X50: Sloth Opening

You will laugh at this opening because it violates a lot of opening rules. You touch a piece twice and you're essentially also wasting a tempo but funnily objectively this opening is Black's best line according to engines thus even though we're breaking the rules actually objectively this isn't at all bad.

Named Variations:

This opening is currently under studying. Variations will soon follow.

Parent: Van't Kruijs Opening

Move Order: 1. e3 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4

Main Line: 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O c4 8. Be2 Be7
Sloth Opening

X50.0: Sloth Opening: Neckbeard Attack

Parent: Sloth Opening

Move Order: 1. e3 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bf5

Main Line: 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nf6
Sloth Opening: Neckbeard Attack

X50.1: Sloth Opening: Claw Attack

Parent: Sloth Opening

Move Order: 1. e3 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 c5

Main Line: 4. d4 c5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O Bd6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5
Sloth Opening: Claw Attack
Remarks:
Some positions within the Main Line may also arise from certain Sicilian Defense lines.

X50.1.0: Sloth Opening: Claw Attack, Old Variation

Parent: Sloth Opening: Claw Attack

Move Order: 1. e3 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5

Main Line: 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Nf3 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 O-O 10. O-O
Sloth Opening: Claw Attack, Old Variation