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The Lamest Chess Opening Name Of All Time

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nbrasington

This opening is literally called "Alekhine's Defense, Alekhine Variation":

So I guess Alexander Alekhine invented a way to play as white against his own opening for black? That's kinda strange. Anybody know the history of this one?

Mugiwara

This is literally just a misplayed variation of the exchange alekhine

and if we’re talking weird opening names, nothing beats Die Konigspringerzuriickhaltungspolitik which is just german for ‘the bishop comes out before the knight’ iirc

edit: the Monkey’s Bum and the Thunderbunny Variation are up there too

nbrasington
Mugiwara wrote:

This is literally just a misplayed variation of the exchange alekhine

and if we’re talking weird opening names, nothing beats Die Konigspringerzuriickhaltungspolitik which is just german for ‘the bishop comes out before the knight’ iirc

edit: the Monkey’s Bum and the Thunderbunny Variation are up there too

So what you're saying is that this is a stupid forum topic? Lol

piedraven

Monkey's Bum

OnyxOrca

Thunderbunny is a cool name

nbrasington

Just changed the title. I realized how horrible and untrue that title was...

Ilampozhil25

the bishops opening

yeah you moved the bishop to c4 so its the bishops opening obviously (e4 e5 Bc4) 

nbrasington
Ilampozhil25 wrote:

the bishops opening

yeah you moved the bishop to c4 so its the bishops opening obviously (e4 e5 Bc4) 

But that name is a fitting one for that opening, so it's not lame.

ChessMasteryOfficial

Corn Stalk Defense

AngryPuffer

it transposes into the exchange variation (exd6)

AngryPuffer

in the exd6 exchange black has a very hard time developing his lightsquared bishop and this is a improved variation

nbrasington
AngryPuffer wrote:

it transposes into the exchange variation (exd6)

That position looks almost identical to the one that happened in the game that inspired me to create this forum!