a beatiful game

Game 665609

after 11 moves he resigned. only 1 piece taken, and there was no way he was coming back. comments, anyone?

Originally posted by Ouermyhte
Game 665609

after 11 moves he resigned. only 1 piece taken, and there was no way he was coming back. comments, anyone?

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Yes, it is a shame that white wins and will feel encouraged to play this very weak 2.Qh5 again ...

Play through some games by Morphy or Anderssen to see truly beautiful games.

2. Qh5?? is an obvious blunder according to everyone...but what's really the best responses to:

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5??

I think that's what throws most people off. They aren't accustomed to having a queen behind the lines threatening their opening.

Really the strategy behind defending against this is simple: Attack the queen and develop...you should have an awesome advantage.

Here are two common lines:

1. e4 e5 2. Qh5? Nc6 3. Bc4 Qe7 4. Nc3 Nd4 5. Qd1 c6 6. Nf3 d6
1. e4 e5 2. Qh5? Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Na5 6. d3 d6

Or at least...that's how it should work in theory...the problem is...when you play these lines (even though they're correct)...you can't help but notice the board is even (but still in Black's favor). So...I don't know.

even though moving the queen out there is technically a Bad Move, it can be useful to catch people off guard - less experienced ppl will sometimes js try to chase the Q away with the pawn, and then u have their king pawn and rook.
if they do see what ur doing then u lsoe the initiative bt it dsnt matter that incredibly much, and u can move the queen to f3 which is quite a nice place to attck from.

it's a bad mindset to get into though, playing 'hope chess', hoping your opponent won't make the best response to your move.

fair point, bt it does make the game more interesting.
playing only the most technically good moves seems kinda dull, i prefer to play with my ideas rather than a book of principles

Originally posted by martinbeaver
it's a bad mindset to get into though, playing 'hope chess', hoping your opponent won't make the best response to your move.

in general i agree, i always assume the opponent will make the best move possible to thwart what im planning. but its sometimes nice to take a chance in the opening. at my level u dont automaticaly lose for opening weirdly

o and in response to the somewhat condescending first comment from mephisto, i have played this opening many times with a decent success rate. i only recently started studying chess theory, bt have been playing since i was ickle. hence i use fairly odd tactics, and, it seems, get talked down to because of itny tactical disadvantages which are easily made up for in enjoyment (plus i won)

Qh5 should have been punished immediately, but you were playing a fish that didn't know what he was doing. Hardly a beautiful game.

Originally posted by Dodger11
Qh5 should have been punished immediately, but you were playing a fish that didn't know what he was doing. Hardly a beautiful game.

Originally posted by Dodger11
Qh5 should have been punished immediately, but you were playing a fish that didn't know what he was doing. Hardly a beautiful game.

I really hate to see people try to defend 2. Qh5. It's so sad. And then he says to Bring it back to f3. If Black gets in Nd4, you have to move it again. This opening is terrible. I often play 2. Nf6!?, then when he takes the pawn Be7, followed by 0-0 and Nc6. This really boosts development because he played the opening like an idiot!