Tumbleweed Opening - the original BongCloud

Sort:
Avatar of StormCentre3

Noblesse Oblige by J. L. Synge gives tell of future BongCloud Openings.

  • 1951 Science: Sense and Nonsense; Pub: Norton / Jonathan Cape

”One evening Bloggs and Snogs were having a game of chess ...”

Avatar of StormCentre3

 

Avatar of StormCentre3

The author made conclusion that since Black loses the Ladyship White shall win the game. However computer analysis reveals zero/zero.

Avatar of StormCentre3

Roman Dzindzichashvili’s version went e3 Ke2 Qe1 Kd1 making the switch. 

Avatar of StormCentre3

A game past when out of contention at a OTB  U. S. Open in 5 moves I had reversed K And Q. Spectators gathered - one openly stating the game must be stopped. Called an arbitrator as the Board had been set up wrong!

Avatar of LeeEuler

I think I saw something like this as an opening Fischer (supposedly, secretly) used against a strong GM in an online game when he was hiding out in Iceland.