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1.Nc3 Dunst Opening

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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)