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gregflat9
gregflat9
May 1, 2017
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#21
I'm sure there is a Birmingham Opening 1. ... a6, played against Karpov and he lost against it!

It's called the St Georges attract now I think.
thegreatauk
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May 1, 2017
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#22
gregflat9 wrote:
I'm sure there is a Birmingham Opening 1. ... a6, played against Karpov and he lost against it!

It's called the St Georges attract now I think.

yes it is called the St George attack. and it was Tony Miles who beat Karpov.

mollygs
mollygs
May 7, 2017
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#23
more:unicorn poop opening
Strangemover
Strangemover
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May 8, 2017
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#24

6.Rg1 in the Najdorf - 'Freak attack'.

Hitchy04
Hitchy04
May 20, 2017
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#25

Lol those are some funny names

JesusChristislove
JesusChristislove
May 22, 2017
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#26
Ponziani opening. It's a great system for under 1400's.
Iam2busy
Iam2busy
May 23, 2017
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#27
 
 The Bongcloud opening. Probably the best in the world.
"Never have I ever seen this line before." -Magnus Carlsen

 

RandomPerson427
RandomPerson427
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Jun 16, 2017
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#28
Probably the Polish Opening along with English Opening.
Is Kings Pawn Opening a language now?
ChessPlayinDude47
ChessPlayinDude47
Jun 16, 2017
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#29
RandomPerson427 wrote:
Probably the Polish Opening along with English Opening.
Is Kings Pawn Opening a language now?

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_openings_named_after_places

RandomPerson427
RandomPerson427
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Jun 17, 2017
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#30
Why did you give me that Wikipedia article? Also I changed my mind on the English Opening.
Airyaydayway
Airyaydayway
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Jun 17, 2017
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#31

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 axb5 6. e4 b4 7. Nb5 d6 8. Bc4

Nescafé frappé attack.
Dahk_Skvehd_Bichop
Dahk_Skvehd_Bichop
Jun 17, 2017
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#32

The Sodium Opening. 

It starts with 1. Na3 (Na). Get it?

RandomPerson427
RandomPerson427
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Jun 18, 2017
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#33
There's also Nh3. The Ammonia Opening. But you shouldn't have pneumonia if your opponent plays this, so it's ok.
GM_chess_player
GM_chess_player
Jun 18, 2017
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#34

lol

yongz23
yongz23
Jul 2, 2017
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#35
The Dragon opening
Dahk_Skvehd_Bichop
Dahk_Skvehd_Bichop
Jul 3, 2017
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#36
yongz23 wrote:
The Dragon opening

 

Pretty cool name actually, which is not weird.

Aguy27
Aguy27
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Jul 5, 2017
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#37
There's the Santa Claus Opening: The Grinch Variation
thegreatauk
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Jul 5, 2017
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#38
Aguy27 wrote:
There's the Santa Claus Opening: The Grinch Variation

oh That yeah i like that name

siasimlee
siasimlee
Feb 6, 2019
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#39
shy attack

 

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Feb 7, 2019
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#40

interesting