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chess.com has decided to list The Cow in its opening list. should we too? https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow-2...e5
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow-2...e5-3.Ne2
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow-2...e5-3.Ne2-Bd6
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow-2...e5-3.Ne2-Bd6-4.Ng3
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow...3.Ne2-Bd6-4.Ng3-Nf6
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow...3.Ne2-Bd6-4.Ng3-Nf6-5.Nd2
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow...4.Ng3-Nf6-5.Nd2-O-O
https://www.chess.com/openings/The-Cow-Bull-Variation

Why not?

One reason that speaks against it is that we would have to cover a lot of move orders, as black can basically play any move

One reason that speaks against it is that we would have to cover a lot of move orders, as black can basically play any move

i think the moves are fixed here if going with the order e3 d5 d3

Is the cow not defined by the knights going to b3 and g3, or is it already enough to go with e3 d3. What about black playing the cow?

If this is added, and I see the Alien Gambit is added, should other trendy openings be added to, such as the Wagon Gambit?

It's a slice of chess history, whether silly and ephemeral or not.