There seems to be a correlation, the weaker the opening, the stranger the name.
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Don't forget the hedgehog, also not strong for black, you quickly get into this kind of position...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/riussi/53225738/
Hippopotamus was named after a cafe which held the match that the inventor won with the strange opening.
Sigmoid_Flexure wrote:
Don't forget the hedgehog, also not strong for black, you quickly get into this kind of position...
Actually the hedgehog is perfectly playable for black.
is there any reason why there are some really dumb chess openings.
Creepy Crawley Formation?
Hippotamus Attack?
Lions Claw?