National Master Hugh Myers called it "Millard's Opening" after Henry Millard (1824–91), a blind correspondence chess player who drew with the opening in a simultaneous exhibition against Joseph Henry Blackburne.
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The opening was analyzed and played by the New York master Ted A. Dunst (April 11, 1907 New York City – December 18, 1985 Lambertville, New Jersey), giving the opening its most popular name in the United States.
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