Unorthodox Chess Openings

by Eric Schiller

This inclusive guide to every unorthodox opening used by chess players contains more than 500 weird, contentious, controversial, unconventional, arrogant, and outright strange openings. A powerful part of any chess player's arsenal, these tricky tacky surprises fly in the face of tradition. 1,000+ illustrations and diagrams.

Genres: Chess

528 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[zed · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am crap at chess. I spent a lot of money on books that I thought would at least make me competitive. Nothing worked. I think these chess books will all sit in a box gathering dust and one day I might get the urge to rejoin the local club and get butchered by 12 year olds so then may have a further look. (Generic review for all half finished chess books I will never finish)

[Jacob · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good read!

[Buffalonickel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of agree with most of the other reviewers that the main problem with this book is that it is not very practicable.

However, it is very entertaining!

Who knew so many chess opening oddities were out there?! Kind of fun to see of all the crazy and whacky ideas people have come up over the centuries.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 2 out of 5]

In this book Schiller gives the reader an assortment of offbeat and unorthodox openings. Although interesting, it is of little practical use to the serious player, as the lines are not conducive to serious play.

[Micmoc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basic info on all the unorthodox chess openings. Recommended.