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Has anyone ever tried this fork trick?

I recently learned about this very unorthodox opening for black and decided to give it a try in the ongoing team match: http://www.chess.com/echess/game.html?id=30517813 http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/A04_Zukertort_Opening_Arctic_Defense_Drunken_Knight_Variation

I lost this one. I think I did okay in the opening, but completely blew the middlegame and endgame.

This time, I played against the Grob and won.

A recent Grob win of mine in live chess.

Okay, I have a few obscure variations and a few more well known variations you can use versus the Caro-Kann. These are all playable for white. 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3-Goldmann Variation 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3-Two Knights Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3-Fantasy (Tartakower) Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.g4-Spike Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nc3 e6 5.g4-Delayed Spike Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4-Tal Variation All of these lines takes black out of their theory and the idea is to make them uncomfortable as Caro-Kann players are not looking for a tactical slugfest out of the opening. You should have a pyschological advantage and a theoretical advantage as you know the lines better. Enjoy!

A few more obscure variations against the caro-kann. Alekhine Gambit 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 2.Nc3 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nf6 5.Bd3 Anti-Caro-Kann 1.e4 c6 2.c4 Gurgenidze Counterattack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 b5 Rasa-Studier Gambit 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 Hillbilly Attack-Schaeffer Gambit 1.e4 c6 2.Bc4 d5 3.Bb3 dxe4 4.Qh5 g6 5.Qh4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.f3

this is the {insert my last name here} variation of the Caro-Kann How do you guys like it

How about this for a change? I am trying to use 3... dxe4 instead of 3... Nf6 and 3... Bb4. Some possible lines?

Hey fellow unorthodox openers, why don't we try to use the Kangaroo (Keres) Defence in some of our vote and online matches? This mainly has value as a shock weapon but has its advantages in the fact that White has already played 2. c4 and so cannot play 3. c3 to block the bishop. White's legal responses are: 3. Nc3 Nf6 transposes to a Nimzo-indian. 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Nc3 transposes to a Bogo-Indian (groan!) 3. Bd2 forces an exchange and 3... Bxd2+ 4. Nxd2 Nf6 5.Nf3 is another Bogo-Indian (bigger groan!) 3. Qd2?? loses a queen.

First of all, I'm new to the group. Hello everyone. The bongcloud is probably the most unorthodox of all chess lines, but very interesting. 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2 Yes, the K stands for king, not knight. Bongcloud can be loosely used to define any opening that activates the king in the first few moves, the theory being 16 attacking peices are better than 15. What is this groups opinon on this opening as far as using it succesfully in play goes?

Ok, this game is full of mistakes, I even managed to lose a piece, but it was really fun to play :).

A chess miniature I just finished playing on Online (correspondence) chess. It's not quite unorthodox, but I felt it worthy of being posted here. What do you guys think?

Well, I have tried to revive the Grob Opening through a move I used when I played the Grob years ago. I will give my theory I have to date and hopefully you can add any improvements as needed. I was thinking of playing this at my next tournament. My new move is 2.e3. My theory is based off of my game experience playing the Grob. All the lines are playable for white, but not necessarily equal. Despite this, none of the lines is outright losing. Hopefully I can convince a few more players that the Grob is better than previously thought. 1.g4 d5 (1...e5 2.e3 Nc6 [2...b6 3.Bg2; 2...d5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qa4; 2...Qf6 3.Nc3] 3.Nc3; 1...d6 2.e3 e5 3.d3; 1...c5 2.e3 d6 [2...d5 3.Nc3] 3.d4; 1...g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.g5; 1...c6 2.Bg2 d5 transposes; 1...g5 2.d4 d5 3.Bxg5 Bxg4 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Qd2 Bg7 6.0-0-0 Qd7 7.Bg2 0-0-0 8.Bxd5 Nxd4 9.Nf3) 2.Bg2 (2.e3 e5 [2...h6 3.d4; 2...e6 3.d4 c5 4.Nc3] 3.d4 Nd7 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nc3) 2...Bxg4 (2...c6 3.h3! e5 [3...h5 4.gxh5 Rxh5 5.d4 Nf6 6.Nd2 Bf5 7.Ngf3 e6 8.Nf1 Rh8 9.Ng3] 4.d4 [4.d3 Bd6 5.Nf3 Ne7 6.e3] 4...e4 5.c4 [5.Bf4!? untested] 5...Bd6 6.Nc3 Ne7 7.Bg5 f6 8.Bd2 0-0 9.Qb3 Kh8 10.0-0-0; 2...e5 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Qxd5) 3.c4 e6 (3...c6 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.Nc3 Nf6 [5...e6? 6.Qa4+] 6.Qb3; 3...dxc4 4.Bxg7 Nd7 5.Bxa8 Qxa8 6.f3) 4.Qb3 Nf6 5.Qxb7 Nbd7 6.cxd5

I played this in a blitz game. Ok I move the paw the wrong number of spaces but hey, check this out

Hello Unorthodox chess players, According to Fritz, f3 is the second worse move on the board. Can you guess what it considers the worst? (Hint: I love this opening and have played it three times in a row, and won all three. Not a very good hint, huh)

Probably the least played response to 1 e4, but is there something there?

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lets who in this group can come up with the most original UO game enter the game on this forum

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