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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... n-nakamuraDon’t do this!” cried the Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko from the commentary booth, looking on in disbelief as the friendly rivals quickly settled for a draw by repetition after six moves. “Is this, uh, called bongcloud? Yeah? It was something like of a bongcloud business. This Ke2-Ke7 stuff. Please definitely don’t try it at home. Guys, just forget about it.
It is actually a double bongcloud. Nakamura has been playing the bongcloud in speed chess humiliating lesser opponents when they lose. Now I can't say for sure what Carlsen was thinking but he played it when it would not change the standings. So what was Nakamura supposed to do? If he accepted the challenge and tried to beat Carlsen and failed or even worse lost then wow what a humiliation that would have been. I think Carlsen used that opportunity to show Nakamura just what a jerk he has been. That is just my opinion.smatovic wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:22 am Hehe..
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... n-nakamuraDon’t do this!” cried the Hungarian grandmaster Peter Leko from the commentary booth, looking on in disbelief as the friendly rivals quickly settled for a draw by repetition after six moves. “Is this, uh, called bongcloud? Yeah? It was something like of a bongcloud business. This Ke2-Ke7 stuff. Please definitely don’t try it at home. Guys, just forget about it.
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https://en.chessbase.com/post/new-arne- ... oud-attackIn the last couple of years, the Bongcloud Attack struck the chessworld by surprise. Even top Grandmasters like Magnus Carlsen or Hikaru Nakamura seem to want to play this nebulous opening more frequently.