Back Amarovo otvaranje BS Obertura París Catalan Άνοιγμα Αμάρ Greek Pariza malfermo Esperanto Apertura París Spanish Amarin avaus Finnish Ouverture Amar French פתיחת אמאר HE Amar-megnyitás Hungarian Apertura Amar Italian
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| Moves | 1.Nh3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ECO | A00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Charles Amar, Paris, 1930s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named after | Charles Amar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Amar Opening (also known as the Paris Opening,[1] or the Drunken Knight Opening) is a chess opening defined by the move:
- 1. Nh3
Analogous to calling the Durkin Opening the "Sodium Attack," this opening could be called the Ammonia Opening, since the algebraic notation 1.Nh3 resembles the chemical formula NH3 for ammonia. The Parisian amateur Charles Amar played it in the 1930s. It was probably named by Savielly Tartakower who used both names for this opening, although the chess author Tim Harding has jokingly suggested that "Amar" is an acronym for "Absolutely mad and ridiculous".[2]
Since 1.Nh3 is considered an irregular opening, it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
- ^ Pandolfini, Bruce (1995). Chess Thinking: The Visual Dictionary of Chess Moves, Rules, Strategies and Concepts. Fireside chess library. Simon and Schuster. p. 287. ISBN 9780671795023.
- ^ Winter, Edward (1996). Chess Explorations. London: Cadogan Books. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-85744-171-0.