The Unsound Openers

We have two new vote chess games and two in process right now.  We are in a tough pickle in one of our ongoing games, and I think are holding our own in the 2nd - but now we can start anew with these two games and hopefully come out ahead.  Please join in here: https://www.chess.com/club/votechess/the-unsound-openers Remember to discuss suggested moves and don't vote for a move that has not been discussed.

We can use some more participants in the Alekhine match: https://www.chess.com/club/matches/800404 Please sign up if you have not already

Match and Vote Chess against "I Like Beer and Chess" is now available in the Alekhine's Defense, Balogh Variation.  Technically this is our April Opening of the Month but we are a bit behind schedule.  Will work to get us going on additional matches shortly for May and June https://www.chess.com/club/matches/the-unsound-openers/798274 https://www.chess.com/votechess/game/109792 https://www.chess.com/votechess/game/109794 Please sign up! The theory topic for this open...

MARCH OPENING OF THE MONTH: KGA Wagenbach Defense A daily match is now open against the King's Gambit Players.  You can register here: https://www.chess.com/club/matches/the-unsound-openers/766125 Registration will remain open until the match starts at midnight on Monday March 6. If you missed it, we already have a vote chess match in this opening that you can join here: https://www.chess.com/votechess/game/106671 Our theory topic for this opening can be found here: https://www.c...

Nominations are open for February Opening of the Month.... Please post your nominations in our forum topic rather than as a comment to this news item: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/opening-of-the-month-february-2017

To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of "The Unsound Openers", on April 11th, 2015, we'll start our second TUO championship.  After prisonbreak6 got a hold of the 2013 TUO Championship trophy, other players became eager to take revenge and make an attempt at getting this most-wanted cup in their trophy case. Here is your chance! If you want the cup, you need to win. But if you want the respect that comes along with being The Unsound Openers Champion, make sure you open your games with all dodgy...

We have challenged Spartan Warriors to a team match from a standard position.  Let's go push those Spartans into the sea with our gambits and offbeat lines!  Best of luck team! http://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=423226

The Unsound Openers present their King's Gambit tournament. All TUO members are invited, as well as some members of groups we consider our friends. (The Gambit Players and King's Gambit Players) Accept or decline the King's Gambit anyway you want, but we wouldn't be The Unsound Openers if we didn't encourage to try-out some dubious variations. Good luck, have fun, and if you happen to play an interesting game with an "unsound" variation: please post in on our forums! Note: if some people d...

HALLOWEEN HORROR (K)NIGHT The Halloween Gambit has been a success opening for our group so far. We won the 1900 TM standing is 9.5-4.5 with 3 more games to finish. Our VC opponent timed out on us however, which made us miss the chance to play this interesting gambit in team vote format. As it's almost Halloween Night (October 31st), we found ourself a new opponent ready to face us, JUICE: Vote Chess. Come join the fun, and let's see for which team it will turn out to be a horror (k)night on ...

As many unsound openings are also unusual and vice versa, the group Unusual openings challenged us to a Team Match. They are smaller in number and (much) lower in rating, but they mostly see this challenge as an experience to learn and don't mind an uneven match.Advantages for them: See how better rated players play unsound/unusual openings and learn from the games.Advantages for us: Opportunity to finally try out some openings that are so unsound we don't usually dare to play them against ev...