The Double Bongcloud
Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Ke2/2...Ke7
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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2...Ke7?
[edit | edit source]Black plays the worst conceivable response to the worst opening from White, serving to show that they, too, are "in" on the joke.
It appeared in a famous game between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura in 2021, where 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2? Ke7? 3. Ke1 Ke8 4. Ke2? Ke7? 5. Ke1 Ke8 6. Ke2? Ke7? ½-½ was used to make a quick draw by repetition.[1][2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Carlsen v. Nakamura, 2021. Chessgames.com
- ↑ Double bongcloud: why grandmasters are playing the worst move in chess. Bryan Armen Graham, 18 May 2021. The Guardian.
See also
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2. f4
King's gambit
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Accepted
Other
Declined
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Vienna
Other
1. e4 other
- Barnes ?
- Borg ?
- Corn stalk ??
- Duras ??
- 1...b5 ??
2. c4
Queen's gambit
Queen's gambit
2. other
- Accelerated London
- Colle
- Levitsky !?
- Amazon ?!
- Blackmar-Diemer ?
- Mason ?
- Zurich ??
2. c4 other
2. other:
1. d4 ...other:
Flank
Unorthodox