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Chess opening
Dunst Opening
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1.Nc3
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Origin
Blackburne–Noa, London 1883
Named after
Ted A. Dunst
Synonym(s)
Heinrichsen Opening Baltic Opening Van Geet 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 der Linksspringer
The Dunst Opening is a chess opening in which 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 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.
This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves.
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