Orangutan Opening

As Bill Wall posted in the chessopedia The Orangutan Opening here is the game in which he refers and where it was first played

 Event New York International Tournament

Site New York International Tournament

Date 1924

I don't see how u can play an opening like that.

This is actually known most commonly as the Polish Opening.  There's a book all about it named Play 1b4!: Shock your opponents with the Sokolsky.

The sokolsky is a valid opening, actually, and there is no need to use it to shock your opponents. I have over a 70% winrate with it in tournament settings.

ummm why didn't  black just take the pawn when it was hanging ?

then Bxg7 and the rook is lost.

An interesting opening, usually quite surprising and takes the opponent off the book lines, also leads to interesting games, fun to play!

mmm monkey

Monkey goes brrrttt

It's funny. The story goes that Saviely Tartakower visited the Bronx Zoo before the match, and a Urangutan had indicated, so the GM insisted, that he should open with 1. b4.

goofy