Originally posted by paultopiaYes and the bishop at c4 can be sent back with e6 and d5.
That's particularly annoying. I really despise playing against early queen attacks, just tiresome. Of course, 3. Qh5 g6. and the queen goes running back home, one hopes, and black takes the free fianchetto.
Black gets good center and development; white is still struggling to find a square for his queen.
Originally posted by paultopiaThere is no need to worry too much about tempo when ur playing someone who is using scholars mate. No one over 1200 would even bother. 😉¬~
I actually got that exact position in a game that is going on right now, so I won't link it or invite comment until it's over per RHP forum ettiquite, but make a quick note that the natural line from that (1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3.Qf3 Ne5 4. Qc3 Nxc4 5. Qxc4 e5) seems to win black a tempo and looks to be a fairly equal position to my rather unpracticed analytical abilities at least.