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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...g6/4. Qf3/4...Nf6/5. Nc3

< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...e5‎ | 2. Qh5‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. Bc4‎ | 3...g6‎ | 4. Qf3‎ | 4...Nf6
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Parham Attack

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Parham Attack
a b c d e f g h
8                 8
7                 7
6                 6
5                 5
4                 4
3                 3
2                 2
1                 1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pppp1p1p/2n2np1/4p3/2B1P3/2N2Q2/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K1NR b

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Nc3

5. Nc3

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Moving the knight to c3 seems natural, since it develops the knight and prevents Black's d-pawn advance. However, this move can be considered a mistake. This is because Black can gain a tempo by playing Nd4!, moving to an outpost which threatens to win the queen while also threatening to fork white’s pieces at the same time.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

5 6 7
Main Line Nc3?

Nd4!

Qd1

Bg7

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Wikipedia has related information at Danvers Opening  and Scholar's Mate

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References

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