1.Nc3 Dunst Opening [Paperback]

Wall (Author), Bob Dudley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

Another unusual opening, 1. Nc3, also called the Van Geet. Over 300 games arranged by variation and subvariation, all levels of play. Great for transpositions into other openings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 105 pages
• Publisher: Chess Enterprises; 1st edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0945470487
• ISBN-13: 978-0945470489
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,367,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars 350 games of chess, March 16, 2005

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Jill Malter ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1.Nc3 Dunst Opening (Paperback)

First things first. If you play 1 e4 d5 2 Nc3 against the Scandinavian, I think you ought to get this book.

It has 350 games which start with 1 Nc3 (or transpose into 1 Nc3 d5 2 e4). Some are older games such as Napoleon versus De Remusat, 1804. The most recent game is from 1994.

This book does not include any games which transpose into a Veresov or Blackmar or French (after 1 Nc3 d5 2 d4) or a Vienna (after 1 Nc3 e5 2 e4) or a Closed Sicilian (after 1 Nc3 c5 2 e4) or a Dutch (after 1 Nc3 f5 2 d4). And that means it is of relatively little help to those who use 1 Nc3 basically to get into a Veresov, Vienna, Dutch, or Closed Sicilian.

Instead, it implicitly recommends:

1 Nc3 c5 2 Nf3

1 Nc3 d5 2 e4 (149 of the games begin this way)

1 Nc3 e5 2 Nf3

1 Nc3 f5 2 e4

1 Nc3 g6 2 h4

If you wish to play these lines with White, then sure, you probably will want not only this book, but also the 1 Nc3 CD from www.chessbase.com

Of course, there are some flaky games in this collection, including an infamous example of 1 Nc3 c5 2 Rb1 as well as a few examples of 1 Nc3 c5 2 g4.

Here is what I recommend if you have Black against this unusual opening.

1 Nc3 d5 2 e4 dxe4 3 Nxe4 Bf5 (a good line in the Scandinavian)

1 Nc3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 Bg5 Nbd7 (a standard line against the Veresov)

1 Nc3 d5 2 d4 Nf6 3 e4 dxe4 4 f3 c6 (declining the Blackmar gambit)