- Lemming Defense
Infobox chess opening
openingname = Lemming Defense
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moves=1.e4 Na6
ECO=B00
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parentopening =King's Pawn Opening
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chessgid=1398167&move=2&moves=e4.Na6The Lemming Defense is a dubious chess opening characterized by the moves:
*1. e4 Na6?!
The Lemming Defense is considered a weak response to the
King's Pawn Opening , as it develops the Knight to an inferior square (much like theDurkin Opening andAdams Defense ), allows White quick and easy development, and opens no lines for developing Black's pieces. Therefore, the Lemming Defense is very uncommon, and is classified as B00 in theEncyclopaedia of Chess Openings .Trivia
* In
Chessmaster , Stanley the Chimpanzee ( who has a rating of 1, and a player description of "completely random"), plays the Lemming Defense, usually continuing with 2. d4 Nb8?.See also
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Semi-Open Game
*Durkin Opening References
* p. 284 cite book | author=
Eric Schiller | year=1998 | title=Unorthodox Chess Openings | publisher=Cardoza | isbn=0-940685-73-6
* p. 302 cite book | author=Eric Schiller | year=2002 | edition=second edition | title=Unorthodox Chess Openings | publisher=Cardoza | isbn=1-58042-072-9
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