Keeping Track Of Openings:

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ChessDude009

So, I made a forum to make the best openings. I'm keeping track of all of them down here.

The competition has concluded: https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/3-years-later-the-competition-is-over

 

In a while, I will grade each opening on aesthetics, and feasibility, from 1-10.

If I got your opening wrong, or missed it, I will update it.

If you feel I have graded you wrongly I will explain my reasons for grading that way and work out a deal.

Thanks to all who participated!

Those whose openings are not bolded survive to the next round!

Round 1: Complete! (This round was a quick round, with me taking glances at every opening. If it was unfit, it was bolded) All of the openings that made it past this round are at least below-average.

Round 2: Finished: Openings will be evaluated seriously, taking small faults as a weakness. Barely any openings will be bolded, except the non-serious openings which don't make much sense. All of the openings that make it past this are regular openings.

Round 3: In Progress: A serious evaluation based on aesthetics and feasibility. The top 20 openings will survive. Any openings that make it past this round are deemed serious, and good.

Round 4: Done! shortening the competition, except this round will not be judged by only me. They will also be judged by a non-biased impartial judge who has not submitted an entr

THIS IS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!

Round 5: Not Started: Choosing the final 5, the traits mentioned above are EXTREMELY important.

Round 6: Not Started: Casually choosing the placement of the top 5.

(P.S. If an opening that has made up turns out to be common, it will be disqualified. Don't think that your opening getting bolded means you lost yet!)

Enjoy!

(If you really want to know, I can tell you what I thought of your opening if you send me a PM)

Let's start off with the openings:

@SlamboJackson - London Wing Attack: Not interesting enough

@Lord_Ultron - North-Indian Attack

@JackRoach - King Defense (Eliminated in Round 1)

@Chessdude970 - Unnamed (Eliminated in Round 1)

@Ilampozhil25 - Oh No my bishop! Dahhhhhh!(Eliminated in Round 2)

@veryrabbit - Best Secret Opening(Eliminated in Round 2)

@Moonwarrior_1: Idk if this is an (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: This is just kinda... average

@Marcosevegrand - Gm vs. Noob: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: Sorry, too Blasé again.

 

@JqH_415g - C3 French

Unnamed French:

@Freerobuxman - Unnamed Opening: A: No Name. B: Just too regular.

@JnZach: Kings Bong Gambit(Eliminated in Round 1)

@Prince_Usa (Too many openings submitted aaaaaa)

Alekhine's Defense: Maróczy Variation: Passive Line: Again, too bland.

Alekhine's Defense: Maróczy Variation: Aggressive Gambit: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: This opening leaves you with a passive position... maybe it should have been called the passive-aggressive?

Alekhine's Defense: Maróczy Variation: Aggressive Line:

Alekhine's Defense: Maróczy Variation: Aggressive Line: USA variation, Gunfire Attack: Same game as the name: too long.

Saragossa Opening: Center Attack Line:

Saragossa Opening: Center Attack Line: Edge Variation, Rohatgi Gambit: This was a good competitor for number 10, but unfortunately it barely missed the cut. Farewell to a good opening which couldn't make it onto the FINAL SHOWDOWN!
Saragossa Opening: Center Attack Line: Edge Variation, Rohatgi Gambit, Main Line: (Eliminated in Round 3)
Editors Note: Sorry, this is a bit too much.
@AngryspacevoidBlackburne Shilling Gambit Center Development Variation: (Eliminated in Round 3)
Editors Note: Sorry, too Blasé. 
@Alphaous: Dutch Defense: Modern, Knights Gambit

Reversed Benoni Defense: Needle Countergambit:
Reti Opening: Turtle System, Knight Counterattack: Boring....

@JackRoach: Bongcloud: Nakamura Carlsen Variation(Eliminated Round 1)

@Mr_Winawer: French Winawer: Dirty Harry: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: This was slightly too weird... sorry

@Mathieu2011: Something like that: Too boring

@DarkKnightAttack: King-Queen Shuffle Opening(Eliminated in Round 1)

@Freerobuxman: Unnamed(Eliminated in Round 1)

@Ivanzong: Reverse King's Gambit: Queenside Fianchetto Variation(I added reverse onto it, you can take it off if you say so): Way too long/boring

V.2: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: A perfect copy of the last one with one move less. I should have removed this in Round 2.

@Yosef115: Yosef Gambit: Unfortunately, the improved Yosef Gambit was just better.

@freerobuxman: Yosef Gambit P.2

@Angryspacevoid: Kings Indian Attack Double Kingside Fianchetto Central Protection Variation: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: Blas... you know what I'm going to say. (Hint, it ends with a é and has 5 letters.)

@Dzsoccer42:

Alekhine-Indian Game, Omega Double Gambit, Trade Variation: (Eliminated in Round 3)

Editors Note: This opening was not to my taste because of the queen movements. Sorry, but that just makes it a bit... off for me. This was still a good opening, though, but some others were better.

Scandinavian Defense: Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit, Danish Attack, Replied Variation: One of the trickiest openings to delete. So close to making it to the top 10.

@Alphaous: English Opening: Viper Variation:

@CastawayWill: Unnamed, Disqualified(Disqualified in Round 1)

@Mega-Pro123: Queen is bait(Eliminated in Round 2)

@stopIhaveitenough: Ryan Law how would you rate(Eliminated in Round 1)

@Ilampozhil25: Is this what you talked about(Eliminated in Round 2)

@LordUltron: Prins Variation: Premature Nadjorf: Infiltrated Knight Version:

 

Infinite_Blitz

 

ChessDude009

sorry, there are no new openings allowed to be submitted

Prince_USA

Sorry for sumbitting so many.. you can only use 2/3

ChessDude009
Prince_USA wrote:

Sorry for sumbitting so many.. you can only use 2/3

its fine, most of them are small subdivisions of a line... 

alphaous

You forgot to label my third opening.

ChessDude009
alphaous wrote:

You forgot to label my third opening.

what was it again?

alphaous

Reti Opening: Turtle System, Knight Counterattack.

Ilampozhil25

i hereby state i will never join anything like this ever again.

ChessDude009
dzsoccer42 wrote:

Why did neither of mine not advance? They were perfectly fine openings!

what do you mean

ChessDude009

the bolded ones get eliminated

Lord_Ultron

just a suggestion: y dont you remove those openings eliminated? it will decrease confusion

 

ChessDude009
Lord_Ultron wrote:

just a suggestion: y dont you remove those openings eliminated? it will decrease confusion

 

Cause it took me a ton of time to get all these openings here and I'm not deleting them. Sorry, I can make another forum without eliminated openings if you want. Y/n?

Lord_Ultron

ok

JackRoach

Mine is the best

Prince_USA

Lol, but it's eliminated in round 1

MegaPro-123

oh ;-;

my ingenious queen bait got eliminated in round 2

Prince_USA

When will round 3 be finished?

 

ChessDude009

like rn

ChessDude009

9 openings will be removed: 

DUN DUN