Bishop's Opening - Sideline 2... Qe7?

Bishop's Opening: Sideline 2... Qe7?
	a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
	Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnb1kbnr/ppppqppp/8/4p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
	Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Qe7

2…Qe7? is another queen move without a variation name, and it contradicts the most basic principles in the opening because the Queen in e7 rules out playing Be7. The move 2... Qe7? is a waste of time that congests the Black's position and allows White to get development space. White will achieve development advantage with the simple development move 3. Nf3.

Theory table

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1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Qe7?

	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Sideline 2... Qe7?	Nf3 Nf6	O-O Nxe4?	Re1!													+−
	... ...	... Nc6	Nc3 d6	h3 Be6	Nd5!? Nxd5??	exd5										+−
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Qd7	Re1 Na5	Nxf6+ gxf6	Bxe6 Qxe6	d4							±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	Nxf6+ gxf6	Bxe6 fxe6	b4 Nc6	b5 Na5?!	d4!					±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Ne7	c4 Rg8	d4 exd4	Nxd4 O-O-O	Kh2 e5	Nf3	±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	Bb3(!) Bxb3	axb3 Qd7	d4 a6	Re1								±
	... d6	d4 Be6	d5 Bd7	a4 g6	Nc3											±
	... ...	... ...	... Bc8	h3												±
	... ...	... ...	... Bg4	h3 Bc8	a4											±
	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Bxf3	Qxf3 Nd7	g4										±

References

Wikipedia has related information at Bishop's Opening.

Bibliography

Kasparov, Gary & Keene, Raymond (1989, 1994). Batsford Chess Openings 2. ISBN 0-8050-3409-9.
Lane, Gary (1993). Winning With the Bishop's Opening. ISBN 0-7134-7113-1.

External links

See also the Wikibooks Chess Opening Theory and Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4.

Harding, Tim (August 1998). The Kibitzer: What Exactly is the Bishop's Opening?. ChessCafe.com.
Harding, Tim (September 1998). The Kibitzer: The Eternal Appeal Of The Urusov Gambit. ChessCafe.com.
Harding, Tim (October 1998). The Kibitzer: Is the Urusov Gambit Sound?. ChessCafe.com

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Chess Opening Theory

1. e4 e5
Open games

2. Nf3

2...Nc6

3. Bb5
Spanish

Berlin →
- Anti-Berlin
- Beverwijk
- L'Hermet → Berlin Wall

Morphy →
- Exchange
- Closed → Marshall
- Open
- Arkhangelsk
- Anderssen
- Mackenzie

3. Bc4
Italian

Giuoco Piano →
- Evans gambit
- Giuoco pianissimo
- Rosentreter
- Jerome ??

Two knights defence →
- Open
- Knight attack →
  - Fried liver
  - Polerio

Anti-fried liver ?!
Blackburne shilling ?

3. Nc3 Nf6
Four knights

Other

2...Nf6
Russian

2...d6
Philidor

Other

2. f4
King's gambit

2...exf4
Accepted

King's knight →
- Kieseritzky
- Schallop
- Modern
- Fischer
- Lolli ?
- Muzio ?
Bishop's →
- Cozio

Other
Declined

2. Nc3
Vienna

Falkbeer →
Max Lange

Other

1. e4 c5
Sicilian

2. Nf3

2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

2...Nc6 other

2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

Dragon →
- Levenfish attack
- Yugoslav attack
Dragondorf
Kupreichik
Najdorf →
Scheveningen

2...d6 other

2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

French, Normal
Kan
Kveinis
Paulsen-Basman
Taimanov →
- Bastrikov →
  English attack
- Szén →
  Garry Gambit

2...e6 other

Others

Anti-Sicilians

1. e4 e6
French

1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann

1. e4 other

Barnes ?
Borg ?
Corn stalk ??
Duras ??
1...b5 ??

1. d4 d5
Closed games

2. c4
Queen's gambit

2. Nc3

2. other

1. d4 Nf6
Indian

2. c4 e6

2. c4 g6

King's Indian →
Grünfeld

2. c4 other

2. Nf3

2. other:

1. d4 f5
Dutch

1. d4 ...other:

Flank

Unorthodox

a3
Na3
a4
b4
c3
Nc3
d3
e3
f3
h3
Nh3
h4

Bishop's Opening: Sideline 2... Qe7?
a b c d e f g h 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) rnb1kbnr/ppppqppp/8/4p3/2B1P3/8/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK1NR w
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Qe7

Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Bc4/2...Qe7

Bishop's Opening - Sideline 2... Qe7?

Theory table

References