Early Queen Attack (Scholar's Mate) · Basic

Opponent's mistake · 2...g6

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 g6 3.Qxe5+ Be7 4.Qxh8

• e4: Takes the centre and opens lines for the queen and the f1 bishop.
• Qh5: The queen comes out early to hit e5 and f7 at once, planning Bc4 and Qxf7 mate.
• Qxe5+: Takes the pawn with check and attacks the h8 rook at the same time.

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