Early Queen Attack (Scholar's Mate) · Basic

Deadly mate · 3...Nf6

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Qxf7#

• 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.
• Bc4: Threatens Qxf7 mate: queen and bishop both hit f7.

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