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Cook The Cow; How To Beat The Internet's Most Beloved Opening

Cook The Cow; How To Beat The Internet's Most Beloved Opening

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Hello everybody and welcome to another of my blog posts. Today I will be going briefly over how to beat the cow. So, without further ado, let's hop right into it!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. What Is The Cow

2. Key Ideas & Moves

3. Conclusion

1. WHAT IS THE COW?

The cow is a meme opening popularized by anna cramling and was supported by many Grandmasters. Here it is:

As you can see, it is not ideal. The pawns are blocking the bishops and the knights are weird on b3 and g3. 

2. KEY IDEAS AND MOVES (TO PUNISH THE COW)

If your opponent plays the cow, you have 3 advantages that you usually don't get out of the opening. 

  • Control of the centre, you can play e5 d5 c5 and then you have complete control. 
  • Win of multiple tempi, they waste time moving both of the knights twice
  • Have more active and flexible pieces and position, the flow will come easer and more efficiently.

Here is a model game that I played;


 CONCLUSION

I hope that after reading this you will know how to beat the cow and how and how to take advantage of his/her silly mistakes. If anyone plays the cow again, well, you know what to do. Go get em', and show em' what you got! I'm rooting for you. 

Thanks all. 

LOVE, JETINATE

Credit to artist

(P.S With my model game, I was on autopilot and I said chess.com lobby but it was actually a OTB game sorry...)