Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6/3. Bc4
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation(FEN)
r1bqkbnr/pppp1ppp/2n5/4p2Q/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K1NR |
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Parham Attack
3. Bc4
With this aggressive move, White now threatens checkmate called "Scholar's Mate" by taking the pawn on f7 with the queen. Black has some ways to adequately prevent this mate from happening. The two decent replies are 3...g6 and 3...Qe7. Kasparov chose Qe7 when he met this position in a game against the actor Woody Harrelson in a consultation game.
Theory table
For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation.
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc4 g6 |
Qf3 Nf6 |
Ne2 Bg7 |
Nbc3 d6 |
=/+ | |
| ... Qe7 |
Nf3 Nf6 |
Qh4 d6 |
d3 h6 |
= | |
| ... Nh6 |
d3 g6 |
Qf3 |
+= | ||
| Scholar's mate | ... Nf6?? |
Qxf7# |
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References
- Illustrated Chess for Children. 1960. Harvey Kidder. Publisher, Doubleday ISBN 0-385-05764-4.
External Links
Woody Harrelson vs Garry Kasparov at chessgames.com
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