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Gary Gifford wrote on Wed, Feb 22, 2006 10:47 PM UTC:
Many who like (or love) Chess Variants also play traditional chess but have
a flair for unusual chess openings such as the Grob (1. g4),
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.f3...), King's
Gambit, Owen's Defense, and so on.  If that is the case with you, you may
be interested in the Unorthodox Openings Newsletter (which I believe can
improve your chess game as Masters often contribute games and analysis).
UON 12 was 110 pages, UON 13 was devoted to the bizarre but powerful
Halloween Gambit, UON 14 has a bit of a mix and is about 75 pages long. I
just became the Senior Editor of this publication and you might want to
check out issue #14 by sending an e-mail to the following address:  It is
free.

[email protected]

P.S. Most ChessVariants members I know are highly intelligent gamers and,
when it comes to traditional Western Chess, may just happen to like this
unorthodox aspect.  In any case, great chess to all of you and best
regards. -gkg