Successful Unusual Openings

Hi all
Iv'e had some success with the Creepy Crawley, Anyone know of other unusual openings that actually work.

Any opening will work as long as your opponent doesn't know how to take advantage of useless moves.

Originally posted by rob39
Hi all
Iv'e had some success with the Creepy Crawley, Anyone know of other unusual openings that actually work.

http://www.asigc.it/teoria/uon/uon.htm

have fun

Originally posted by rob39
Hi all
Iv'e had some success with the Creepy Crawley, Anyone know of other unusual openings that actually work.

i like the Roly Poly 🙂

Idk if it qualifies as unusual but the old indian has impresive statistics:
http://www.365chess.com/opening.php?m=5&n=183&ms=d4.d6.c4.e5&ns=7.34.54.183

Grob for victory!

Otherwise, what Eldar said.

You could always try the Fred. Ketchuplover likes it.

Originally posted by Eladar
You could always try the Fred. Ketchuplover likes it.

Now I admire it from a distance 🙂

Anyone tried "Balogh's" defense? I've had some success with it in fast games but I think it is a bit dangerous for slow games.

I've had mixed success as black with 1.D4 . E5



Very aggressive and good fun, however against strong opponents they typically just surrender the gambit pawn back and get a development advantage.

Originally posted by AyreH
Anyone tried "Balogh's" defense? I've had some success with it in fast games but I think it is a bit dangerous for slow games.

I've tried 1 BCG here 8206416
but my opponent threw away a bishop at move 5 so it's not very representative
Crazy opening,don't really understand it

unusual openings....well any opening is unusual if you are not familiar with it...an opening is only a means to an end..to successfully develop and strategically located the elements necesary to unleach hell into the middle game....

If they work they become not unusual.

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