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The name has nothing to do with any player, the name is just a joke with being high
by augusto-moura 6y ago
The name has nothing to do with any player, the name is just a joke with being high
- faeriechangling 6y agoI disagree entirely and completely believe the opening was named after "King" Lenny, certainly on chess.com it was named the "bongcloud" in his honor. He was one of the most famous and beloved personalities on the chess.com forums in its early days with a hippie avatar faithfully preaching the virtues of the bongcloud. People were inspired by his message of peace and good times on a forum dominated by overly serious players. The opening itself certainly predates Lenny Bongcloud but try to find mentions of the "Bongcloud" opening before around 2008.
- snoopy86 6y agoLenny Bongcloud was a legend on early chess.com. im pretty sure it is based on him. His elo was super low because he would just try to get his king to the other side of the board. (Why he used that opening). He used a picture of a hippy as his avatar.he would write in a way on his profile that had a cheech and chong vibe.