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Encyclopedia > Amar Opening

A00 is the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings designator for unconventional chess openings with an unusual first move from White. Such openings include: The Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a book collection (now also a computer database) describing chess openings. ... The first moves of a chess game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening or the book. ...

Note that if white plays a regular opening, like the King's Pawn Opening and black responds in some unconventional way, the opening is not categorized under the ECO code A00. For instance 1.e4 a6 is classified under B00 (King's Pawn Opening). The Sokolsky Opening (also called the Orangutan or Polish opening) is an uncommon chess opening in which white opens with 1. ...


References

Because these openings are not popular with elite chess players, the standard opening references (see chess opening) do not cover them in detail. The first moves of a chess game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening or the book. ...

External links

  • Unusual Openings (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/adam.bozon/unusual.htm)

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Amar Opening - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (246 words)
The Amar Opening or Paris Opening is a chess opening defined by the move 1.Nh3 in algebraic notation.
Since 1.Nh3 is considered an irregular opening, it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
There is one named gambit variation of the Amar Opening called the Paris Gambit: 1.Nh3 d5 2.g3 e5 3.f4, but with Black having a grip of the center in addition to a pawn, this gambit is extremely dubious.
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