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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nf6

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Parham Attack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 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 kingd6 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 black kingd4 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 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nf6

Kiddie Countergambit

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2...Nf6

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This move prevents Scholar's Mate by attacking the queen, forcing it to move away from the diagonal. While it sacrifices a pawn (White can take the e-pawn with 3. Qxe5+), it gives Black a lead in development.

Though 2...Nc6 is considered more solid, this variation is still playable. Because White's bishop has not been moved yet, checkmate is not possible. Even if the queen moves to f3, there is no checkmate threat, as the knight is in the way. Also, unlike 2...g6??, the rook is not blundered, as the knight and g-pawn are in the way.

The best continuation is 3. Qxe5+ Be7.

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