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I spent hours compiling a list of all the chess openings named after animals. Today I share with you 18 of the most oddly named ones!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:44 - lichess database explanation
1:34 - Kangaroo Defense (as black against d4)
2:51 - Scorpion-Horus Gambit (as white against Caro-Kann)
4:00 - Fried Fox Defense (as black)
4:47 - Chameleon Variation (as white against Sicilian)
5:46 - Lobster Gambit (as white against Latvian Gambit)
6:45 - Double Duck Formation (as black against d4/f4)
7:40 - Gibbon Gambit (as white against Grunfeld Defense)
9:19 - Dodo Variation (as white against King's Gambit Accepted)
10:14 - Tortoise Opening (as white against e5)
11:34 - Vulture Defense (as black against d4)
13:31 - Horsefly Gambit (as white against Mexican Defense)
15:24 - Snail Variation (as black against d4)
16:22 - Mosquito Gambit (as black against d4)
16:55 - Porcupine Variation (as white against f5)
18:19 - Penguin Variation (as white against d5)
19:17 - Mongoose Variation (as black against e4)
20:50 - Monkey's Bum (as white against Modern)
22:44 - Hippopotamus Defense (as black)
25:18 - Part 2 (Animal Opening Traps) Coming Next!
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