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Beating Early Queen Attacks
Answers for Black to 2.Qh5, 2.Bc4 with Qf3 and other early queen sorties, including the Centre Game's 3.Qxd4. Defend f7 calmly, develop with tempo against the queen, and White's early attack usually leaves Black ahead in development.
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A key line
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 f5 4.Qxf5 d5 5.Bxd5 Bxf5
More lines
4...d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qe2 …
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 f5 4.Qxf5 d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qe2 Nd4 7.Qd3 dxc4 8.Qxc4 Be6 9.Qa4+ b5 10.Qa6 Bc8 11.Qa5 Bb4 12.Qxb4 Nxc2+
4...Nf6 5.d3 Nd4 6.Qd1 …
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 f5 4.exf5 Nf6 5.d3 Nd4 6.Qd1 d5 7.Bb3 Bxf5
7...Bb7 8.Nf3 Bxf3
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 f5 4.exf5 Nf6 5.g4 Nd4 6.Qd1 b5 7.Bb3 Bb7 8.Nf3 Bxf3
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All 11 lines in this opening
- 4...d5 5.Bxd5 Bxf5
- 4...d5 5.Qh5+ g6 6.Qe2 …
- 4...Nf6 5.d3 Nd4 6.Qd1 …
- 7...Bb7 8.Nf3 Bxf3
- 7...Bb7 8.f3 Nxg4 9.fxg4 …
- 13...Re8+ 14.Kd2 Ne4+
- 13...Re8+ 14.Kf1 Be2+ 15.Kg1 …
- 11...exd4 12.Nd5 Nh7 13.O-O-O …
- 11...exd4 12.Ne2 Bg4
- 4...Nf6 5.c3 Bg7 6.d3 …
- 1...e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 …