Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...g6/4. Qf3/4...Nf6/5. Nc3/5...Nd4

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Parham Attack

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Parham Attack
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a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 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 kingh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black pawnh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white bishopd4 black knighte4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 white knightd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 white queeng3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 white pawne2 black kingf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 black kingc1 white bishopd1 black kinge1 white kingf1 black kingg1 white knighth1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bqkb1r/pppp1p1p/5np1/4p3/2BnP3/2N2Q2/PPPP1PPP/R1B1K1NR w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nd4

5...Nd4!

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Black threatens to fork White’s pieces while simultaneously putting pressure on the queen, thereby forcing it to retreat to its original square, resulting in a tempo gain. White has some options, white can respond with Qd1, which retreats the queen to it’s starting square while keeping pressure over the diagonals, or Qd3, which does not retreat the queen but instead protects the c2 pawn. However, playing Qd3 results in a loss of control over the diagonals.

White has a variety of moves to play here.

  • Qd1: Qd1 retreats the queen back to the square, saving white from being forked. This move is the best move to play in this position.
  • Qd3: An alternative to Qd1, but this lessens the control over the center.

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

-/+
Variation Qd3 Nc3?

Nd4!

Qd3

Bg7

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

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References

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