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Aizen-Sousuke-A
Feb 1, 2026
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#1
Let's vote 🙃
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KenKunBlox
Feb 1, 2026
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#2
Alien Gambit
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KenKunBlox
Feb 1, 2026
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#3
Magnus Carlsen Gambit
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Lupusoruf
Feb 3, 2026
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#4

The Mad King Opening

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/the-mad-king-opening-mathematical-brilliance-in-disguise

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Ineffaceable
Feb 3, 2026
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#5

G4 and F4 as white and then black plays E4 and QH4#

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mental-central-dialog
Feb 4, 2026
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#6

Marshall Defense is pretty horrible.

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Gambitiodic
Feb 4, 2026
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#7

The Bongcloud attack is an insult to chess.

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radovan3001
Feb 4, 2026
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#8
The grob ez
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1d3bestbytest
Feb 4, 2026
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#9

Grob but it's refutation is not exactly easy to memorize.

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Brandon_small
Feb 5, 2026
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#10
Мяу
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Mhd-Saad
Feb 5, 2026
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#11

It is Grob. (1. g4)

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blueemu
Feb 5, 2026
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#12

"Any opening is good enough if its reputation is bad enough."

- Savielly Tartakower.

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srirajmksriraj
Feb 5, 2026
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#13

The wate opening