Open games & French

Bongcloud Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Ke2

The Bongcloud Attack starts with 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2 and is catalogued under ECO C20, in the open games & french half of the book. The catalog indexes 1 line inside it, grouped into 1 named variation.

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Current setup

Move ideas

  1. 1.e4

    Claims the center with a pawn and opens lines for the queen and king’s bishop.

    Idea: Build quick development and make early castling possible.

  2. 1e5

    Meets White’s center directly and opens lines for Black’s queen and bishop.

    Idea: Fight for equal central space in a balanced, open position.

  3. 2.Ke2

    Repositions the king to e2, where it influences a new part of the board.

    Idea: Improve king safety or step toward a more useful endgame square.

Book continuations

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Named variations

Each line below is an indexed entry under Bongcloud Attack. Open one to load it on the board and keep exploring from that position.

ECO groups openings by the structures they lead to, so these families tend to share plans with the Bongcloud Attack.