How about posting the exact move order you're talking about? Preferably in an interactive diagram to make it easier for anyone responding to analyze and comment on
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What about the minuet or the tango?
it's definitely not a bad move. i pretty much always play nh6 then nf5 (maybe after exchanging pawns on d4).
It's a good move and a normal plan. Especially effective is the line where White feels he is tough/desperate enough to play g2-g4 to get rid of the Knight - compromising his Kingside severely in the process.
nf5 is a normal square for the knight to go to. It functions well with the c5 pawn--both hitting the base of white's pawn chain: the d4 pawn after c5xd4
It's a good move, but ...Nh6 is considered more flexible and exact- as it has been proven by practice that the exchange Bxh6 gives Black good play in return of a somewhat crippled pawn structure.
Almost all the games I've seen it has Nge7, then that knight goes to g6. I've been playing that knight to f5 to help fight for d4. Is this a bad move? If it's playable why isn't it seen on higher levels? Maybe I just haven't seen it lol