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700 Opening Traps

Bill Wall

Dunst Opening 

(1.Nc3)

 

This Queen’s Knight Opening was analyzed and played by American master 

Ted Dunst (1907-1985).  It transposes into many other openings.

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nd5 f5 4.Bc4 fxe4 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qe5 c6 7.Nc7+ Kd7 

8.Be6 mate (Harding - Unknown, London 1974)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2 c5 4.Ng3 e5 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bc4 f6? 7.Nxe5! Bxd1?? 

8.Bf7+ Ke7 9.Nf5 mate (Moody - Bender, Postal 1977)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.f3 Bf5 5.g4 Bg6 6.g5 exf3 7.Qxf3 Qd4 

8.Qxb7 Ng4 9.Qxa8?? [White overlooks 9.Qc8+! Qd8 10.Bb5+] Qf2+ 

10.Kd1 Ne3+ 11.dxe3 Bxc2 mate (Aasum - Frenzel, Germany 1989)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 Nd7 4.Bc4 Ngf6 5.Ng5 e6 6.Qe2 Be7 [perhaps 

6…Nb6] 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.Qxe6+ and White is up several pawns and a strong 

attack (Myers - Savon, New York 1959)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5 4.Bc4 Be7 5.Qh5 Nh6 6.d3 and threatening 

7.Bxh6 and 8.Qxf7 (Van Geet - Sande, Postal 1982)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5 4.Bc4 Bf5 5.Qf3 Qd7 6.Ng5 Nc6  7.Bxf7+ 

Kd8 8.Be6 Bxe6 9.Qxf8+ and if 9...Qe8 10.Nxe6+ wins a piece (Goldberg - 

Lewin, South Africa 1982)

1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nxe4 e5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 Be7 [safer is 6…

Nc6] 7.Bc4 [threatening 8.Qxf7] 7…Nh6 8.d3 [threatening 9.Bxh6 gxh6 

10.Qxf7] 8…g5 9.Qh5 and Black loses the Knight.  If 9…Ng8 10.Qxf7+ 

Kd7 11.Nc5+ is strong (Myers - Meifert, Racine 1955)