The IKEA OPENING!
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Feb 17, 2026
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The reason it goes into an endgame fast is probably that one side is up material, so they want to trade as much as possible.
I Beat Marisa (1000) with this.
Feb 17, 2026
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#5
If you’re playing with 200elo players and bots, it works because they will blunder their queen in the end.
Feb 18, 2026
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#6
Sinoceratops317 wrote:
Why do people keep downvoting??? It's designed to be stupid!
Its because you didn't specify that. People on the internet are extremely sensitive to anything that seems illogical, especially if that revolves around something they like, in this case an illogical opening revolving around Chess. Not that specifying its a joke will necessarily stop these basement dwellers from hating, but I've noticed its less likely.
Feb 18, 2026
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#9
1-bubble-1 wrote:
home depot is better than ikea
no, they both suck lmfao
but i call this trash, its not an opening
Feb 18, 2026
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#10
Sinoceratops317 wrote:
1-bubble-1 wrote:
home depot is better than ikea
Agreed, but “Home Depot” is too many letters for a chess opening.
and the caro-kann defense isn't??
Feb 18, 2026
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#12
as a professional chess player, you do not know the nightmare of variations
Feb 18, 2026
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#14
Sinoceratops317 wrote:
zeTreeAGC wrote:
1-bubble-1 wrote:
home depot is better than ikea
no, they both suck lmfao
but i call this trash, its not an opening
I've reported you for verbal abuse.
what-
Feb 18, 2026
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#15
Nevermind. This opening is stupid and I apologize for anyone I may have offended.
Feb 19, 2026
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#16
Sinoceratops317 wrote:
Nevermind. This opening is stupid and I apologize for anyone I may have offended.
It's not stupid, it's a joke, and there is no reason to apologize for it. If anything, the people offended should be apologizing to you for their toxicity over what clearly isn't a serious opening.
Feb 19, 2026
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#18
fraserhm wrote:
Reminds me of this game with Magnus carlsen vs Hikaru,
this game teaches about how thinking for a long time correlates to saving time. obviously, before the game, magnus and hikaru predicted the future and realized the game would in a draw on the 97th move, 12 minutes into the game. they saved time by playing the double boncloud to draw, and for the memes they didnt agree to a draw first.
No, im joking
(note: this is a joke)
The IKEA opening sacrifices a "good position" in exchange for your opponent being confused and terrified, expecting a trick (and of course memes, play the IKEA opening for the memes).
It starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4, this is the Italian game, giving us the "I" in IKEA.
White then plays... 4.Ke2, sacrificing castling rights and exposing their King! This gives us both the "K" (4.Ke2) and the "E" (4.Ke2) in IKEA!
Black plays 4...Nxe4, winning material.
Then white plays 5.a4, giving us the "A" in IKEA and completing the IKEA OPENING!
Here's all the IKEA opening moves: