Wayward Queen Defense

I notice that many beginners attempt to easily force checkmate in under 4 moves in a sneaky opening named the Wayward Queen Attack, and in dealing this opening numerous times with black, I've found a good defense that will force a queen blunder. Take note that this should only really be used for beginners under 800, but it does work. Black is the one who can use this counter-opening in this specific situation.

Here's how it works:

The move pawn e5 for black counters white's pawn e4 opening in a classic center board attack. 

Once white plays queen h5, they have played the Wayward Queen Attack and are threatening black's e5 pawn.

Black will then play knight f6 to threaten white's h5 queen and play the Wayward Queen Defense. 

White is forced to move their queen, and conveniently, the next move in white's attack opening is queen e5, capturing black's e5 pawn and putting black in check. 

Black will then play bishop e7, blocking white's queen attack. 

With no moves to further threaten black's king, white will often play queen g5 to threaten black's g7 pawn and further take material, such as black's undefended h8 rook. This would also result in black finding itself in check eventually.

However, with a castling move from black, queen g7 would be a useless blunder as black's king now defends its g7 pawn. This castle also brings black's king to safety, and white's queen is now obsolete.

This is just one of the useful things that I have found in playing at a beginner's level. I use this defense a lot for the Wayward Queen Attack, and it is definitely more useful as black.

Thanks for reading!

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