01 Oct 07
Originally posted by z00tIn general, moving the queen early in the opening is a bad idea. But that doesn't mean that it is ALWAYS a bad idea. There is nothing all that bad about 4 Qa4 in the Center Game since there is no effective way of harassing the Queen coming up any time soon.
What are you on about? Are you supposed to move the Queen early in the opening? See http://z00tz00t.livejournal.com/2823.html
02 Oct 07
basic opening theory is followed only for beginner but once you have a sound understanding of the opening theory, you can allowed to break them.Thats the foundation of modern openings.Qa4 entice black to feel comfortable developing normally but as mentioned in my previous comments the opening can surprise some opponents.