Topics which include White's first move as pawn from e2 to e4.
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How to best respond to an early black Qa5 in the Smith-Morra gambit?
I often play the Smith-Morra gambit. Recently I've been seeing black play an early Qa5, such as
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1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Qa5 4. *
or
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1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Qa5+ 4. *
It ...
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Switching from 1.e4 to 1.d4?
I've only played 1.e4 as white so far (in clubs, tournaments, online, everywhere!), in the past 5 years since I learned chess. And it has been very fun, but I want to explore the dark side as well, as ...
