Queens speed up your game being the most rebust pieces in the game, so I always find it annoying when my opponent has a queen for a queen fetish in a blitz game because unless you can win in less than 5 minutes without a queen well that was a stupid move. So if you can win without a queen and have a plan for doing so when there is a queen trade than go for it although you probably have to queen trade anyway as queen trade fetishes are stubborn.
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Depends on your and opponent's positions. Just like trading any other piece.
If trading or not gives you equal results, it's down to your ability and willingness to play out pawn endgames.
One thing to keep in mind is that I believe losing your queen can significantly reduce your chances of causing a perpetual check draw, which can come in quite handy if you find yourself well behind.
But I'm just a beginner too, so don't take this as expert advice.
You can punish your opponent for moving their queen too much by developing all your other pieces to control the board. They will be lacking in development and give you attacking chances. That said, trading queens can also save you some anxiety as a beginner (fewer lines to calculate), but you don't need to go out of your way just to trade queens, just do it if it is convenient to you and you don't see a use of your queen.
Like @CherryMyMuffins said, if your opponent brings out their queen too early you can develop your pieces with tempo and get a lead in the development which should give you an advantage in the middlegame and usually create attacking chances. So in most cases trading queens wouldn't help your position that much, although, as mentioned, it could save you some anxiety.
The Nelson bot always brings their queen early so it's a good way to practice against these types of players and learn how to deal with that without having to worry about losing.
As always, I am grateful for the insights and perspectives of experienced players. Thanks to everyone who posted, I sure do appreciate your time and all you do to help those of us who struggle. 🙏
Sep 12, 2022
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Personally, I enjoy leaving the queens on the board when beginners bring their queens out early or use the piece exclusivley. The early queen threats are very obvious and can be very very easy to punish. Just develop and defend from those one threat attacks. Chances are you'll get a very easy opening and go up material.
Sep 12, 2022
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@CherryMyMuffins said it well. Every position is different and maybe in some trading Queens is okay, but a lot of the time, it is good to keep Queens on the board and gain development by attacking the enemy Queen. The key is to attack the Queen with "useful" developing moves good for your position normally; attacking the Queen is just the bonus, but chasing the Queen just for the sake of attacking it might provoke the Queen to a better square. A few months ago I made a YouTube video on exactly this topic for beginners to know what to do. Playing against the powerful Queen isn't always easy, so it usually takes good teamwork and coordination among your developed pieces to fully exploit this:
Is it advisable to trade queens?
Very low rated player, here. Asking because off and on I run into players who bring their queen out early and use it to the exclusion of the rest of their pieces, or simply overuse it as they dart about, left, right, and center, baiting their opponent to chase it. In the past, I have found that if these players lose their queen early, they don't really know what to do and/or simply resign.
But what do the experts think? If your opponent is overusing his/her queen, is trading queens to stop it, prudent? Or ill-advised?