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| Posted by gidgiddoni ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 04:35:28 play online chess |  Subject: Orang Utan Opening!Message: Found this in a chess openings book by Neil McDonald: "1 b4 is the Orang Utan Opening, so named after its inventor Tartakower fell in love with an ape during a visit to the zoo whilst playing in the great 1924 tournament in New York." Anybody have any background on this?? (Although I'm not totally certain I want to know...) |
| Posted by bullmoose ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 05:36:23 play online chess | I have it in Message: The Mammoth Book of Chess as the Sokolsky Opening with an interesting trap: 1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Nd7 3.Nf3 Ng-f6 4.e3 g6 5.c4 dxc4 6.Bxc4 Bg7?? 7.Bxf7+! 1-0 Also, there was a GK thread on this a while back: gameknot.com/fmsg/chess/700.shtml Cheers, Paul |
| Posted by furious ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 06:11:03 play online chess | Hugothebest2001 Message: Take a look at Hugothebest2001's games....Hey uses that opening alot |
| Posted by blindio ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 07:36:16 play online chess | Sokolsky (Orang Utan) Opening Message: We've got a Fide Master at our club who uses it quite often. He has a good rate of success with it. It's very good for surprise value, and for taking opponents out of their own book-knowledge quickly. He says it's reasonably sound, and as I can't dent him when he plays it I'm in no position to contradict him. |
| Posted by cyrano ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 09:20:20 play online chess | The name Message: Tartakower wrote in his book "My best games 1905-1954" Volume one, in his comments on 1.b4 in his game avaginst Reti (Wien 1919) "This move, wich has so bizarre an aspect, occupies a place of honour amongst the "freak" openings. Later, at the New York Tournament of 1924 I termed this the "Orang-outang" opening, not only because I employed it there - against Maroczy - after a previous consultation with a young orang-outang (during a visit by all the masters to the New York Zoo on the eve of the game in question), but also since the climbing movement b4-b5 is reminiscent of that inventive animal. The name has stuck." It was a joke, typical of Tartakower humor. Later the opening was deeply analyzed by a strong Russian master and is called also with his name (Sokolsky) |
| Posted by chris21 ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 10:09:54 play online chess | Message: I thought 1b4 was the polish opening? Chessmaster 9000 seems to think so anyway. |
| Posted by hugothebest2001 ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 10:53:35 play online chess | Try to play against it! Message: If somebody wants to play against 1.b4 Try to challenge me. It is a very nice opening. Or maybey i have to play with the black pieces against 1.b4 I see you Greetings Pascal |
| Posted by hugothebest2001 ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 10:56:40 play online chess | Our challenge our team Message: Challenge the Dutchables. The most active team here at this site. We are now standing at the third position but whe are aiming higher. And if you challenge our team. The will allways accepted to play against me, because i want to play a lot of teamgames. See you Greetings Pascal |
| Posted by bigmick ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 14:20:35 play online chess | I've played it... Message: ... a few times, on gameknot twice. Once was against krzi in which I played the english-orang-utan. I won, but mostly thanks to the surprise factor, I feel. The second time was against midknightwarrior. He beat the bejeezus out of me :). The games can be found at: board #368562" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #368562 and board #498212" target="_blank">gameknot.com/chess.pl?board #498212 Also, take a look at: www.algonet.se/~marek/system.htm This link was given to my by gromanswe. My thanks to him. -- bigmick |
| Posted by tovmauzer ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 15:02:21 play online chess | Bigmick Message: I believe that author of the site played here himself for some time (marekt) :) |
| Posted by bigmick ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 15:22:27 play online chess | Message: Indeed, thank you for pointing this out! It's interesting that the lowest rated loss is against a 1200 rated thegreatpolgar :). I wonder if he's ever looked back to see how she's doing... gromanswe also introduced me to the Latvian gambit, which I have to say I'm rather fond of. I noticed that the site also has a "Latvian corner". It must be a Swedish thing.... *grin*. -- bigmick |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 09:59:15 play online chess | wittowgirls-minitournament Message: dear chessfriends, please look at in my mini-tournament 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.f4 exf4 This is Orang-Utan Mayboom-Kurchakowski-Gambit without refusal the Gambit. Please join the game |
| Posted by hugothebest2001 ability-tw.com 2/07/2003 14:51:01 play online chess | It's a nice game Message: I play that game also at this moment, but i wil follow your game too very interesting. Keep on doing the good work! Greetings Pascal |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 2/12/2003 01:18:57 play online chess | mini tournament Message: please challange my in this tournament |
| Posted by bigmick ability-tw.com 2/12/2003 01:33:34 play online chess | wittowgirl Message: Thank you for your invitation, but I can't take on any more games at the moment. My apologies. -- bigmick |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 2/16/2003 02:21:48 play online chess | mini tournament Message: best weekand for all Orang-Utan Fans wittowgirl |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 2/22/2003 12:51:09 play online chess | mini tournament Message: join in this minitournament Kurchakowski-Maiboom-Gambit |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 3/01/2003 03:10:26 play online chess | b4-Minitournament Message: Hello b4-fans, best weekand, challenge this tournament Kurchakowski-Maiboom-Gambit |
| Posted by mercy ability-tw.com 3/03/2003 17:39:49 play online chess | Message: khw (here on gameknot) exclusively plays 1.b4 |
| Posted by wittowgirl ability-tw.com 3/07/2003 13:44:33 play online chess | on mercy Message: hello mercy, best greetings from germany. My first opening is b4 Orang-Utan. I have a minitournament startet 1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.f4 exf4 Mayboom-Kurchakowski Gambit Please challenge this tournament |
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