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Feb 14, 2026
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I am also traveling abroad with little internet connection so guys please don't let the VC games time out. If needed vote somewhat earlier.
Feb 10, 2026
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Enjoy!!
Feb 9, 2026
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I should have mentioned earlier, I won't be able to contribute much until 20 February as I am away in New Zealand on a work-related trip.
Dec 28, 2025
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Congrats to @numismaticsandchess (1st), @newbie4711 (2nd) and @TalLariano for winning the TUO Championship! Please do share some games on the forum if you managed a nice win with an unsound opening. :-)
Dec 2, 2025
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One of our two VC games is heading into an easy endgame, so I accepted a new challenge. Feel free to join in.
Oct 21, 2025
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i addressed the issue with empty voters overview in votechess once again - please leave a like here: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/votechess-empty-voters-overview
Jun 6, 2025
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The unsound opening B4 has been modernised where e4 and d4 are not played and the attack is from the flanks. Also c4 has been replaced with c3 making it more potent
Jun 6, 2025
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So one of our VC matches just finished, and the two others won't last long either. Any preferences for openings to set up of clubs to face?
Mar 11, 2025
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@ninjaswat I had to look that up, it looks like 2...Nc6 is known as the Max Lange Defence. The line with 3.f4 exf4 4.d4!? Qh4+ 5.Ke2 is the Steinitz Gambit. We had a thematic game in TUO many years ago with that line where I followed up very thematically, bringing the king out to e3 for part of the game, and won with a queen sac on a6, it was one of my all-time favourite games.
Mar 11, 2025
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@SWJediknight, btw, to my understanding, f4 in the line you suggested is the Max Lange, not the Vienna gambit. It may be very interesting for you to look at e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 exf4 d4!? Qh4+ Ke2! where black has to make a few only moves and give up a pawn to keep their advantage. Truly, an unsound but interesting opening.
Mar 11, 2025
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Very interesting
Mar 5, 2025
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Yeah that's a nice transposition. :-)
Mar 5, 2025
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A recent Eric Rosen video showed a transposition that I hadn't previously considered at all - someone tried to play the Stafford Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6) against him, so he played 4.Nc3, transposing to a Halloween Gambit!
Aug 1, 2024
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Regarding the Vienna Gambit I enjoy the lines with 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4, from both sides of the board, which can lead to crazy lines such as the Hamppe-Allgaier (4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5), but these get surprisingly little coverage. 2...Nf6 is more popular when 3.f4 is usually met by 3...d5 (3...exf4?! is met by 4.e5) and Levy Rozman for instance recommends 2...Nc6 3.Bc4 and I haven't seen him even mention the possibility of 3.f4 there.
Jul 31, 2024
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Ok thx for the input. Going for an alternative line in a recent opening is not a bad idea, but not before we've done a full analysis of our previous game and learned from it.
b3 is easy to set up as we can play it anyway as long as we have the white pieces. I don't know any theory though.
And d4 attempting a BDG is also fine with me.
I see what I can set up.
Jul 30, 2024
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I am up for anything :P Personal preference would be another BDG or a line in the Vienna Gambit just because these currently fit into my repertoire as alternative surprise weapons. I sometimes play the BDG against the Scandi and I have been playing a lot of Vienna games lately.
Jul 30, 2024
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I think our previous opponents were very uncertain about whether to play 6... fxe6 or 6... Qd6. We could offer them the position after 6... Qd6. --> 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. e6 Qd6 (FEN rn2kbnr/pp2pppp/2pqP1b1/3p4/3P2P1/5P2/PPP4P/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 7)
Jul 30, 2024
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@Ultraman81, happy to just watch.
Jul 30, 2024
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A VC game just finished and two others will follow soon. Any requests for openings to set up a new game with?
