Irregular chess opening
Irregular openings are chess openings with an unusual or rare first move by White. These openings are:
- 1.a3 – Anderssen's Opening
- 1.a4 – Ware Opening
- 1.b4 – Sokolsky Opening, also known as Polish or Orangutan Opening
- 1.c3 – Saragossa Opening
- 1.d3 – Mieses Opening
- 1.e3 – Van 't Kruijs Opening
- 1.f3 – Barnes Opening, also known as Gedult's Opening
- 1.g4 – Grob's Attack
- 1.h3 – Clemenz Opening, or Basman's Attack
- 1.h4 – Desprez Opening, or Kadas Opening
- 1.Na3 – Durkin Opening, also known as Durkin's Attack or the Sodium Attack
- 1.Nc3 – Dunst Opening
- 1.Nh3 – Amar Opening, also known as Paris Opening
The above openings are all categorized under the ECO code A00. Openings that are not "irregular" comprise:
- 1.e4 – King's Pawn Game
- 1.d4 – Queen's Pawn Game
- 1.c4 – English Opening
- 1.Nf3 – Réti Opening or Zukertort Opening
- 1.f4 – Bird's Opening
- 1.g3 – Benko's Opening
- 1.b3 – Larsen's Opening
If White plays a regular opening and Black responds in an unconventional way, the opening is not categorized A00. For instance, 1.e4 a6 is classified as B00 (King's Pawn Game).
See also
- Open Game – 1.e4 e5
- Semi-Open Game – 1.e4 other
- Closed Game – 1.d4 d5
- Semi-Closed Game – 1.d4 other
- Flank opening – 1.c4, 1.Nf3, 1.f4, and others
- List of chess openings
- Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings
References
Because these openings are not popular with chess players, the standard opening references (see chess opening and Chess theory#Opening theory) do not cover them in detail.
- Schiller, Eric (2003). Unorthodox Chess Openings. Cardoza. ISBN 1-58042-072-9.
- Benjamin, Joel; Schiller, Eric (1987). Unorthodox Openings. Macmillan Publishing Company. ISBN 0-02-016590-0.
- Tamburro, Pete (August 2009). "A Brief Chess Opening Glossary". Chess Life for Kids: 8–9.
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