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Orangutan Opening

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5th August 2007, 05:13pm
#1
by vernon
Coweta,OK United States
Member Since: Jun 2007
Member Points: 203

As Bill Wall posted in the chessopedia The Orangutan Opening here is the game in which he refers and where it was first played

 

 

 

 

 

 Event New York International Tournament

Site New York International Tournament

Date 1924

17th October 2008, 11:36pm
#2
by Mygame5377
Columbus ohio United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 1307

I don't see how u can play an opening like that.

17th October 2008, 11:47pm
#3
by photray94
United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 471

This is actually known most commonly as the Polish Opening.  There's a book all about it named Play 1b4!: Shock your opponents with the Sokolsky.

 

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