Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nc3/2...Nf6/3. Bc4/3...Nxe4/4. Qh5/4...Nd6/5. Qxe5
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5 |
5. Qxe5+
[edit | edit source]This move is an anti-climax, useful if White wanted to scare Black but not actually follow through with the plan. After a queen exchange with 6. Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Bxe7, White can save the bishop with Bb3 or Be2 then develop with Nf3, d4, and castling, having a slight advantage due to Black's knight blocking the d5 pawn and a rather bad queen's bishop, as well as first move advantage. However, Black can move the knight to f5 and allow the d pawn to move to activate the queen's bishop, and c6 to support a future d5 to take space in the center. This is still a rather interesting game, just not crazy.
Theory Table
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1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Qxe5+
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Qe7 |
Qxe7+
Bxe7 |
Bb3
O-O |
Nf3
Nc6 |
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References
[edit | edit source]With 2...g6:
With other 2nd moves for Black: