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#2

Some interesting unnamed openings I like to play are:

  1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qh5
    I call it the Hammer Caro, as Jon Ludvig Hammer is the strongest player to play in in Masters database. During WCC 2024 coverage for takes takes takes he talked about finding this idea on Silicon Road.

  2. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qh5
    Hammer French, while basically a novelty in masters level play, and the ideas aren't that similar to Hammer Caro, since the same move characterises them, i call them both Hammer Variations.

  3. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb6 axb5 9. Nxb5 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. Nd6+
    Ponomariov gambit continues with 11. Nc7+, and Nd6+ is it's own line, where Black can't really give up the queen now, as they struggle with development. But I have no name for it.

  4. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 f6
    Reversed Anti-Grunfeld

  5. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bg5
    a very tricky line against the Caro. I saw it being reccomended by Gothamchess to Nemsko, but started playing it a bit before I think, as I faced it sometimes, and I liked the positions there.
    One teaser line would be 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. Nd2 c5 9. c4 Qxb2 10. Rd1 Qxd4 11. Qb3 Qxe5+ 12. Ne2 with 3 pawns gambited. There are lines where White sacs an exchange, a rook, or a bishop just like that.

  6. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. a3
    What I call the Quiet Kan. It can transpose to Maróczy Bind after 5... Qc7 6. c4, or the Taimanov after 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. f4, but after 5... b5 6. a4 it is it's own separate line.

  7. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3
    The Quiet Four Knights, getting a normal, not theoretical game, where Black either plays d5 and opts for worse structure most likely, or d6, and White can get the English Attack going.

  8. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5
    The Freak Gambit Accepted (8... Nxe4) or Declined/Exchange (8... Nxd5)

  9. c4 e5 2. g3 Be7 3. Bg2 f5
    I call Be2-f4 against the Sicilian the Delayed McDonell Attack, so I guess this would be the Reversed Delayed McDonnel Attack, but that's a lot of words...

  10. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. O-O Qc8
    Working on my own system against the Catalan, without Nf6 allowing faster Nd7 challenging the knight, sometimes f6, sometimes Ne7.

  11. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4
    Gothamchess has a course on chessly called 'The Dark Vienna' and so I call it that. The Dark Vienna

  12. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4
    I call it the Gotham Vienna, because it sounds cool lol. It can transpose to Classical KGD, but doesn't have to.

  13. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bg5
    Anti-d5 Vienna, Bb4 prepared d5, and Bg5 stops it.

Some interesting unnamed openings I like to play are: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qh5 I call it the Hammer Caro, as Jon Ludvig Hammer is the strongest player to play in in Masters database. During WCC 2024 coverage for takes takes takes he talked about finding this idea on Silicon Road. 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Qh5 Hammer French, while basically a novelty in masters level play, and the ideas aren't that similar to Hammer Caro, since the same move characterises them, i call them both Hammer Variations. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Ndb5 Qb8 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb6 axb5 9. Nxb5 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. Nd6+ Ponomariov gambit continues with 11. Nc7+, and Nd6+ is it's own line, where Black can't really give up the queen now, as they struggle with development. But I have no name for it. 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 f6 Reversed Anti-Grunfeld 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bg5 a very tricky line against the Caro. I saw it being reccomended by Gothamchess to Nemsko, but started playing it a bit before I think, as I faced it sometimes, and I liked the positions there. One teaser line would be 5... Qb6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. Nd2 c5 9. c4 Qxb2 10. Rd1 Qxd4 11. Qb3 Qxe5+ 12. Ne2 with 3 pawns gambited. There are lines where White sacs an exchange, a rook, or a bishop just like that. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. a3 What I call the Quiet Kan. It can transpose to Maróczy Bind after 5... Qc7 6. c4, or the Taimanov after 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. f4, but after 5... b5 6. a4 it is it's own separate line. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 The Quiet Four Knights, getting a normal, not theoretical game, where Black either plays d5 and opts for worse structure most likely, or d6, and White can get the English Attack going. 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Rg1 b5 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 The Freak Gambit Accepted (8... Nxe4) or Declined/Exchange (8... Nxd5) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Be7 3. Bg2 f5 I call Be2-f4 against the Sicilian the Delayed McDonell Attack, so I guess this would be the Reversed Delayed McDonnel Attack, but that's a lot of words... 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. O-O Qc8 Working on my own system against the Catalan, without Nf6 allowing faster Nd7 challenging the knight, sometimes f6, sometimes Ne7. 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Gothamchess has a course on chessly called 'The Dark Vienna' and so I call it that. The Dark Vienna 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 I call it the Gotham Vienna, because it sounds cool lol. It can transpose to Classical KGD, but doesn't have to. 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Anti-d5 Vienna, Bb4 prepared d5, and Bg5 stops it.
#3

@CkickyCheck said in #2:

Some interesting unnamed openings I like to play are:

I love your list!! But also, did you notice the caveat that you have to create blog posts, studies and/or videos on how to play those? >:-)

@CkickyCheck said in #2: > Some interesting unnamed openings I like to play are: I love your list!! But also, did you notice the caveat that you have to create blog posts, studies and/or videos on how to play those? >:-)
#4

@TotalNoob69 said in #3:

I love your list!! But also, did you notice the caveat that you have to create blog posts, studies and/or videos on how to play those? >:-)
Yeah, but creating a quality study takes time and motivation, rn I can't really decide which one should I focus on first, so I started working on some on some of them, and some I haven't listed. But eventually all of these, and more will be covered :) stary tuned

@TotalNoob69 said in #3: > I love your list!! But also, did you notice the caveat that you have to create blog posts, studies and/or videos on how to play those? >:-) Yeah, but creating a quality study takes time and motivation, rn I can't really decide which one should I focus on first, so I started working on some on some of them, and some I haven't listed. But eventually all of these, and more will be covered :) stary tuned
#5

Ah! So THIS is why the London Crusher I've been playing for years isn't working anymore... that makes sense.

Ah! So THIS is why the London Crusher I've been playing for years isn't working anymore... that makes sense.
#6

its neat, why is this not implemented by lichess organically

its neat, why is this not implemented by lichess organically
#7

@shetoo said in #6:

its neat, why is this not implemented by lichess organically

You wouldn't believe how many people complained about the "official" opening list and its many many inconsistencies and even mistakes. But when I tell them to help me out with curating them, they find other things to do. Just like people requesting new languages in Crowdin, then hoping someone else will come and do the translation.

@shetoo said in #6: > its neat, why is this not implemented by lichess organically You wouldn't believe how many people complained about the "official" opening list and its many many inconsistencies and even mistakes. But when I tell them to help me out with curating them, they find other things to do. Just like people requesting new languages in Crowdin, then hoping someone else will come and do the translation.
#9

@Arseniy_Rybasov said in #8:

lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bc4+Bc5+4.+d4+Nxd4+5.+Nxe5+Qe7+6.+Nxf7+d5
I have struggled while writing a lot of articles about my own gambit so I think it should be added to LiChess Tools database :)

Nice! Can you link some of those articles?

@Arseniy_Rybasov said in #8: > lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bc4+Bc5+4.+d4+Nxd4+5.+Nxe5+Qe7+6.+Nxf7+d5 > I have struggled while writing a lot of articles about my own gambit so I think it should be added to LiChess Tools database :) Nice! Can you link some of those articles?
#10

@TotalNoob69 said in #9:

Nice! Can you link some of those articles?
They are in Lichess database

@TotalNoob69 said in #9: > Nice! Can you link some of those articles? They are in Lichess database