The Amar - an unusual opening

Hey guys, here I am again, with yet another unusual opening, but I love these kinds...it's not that they are the best by any means, but they can be playable and unusual.  I am going to post two samples of lines that could happen in an Amar Opening, and I will also post the original idea behind the Amar.

Okay, here is the original idea behind the Amar - it was a gambit played in the early 1900's.  You can research it on Wikipedia, I believe.

Okay, here is my idea against 1...d5.  Not in gambit fashion, but instead in King's Indian fashion.

Okay, now here is my idea against 1. Nh3 e5 ideas - a reversed Scandinavian.

Cheesehat, why did you post those lines?  One is a variation of the Benko Opening with 1. g3, not the Amar, and the other one is absolutely crazy...Nh3 d5 f4?? 2. g3 is much better.  I am speaking from the point of playing 1. Nh3.  If you like, we can make a forum on the first line you showed...it would be the Benko Opening, 1. g3 e5 2. d4. 

chesschamp, I don't know if I would ever have time...:-(  I would, it sounds great, but timing is always an issue with me.  I get on here in between phone calls at work to look at new ideas, I love to see new ideas.  But yeah, if it were me playing the opening, I would delay Bg2, unless you want to give Black tempos with Bxh3, so you would be playing Bf1-g2-h3-g2, which isn't much fun. I would play d3-e4-f4 if possible.  And then the knight can go to f2 where it is flexible.

Honestly, I played it against my friend and had a winning position in the middlegame.

You may even be able to play f4 before e4, since the c1 bishop is connected to the f-pawn.  Or, if you really want to play tricky, you could plan on recapturing with gxf4, but of course, piece coordination is necessary.

Chesschamp, why don't you see if your friends at your club will have an Amar tournament?  I find a lot of fun in playing offbeat openings...finding ideas you never knew before, getting fixed in d4 and e4.

Now, it is funny that you post that second line cheesehat.  I was reading about a player who in correspondence chess promotes a line of the Amar called the Krazy Kat.  It promises no edge to White - however, he understands the unusual positions better than his opponent, so he has an edge of understanding.

If Nf6, I would either play g3, or d3...and commit to the indian structure.  a move like Nf6 is so flexible, and does not commit to anything.  I wonder if White could play 2. f4?

On second thought, looking at this line, it looks pretty risky with threats of Bc5, Ng4 and Qh4...maybe not 2. f4.  Stick with 2. d3 lol.

I posted the second line saying WHITE was stupid to play the move, not fxe5 leads to Qh4 mate...that was the POIINTof my post.

Cheesehat, I don't want to say anything about that second game you posted until you revise it...I ain't too sure about QxR being missed, like you said.  B3 is a reasonable idea, but to say it's all White has...come on. 

As far as your first game, you missed out on one of the flexible ideas behind Nh3...that is Nf2, to help support the e4 push.  I will go back over your game with my ideas, see what you think.  I will try to stay as close to your idea as possible...you are in a Leningrad system with Nh3.

...Knight on the rim is...dim...

 That old saying aside, I'm always up for something as crazy as this.  The Krazy Kat does look like a lot of fun.  I'd never play it in a serious match, but it seems like something worth looking into.

Another good thing about lines like this - they can also be looked at as a handicap.  If you are playing a weaker opponent and want to neutralize chances a bit, but don't want to take a knight off the board - simply move him to the edge on move 1!  :-)

1. Nh3 Nh6

There goes the handicap

I should have known that someone would look for a way to prod at my handicap comment...lol.  That is why I love chess so much...

I guess you're right, so if they play Nh6, nothing gained, nothing lost.  They had a chance to play a better move, and gave it up...oh well.