Durian Defense

The Durian Defense is a meme opening championed by a Malaysian Christian chess streamer named, Durian_Defense, a.k.a., Frankie Kam. It plays as 1. ...Nh6 followed by 2. ...c5 or 2. ...g6. It is an obscure opening that goes against general chess principles, but is highly effective, in the hands of a skilled player, especially in bullet and blitz games. The theme of this opening is to entice White to damage Black's King Side pawn structure, but would leave Black with a lethal dark-squared bishop. The opening has some opening traps for White to be aware of, but in a rapid or classical game, will be punished for its audacity. This rings true in an age where players tend to memorize openings 20 to 30 moves deep. The opening is named after the stinky fruit durian as the durian is both sweet and repulsive to the new comer.

He plays the Durian Defense against me! The cheek of it all! Is he trying to troll me?

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