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ARandomPerson

what is the best way to do it?

I have one which might have potential, it is not tested yet:

jamessaul

Well a first step may be to show a working diagram.

ARandomPerson

oh sorry, I will try to fix it, the move is:

 

2 ... g5

3 ...d5

4 exd5

heatsh

It is better to play 4.Bxd5 threatening mate at f7.

contrapunctus

g5 is bad, real badd. I would play 2... Nc6 and respond to 3.Bc4 with g6. If you're worried about Bg7 being locked in then play d5 followed by e4.

Tyzer

4.Bxd5 seems to win White a pawn easily.

 

EDIT: In fact, it does a lot more than that. Now f7 is terribly defended...there seems to be no way to defend it and the pawn is pinned to the king. So the only ways to avoid mate seems to be trading the queen for the bishop or 4. ...Ke7, both of which are awful...

Absurd

As stated. 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 is probably the most reasonable Black approach to it.

westcoastchess

yeah, 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Nf6 5.Ne2 Bg7 would be the main line.

but 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6! 3.Qxe5 Be7 is a very sneaky gambit. It seems as if whites given the pawn for almost nothing but its in fact black gets pressure up the e-file and many fork threats after devoloping both knights with ease- the strongest continuation IMO..