QUESTIONS! Please answer

here i've posted some questions that i dont know the answer to.

1.is is sound to take a queen if it means giving yours away?

if your in like the second move, and u can take a peice freely, do you or continue devoloping your peices?eg.

is this sound or keep up your devolopment?.

The answer to both questions really depends -- if you can take your opponent's queen and he can take your's back, you're really just exchanging Queens.  As with any exchange, you need to determine whether it's the right thing to do based on the current position.

The same goes for your second question -- in the position you've posted I'd take the pawn, but sometimes doing so gives your opponent a non-material advantage (such as a tempo, or a lead in development, or even positional advantages).  This is generally the idea behind most gambits.  You need to decide whether you're trading material for a different kind of advantage, and if so whether it's a trade you think is worth making.

#1 It depends on the position. If you have a material advantage, definatly!

#2 Again, it depends on the position. In the position above I would but I would also be prepared to defend for a time.

#3 Is what sound?

ihitdrums> 1.is is sound to take a queen if it means giving yours away?

When to trade queens is a complex question. Silman has a whole Chess Mentor course on here called the "Art of the Exchange". nqi's rule of thumb is good--all else being equal, trade when ahead materially, don't when behind.

ihitdrums> 2. if your in like the second move, and u can take a peice freely, do you or continue devoloping your peices?eg.

In the position you gave, I would snap up the pawn in a heartbeat. Black has no immediate threats. Eg, 1.Nxe5 Qf6 2.Nf3 or 1.Nxe5 Bxf2+ 2.Kxf2 Qf6+ 3.Nf3 or 1.Nxe5 Qh4 2.Qf3 or 1.Nxe5 Qe7 2.d4 d6 3.dxc5 dxe5 4.Be3.

Do as you like

I think he was looking for somthing constructive.

do as i like?

hmm never thought about it that way. terrifc idea, thanks for the help!