Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...Na6

Lemming defence B00 1. e4 1...Na6?! · Lemming defence A rare and weak response to 1. e4. The knight develops to a square that doesn't control the centre and as such, it's a wasted opportunity. This allows White to take the full centre with 2. d4. The most serious line is 2...c6, which transposes to the De Bruycker line of the Caro-Kann defence. 2...c5!? (defended by the knight on the rim) 3. Nf3 cxd4 leads to an unusual sort of Sicilian. History The name "Lemming" comes from Eric Schiller.Eric Schiller 2002 2nd Unorthodox Chess Openings Cardoza 1-58042-072-9 p. 302 References See also