Lifetime Repertoires: The Bongcloud

It's finally here! The course everyone has been waiting for!

Play like the World Champion and bamboozle your opponents with this 21st century cutting-edge repertoire designated to last a lifetime

For many centuries, chess was played in accordance to the predefined set of principles.

Occupy the center.

Develop your pieces.

Bring your king to safety.

And this set of principles was exactly what almost brought our game to the brink of extinction!

Until two greatest players of our generation… of all generations… decided to defy all odds and play a game that would change the way chess is played once and for all!

The Immortal Bongcloud Game!

Destroy your opponents irrespective of their first opening move with the aggressive and unique Bongcloud system

On March 15, 2021, World Champion Magnus Carlsen and his great rival Hikaru Nakamura played a fantastic game featuring the never-before-seen Double Bongcloud move order 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2! Ke7!!.

We've combed through the Immortal Bongcloud game and turned it into a complete white repertoire. Using the explosive ideas demonstrated by Magnus Carlsen & Hikaru Nakamura, we're giving Chessable users a nuclear bomb of an opening repertoire - and we're doing it for completely free!

Apart from its theoretical soundness, Bongcloud's unique move order can be played irrespective of what inferior move-order Black throws at you.

With this repertoire, you will learn how to:

♟ SMASH the Sicilian. without the need to know the latest theoretical development on move 583456 of the Poisoned Pawn variation.

♟ CRUSH the Caro. by punishing your opponent from preventing your king from reaching d4.

♟ FRAZZLE the French and prove once for all that it is „just a crappy opening, anyway.“

♟ SMOOSH the Scandi and crush the dreams and souls of all #teamscandi members once and for all.

♟ MANGLE the Modern... in the fastest way possible, even though THAT can be done in numerous other ways.

♟ EVISCERATE e5… unless your opponent finds a brilliant novelty on move 2 leading to a forced draw.

An opening we need! An opening we don't deserve!

♟ FACT: Magnus Carlsen was the first World Champion to play the Bongcloud - he will not be the last.

♟ FACT : Most openings teach you openings - the Bongcloud teaches you chess.

♟ FACT: When first faced with the Bongcloud, Hikaru Nakamura didn't cower, he didn't hide, he was not afraid. His supercomputer (obviously) had already come up with a reply - the devastating Counter Bongcloud.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Chessable accepts no responsibility for your choice to play the Bongcloud.

This opening may hurt your rating, your quality of life, and your general wellbeing.

Do not use the Bongcloud whilst operating heavy machinery.

DO use the Bongcloud whilst playing for the World Championship.

Photo credits: Niki Riga & David Llada

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Course stats

For: white pieces

Recommended for: Intermediate players Advanced players

Language: English

Instruction: 862 words

Trainable variations: 10

Avg. line depth: 2.40

Released on: Apr 01, 2021

Support level: High

Section: 🎓 Titled player

Lifetime Repertoires: The Bongcloud

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Variation Details

1 x Model Game (6.00 avg depth)

1 x Main line Bongcloud (2.00 avg depth)

1 x Caro Bong (2.00 avg depth)

1 x Sicilian Bong (2.00 avg depth)

1 x French Bong (2.00 avg depth)

1 x Scandinavian Bong (2.00 avg depth)

1 x Pirc/Modern Bong (2.00 avg depth)

3 x Alekhine's & Other Blunders (2.00 avg depth)

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