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Ammonia Opening
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black pawnf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black knight6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black kingf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 white knight3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. Nh3 Nh6
ECO code: A00
Parent: Starting position

1...Nh6!? - Ammonia Opening

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1...Nh6!?

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A really odd move. It is almost never seen as it does not help black exploit white's mistake. White can continue with moves such as:

  1. 2. e4 controls the center and fixes the mistake that white made on move 1, while exploiting black's own mistake of putting the knight on h6.
  2. 2. d4 controls the center and fixes the mistake that white made on move 1, while exploiting black's own mistake of butting the knight on h6 by attacking it with the bishop and threatening to double their pawn structure.
  3. 2. g3 'justifies' 1. Nh3 as it prepares to put the bishop on g2 and allows white to castle safely.
  4. 2. f3!? tries to prepare g4 threatening to attack the knight on h6, but black can play 2...e5! and is now threatening 3...Qh4+.
  5. 2. g4!? immediately tries to threaten the knight on h6, however black can just take the g4 pawn and then white can choose between 3. f3 and 3. Bg2. 3. Bg2 is better because it prepares to castle, and develops a piece on the long diagonal, and tries to compensate for the pawn. 3. f3 attacking the knight immediately is bad because black can play 3... e5!! and white cannot take due to ...Qh4+.
  6. 2. Nc3 is a passive option that develops a knight to a natural square but doesn't take advantage of black's mistake of putting the knight on h6.

1.Nh3 Nh6!?

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