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I am a new player and a particular move that I have encountered multiple times playing as either black or white is:


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1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 g6 3. Qe5+ Be7 (3... Ne7 4. Qh8+) 4. Qh8+

This was the mistake I made the first time I encountered this and needless to say, I have never played g6 (or b3) since. However, this strategy is still very worrying and I have found myself losing my rook multiple times. When a bishop or a knight are added, my pawn line is breached before I could shore up my defense. What is this opening called and how should I try countering it?

Akavall
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    This line and its refutation is covered in in existing thread: https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/23028/how-to-deal-with-your-opponents-queen-if-your-opponent-rejects-any-trades – fuxia Jun 06 '20 at 11:29
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    Thank you! I found what I was looking for. By the way, would this be called the Patzer opening? – For the love of maths Jun 06 '20 at 11:33
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    Yes, as mentioned in my answer over there. [Miodrag Perunovic once tried to defend this open under the name Patzer opening](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72vgnwU6TU). – fuxia Jun 06 '20 at 13:21
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    I think this question is a more direct duplicate of this one: https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/18418/countering-the-wayward-queen-attack – Akavall Jun 06 '20 at 16:18
  • @Akavall It appears so. But I don't think I can change which question mine is a duplicate of. – For the love of maths Jun 06 '20 at 16:20
  • @MohammadZuhairKhan, I don't think you can do it. I just added the other question because it was relevant, and maybe somebody ( a moderator?) can modify the list of duplicates. – Akavall Jun 06 '20 at 16:53

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