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boombox2345
Apr 19, 2024
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Why would black move the queen, isn't that just a bad move?
Jun 5, 2024
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It’s also rather ironic that you’re a 600 in blitz and deciding to tell others to study opening theory.
That is just all wrong! What is the point to this post? Im kinda lost. Is it /s?
NoExperienceAtChess wrote:
Why would black move the queen, isn't that just a bad move?
It's called the Scandinavian opening. In this opening black immediately attacks white's center with 1... d5. If white captures the pawn, then usually the queen will take back. I know it seems silly because white can win a "tempo" with Nc3, so the queen has to retreat either to a5, d6 or sometimes d8. However, black usually does get a nice pawn formation and doesn't really have any bad pieces. It can be a passive opening however.
Of course, if black had decided not to take back with the queen, they could have gone with a gambit.
I don't usually post in the forum, but @bobby_max was so rude with his comment to you that I figured I'd answer your question.
bobby_max wrote:
NoExperienceAtChess wrote:
Why would black move the queen, isn't that just a bad move?
Please check opening theory before posting comment. Otherwise you might open yourself up to looking foolish.
I mean at move 7... the Queen moves at move 2 and 3 I get, but at move 7 what does the queen move do? And if you are gonna tell me to check opening theory again don't bother responding.
@10
Regardless of 3...Qa5, 3...Qd6, or 3...Qd8, black usually plays ...c6 and ...Qc7 at some point.
In the above sequence @1 the moves 4...Nd7, 5...Nc5, 6...Bd7, and 7...Qb8 are all poor.
Look at the Caruana - Carlsen game for how to play it as black.
https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1768345
Black loses 2 tempi with 2...Qxd5 and 3...Qd8, but white also loses a tempo with 2 exd5.
Scandinavian and Caro-Kann are equivalent in tempo count.
Compare the sequences
NoExperienceAtChess wrote:
bobby_max wrote:
NoExperienceAtChess wrote:
Why would black move the queen, isn't that just a bad move?
Please check opening theory before posting comment. Otherwise you might open yourself up to looking foolish.
I mean at move 7... the Queen moves at move 2 and 3 I get, but at move 7 what does the queen move do? And if you are gonna tell me to check opening theory again don't bother responding.
It does nothing really except waste time and I don't see the point either. Black is not developing his pieces actively, which is really important in the Scandinavian. I'm no expert in the Scandinavian theory, but that's the opening I always play against 1.e4. To me it just looks like someone attempting to play this opening for the first time.