if you are 800 and above, you can use bongcloud. however if you are below 700, then it is advisable to play the standard openings
Is BongCloud a good opening for beginner level? (200-800)
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Bongcloud is a bad opening for every rating
Jun 5, 2021
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#4
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I agree with Araut10. Bongcloud is a horrible opening for every level. Just focus on getting the knight and bishops out in the opening.
Jun 5, 2021
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#5
I think it is a bad opening, It stalls development and since you move your king you lose your right to castle.
Jun 5, 2021
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#6
its terrible, but the lower-rated you are the less likely you will be punished
Jun 5, 2021
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#7
Hikaru beat Jeffry Xiong with it so it is actually a great opening for all levels.
and there is a line in the Max Lange Attack with 5. Ke2
the bongcloud is a meme opening. technically speaking, a horrible choice to play.
Jun 5, 2021
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SirMigraine wrote:
the bongcloud is a meme opening. technically speaking, a horrible choice to play.
Technically speaking, Hikaru used it to win against Jeffery Xiong.
Jun 5, 2021
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#11
Optimissed wrote:
ninjaswat wrote:
Play the Vienna and there is a line in the Max Lange Attack with 5. Ke2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4
Sorry, you're not telling the truth. That isn't possible. Also the Vienna is nothing to do with the Max Lange.
? e4 e5 Nc3 Nc6 f4 (Max Lange Attack I believe) e×f4 d4 Qh4+ (mainline) Ke2 ... I played a game with this today... I believe Magnus has also played it...
Jun 5, 2021
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#12
If you are Nakamura, Carlsen, So, Giri, Firouzja, Mamedyarov, Karpov, Kasparov, Naroditsky, Grischuk, Anand, MVL, or anyone titled (maybe even advanced) its fine.
Jun 5, 2021
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#13
CastawayWill wrote:
If you are Nakamura, Carlsen, So, Giri, Firouzja, Mamedyarov, Karpov, Kasparov, Naroditsky, Grischuk, Anand, MVL, or anyone titled (maybe even advanced) its fine.
I don’t think you really understand my statement.
GM Hikaru Nakamura is within 100-200 rating-range between himself and GM Jeffery Xiong. So theoretically speaking, one player with any rating could produce a win against a player within the said rating range, more or less playing the Bongcloud Opening.
i guess the opening is just a segue into the middlegame, so if you don't make any critical mistakes with the bongcloud, you'll be slightly worse, but if you can play a careful middelgame you should be fine
Jun 5, 2021
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SirMigraine wrote:
i guess the opening is just a segue into the middlegame, so if you don't make any critical mistakes with the bongcloud, you'll be slightly worse, but if you can play a careful middelgame you should be fine
Yup, that’s correct.
unless you do this lol
Jun 5, 2021
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#17
bongcloud is an extremely good opening. I recommend all levels to play it, especially against me.
"Is BongCloud a good opening"
No.
If you play the bongcloud you have to survive by being very careful.
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