A00 - Uncommon Openings

Variation: Uncommon Openings

Initial Move: Covers irregular or "flank" first moves. These are often used for surprise value in amateur play but generally lack the theoretical depth of main-line openings. Learn this opening step by step

Grenke Chess Open 2024
2024.03.30
GM Kamsky, Gata (2596)
IM Garifullina, Leya (2423)
Result 1-0
Opening A00
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Granada Chess Open 25
2025.08.03
GM Hamitevici, Vladimir (2433)
GM Girel, Joseph (2492)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A00
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Round 8: Hagner, Bennet - Paulsen, Dirk
2025.11.15
IM Hagner, Bennet (2445)
FM Paulsen, Dirk (2302)
Result 1-0
Opening A00
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Round 7: Gschnitzer, Adrian - Feuerstack, Aljoscha
2025.11.15
IM Gschnitzer, Adrian (2433)
IM Feuerstack, Aljoscha (2460)
Result 1-0
Opening A00
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Round 7: Dardha, Daniel - Gholami Orimi, Mahdi
2025.11.13
GM Dardha, Daniel (2587)
GM Gholami Orimi, Mahdi (2530)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A00
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Round 6: Paulsen, Dirk - Spiess, Gunter
2025.11.15
FM Paulsen, Dirk (2302)
IM Spiess, Gunter (2331)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A00
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Bundesliga 25/26
2025.12.06
GM Narayanan S L (2581)
GM Caruana, Fabiano (2792)
Result 1-0
Opening A00
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Round 13: Berchtenbreiter, Maximilian - Svane, Frederik
2025.05.24
IM Berchtenbreiter, Maximilian (2450)
GM Svane, Frederik (2657)
Result 0-1
Opening A00
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Ch Fra Jeunes
2024.04.16
Bacrot, Alexandre (2459)
IM Decuigniere, Tom (2417)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A00
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Round 5: Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Ragger, Markus
2024.06.03
GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan (2591)
GM Ragger, Markus (2579)
Result 1/2-1/2
Opening A00
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