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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2 Ke7
Parent: Bongcloud

2...Ke7?

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Black plays the worst conceivable response to the worst opening from White, serving to show that they, too, are "in" on the joke.

It appeared in a famous game between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura in 2021, where 1. e4 e5 2. Ke2? Ke7? 3. Ke1 Ke8 4. Ke2? Ke7? 5. Ke1 Ke8 6. Ke2? Ke7? ½-½ was used to make a quick draw by repetition.[1][2]

References

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  1. ↑ Carlsen v. Nakamura, 2021. Chessgames.com
  2. ↑ Double bongcloud: why grandmasters are playing the worst move in chess. Bryan Armen Graham, 18 May 2021. The Guardian.

See also

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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
2. Nf3
2...Nc6
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Other
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
2. Nf3
2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...Nc6 other
2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...d6 other
2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...e6 other
Others
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
2. c4
Queen's gambit
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
2. c4 e6
2. c4 g6
2. c4 other
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox
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