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| DRAWN GAMES ARE EXCLUDED FROM "BLUNDERS" AND "AVG ERROR" DATA COLUMNS |
| YEAR | AGE | MOVES ANALYZED | WHITE PTS PERCENT | BLACK PTS PERCENT | TOTAL PTS PERCENT | BLUNDERS per 1000 MOVES | AVG ERROR per WHITE MOVE | AVG ERROR per BLACK MOVE | AVG ERROR per MOVE | COMPLEXITY – ALL GAMES | COMPLEXITY – WINNING GAMES |
| 1868 | 32 | 2638 | 79.03 | 67.21 | 73.17 | 30.36 | 13.97 | 14.32 | 14.13 | 31.49 | 38.22 |
| 1869 | 33 | 2541 | 78.33 | 66.10 | 72.27 | 30.33 | 14.14 | 14.54 | 14.33 | 31.38 | 38.40 |
| 1870 | 34 | 2766 | 75.41 | 64.84 | 70.00 | 25.32 | 13.55 | 15.19 | 14.31 | 32.37 | 39.77 |
| 1871 | 35 | 2766 | 75.41 | 64.84 | 70.00 | 25.32 | 13.55 | 15.19 | 14.31 | 32.37 | 39.77 |
| 1872 | 36 | 2758 | 77.05 | 66.13 | 71.55 | 18.80 | 13.25 | 14.44 | 13.77 | 32.46 | 39.39 |
| 1873 | 37 | 3163 | 79.10 | 68.12 | 73.53 | 17.76 | 12.70 | 12.98 | 12.83 | 31.80 | 37.49 |
| 1874 | 38 | 2988 | 78.13 | 66.41 | 72.27 | 18.40 | 12.80 | 12.77 | 12.78 | 31.27 | 36.67 |
| 1875 | 39 | 2872 | 77.05 | 66.13 | 71.55 | 19.17 | 12.87 | 12.90 | 12.88 | 31.72 | 37.37 |
| 1876 | 40 | 2401 | 83.67 | 73.00 | 78.28 | 17.55 | 12.18 | 12.96 | 12.52 | 31.70 | 34.70 |
| 1877 | 41 | 1614 | 84.38 | 72.73 | 78.46 | 16.23 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.42 | 32.85 | 36.02 |
| 1878 | 42 | 1614 | 84.38 | 72.73 | 78.46 | 16.23 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.42 | 32.85 | 36.02 |
| 1879 | 43 | 1614 | 84.38 | 72.73 | 78.46 | 16.23 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.42 | 32.85 | 36.02 |
| 1880 | 44 | 1151 | 90.91 | 77.08 | 83.70 | 12.23 | 12.39 | 10.08 | 11.31 | 28.88 | 31.59 |
| 1881 | 45 | 1151 | 90.91 | 77.08 | 83.70 | 12.23 | 12.39 | 10.08 | 11.31 | 28.88 | 31.59 |
| 1882 | 46 | 2080 | 87.21 | 66.67 | 77.44 | 17.51 | 12.80 | 11.32 | 12.19 | 28.28 | 30.48 |
| 1883 | 47 | 2506 | 76.00 | 67.78 | 72.11 | 17.68 | 12.50 | 10.98 | 11.78 | 25.25 | 29.46 |
| 1884 | 48 | 2506 | 76.00 | 67.78 | 72.11 | 17.68 | 12.50 | 10.98 | 11.78 | 25.25 | 29.46 |
| 1885 | 49 | 2506 | 76.00 | 67.78 | 72.11 | 17.68 | 12.50 | 10.98 | 11.78 | 25.25 | 29.46 |
| 1886 | 50 | 2840 | 72.32 | 64.42 | 68.52 | 16.86 | 12.39 | 11.13 | 11.78 | 24.25 | 29.58 |
| 1887 | 51 | 2840 | 72.32 | 64.42 | 68.52 | 16.86 | 12.39 | 11.13 | 11.78 | 24.25 | 29.58 |
| 1888 | 52 | 2927 | 72.81 | 66.36 | 69.64 | 16.65 | 12.45 | 11.32 | 11.89 | 25.15 | 30.96 |
| 1889 | 53 | 3334 | 74.62 | 62.50 | 68.61 | 16.09 | 13.07 | 11.99 | 12.53 | 25.92 | 31.95 |
| 1890 | 54 | 3532 | 72.86 | 62.50 | 67.75 | 16.54 | 13.04 | 11.94 | 12.48 | 25.44 | 31.63 |
| 1891 | 55 | 3789 | 72.00 | 61.64 | 66.89 | 16.22 | 13.03 | 12.02 | 12.50 | 24.41 | 30.66 |
| 1892 | 56 | 3115 | 66.95 | 59.38 | 63.01 | 17.77 | 11.69 | 12.15 | 11.95 | 23.91 | 31.57 |
| 1893 | 57 | 2055 | 68.75 | 52.33 | 60.24 | 18.73 | 12.52 | 13.41 | 13.01 | 25.05 | 33.74 |
| 1894 | 58 | 2828 | 66.67 | 50.86 | 58.48 | 16.95 | 12.36 | 12.71 | 12.56 | 24.07 | 32.65 |
| 1895 | 59 | 3807 | 63.70 | 52.60 | 58.00 | 17.81 | 12.32 | 12.59 | 12.47 | 23.78 | 30.54 |
| 1896 | 60 | 3282 | 64.06 | 51.49 | 57.63 | 18.67 | 12.37 | 12.64 | 12.52 | 24.21 | 30.66 |