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Jul 6, 2024
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I'll take a look kookaburrra. If there's anything slightly offbeat I could be convinced.
Jul 5, 2024
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Interesting
Jul 5, 2024
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I've never taken "Unsound Openers" absolutely literally - I think of this group as being dedicated to offbeat and risky openings including a lot of gambits, where many, but not all, of them are unsound. My opening repertoire has been this way for about 17 years and when I mentioned my long-standing membership of the group at local chess clubs there was a strong consensus that belonging to an "Unsound Openers" group sounded highly appropriate for me...
Jul 5, 2024
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Fairly standard openings. Not sure they are unsound.
Jul 5, 2024
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They have 2 sections over 1400 and under 1400.
Jul 5, 2024
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Join and have a look if interested. I have 3 clubs entered. https://www.chess.com/club/phoenix-chess-league
Jul 5, 2024
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There is a new league with matches with specific openings. Is this club interested?
Jun 5, 2024
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Has anyone given that Caro-Kann Bayonet variation a try? I'd be interested to see some games from others and their take on the lines. https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/caro-kann-defense-advance-bayonet-attack-with-e6
May 25, 2024
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Ok. Now I understand.
May 25, 2024
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Without compensation it would simply be a bad opening, not an unsound one. ;-)
May 24, 2024
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Then it is a sound opening. If you get compensation.
May 24, 2024
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Generally, it is to give them a material advantage or some other concession for compensation in the form of accelerated development and/or open lines/pressure. The idea is you have to make use of that compensation quickly, else more likely than not find yourself in a worse game. Objectively, the opponent can usually thwart the attempt with perfect play - but familiarity should work in your favor and their defense may be complicated or challenging over the board as well working in your favor.
May 24, 2024
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Is the whole idea of an unsound opening to give your opponent an advantage at the start of a game and then out play them in middle and endgame. I am quite familiar with this from checkers. Give up a checker or two because most people are terrible at checkers then outplay them. Only way you can get a challenging game.
Mar 9, 2024
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I created a TUO tournament. Do all join to become the Unsound Champion! If registration isn't full after a week or so, I'll share the invitation link with some other gambit groups. ;-)
https://www.chess.com/tournament/the-unsound-openers-championship
Mar 6, 2024
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Just saw this in another group. We should setup a forum topic and discuss and explore: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AQa4Sfg7PKg&t=1s
Mar 2, 2024
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yes, great idea 😀
Mar 2, 2024
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I am defending against a sodium attack in one of my daily games at the moment. My opponent has just blundered their Queen. BEMPI0, would you like to play a friendly game with an Unsound opening?
Mar 2, 2024
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Soldium Attack, amar opening, Jerome gambit, bungcloud, tralxer counterattack ...
Mar 2, 2024
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Would anyone be willing to teach me an Unsound opening?
Mar 2, 2024
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Ok 😀✨ thanks very much 🙂
