Novelties/Opening Ideas

There's some inherent joy - not just practical value but a sort of pleasure - in employing your own opening idea. Many players have, throughout history, introduced novelties that, regardless of the result produced, excited their imagination & manifested their creativity.

Have you ever played a novelty that you have fond memories of? Maybe a rare opening idea? Let me know in the comments

(Personally, my favorite invention of mine is what is aptly called by me the "Horny Gambit," since the opening - 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 f5 - resembles two central "horns" on c5 and f5. Although I never played my Horny Gambit over the board, it brought me great joy in internet chess, where I defeated multiple Grandmasters, although of course, it was not the result that mattered, but the originality of the opening that brought me great satisfaction. As an addition to your own opening ideas, I'd welcome any opinions on mine!)

I had two appearances in the mighty Informant.

About 7 years ago when I played competitively, I came up with the line 1. g3, d5 2. Bg2, e5 3. b4?! I brought it to the chess club and I think this opening alone shot me to the top of the chess ladder— it was very different than anything the chess coaches were teaching us. They had been strongly pushing the French and the Colle system which bored me and I had struggled getting anywhere because the middlegames didn't lend themselves to the ideas I had.

After getting back into chess, I found out this is called the Bücker gambit. I don't play it much anymore, but it was a fond memory.

Unrelated: There actually is an opening known as the Horny Defense. e4 e5 f4 exf4 nf3 g5 h4 g4 ng5 h6 nxf7 kxf7 qxg4 nf6 qxf4 bd6

I played a novelty on the second move and beat Vivek Rao in a blitz game. About a decade later, I read that some guy in prison created this gambit, and it's now known as the William's Gambit.

I had one as both an opening and Defense. So as White Nf3,B3,Bb2.. So all your pieces are aimed at D4 then Castle Queenside. The Night Opening I believe is Called the Owens Defense. But That VERY same week was the one Naka used THE EXACT SAME Opening to beat 3 Super GM ‘s in a row. I was full of glee. Same opening the Young Boy from Africa that was homeless in NY but won a Norm and the Chess community came together and like bought his family a home. But yea. It worked.