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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6

< Chess Opening Theory | 1. e4 | 1...e5 | 2. Qh5 | 2...Nc6 | 3. Bc4
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Parham Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black knightd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 white queen5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 black kingg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pppp1ppp/2n2n2/4p2Q/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNB1K1NR w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6

Parham Attack

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3... Nf6??

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Black's hotheaded desire to prove that the queen was misplaced and to take the queen has backfired. The next move will be 4.Qxf7# (standing for mate). The one natural developing move leads to mate - and that is why black has to always be careful for Scholar's mate.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6

White only requires one move here: 4. Qxf7#

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Parham Attack  and Scholars Mate

  • Illustrated Chess for Children. 1960. Harvey Kidder. Publisher, Doubleday ISBN 0-385-05764-4.
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