First it is "top ten", then it is "top five" and what we get is "top two."
Top ten terrifying chess openings

Well, I just want discussion!
So, The Anti-Meran Gambit fails to stifle much discussion.
So, the sveshnikov

1. Nc3, and 2. Nb1 make quite a terrifying opening, regardless of black's counterplay.
Humor aside, the scandinavian is often used as a surprise opening (most folks don't prepare against it), so perhaps it might count as "terrifying" in a different sense.

Yeah, maybe not "terrifying", but "unexpected", "odd", or "different"
Or maybe this is a 13 year old thread that you resurrected for no reason...

Well, oddly enough, the sveshnikov is a failure, if popular response is any parameter.
REAL MEN... brutal, coarse, hairy, knuckle-dragging men... play the Najdorf instead.

Here's a list of 5 most dangerous openings, am waiting for other suggestions from you guys, let's discuss one by one
1. Anti-Meran Gambit Accepted
2.The Sveshnikov in the next post
So, what do you think of the Anti-Meran Accepted?