Personally, I like to play my fortress variation.
1.e4 e5 2.Ke2 Nf6 3.d3 d5 4.f3 Be6 5.Nc3
The Definitive Guide to the Bongcloud Opening!
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lol "Not My System"
Thanx for that, maybe now I can break that elusive 750 rating barrier.
I have sent out a Bongcloud challenge!
Very nice.
Estragon wrote:
Put down the lighter, put your hands in the air, and step slowly away from the bong, please.
Nobody gets hurt, and you get a nice room with soft walls and a government-paid rest cure!
Dude can't you see I am going on a trip?
verdantlife wrote:
10. Your current repertoire is too drawish.
My current repertoire is definitely too drawish. Maybe I should switch to this so I can lose more.
Nonsense, you never lose when you play the Bongcloud! People eventually get bored with winning so they play other openings to get a challenge.
Play this at your next tournament.
You should contact Cardoza and get your work published, in their own words "for more than one-quarter of a century, Cardoza Publishing, the “Player’s Brand,” has been providing information that you can trust."
Very funny. Although, one wonders if the author may have better devoted their time to actual chess . . .
NO high as a kite is inappropriate. More like high as the International Space Station
Fromper wrote:
verdantlife wrote:
10. Your current repertoire is too drawish.
My current repertoire is definitely too drawish. Maybe I should switch to this so I can lose more.
It's not about winning or loseing, its about getting your king to the other side man
Very interesting! The king is taken on the centre for having a decisive advantage in the endame!
A thematic tournament would be nice...
Anyway, for those who want to improve their drawish repertoire, let me suggest also this opening (as you can see from stats, it's not drawish):
http://www.chess.com/opening/eco/A00_Barnes_Opening_Hammerschlag
Honestly, u DO smell like fish!
I like that
I'm happy to present my definitive guide to the Bongcloud Opening (1. e4 e5 2. Ke2):
http://www.mistertoad.org/Winning_with_the_Bongcloud/Winning_with_the_Bongcloud.pdf
"Winning with the Bongcloud" is a hilarious look at everyone's favorite opening. This 36-page pdf includes overviews of the major lines and many example games.
Why play the bongcloud? Quoting from the book, here are the Top Ten reasons:
10. Your current repertoire is too drawish.
9. You want to avoid the reams of theory needed to play the Najdorf or QGD by selecting an opening with less published thought.
8. "Everything is playable at the club level."
7. You are devoted to a de la Maza tactics regimen and don't want to waste time studying openings.
6. You are intimidated by openings with hard-to-pronounce names like Bogoljubov-Indian, Scheveningen Sicilian, Trompowsky, and Konstantinopolsky
5. Your current repertoire is too well-known in your club and you want to surprise your opponents.
4. You can't afford the full version of ChessBase and want an opening where all known games will fit in ChessBase Light's 32,000-game limit.
3. You're interested in an opening for which no GM or IM has published a refutation.
2. You’ve noticed that while dozens of people have published “Anti-Sicilian” books, there are far fewer “Anti-Bongcloud” books.
1. You’re high as a kite.
Enjoy!