Why Not To Activate Your Queen Early

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Black_Magix

This is a game I recently played on live chess (10 0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My opponent brings his queen out on the second move, and from there, I chased it around, developed my pieces, stacked my rooks, and forced a resignation.

Any analysis would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

broze

Analysing blitz games often isn't as useful, especially since both sides are prone to worse mistakes.

thegreatindiankhali

wow, will try that

Streptomicin

I can post lots of my games where my opp bring Q early. I is allways painfull for them.

Artcooler

Black's best choice would've been to retreat the queen, realizing the blunder of bringing her out too early. After 3. e4, he had the best opportunity for this, for you had yet to attack his queen. By retreating to d8, his queen would then defend the d7 pawn, and have influence over the d8 - h4 diagonal. White could follow up by Bg5, since g5 is defended by the knight on f3. Black would then be forced to play Be7 to save his queen, simultaneously pinning the bishop to the queen.

Black did nothing with his queen for most of the game after she was chased to the edge of the board. Black gained nothing by the early development of his queen. A good lesson here; as powerful as the queen is, she can be hamstrung if she isn't played well.

e4forme

22.... Bc8 was quite a Blunder. But activating a Queen early should always be punished!

Escapest_Pawn

White missed 15c4.  You also had his queen boxed in. I would have chased it with advancing pawns, picking up tempi as they chased his queen and threaten to bust his protective pawns.