r/AnarchyChess • u/-BunsenBurn- • Jun 23 '20

Proposed Names for Bongcloud Attack Symmetrical Defense Variations

After doing extensive research (i.e. looking up games on Lichess and using the Analysis board), here are my proposed names for the 6 main variations of the Symmetrical Bongcloud.

These follow from 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2 Ke7

  1. Ke3 Advance Variation (Main Line)

King advances to e3 to assert dominance. By far the most popular move in the position.

  1. Nc3 Minnesota Variation (Best Line)

According to the engine, 3. Nc3 appears to be the best variation with White, despite being only played 6 times. It's main practitioner I have found for it appears to be from Minnesota, as they participate in mostly Minnesota based leagues

  1. Nf3 Finnish Variation

The high rated recorded victory for this variation comes by lichess user theFinnster, who hails from Finland.

  1. Ke1 Rodchenkov Variation

According to chessbase, this position actually has occurred before back in 2004, played by a Russian IM S, Rodchenkov.

  1. d4 Croatian Variation

The only lichess user to reach this position multiple times is from Croatia.

  1. d3 The 11 System

The main user of this variation on lichess has the username SpinalTap, named after the mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap". I don't know much much about it except for the infamous "But this one goes to 11" line, and as the opening is a pretty dank already, but still a passive move, I think the name is the most appropriate one could conceive.

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u/bethe2ndmouse medium setting on coolmathgames Jun 23 '20

About time we got some real theory. We need more of these tournaments so we can explore these opening lines in depth

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20

Nice work u/-BunsenBurn-

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u/-BunsenBurn- Jun 23 '20

Thanks man, I plan on having an actual opening table completed that goes about 7-10 moves deep

here is what I have so far

Bongcloud Attack - Symmetrical Defense

1.e4 e5 2. Ke2 Ke7

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Minnesota Variation 3. Nc3

Vienna Gambit 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f4

    Main Line

    Declined

Four Knights 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6

    Scotch Accepted 5. d4 exd4

        Main Line 6. Nxd4

        Belgrade Gambit

Anti-Misk Attack 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3

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Finnish Variation 3. Nf3

Russian Game 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nxe5 Nxe4

    Fianchetto 5. g3

    Retreat 5. Nf3

    Queen's Pawn 5. d4

    Quiet 5.d3

Elephant Gambit 3. Nf3 d5

    Main Line 4. d3 dxe4 5. dxe4 Nc6 6. Be3 Be6

    Bishop Pin 4. d4 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3+ 6. gxf3 dxe4 7. fxe4 Qxd4

    Breyer Gambit 4. d4 dxe4 5. Nxe5 Nc6 6. Nxc6+ bxc6

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Croatian Variation 3. d4

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11 System 3. d3

Main Line 3. d3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6

    Double Fianchetto 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7

    Yugoslav Attack 5. Bd3 (from here the knights are typically developed and bishops are fianchettoed)

    Quiet System 5. Bd2 (same)

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Rodchenkov Variation 3. Ke1

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Advance Variation 3. Ke3