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The Goldsmith Opening is a chess opening defined by the opening move:
 * 1... h4 h5

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Themes
The Goldsmith Opening is not commonly played, and is an irregular opening. The move is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.The Goldsmith Opening does little in the way of development or control of the center, and is rather more of a waiting move. However some players may enjoy the psychological value of such a move, or believe it will help them against an opponent with superior knowledge of opening theory.

Among the more common white responses to the Goldsmith Opening are:
 * 2.d5
 * 2.Nf3
 * 2.h4

Later use
The Goldsmith Defense has been played by GM's as recently as 2019. This game played by So, W. and Vachier Lagrave, M. showed that the Goldsmith Defense is not as bad as people say https://lichess.org/03UZasxA

Named variations
There are virtually no variations to this opening. The only variation which has gained some ground is the "Braun Defense" ,which starts with 1. e4 h5 2.d4 e6 3.Nf3 Be7