ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bongcloud

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bongcloud is a noun meaning (intransitive) To play such an opening.

Meaning

(intransitive) To play such an opening.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To advance one's king to the second rank without first castling.
  2. A chess opening in which white's king is advanced to the second rank on the second move, for example, 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2, thus preventing white from being able to castle and allowing black to develop with tempo.

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Related dictionary entries include fianchetto, opposition, castling.

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