Don’t bring your queen out too early

Fastest Queen Trap Ever?

Poor Kusin managed to have his queen trapped after only four moves! This game holds the record for fastest queen trap in the history of chess and is also a really great example to show young chess players when explaining the dangers of bringing the queen out to early. [Event “Rjasan”] [Site “Rjasan”] [Date “1973.??.??”] [EventDate “?”] [Round “?”] [ResultContinue reading “Fastest Queen Trap Ever?”

Don’t Bring Your Queen Out Too Early

Here is a game I played last week against a new student that clearly illustrates the dangers of bringing the queen out too early. I gave my young opponent a three move start with the white pieces and he played 1. e4, 2. Bc4 and 3. Qh5. After blocking the attempted Scholars Mate, I developContinue reading “Don’t Bring Your Queen Out Too Early”