Exceptions to opening "rules"

Originally posted by onyx2006
I played that for a while myself, the Qa5 variation, never liked the icelandic version... (not sure of exact name Nf6, e6 etc) but got bored of it, the games were very open and always tended to trade down to an almost immediate endgame, if that makes any sense!?

I tend to avoid the opening completely. I find it too scary. 🙂

Originally posted by Yuga
White's first 17 moves are pawn moves, yet he still manages to win!

Diemer vs Heiling 1-0
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1282302

Anatoli Karpov vs Anthony Miles 1. e4 a6 2. d3 b5... 0-1
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1068157

Mikhail Chigorin vs James Mortimer 1-0 White's King is stuck in the center of the board...but it i ...[text shortened]...

Mikhail Tal vs John Van der Wiel
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1140657

The Nimzo game doesn't really qualify, as it was a joke and never actually played.

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Post some notable examples, for instance:

[b]1. Do not move the queen during the opening as this wastes valuable time & she may well come under attack from minor pieces

Game 3466013
12 queen moves in a game of 22[/b]

Refutation of the rule:-

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...BO1