Advanced Bongcloud Theory
Now with more strong Bongcloud ideas!
The Bongcloud, an early Ke2 or Ke7, is maybe the most infamous opening in chess, but GM Jon Ludvig Hammer is here to show you when an early king advance makes sense.
- How did Magnus Carlsen win with an early king move in a recent game?
- How did Ian Nepomniachtchi use a Bongcloud strategy to win an amazingly complex game?
- How did 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik win a game where both sides played early king moves?
- How did Hikaru Nakamura bongcloud before it was a meme?
- What amazing bongcloud move did 12th world champion Anatoly Karpov play in one of his best games?