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The Bongcloud in Practice

staggerlee
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Recently I was playing some live chess, and I got frustrated because I was trying out an experimental opening 1. c4??. I kept losing. I have come to the conclusion that this opening loses by force. So I decided to go back to my old drawing weapon, the Bongcloud. Usually this provides a huge advantage, but at the very least you can use it to secure a near certain draw.
Here is my game as an example. A real game played against a real opponent on live chess.