user9229: I recently won with the French Defense. Does Nh3 early on have any benefits?
[Fen ""]
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.08.10"]
[White "1itsamovie"]
[Black "anandsadasivam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "675"]
[BlackElo "670"]
[TimeControl "10|0"]
[Termination "anandsadasivam won by checkmate"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nh3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Nd7 5.Qf3 Ngf6 6.e5 Nxe5 7.Qg3 Bd6 8.f4 Nc6 9.Na3 Ne4 10.Qxg7 Qh4+
 11.Kd1 Rf8 12.g3 Qh5+ 13.Ke1 Qf3 14.Rg1 Bc5 15.Rg2 Nd4 16.c3 Nf5 17.Qe5 c6 18.g4 Ne3 19.Nf2 Nxg2+ 20.Bxg2 Qxf2+
 21.Kd1 Qg1+ 22.Kc2 Qxg2+ 23.Kb1 Nd2+ 24.Bxd2 Qxd2 25.b4 Be3 26.Nc2 Qc1# 0-1


user11178: Other than surprise value (dubious value) and keep players out of book, it's a pretty lousy move and goes against basic development principles.
Play good normal moves to guarantee at least equal play. So if you can manage some sort of KID formation it should be sufficient. 

user17: The move Nh3 is unusual to say the least. It might have some value later in the game by supporting a White pawn on f4. But when White played it on his second move, there was no such pawn on f4. So it was a "wasted" move that gave you an extra move, and the initiative. A few more bad moves (with the queen and the sacrifice of the e pawn) gave you the game.

9229: <p>I recently won with the French Defense. Does Nh3 early on have any benefits?</p>

<pre><code>[Fen ""]
[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2016.08.10"]
[White "1itsamovie"]
[Black "anandsadasivam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "675"]
[BlackElo "670"]
[TimeControl "10|0"]
[Termination "anandsadasivam won by checkmate"]

1.e4 e6 2.Nh3 d5 3.d3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Nd7 5.Qf3 Ngf6 6.e5 Nxe5 7.Qg3 Bd6 8.f4 Nc6 9.Na3 Ne4 10.Qxg7 Qh4+
 11.Kd1 Rf8 12.g3 Qh5+ 13.Ke1 Qf3 14.Rg1 Bc5 15.Rg2 Nd4 16.c3 Nf5 17.Qe5 c6 18.g4 Ne3 19.Nf2 Nxg2+ 20.Bxg2 Qxf2+
 21.Kd1 Qg1+ 22.Kc2 Qxg2+ 23.Kb1 Nd2+ 24.Bxd2 Qxd2 25.b4 Be3 26.Nc2 Qc1# 0-1
</code></pre>
 11178: <p>Other than surprise value (dubious value) and keep players out of book, it's a pretty lousy move and goes against basic development principles.</p>

<p>Play good normal moves to guarantee at least equal play. So if you can manage some sort of KID formation it should be sufficient. </p>
 17: <p>The move Nh3 is unusual to say the least. It might have some value later in the game by supporting a White pawn on f4. But when White played it on his second move, there was no such pawn on f4. So it was a "wasted" move that gave you an extra move, and the initiative. A few more bad moves (with the queen and the sacrifice of the e pawn) gave you the game.</p>
