Orangutan Opening Advice
Perhaps its most famous use came in the game Tartakower versus Maróczy, in the New York 1924 chess tournament on March 21, 1924.[3] The name "Orangutan Opening" originates from that game: the players visited the Bronx Zoo the previous day, where Tartakower consulted an orangutan named Susan, and she somehow indicated, Tartakower insisted, that he should open with b4.
A text screenshot explains the origin of the Orangutan Opening in chess. Tartakower claimed that an orangutan named Susan advised him to begin with b4, making the story an absurd and amusing example of unusual chess inspiration.
- @eternalclassic / 41341 2023-11-05
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