
l10
−9.1%
50.0% swap
|
| 11 |
b11
−9.9%
7.1% swap
|
c11
+4.2%
29.6% swap
|
d11
−6.0%
46.0% swap
|
e11
−5.8%
45.5% swap
|
f11
−6.9%
45.0% swap
|
g11
−1.5%
46.5% swap
|
h11
−6.3%
52.7% swap
|
i11
−2.5%
53.2% swap
|
j11
−5.5%
53.3% swap
|
k11
−5.5%
53.3% swap
|
l11
−10.2%
54.2% swap
|
| 12 |
b12
+2.8%
25.5% swap
|
c12
+6.4%
29.5% swap
|
d12
−0.1%
51.3% swap
|
e12
−3.0%
48.4% swap
|
f12
−4.3%
50.4% swap
|
g12
−7.8%
54.3% swap
|
h12
−3.7%
51.9% swap
|
i12
−7.5%
55.1% swap
|
j12
−4.6%
56.4% swap
|
k12
−7.5%
54.3% swap
|
l12
−7.3%
58.0% swap
|
75,491 games included (board size 24, pegs > 7 and < 100, excluding forfeits and draws). Elo ratings use K = 32, computed from all size 24 Twixt history. Hover a cell for details.
Ranked by Residual
Click any column header to sort.
| # | Move | Games | Win Rate | Expected | Swap % | Residual ▼ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | e9 | 71 | 54.9% | 47.0% | 47.9% | +7.9% |
| 2 | c12 | 1,114 | 61.8% | 55.3% | 29.5% | +6.4% |
| 3 | c6 | 707 | 58.3% | 53.9% | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 4 | c11 | 179 | 55.9% | 51.7% | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 5 | g4 | 1,588 | 60.5% | 56.4% | 47.0% | +4.1% |
| 6 | c7 | 362 | 63.0% | 59.3% | 24.0% | +3.6% |
| 7 | c8 | 611 | 54.7% | 51.2% | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 8 | b6 | 152 | 46.7% | 43.6% | 38.2% | +3.1% |
| 9 | h6 | 344 | 55.8% | 52.8% | 54.1% | +3.0% |
| 10 | b12 | 141 | 51.8% | 48.9% | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 11 | c5 | 1,543 | 53.2% | 50.7% | 26.9% | +2.5% |
| 12 | c4 | 3,017 | 55.8% | 53.4% | 29.0% | +2.4% |
| 13 | d5 | 1,109 | 48.2% | 46.0% | 39.6% | +2.1% |
| 14 | d7 | 414 | 55.3% | 53.4% | 48.1% | +1.9% |
| 15 | d4 | 3,701 | 53.3% | 51.5% | 38.7% | +1.9% |
| 16 | e4 | 3,448 | 50.8% | 49.0% | 42.8% | +1.8% |
| 17 | b3 | 66 | 48.5% | 46.7% | 3.0% | +1.8% |
| 18 | c10 | 162 | 61.1% | 59.4% | 24.7% | +1.7% |
| 19 | d8 | 224 | 52.2% | 50.8% | 45.1% | +1.5% |
| 20 | d3 | 14,268 | 57.1% | 55.7% | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 21 | d6 | 1,060 | 49.3% | 47.9% | 44.5% | +1.4% |
| 22 | e5 | 1,940 | 47.7% | 46.6% | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 23 | i5 | 316 | 50.9% | 49.9% | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 24 | f4 | 2,701 | 47.5% | 46.7% | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 25 | e3 | 5,301 | 55.7% | 54.9% | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 26 | i4 | 379 | 60.2% | 59.7% | 34.8% | +0.5% |
| 27 | g3 | 450 | 51.6% | 51.2% | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 28 | h5 | 1,207 | 44.2% | 43.9% | 44.1% | +0.4% |
| 29 | b4 | 146 | 54.8% | 54.6% | 4.8% | +0.2% |
| 30 | e7 | 223 | 48.9% | 48.7% | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 31 | d12 | 238 | 48.3% | 48.4% | 51.3% | −0.1% |
| 32 | k7 | 180 | 40.6% | 40.7% | 53.3% | −0.2% |
| 33 | e10 | 82 | 48.8% | 48.9% | 40.2% | −0.2% |
| 34 | l8 | 311 | 45.7% | 45.9% | 46.9% | −0.3% |
| 35 | j4 | 180 | 53.3% | 53.7% | 28.3% | −0.3% |
| 36 | g5 | 664 | 46.1% | 46.7% | 44.9% | −0.6% |
| 37 | c3 | 1,150 | 47.0% | 47.7% | 18.7% | −0.7% |
| 38 | l3 | 244 | 42.6% | 43.4% | 20.1% | −0.8% |
| 39 | b9 | 55 | 25.5% | 26.3% | 38.2% | −0.9% |
| 40 | k5 | 222 | 41.0% | 42.0% | 35.6% | −1.0% |
| 41 | i10 | 305 | 36.1% | 37.1% | 52.1% | −1.0% |
| 42 | d9 | 118 | 50.0% | 51.2% | 47.5% | −1.2% |
| 43 | h4 | 679 | 57.1% | 58.3% | 37.3% | −1.2% |
| 44 | b8 | 53 | 54.7% | 56.1% | 17.0% | −1.3% |
| 45 | j10 | 638 | 41.7% | 43.1% | 48.0% | −1.4% |
| 46 | g11 | 114 | 40.4% | 41.9% | 46.5% | −1.5% |
| 47 | j5 | 306 | 49.0% | 50.6% | 49.3% | −1.6% |
| 48 | h3 | 224 | 49.6% | 51.2% | 23.7% | −1.6% |
| 49 | f3 | 2,416 | 54.7% | 56.3% | 23.3% | −1.6% |
| 50 | h7 | 232 | 39.2% | 40.9% | 52.2% | −1.7% |
| 51 | k6 | 185 | 49.7% | 51.5% | 40.5% | −1.8% |
| 52 | l9 | 254 | 41.7% | 43.5% | 53.1% | −1.8% |
| 53 | c9 | 119 | 53.8% | 55.7% | 28.6% | −1.9% |
| 54 | i6 | 269 | 48.3% | 50.4% | 49.1% | −2.0% |
| 55 | f9 | 87 | 41.4% | 43.5% | 52.9% | −2.1% |
| 56 | b10 | 15 | 26.7% | 28.8% | 13.3% | −2.1% |
| 57 | g6 | 429 | 45.5% | 47.6% | 49.4% | −2.2% |
| 58 | f2 | 42 | 38.1% | 40.3% | 9.5% | −2.2% |
| 59 | e6 | 414 | 44.7% | 46.9% | 48.3% | −2.2% |
| 60 | f8 | 145 | 43.4% | 45.7% | 53.8% | −2.3% |
| 61 | b7 | 94 | 52.1% | 54.4% | 43.6% | −2.3% |
| 62 | f5 | 930 | 46.5% | 48.9% | 47.7% | −2.4% |
| 63 | i11 | 216 | 34.3% | 36.7% | 53.2% | −2.5% |
| 64 | k9 | 229 | 41.0% | 43.6% | 43.2% | −2.5% |
| 65 | l4 | 179 | 38.5% | 41.4% | 20.1% | −2.8% |
| 66 | k10 | 278 | 35.3% | 38.2% | 45.0% | −2.9% |
| 67 | e12 | 95 | 45.3% | 48.3% | 48.4% | −3.0% |
| 68 | f6 | 833 | 41.4% | 44.4% | 49.7% | −3.0% |
| 69 | j8 | 192 | 50.0% | 53.3% | 56.3% | −3.3% |
| 70 | f7 | 269 | 40.1% | 43.5% | 58.7% | −3.3% |
| 71 | b5 | 122 | 47.5% | 50.9% | 9.0% | −3.4% |
| 72 | h12 | 260 | 35.0% | 38.7% | 51.9% | −3.7% |
| 73 | i9 | 1,862 | 37.2% | 40.9% | 56.5% | −3.7% |
| 74 | h10 | 156 | 34.0% | 37.8% | 57.1% | −3.8% |
| 75 | i1 | 31 | 25.8% | 29.9% | 3.2% | −4.1% |
| 76 | j1 | 44 | 31.8% | 36.0% | 4.5% | −4.2% |
| 77 | g7 | 407 | 37.8% | 42.2% | 57.0% | −4.3% |
| 78 | f12 | 115 | 46.1% | 50.4% | 50.4% | −4.3% |
| 79 | l6 | 319 | 39.5% | 44.1% | 46.1% | −4.6% |
| 80 | j12 | 335 | 34.3% | 38.9% | 56.4% | −4.6% |
| 81 | i7 | 168 | 38.1% | 42.7% | 46.4% | −4.6% |
| 82 | h8 | 353 | 44.2% | 48.9% | 53.8% | −4.7% |
| 83 | j9 | 346 | 38.4% | 43.2% | 56.1% | −4.7% |
| 84 | h9 | 183 | 35.0% | 40.0% | 53.6% | −5.0% |
| 85 | d2 | 59 | 39.0% | 44.1% | 3.4% | −5.1% |
| 86 | l7 | 378 | 36.2% | 41.5% | 42.6% | −5.3% |
| 87 | k11 | 460 | 34.3% | 39.8% | 53.3% | −5.5% |
| 88 | j11 | 319 | 36.7% | 42.2% | 53.3% | −5.5% |
| 89 | e8 | 258 | 41.5% | 47.0% | 51.6% | −5.5% |
| 90 | j6 | 323 | 41.8% | 47.6% | 49.5% | −5.8% |
| 91 | k4 | 137 | 40.1% | 45.9% | 27.7% | −5.8% |
| 92 | e11 | 66 | 42.4% | 48.2% | 45.5% | −5.8% |
| 93 | g10 | 123 | 33.3% | 39.1% | 58.5% | −5.8% |
| 94 | d11 | 87 | 39.1% | 45.1% | 46.0% | −6.0% |
| 95 | k8 | 209 | 40.2% | 46.2% | 60.3% | −6.0% |
| 96 | h11 | 262 | 34.4% | 40.6% | 52.7% | −6.3% |
| 97 | i3 | 171 | 40.9% | 47.5% | 21.1% | −6.6% |
| 98 | f10 | 225 | 27.1% | 33.7% | 54.2% | −6.6% |
| 99 | f11 | 60 | 41.7% | 48.6% | 45.0% | −6.9% |
| 100 | g9 | 133 | 33.8% | 40.9% | 60.9% | −7.1% |
| 101 | i8 | 255 | 45.1% | 52.2% | 52.5% | −7.1% |
| 102 | l12 | 2,584 | 31.2% | 38.4% | 58.0% | −7.3% |
| 103 | d10 | 106 | 45.3% | 52.7% | 42.5% | −7.4% |
| 104 | j3 | 85 | 36.5% | 43.9% | 22.4% | −7.5% |
| 105 | i12 | 236 | 31.4% | 38.9% | 55.1% | −7.5% |
| 106 | k12 | 693 | 31.0% | 38.6% | 54.3% | −7.5% |
| 107 | g12 | 293 | 31.4% | 39.2% | 54.3% | −7.8% |
| 108 | j7 | 245 | 33.5% | 41.5% | 55.1% | −8.0% |
| 109 | c1 | 20 | 20.0% | 28.1% | 0.0% | −8.1% |
| 110 | g8 | 180 | 38.3% | 46.4% | 57.2% | −8.1% |
| 111 | e2 | 69 | 36.2% | 44.5% | 7.2% | −8.2% |
| 112 | c2 | 55 | 36.4% | 45.2% | 3.6% | −8.8% |
| 113 | b1 | 47 | 31.9% | 40.7% | 2.1% | −8.8% |
| 114 | l10 | 286 | 27.6% | 36.7% | 50.0% | −9.1% |
| 115 | k3 | 95 | 36.8% | 45.9% | 25.3% | −9.1% |
| 116 | b2 | 108 | 26.9% | 36.1% | 0.9% | −9.2% |
| 117 | b11 | 14 | 21.4% | 31.3% | 7.1% | −9.9% |
| 118 | l11 | 677 | 28.1% | 38.3% | 54.2% | −10.2% |
| 119 | l5 | 340 | 30.9% | 41.2% | 35.0% | −10.4% |
| 120 | e1 | 31 | 19.4% | 31.8% | 0.0% | −12.4% |
| 121 | j2 | 17 | 23.5% | 36.7% | 0.0% | −13.2% |
| 122 | l1 | 114 | 20.2% | 33.6% | 1.8% | −13.4% |
| 123 | h1 | 29 | 24.1% | 37.8% | 3.4% | −13.6% |
| 124 | k1 | 74 | 20.3% | 33.9% | 0.0% | −13.6% |
| 125 | d1 | 23 | 21.7% | 36.4% | 0.0% | −14.7% |
| 126 | i2 | 16 | 31.3% | 47.4% | 6.3% | −16.1% |
| 127 | f1 | 28 | 21.4% | 38.2% | 0.0% | −16.7% |
| 128 | l2 | 75 | 22.7% | 39.5% | 4.0% | −16.8% |
| 129 | k2 | 20 | 15.0% | 36.8% | 0.0% | −21.8% |
| 130 | g2 | 17 | 17.6% | 40.9% | 5.9% | −23.3% |
| 131 | g1 | 37 | 8.1% | 31.6% | 0.0% | −23.5% |
| 132 | h2 | 22 | 13.6% | 39.3% | 4.5% | −25.6% |