1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Nxe4 e5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Nxe5 Qxg5 12. Ng6+ Kd8 13. Nxh8 Qe7 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. O-O Nf6
1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qxd4 5. Bd3 Nb4 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Qxd4 Nxc2+ 8. Kf1 Nxd4 9. Bd3 e5
1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 O-O-O 6. c4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qf5 8. Be3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 10. Bg4 Nc2+
1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. f3 e6 6. fxe4 exd5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. Nf3 Ne7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Bd3 Ng6 12. Ne4 Nd7
1. e4? Nc6! 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. Nf3 a6 6. d4 Nf6 7. a3 Be6 8. Be3 g6 9. Qd2 Rd8 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. Ng5 Bg4 12. Be2 h6 13. Nf3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Kb1 b5
1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Qd4 c6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Nbd7 9. Bc4 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nge2 g6 12. Rhe1 h5 13. Kb1 Bh6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bg4 16. f3 exf3 17. gxf3 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc8 20. Nc6 e6 21. Be4 Kf8 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Rxh8 Kxh8 24. Ne7 Kg7 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxb7 Rd8
1. e4? Nc6! 2. d4 d5 3. e5 f6!? ( Nimzowitsch Defense )...4.Bb5 fxe5 2. dxe5 e6 3. Nf3 Nge7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Nb4 6. Nc3 Nxd3 7. cxd3 c5 8. d4 Nc6 9. Be3 c4 10. Ng5 Be7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qh6
1. e4? Nc6! 2. Nf3? e5?! 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O ( 5.c3 ) g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 b5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. d5 Na5 ( Spanish Game, Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense )
1. d4? c6!?
1. e4? c6?!
1. c4? c6!?
1. a3!
Weirdest Opening Ever!!!
1. e4?
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1. a3!
e4 is NOT a mistake, whatever Breyer might have said about it, and 1. ... Nc6 in reply does not deserve an exclam.
Miles might have once beaten Karpov when he surprised him with 1. ... a6, but he did not make a habit of moving his a-pawn so early! If you really think 1. a3 deserves a "!" then you should try it against some strong players. I expect you'll change your mind PDQ. I suspect that Michael Basman was more interested in selling books than in advancing opening theory when he produced "Play the St. George". He made playing odd (and inferior) openings (1. g4, 1. ... g5) part of his persona.
Well, that's an opinion. And I did say that it is considered to be not entirely respectable.
Just bringing the king outside of protection to the center of the board goes against all rules of good chess play
1. e4?
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1. a3!
e4 is NOT a mistake, whatever Breyer might have said about it, and 1. ... Nc6 in reply does not deserve an exclam.
Miles might have once beaten Karpov when he surprised him with 1. ... a6, but he did not make a habit of moving his a-pawn so early! If you really think 1. a3 deserves a "!" then you should try it against some strong players. I expect you'll change your mind PDQ. I suspect that Michael Basman was more interested in selling books than in advancing opening theory when he produced "Play the St. George". He made playing odd (and inferior) openings (1. g4, 1. ... g5) part of his persona.
The von der Lasa Gambit, 1e4, e5; 2d4, exd, 3 B-c4, is a shock to most non-studied chess players, frowned upon by some masters and grandmasters as a "gimmick" opening. However there are more black mistakes or even blunders that this opening can invite, e.g., not doing exd is a complete lose for every next choice of black moves. Then there are only 4 or possibly 5 acceptable moves #3 for black. All others spell doom. This is a great opening for the tactics lover playing white, i.e., if black makes it to move 4 intact.
The von der Lasa Gambit, 1e4, e5; 2d4, exd, 3 B-c4, is a shock to most non-studied chess players, frowned upon by some masters and grandmasters as a "gimmick" opening. However there are more black mistakes or even blunders that this opening can invite, e.g., not doing exd is a complete lose for every next choice of black moves. Then there are only 4 or possibly 5 acceptable moves #3 for black. All others spell doom. This is a great opening for the tactics lover playing white, i.e., if black makes it to move 4 intact.
yes, the one I was talking about, I guess
The wierdest (but still played in the database) opening I've ever seen is the King's Gambit Tumbleweed Variation, also referred to as the "King's Own" attack in Corman McCarthy's All the Pretty Horses.
I have to say I rather like this, the improbably named and very original Mystical Borneo System, dreamt up in Sao Tome and Principe.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/mystical-borneos-opening
I'm sure it's very capable of giving some quite highly rated players quite a shock in the context of blitz or bullet.
I wonder if the Borneo is played by Bravo, Alfaro, Mauro and Marco - 4 members of the Nicaraguan Chess Olympiad team ?
I wonder if the Borneo is played by Bravo, Alfaro, Mauro and Marco - 4 members of the Nicaraguan Chess Olympiad team ?
Ha ha! I'd like to think so, though I doubt it. (I've just noticed that the Nicaragua team beat New Zealand!) And, point of information: it's not the Borneo; it's the Mystical Borneo! Seems best employed as an anti-Caro-Kann or anti-French.
There wasn't anything mystical about 15 year old Aussie Anton Smirnov's (4.5/5) smashing win today over Barbosa - he went through Black's kingside like a twister in Texas.
I wonder if the Borneo is played by Bravo, Alfaro, Mauro and Marco - 4 members of the Nicaraguan Chess Olympiad team ?
i dont really understand...
May I ask u the link between Nicaragua and Borneo?
I brought the Mystical Borneo (the name of a system) to the attention of this thread. AussieRookie had noted previously that I fly under the Nicaraguan flag where I partly live and where I opened this account (see earlier posts on this thread), and had asked me some questions about chess in Nicaragua. Hence the rather tenuous connection.
This continuation might not be entirely sound for Black but it's one of the funnier things I can think of off the top of my head.
I brought the Mystical Borneo (the name of a system) to the attention of this thread. AussieRookie had noted previously that I fly under the Nicaraguan flag where I partly live and where I opened this account (see earlier posts on this thread), and had asked me some questions about chess in Nicaragua. Hence the rather tenuous connection.
I brought the Mystical Borneo (the name of a system) to the attention of this thread. AussieRookie had noted previously that I fly under the Nicaraguan flag where I partly live and where I opened this account (see earlier posts on this thread), and had asked me some questions about chess in Nicaragua. Hence the rather tenuous connection.
I recently played the Mystic and got a midgame resignation from my opponent. Thanks!
Excellent! Well done. Any chance of posting your game? I'm sure fellow MB enthusiasts would love to see it.
I once saw a game where, in a geniune OTB tournament, White (a GM) played f3, c3, K-f2-e3-d3-c2 in the opening ... and still won. That is pretty weird!
I am unable to find the score. Does anyone know it? It was fairly recent. That is to say it is not an acient game. I think it was played sometome in the last two decades.