- “If you Lefong me one more time, I’m quitting chess”
Lefong
verb; other word formation type Eponym
The act of making a dubious move in online chess in order to take advantage of a fianchetto premove. Specifically, during the opening phase of chess, a common strategy is to premove a fianchetto in short time controls to gain a time advantage over your opponent. In order to exploit this, players often play bishop to a3, a6, h3, or h6 followed by bishop takes the fianchettoed bishop.
Etymology : This term was named after Lefong Hua, a chess Fide Master, who often streams bullet (1 minute) chess online. He gained infamy for Lefonging opponents who premoved too often in the opening.
Source : Friend from high school who introduced me to this term.
Last modified: 7 December 2019