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NimzoRoy

Is there a ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack? Wood you rekommend playing it? 

What are you thoughts on The Hyper-Accelerated ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack? 

macer75

what?

blueemu

I hate openings that take so long to write the name down that you end up losing on time.

InfiniteFlash

I think he means dragon for those zz...openings.

blueemu
Randomemory wrote:

I think he means dragon for those zz...openings.

But Zubenelgenubi is in Libra, not in Draco.

The name means "Southern Claw".

NimzoRoy
blueemu wrote:

I hate openings that take so long to write the name down that you end up losing on time.

LMAO!

blueemu
NimzoRoy wrote:

LMAO!

You are no doubt familiar with the aborted game between Grigory Alexandrovich Kushelev-Bezborodko and Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky, in which both players lost on time while trying to write down the opponent's name.

Lawdoginator

Bagration! 

AlCzervik

I love the ZZ Attack.

NimzoRoy
Estragon wrote:
blueemu wrote:
Randomemory wrote:

I think he means dragon for those zz...openings.

But Zubenelgenubi is in Libra, not in Draco.

The name means "Southern Claw".

True, but only because the Babylonians mistakely considered the stars to be part of Scorpio instead of Libra.

Now I almost know as much about astronomy as I do about chess!Tongue Out

ViktorHNielsen
NimzoRoy wrote:

Is there a ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack? Wood you rekommend playing it? 

What are you thoughts on The Hyper-Accelerated ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack? 

I guess I would learn the 1. e4 e5 opening by heart before learning such an awesome opening as the  ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack.

rigamagician

When someone tries a Zagrebny attack on me, I usually respond with the Tartakower-Makagonov-Bondarevsky defence.  That seems to do the trick.

AndyClifton
blueemu wrote:
The name means "Southern Claw".

A song released during Glen Campbell's so-called "dark phase."

blueemu
Estragon wrote:

True, but only because the Babylonians mistakely considered the stars to be part of Scorpio instead of Libra.

Actually, that was before Scorpio got the zoning permits required to sub-let part of their constellation to Libra.

ViktorHNielsen

For those who are not skilled in unofficial chess opening names:



rigamagician

It's a little known fact, but the ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack was actually named for a river in the Ukraine.

blueemu
rigamagician wrote:

It's a little known fact, but the ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack was actually named for a river in the Ukraine.

The Danube? The Buh?

kiwi-inactive
blueemu wrote:
NimzoRoy wrote:

LMAO!

You are no doubt familiar with the aborted game between Grigory Alexandrovich Kushelev-Bezborodko and Lionel Adalbert Bagration Felix Kieseritsky, in which both players lost on time while trying to write down the opponent's name.


Well isn't that just special lolz. 

Getting back to the forum, never heard of the opening before, though if such an opening did exist, I'd play it just to squeeze a laugh out of my opponents when they ask "What opening did you just play?" Smile

rigamagician
blueemu wrote:
rigamagician wrote:

It's a little known fact, but the ZubenelgenubiZubeneschamali Attack was actually named for a river in the Ukraine.

The Danube? The Buh?

I think it's called the Genubi.  Roman Tamaz "Bagration" Dzindzichuhashgelashvilivili used to live near there with his pet dog, Spot.

AndyClifton

Oddly, he also had a pet spot which he called Dog.