Bringing the Queen out early is probably only a small inaccuracy.
1) The point is, that usually the player who brings the Queen out early, puts it on a square where the other player can develop and attack the queen at the same time, thus forcing wasted moves.
2) With so many small pieces and pawns mutually guarding, the Queen doesn't threaten exchange like minor pieces can, thus can be ineffective.
1) The point is, that usually the player who brings the Queen out early, puts it on a square where the other player can develop and attack the queen at the same time, thus forcing wasted moves.
2) With so many small pieces and pawns mutually guarding, the Queen doesn't threaten exchange like minor pieces can, thus can be ineffective.
tl;dr Just develop normally and solidly, developing with attack is a bonus, but likely the opponent will find his queen not doing much.
Hi! I hope this is the right place to post this question. I'm new to these forae, and just to give a bit of background...I've played chess for fun since I was a child, but only recently have begun studying the game in any great detail. I've read some books, and feel like I'm getting better. But, I still have a long way to go. I find myself particularly struggling when my opponent brings his/her queen out early. I've read in numerous places that this is usally a weak move, so I very rarely bring my own queen out early. But, I find my opponents doing it quite frequently against me, and I usually get crushed. Which brings me to this game and my question. This actually happens to be a game I won, but in analyzing the game, chess.com says I made a mistake on what I actually thought to be my strongest move of the game. I'm playing black in this game. Here it is:
1. e4, e5 (I almost always open with e4 for white, or e5 for black...I'm not yet comfortable with other openings)
2. Qh5, Nf6 (my weakness...my opponent bringing the queen out early)
3. Qxe5+, Be7 (blocking the check and defending the knight)
4. d3, d6 (I've read that when your opponent brings the queen out early, you should attack it at every chance)
5. Qh3, 0-0 (the computer called this a good move, but in hindsight, perhaps it was poor, as it put my king on the g file with my opponent's queen, and enabled him to bring the bishop to h6, bringing another attacker against my pawn on g7)
6. Bh6 (threatening mate in one with Qxg7#), Nh5
Here is my question. I, frankly, thought Nh5 was a great move, as it not only attacked my opponent's queen, but it also brought another defender to the pawn on g7. Furthermore, because my knight was now attacking the queen, the queen had to move, breaking the pin on my g7 pawn, which allowed me to grab my opponent's bishop on h6.
7. Qe3, gxh6
My thought here is that my move of 6...Nh5 was a mistake because had my opponent played 7. Qf3, we would have simply traded minor pieces (his bishop for my knight) and the queen still would have been breathing down my neck. Am I right on this analysis? Any other thoughts? Again, I'm a beginner when it comes to really studying chess, rather than just moving pieces around aimlessly.
On a related note, can anyone give advice on how to play when my opponent brings the queen out early? Like I said, I almost always get trounced when this happens, and it seems to fly in the face of basic opening principle. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks!