En/na lightarrow ha escrit:
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Today I played the Parham in a standard game for the first time. I won,
and although my opponent didn't play perfectly, the game is a good
example of the practical advantages of this opening.

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If you're going to tell me why the parham attack is unsound, I want to
hear a better reason than "it violates all of the rules of chess". The
reason why this opening is playable is because once I threaten mate,
black can't defend without making a concession. 3... g6 weakens the
kingside, and gives white good attacking chances if black is to castle
short. 3...Qe7, blocks the bishop, which forces the black queen to
move a second time. I also don't want to hear that it's only equal,
because I'll take an equal position that my opponent doesn't know over
a .20 pawn advantage where my opponent is booked up any day of the
week.

Hello mr Lightarrow,

I suggest (after 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5) 2...Bd6!?
Please do not tell me "it violates all of the rules of chess".
The reason why this move is playable is that the loss of a tempo (I'm
planning to move the Bd6 to c5 later) will be recovered after ...Nf6 and
after 3.Bc4 Qe7 the queen "does not block the bishop".

Maybe that move (2...Bd6) only lead to an equal position but that does
not matter because 2.Qh5 is not a losing mistake

Antonio