Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6
Parham Attack | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 |
Parham Attack
edit2...Nc6
editA logical move defending the e5 pawn. Black knight could later move to d4 and threaten Nxc2+ and Nxa1, however Black can't be too hasty as White's Queen is aggressively placed.
White has only one sensible move of 3. Bc4 in view of Black's potentially in playing Nf6 to nudge the Queen away. However in the exhibition game with tennis player Boris Becker vs Garry Kasparov, Becker played 3. Qf3, a move then Kasparov showed led to the better position for Black.
Theory table
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1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
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Bc4 g6 |
Qf3 Nf6 |
Ne2 Bg7 |
Nbc3 d6 |
= | |
Bb5 g6 |
Qf3 Nd4 |
Qd3 Nxb5 |
=+ | ||
Qf3? Nd4 |
Qc3 Nf6 |
=+ |
References
edit- Illustrated Chess for Children. 1960. Harvey Kidder. Publisher, Doubleday ISBN 0-385-05764-4.
External links
edit- Boris Becker vs Garry Kasparov at chessgames.com