Unorthodox Chess Openings

This exciting guide to all the major unorthodox openings used by chess players, contains more than 1,500 weird, contentious, controversial, unconventional, arrogant, and outright strange opening strategies.

From their tricky tactical surprises to their bizarre names, these openings fly in the face of tradition.

You'll meet such openings as the Orangutang, Raptor Variation, Halloween Gambit, Double Duck, Frankenstein-Dracula Variation, and even the Drunken King!

These openings are a sexy way to spice up a game and a great weapon to spring on unsuspecting opponents.

More than 750 diagrams show essential positions.