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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, and the Queen's Knight Opening. The names Heinrichsen and Baltic derive from Lithuanian chess player Arved Heinrichsen (1876–1900). The opening was also analyzed and played by the New York master Ted A. Dunst (April 11, 1907 New York City–December 18, 1985 Lambertville, New Jersey), giving the opening its most popular name in the U.S. The Dutch International Master and correspondence grandmaster Dirk Daniel ("Dick D.") van Geet (b. March 1, 1932) frequently plays 1.Nc3, so it is often called the van Geet's Opening in the Netherlands. The appellation Sleipnir seems to come from Germany. Sleipnir is Odin's (Wotan in German) magical eight-legged horse, and chess knights are horses with up to eight different possible moves each turn. Czech Jan Kotrč (1862–1943), editor and publisher of the magazine České Listy, said the opening was analyzed by English players. Zvonimir Meštrović (b. October 17, 1944) is a Slovenian International Master who often adopts this opening. 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Largest city Albany New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi  (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Lambertville highlighted in Hunterdon County. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through e-mail or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon. ... The title International Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... The Ardre image stone is thought to show Odin entering Valhalla riding on Sleipnir In Norse mythology, Sleipnir is Odins magical eight-legged steed, and the greatest of all horses. ... For other meanings of Odin, Woden or Wotan see Odin (disambiguation), Woden (disambiguation), Wotan (disambiguation). ... The knight moves in an L shape. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

1.Nc3 develops the knight to a good square where it attacks the central e4 and d5 squares. Although quite playable, 1.Nc3 is only the eighth most popular of the 20 possible first moves. The third-ranking 1.Nf3 is more than fifty times as popular. Some very strong correspondence chess players employ 1.Nc3 frequently, and it is also occasionally seen over-the-board. The knight moves in an L shape. ... Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, usually through a correspondence chess server, through e-mail or by the postal system; less common methods which have been employed include fax and homing pigeon. ...

The reason for 1.Nc3's lack of popularity is that while 1.Nf3 prevents 1...e5, 1.Nc3 does not prevent 1...d5. After 1.Nc3 d5, Black threatens to chase the knight with 2...d4. White can prevent this with 2.d4 but he obtains a somewhat inflexible position in the Queen's Pawn Game with his knight blocking the c-pawn. More often, White plays 2.Nf3 (and if 2...d4, 3.Ne4), a sort of Black Knights Tango with an extra move, or 2.e4 (intending 2...d4 3.Nce2). If White allows his knight to be chased away in this manner, he cedes a spatial advantage to Black, although he might work to undermine this along the lines of hypermodernism. Also possible after 1...d5 is the trappy "coffeehouse" line 2.e3 e5 (other moves are also playable, of course) 3.Qh5!?, e.g. 3...Qd6 (3...Nc6 4.Bb5) 4.d4 exd4 (forced) 5.exd4 c6 (5...Nf6? 6.Qe5+! Be6 7.Nb5; 5...Be6 6.Nb5 Qb6 7.Bf4) played in offhand games by the Danish master Ove Kroll. In the most general sense the term Queens Pawn Game can refer to any chess opening which starts with 1. ... The Black Knights Tango, also known as the Mexican Defense or Kevitz-Trajkovic Defense, is a chess opening that begins 1. ... The Queens Indian Defence is a hypermodern opening Hypermodernism is a school of chess thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces rather than with pawns, thus inviting the opponent to occupy the centre with pawns which can then become objects of attack. ... Master is a term that indicates a person from stanton). ...

It is considered an irregular opening, so it is classified under the A00 code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. Transpositions to more common openings are possible. For instance after 1.Nc3 e5 2.e4 we have the Vienna Game and 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 reaches a position in the Center Counter Defense, or Alekhine's Defense if Black plays 2...Nf6. The Dunst can also transpose into variations of the Sicilian Defense (closed), Queen's Pawn Game, French Defense, Caro-Kann Defense, and Scotch Four Knights Game. Irregular openings are chess openings with an unusual first move from White. ... The Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO) is a book collection (now also a computer database) describing chess openings. ... Vienna Game The Vienna Game is a chess opening characterised by the moves (in algebraic notation) 1. ... The Center Counter Defense or Scandinavian Defense is a chess opening characterized by the moves (in algebraic notation) 1. ... Alekhines Defence is a chess opening for Black beginning with the moves 1. ... The Sicilian defence is a chess opening which begins with: 1. ... In the most general sense the term Queens Pawn Game can refer to any chess opening which starts with 1. ... Chess position after 1. ... The Caro-Kann Defense is a common chess opening characterized by the moves (see algebraic notation): 1. ... The Four Knights Game is a chess opening starting with the moves 1. ...

References

• Wall, Bill (2002). 1. Nc3 Dunst Opening. Chess Enterprises. ISBN 0-9454-7048-7.
• Hooper, David and Kenneth Whyld (1996). The Oxford Companion To Chess. Oxford University. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.

Kenneth Whyld (March 6, 1926 - July 11, 2003) was a British chess author and researcher, best known as the co-author (with David Hooper) of the Oxford Companion to Chess, the standard single-volume chess reference work in English. ...

External links

• Harding, Tim (June 1998). "Who Dunst It". ChessCafe.com, The Kibitzer.

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