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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 ——— In Race for Global Chess Dominance, China Is Gaining on Russia — There was little doubt why the Soviet Union was so dominant in chess — the government poured money and other resources into programs that cultivated chess players. Yet even after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia remained the world’s leading chess country. Its strength might be a vestige of the Communist-led system, or of the country’s historical affinity for the game. If there is one nation that seems able to displace Russia, it is China, which created its own state-run chess-training program about two decades ago. China has already narrowed the gap, finishing ahead of Russia in some team competitions and producing several women’s world chess champions. One measuring stick of ... Posted by blindio | ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 07:36:16 Play online chess Sokolsky (Orang Utan) OpeningMessage: 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. ——— Chess still struggling to capture imagination of the masses in China — China is a unique phenomenon in world chess. The team only began to compete in around 1970 but within 30 years was a serious contender at men's level and No1 in women's chess. Yet the national game remains Chinese chess and the global version has little public support. The secret has been well-directed government backing to identify young talent and provide intensive coaching. China will be going for medals again at next month's world team Olympiad in Russia, although the home squad will be heavy favourites. China has also created its own elite chess tournament at Nanjing, where the top two finishers qualify for a Grand Slam final against world chess champion Vishy Anand and world No1 ... Posted by cyrano | ability-tw.com 2/05/2003 09:20:20 Play online chess The nameMessage: 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) ——— Rising Chess Stars Open up a Lead at NH Tournament — The saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link is also true for chess teams. Unfortunately for the older team at the annual NH Tournament in the Netherlands, it seems to have three weak links right now. After seven rounds, the rising stars lead the experience team 19 to 16. The top chess player for the experience team, Boris Gelfand of Israel, is actually playing very well. He has scored 5 points — the most in the competition. Peter Svidler of Russia is playing beneath his ability, but he still has 3.5 points. But the other three experience members — Peter Heine Nielsen of Denmark, Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands and Ljubomir Ljubojevic of Serbia — each have only 2.5 points. That is ... 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. ——— Two Win Diminished Chess Crowns — Boris Spassky, the future world chess champion, was once world junior champion. So were Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, the current world chess champion. It used to be that the world junior championship was an important stepping stone for chess players who had dreams of becoming the best in the world. No longer. While the junior championship, which is open to participants 20 years old or younger, still draws talented chess players, the best of them usually skip the event because they are already among the world’s elite. Among those who were eligible to play this year, but did not, are Magnus Carlsen of Norway, No. 1 in the world; Sergey Karjakin of ... 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 ——— Steinitz's Immortal Chess Game — Enough is enough and you throw in the towel. That's the elegant way to give up in boxing. In chess, there are more ways of resigning a game before you get actually mated. The manner Curt von Bardeleben did it 115 years ago during the legendary chess tournament at the English seaside resort of Hastings, still generates controversy. Having been brilliantly outplayed by William Steinitz, the German count got up from his chair, left the chess tournament hall and disappeared in the streets. Consequently, he lost on time. Von Bardeleben was playing the tournament of his life and in the first nine rounds went undefeated, scoring six wins and three draws. Could a single loss upset him so ... Posted by hugothebest2001 | ability-tw.com 2/06/2003 10:56:40 Play online chess Our challenge our teamMessage: 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 BigmickMessage: 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-minitournamentMessage: 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 gameMessage: 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 tournamentMessage: please challange my in this tournament Posted by bigmick | ability-tw.com 2/12/2003 01:33:34 Play online chess wittowgirlMessage: 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 tournamentMessage: best weekand for all Orang-Utan Fans wittowgirl Posted by wittowgirl | ability-tw.com 2/22/2003 12:51:09 Play online chess mini tournamentMessage: join in this minitournament Kurchakowski-Maiboom-Gambit Posted by wittowgirl | ability-tw.com 3/01/2003 03:10:26 Play online chess b4-MinitournamentMessage: 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 mercyMessage: 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 |