Theoretical bust in that line. 9. Bb3 perhaps the move there for White.
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Lasker1900 wrote:
Exactly why is 12...Qh4 any good? It look like a stinker to me after 13.dxe5+ Kc6 14.Nc3+ or 13...Ke6 14.g4! On the other hand, 11...Qh4 looks quite good for Black, which is probably why 9.a3 isn't a good move
14. Nc3 is not check, I'm down a whole rook. Where is my compensation? After Nc3 I'm dropping another bishop. Doesn't seem like that great of a deal to me...
rootintootin wrote:
Aren't you just winning after dxe5?
Can you help me see why 13dxe5+ is winning for me? I've explored that line a bit but haven't been able to turn the tables to my advantage.
Veganomnomnom wrote:
This isn't the line I thought it was. 12...Qh4 loses to 13.dxe5+.
I think I was thinking of 11...Qh4.
Can you help me see why 12. Qh4 loses to 13. dxe5+? I've explored that line a bit but haven't been able to turn the tables to my advantage.
Nov 20, 2015
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After the Qh4 you should have seen the coming BG4 that will pin the Queen to your King.
Should have moved your Queen to a safe square.
push pond g3
Sorry, misread the comment. I was assuming Kc5.
@Chessandfaith, pawn to g3 allows Qxd4 which puts white in a tough spot unless I'm mistaken.
Haha Lasker I was looking at the board but I was thinking Kc5 for some reason, not Kc6 :p. Thank you for your help!
Why do I like playing this?!?!?
This is my first time posting here, hope someone can help me :). I was playing a game where I used the fried liver attack (I'm white) - everything proceeded according to the main line (see insert below):
Then instead of exd4 my opponent played Qh4 which wasn't even mentioned in the tutorials I watched on this opening which suggests it's a bad move but I wasn't sure how to exploit it. I blundered and got crushed but I reviewed with the computer after and even following its advice I never seem to get anywhere.
So my questions are basically is Qh4 a solid move or is it a blunder? If it is solid, why do I never see it mentioned in lessons on the fried liver attack? Is it possibly even better than exd4? If it's not solid, how can it be most effectively exploited? Thanks!