How do you deal agains Parham Attack?

Hello! I'm curious about effective ideas on dealing agains parham attack for black.

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Nf6 5.Ne2 Bg7 

Now just play chess.

So this is Scottrf proposal. Seems nice.

Any other? Novices we do see a lot of Parham games all the time.

Don't fall for 1 move threats and if you make it to move 7 or so without losing material you're most likely in a very comfortable position.

Of course anyone can fall victim to a tricky openings they've never seen.  Luckily the pharem doesn't have many tricks to be aware of.  Basically don't get mated on f7, and don't lose your e pawn.

Really? I think 2...Nf6 is the most accurate move, sacrificing the e-pawn to develop and castle quickly. There is also a nasty queen trap: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nf6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Nf3 d6 5.Qg3?? Nh5. This idea occurs in related positions.

I was just showing the idea. Of course Nc6 comes first and then the d-pawn moves, but this was the fastest way to get to the queen trap position.

The Parham-bah!
There are far worse things to be worried about, like the terrifying Kalashnikov variation in the sicilian or the pawn storm in the benoni.

The Parham-bah!
There are far worse things to be worried about, like the terrifying Kalashnikov variation in the sicilian or the pawn storm in the benoni.

You can say that again...

Some Chess Masters have another take on how to deal with this opening

http://www.chess.com/games/view?id=198942

:D

ROFLMAO!!

Eseles, what leads you to believe these players are Masters? They are clearly rank amateurs.

Basically, most of the comments below the board (at that link) but maybe i was mislead.

Down here at my level I also see 1. e4 e5, 2. Qf3, perhaps a somewhat safer attempt for quick mate against a beginner but that also easily transforms into a normal opening so we can "just play chess" as scottrf has suggested. But what that shows is that Parham style attacks are a riskless way for white to test the opponent early with everything to gain and nothing to lose. Therefore the Parham attacks (1. e 4 e5, 2Qh5 or 1. e4 e5, 2. Qf3 or 1. e4 c5, 2. Qh5) are not refuted but a valid opening that offers certain advantages to white.

4.Bd3 is a bad square for the Bishop, it blocks the d2-pawn and stops your dark-squared Bishop's easiest and most effective development (probably to g5)

White does not have an advantage in the Parham, or 1.e4 e5 2.Qf3 or 1.e4 c5 2.Qh5.

And it isn't risk-free either. I've won plenty of Queens when my opponents have played this way, and can't say I've ever lost to an early Queen development of this type.