Body: <p>I’m looking through the Wikipedia page of <em>all chess openings</em>. Many funny names can be found, but one of these, which is</p>
  <p>1.h3 e5 2.a3</p>
  <p>Is called “The Global Opening”.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/zOtZVHi5.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/zOtZVHi5.jpg" alt="Lichess Board of the Global Opening" /></a></p>
  <p>It doesn’t seem to be very <em>global</em>. So why is it called so? Is there any history or some event that gave it its name?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: just speculation, but "global" could refer to the context of the board, e.g. the pawns are on opposite sites of the board (or "world"), the "ends of the Earth" as it were.
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Comments.Text: Chess.com calls **1. h3 e5 a3** the "**Anderssen Opening**" which seems to be a transposition from the 1. a3 line (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderssen%27s_Opening)).  Chess.com calls the 1. h3 by itself the **Clemenz Openeing** (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemenz_Opening)).
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Title: Why is this called the “Global Opening”?
ThreadText: # Why is this called the “Global Opening”?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-11-08)
  
  I’m looking through the Wikipedia page of *all chess openings*. Many funny names can be found, but one of these, which is
  
  1.h3 e5 2.a3
  
  Is called “The Global Opening”.
  
  [![Lichess Board of the Global Opening](https://i.sstatic.net/zOtZVHi5.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/zOtZVHi5.jpg)
  
  It doesn’t seem to be very *global*. So why is it called so? Is there any history or some event that gave it its name?
  
  **Tags:** opening
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: just speculation, but "global" could refer to the context of the board, e.g. the pawns are on opposite sites of the board (or "world"), the "ends of the Earth" as it were.  
  > **username_2**: Chess.com calls **1. h3 e5 a3** the "**Anderssen Opening**" which seems to be a transposition from the 1. a3 line (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderssen%27s_Opening)).  Chess.com calls the 1. h3 by itself the **Clemenz Openeing** (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemenz_Opening)).  
  
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