The Most Aesthetically Pleasing Chess Openings

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Okay, I'm gonna need y'all to stop considering opening soundness for a moment and have a little fun with me here. Which openings would you say look the nicest on the chessboard? Not in terms of position or anything, but as if you were looking at a painting. I'll post a few of mine below:



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The Khan Gambit, from Black's POV, kinda looks like a teapot or one of those old fuel lamps where the bishop is the flame tongue. You know?

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The Andreaschek Gambit also kinda looks nice. It's kinda like a mountain in the centre of the board.

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Also, the Elephant Gambit and Vulture Defense kinda look like their animal namesakes. The knight is the trunk of the elephant in the Elephant Gambit (first picture from White's perspective) and the head of the vulture in the Vulture Defense (second picture, from Black's perspective)

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Can't forget the Beyer Gambit. Who doesn't love squares? (Lol)

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They say people usually play the Crab because it looks nice, not for any strategic reasons, so...

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What about, The double crab?

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Better yet, Whatever this is

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Circle!