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Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nh6
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Queen's Pawn Opening 1. d4 Nh6 A40 Queen's Pawn Opening
Queen's Pawn Opening
1...Nh6?!
This rarer response to 1. d4 plays in a similar fashion to the Adams/Hippopotamus Defence. Black develops the knight to the rim instead of contesting the center. White can take the center for free or try to ruin Black's pawn structure with Bxh6.
White can choose from a variety of moves, such as:
2. c4, playing in the fashion of Queen's Pawn openings
2. e4, taking the full center
2. Nf3, developing the kingside knight
2. Nc3, developing the queenside knight
2. Bf4, playing in the fashion of the London
2. Bxh6, trading bishop for knight to damage Black's kingside pawn structure.
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