Bongcloud Attack

Bongcloud Attack
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a8 black rook
b8 black knight
c8 black bishop
d8 black queen
e8 black king
f8 black bishop
g8 black knight
h8 black rook
a7 black pawn
b7 black pawn
c7 black pawn
d7 black pawn
f7 black pawn
g7 black pawn
h7 black pawn
e5 black pawn
e4 white pawn
a2 white pawn
b2 white pawn
c2 white pawn
d2 white pawn
e2 white king
f2 white pawn
g2 white pawn
h2 white pawn
a1 white rook
b1 white knight
c1 white bishop
d1 white queen
f1 white bishop
g1 white knight
h1 white rook
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Moves1.e4 e5 2.Ke2
ECOC20
ParentOpen Game
Synonym(s)Bongcloud Opening

The Bongcloud Attack (or Bongcloud Opening) is an irregular chess opening that consists of the moves:

1. e4 e5
2. Ke2?

It is considered a joke opening and is associated with internet chess humor. World champion Magnus Carlsen has used it in online blitz chess, including in games against high-level opponents and Twitch streamers, such as grandmaster (GM) Hikaru Nakamura. The name has also been applied to other opening sequences in which a player moves the king on move two.