Weirdest Opening in Chess!

Okay, this is something I've always pondered, but never really looked into. I know there are 1000s of chess openings. What is the strangest and rarest opening that you can actually play with an equal chance of winning - one that is recorded in chess history but rarely ever seen. I mean something strange! I weird opening with some weird name. Fried Liver Attack strange! And, yet, it was once played and people used it successfully. Get where I'm going? Okay, so go for it. I might want to play one of them. hehe

Latvian gambit, hehe.

The orangutan maybe?

1.b4

Originally posted by Regicidal
Latvian gambit, hehe.

fox defence or attack
played as white 1.f3...e5 2.Kf2
as far as even chances i think the fox is like saying im so damn good i can play this crap and still win lol
im not THAT good lol

The Grob aka The Spike 1.g4 as played by IM Mike Basman.
As Black, try the Borg (a reverse Grob) 1. ... g5.
I've had horrid results with these but I don't know the theory. Basman surprised a lot of players, won a couple of great games against really good players and wrote a book.

Isn't there one called the 'Monkey Bum' ?

I think there's one called the 'Hippopotamus' defence ... a book on this has been just released - anyone confirm this?

One called the 'Snake-Benoni' and a common one called the 'Hedgehog' and the 'Elephant Gambit'.

Is that enough?

Originally posted by Oddjob291
Isn't there one called the 'Monkey Bum' ?

I think there's one called the 'Hippopotamus' defence ... a book on this has been just released - anyone confirm this?

One called the 'Snake-Benoni' and a common one called the 'Hedgehog' and the 'Elephant Gambit'.

Is that enough?

I don't know about the weirdest,but i do know the absolute worst: 1.e4 f5??,the Fred.

Anymore animal like openings ?

Oh, forgot one, the 'Birds Opening' (1. f4).

Originally posted by aspviper666
fox defence or attack
played as white 1.f3...e5 2.Kf2
as far as even chances i think the fox is like saying im so damn good i can play this crap and still win lol
im not THAT good lol

Well, I think I've officially decided I'm going to try this Monkey's Bum out. hehe Can't hurt, eh? LOL I think the name is hilarious!

Originally posted by sundown316
I don't know about the weirdest,but i do know the absolute worst: 1.e4 f5??,the Fred.