Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Qh5/2...Nc6

Parham Attack rd bd qd kd bd nd rd pd pd pd pd pd pd pd nd pd ql pl pl pl pl pl pl pl pl rl nl bl kl bl nl rl Parham Attack 2...Nc6 A logical move defending the e5 pawn. Black knight could later move to d4 and threaten Nxc2+ and Nxa1, however Black can't be too hasty as White's Queen is aggressively placed. White has only one sensible move of 3. Bc4 in view of Black potentially playing Nf6 to nudge the Queen away. However in the exhibition game with tennis player Boris Becker vs Garry Kasparov, Becker played 3. Qf3, a move then Kasparov showed led to the better position for Black. Theory table . 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Nc6 3 4 5 6 Bc4g6 Qf3Nf6 Ne2Bg7 Nbc3d6 = Bb5g6 Qf3Nd4 Qd3Nxb5 =+ Qf3?Nd4 Qc3Nf6 =+ References Parham Attack Illustrated Chess for Children. 1960. Harvey Kidder. Publisher, Doubleday 0-385-05764-4. External links Boris Becker vs Garry Kasparov at chessgames.com