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by uabstraction 2585 days ago
I'm quite partial to the Bongcloud opening myself.

http://www.chessmastery.com/bongcloud.pdf

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This is hilarious. I lost it at "Again, Black harasses without development. He has violated nearly every opening rule – frequent pawn moves, lack of development, pointless checks, and moving the same piece repeatedly."
Also, on page 14 Black has mate in one. It reads β€œIn this arch-typical Marijanezy Bind position, a clever Black player might be able to delay the inevitable with some tactical wizardry, but positionally, he is lost.”
> Also, on page 14 Black has mate in one

I think that's true of all the examples (isn't it?) - they all end at the move where Black has mate, but they admit nothing in the commentary. It's beautifully done.

Ke2, best by test.