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Fine Tuning the Database

There is a small "flaw" in the database. In a given position, the database shows all games going forward from that moment.
When a user clicks a move, it often adds games that were not previously visible because the position was arrived via a different move order.

This is problematic when trying to understand the statistics columns. A position may go from 100% black wins to 80% white wins, after simply clicking the move and heading to the next position.

For example: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Be2 a5 5. Be7 Nc3 6. Nc3 d5 - In this position the move 7. Qc2 has 3 games listed, but when clicked expands to 16 games. The 3 games show black doing very well in all of them, but the 16 games show white dominating the position.

Would it be possible to update the statistics columns to show stats for the position after the click? This might be a more meaningful way to search the database.

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