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The Edinburgh Opening

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greenpawn34

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Someone asked if there was an Ebinburgh Opening?

Schiller has named a variation of the Caro Kann the
Edinburgh Variation because it was played 'once' at the
British Championships held in Edinburgh in 1986.

But I put forward a new Edinburgh Variation.

It starts from this position.



Yes the Black King & Queen are on the wrong square.

A game was played like this at the Edinburgh Congress in error
and I thought I would never see the correct score so composed this
possibility.



However I did get the exact score of the game a few days later.

I cannot show it because Black castles! but it is here and
the whole incredible story.

http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=47

I had to show at as a moving gif thing. It's not long.

Amazing. Quite possibly the first recorded game of Fischer Chess
to be played in a real chess tournament.

OK Robbie - you now show a Glasgow Opening.

rc

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this is Glasgow opening as white, gone yourself!



😀

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Eish! 🙁

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Originally posted by robbie carrobie
this is Glasgow opening as white, gone yourself!

[fen]qqqqkqqq/qqqqqqqq/8/8/4P3/8/8/4K3 w - - 0 1[/fen]

😀
looks like another boring drawish opening to me

h

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Originally posted by orion25
looks like another boring drawish opening to me
Wholly unsound 😕

rc

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Lol, wait till you guys have had a few, it will look altogether different, you will see winning chances for white!

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What white needs is a lawnmower.

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