Halloween Gambit
What's your favorite unorthdox opening to use?
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Aug 16, 2009
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I love the Alapin opening. 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2. It is very effective is most games because people underestimate it and often end up getting in trouble. I also like the McLeod opening 1.e4 e5 2. c3. I have played that one very effectively against a wide number of players, even experts with great effect. The really nice thing about it is that I can start with 1. c3 and then convert to it after the opponent plays 1...e5 2. e4. This is often a trick I use to get around the Sicilian defense if I am playing someone who I know is really strong at the Sicilian.
Those two are my clear favorites with the Alapin being my #1 favorite.
I gotta ask Dan, how does the Brooklyn Variation benefit black? It seems to me bringing your night from f6 back to g8 just gives white complete control of the center.
Edit: That should be Knight not night. I'm going crazy...
the idea in any alekhine is to give white a great central dominence but then breaking it and exposing whtie as his pawn are further away from his king
Thanks for clearing that up Dan. I like the game you showed! I wonder though, why 15...Nb4? I can't personally see too great a use for it there, except maybe indirectly pinning his Knight to c3 (to protect a2).
By the way, Dan, I'm the Steve who added you on Myspace.
Tennison Gambit 1. Nf3 d5 2. e4
It's also effective vs. the Center Counter, eg. 1. e4 d5 2. Nf3
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I'm a big fan of the Hippopotamus Defence.
as white, i play more "conservatively" with the tromp, queens bishop attack or simular. But as black, i like to play the st george against just about every white opening (except maybe 1f4...then i play froms gambit or end up excepting the kings gambit
My favourite unorthodox would have to be the Traxler Countergambit (If you could call that unorthodox)
I play this line in online chess games against 3. Bc4 regularly because I HATE the Giuoco Piano.
What do you do if 3... Bc5? Do you go for the Evan's gambit?
check2008 wrote:
I'm a big fan of 1. f4, the Bird opening. It's quite effective in one-minute bullet games!
Aye aye - my favorite too. I've found it to be effective even in standard games, but you have to know the different ideas behind the main variations as white in order to be really effective (Polar Bear, Dutch, Antoshin, etc.)
Traxler Counterattack and the Italian Gambit.
This one's awesome
or the Danish gambit
Nimzowitsch Defence!
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I'm a big fan of 1. f4, the Bird opening. It's quite effective in one-minute bullet games!