Occupying the territory where unorthodox and main-stream openings meet, the Knight on the Left can undoubtly be a forceful weapon: The Dane Ove Ekebjærg nearly became correspondence World Champion, playing 1.Nc3 exclusively! This is the first full-length book on the theory of 1.Nc3; including several off-beat lines against like the Alekhine or the Caro-Kann. The author thoroughly explains the basic structures which supply huge scope for creativity. There is broad discussion of move order subtleties and transposition issues, so that the book deepens your understanding of opening play in general! This a fully updated English language edition of his previous book which was in German 'Der Linksspringer'.