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> I suspect that some of the positions in this ongoing correspondence
> game (PGN format below) have rarely been seen before, and although I
> can't say I understand all the analysis, it seems to have some very
> interesting ideas worth looking at, if only for their uniqueness. The
> commentary below is abbreviated from the full analysis on the actual
> game page. -Jestrada
>
> [Event "Stanley Random Chess International Exhibition Game"]
> [Site "schemingmind.com"]
> [White "GM Kungpow"]
> [Black "GM Topov"]
>
> 1. Nh3 {Pacified Knight Opening, creating immediate modal opportunities
> for White} 1...e5 {Standard VonFinkelstein reply, with the central
> aggression needed for lateral shift in order to maintain tempo} 2. e4
> {Silent Right Wing main-line of Pacified Knight Opening, providing
> temporal shelter to avoid post-knightal depression on h3} 2...d6 {The
> expected book move} 3. Bb5+ {A temporary distraction for Black} 3...c6
> {The Pawned Pelican, conceding an open Royal Bedroom but corralling the
> knight on b8 with compensation in immobility} 4. Qg4 {Fawning an early
> Loose Madame, but threatening a Backwood's Threat with the Pacified
> Knight, and thus quite sound} 4...Qe7 {The Fawned Gambit Declined, or
> Counter-Reformational Two Step, to preserve the Royal Commode and
> future threats to f6. 4...Bxg4? is flawed after 5.Bxc6+ (with the
> Royal Commode indefensible by neighbouring pawns) because of 6.Nd7
> (6.Nxc6?! gains material, but leaves the f6 square without sufficient
> defense once the light squares are unmoded), giving White the target on
> b7, and the Pacified Knight on h3 is poised to complete the Backwood's
> Threat after 7.d3!} 5. Ng5 {Sashimi Shiver Attack, a risky variation of
> Kodama's Call of Nature, and anticipating the Kona Defense} 5...Qd7
> {Houblon de Lapin, declining the gambit and enforcing the conditions of
> the Phyrexian Paradox instead of opting for the Kona Defense}

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> It is not legal to open a book during OTB play, since you could be
> getting helpful chess information from the book. This is true even if
> it's a novel that appears to be unrelated to chess.

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> Isn't 1.Nh3 actually called the "Ammonia Opening"?
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> I have heard (from a player who has met her) that a strong American
> woman player sometimes has read non-chess books or magazines
> while waiting for her much weaker opponents to move in OTB games.