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1. Nc3
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This was Steve's great come-back match - his first in the evening leagues for about 3 years - against his old club! Steve's comments are in inverted commas. The Dunst Opening is a chess opening where White opens with the move: 1. Nc3.
This fairly uncommon opening may have more names than any other: it is also called the Heinrichsen Opening, Baltic Opening, van Geet's Opening, Sleipnir Opening, Kotrč's Opening, Meštrović Opening, Romanian Opening, Queen's Knight Attack, Queen's Knight Opening, Millard's Opening, Knight on the Left, and (in German) der Linksspringer. |
 
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1... d5
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"I spent four minutes on my reply to move 1 as I had prepared this line played in the game roughly to move 8 or so against John years ago and was trying to remember it!" |
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2. e4
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This is the same position as 1.e4 d5 2.Nc3, an obscure branch of the Scandinavian Defense. |
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2... d4
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The move 2...d4 gives Black a spatial advantage, which White may work to undermine along the lines of hypermodernism. Keilhack writes, "2...d4 is chosen either by somewhat naive players who are attracted by the fact that Black wins time and space ... or by strong players who are aware of the strategic risks but are striving for a complex battle." (Keilhack 2005:44) |
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3. Nce2
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He considers the Van Geet Attack, 2...d4 3.Nce2 followed by Ng3, to be "the core of the 1.Nc3 opening,". |
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3... Bg4
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But black stops that for the time being. |
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4. d3
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Preventing black from playing d4-d3 |
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4... Nf6
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Black simply develops. |
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5. h3
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White attacks the bishop. |
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5... Bh5
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So bishop retreats. |
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6. Bg5
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White develops a bishop. |
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6... h6
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Black puts the question to the bishop. |
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7. Bd2
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And the bishop runs back - I think I would have exchanged rather than lose the tempo. |
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7... e5
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Black takes the centre. I prefer black already. |
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8. c3
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White tries to undermine the black centre. |
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8... c5
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So white re-enforces it. |
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9. Qb3
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White attacks b7. |
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9... Qb6
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Black protects. |
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10. Ng3
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White attacks the bishop. |
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10... Bg6
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So it drops back. |
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