16 Jan 07
Originally posted by YUG0slavI belive that 3 Bc4 is the mainline but Nxe5 is also a move which would give white a good game. But one big advantage with Nxe5 is that if your opponent misses the move Qe7 then he will lose material.
you missed the win at move 3
actually, 3. Nxe5! Qe7 just puts white way ahead in development
19 Jan 07
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Originally posted by NicklasPerssonMCO-14: "Other rarely played moves are... [1.e4 e5 2.Nf3] f6 [Damiano's Defense] 3.Nxe5 Qe7 4.Nf3 d5 d3 dxe4 dxe4 +=, Schiffers-Chigorin, St. Petersburg 1897."
I believe that 3 Bc4 is the mainline...
I have played the white side of Damiano's Defense many times against people who have never studied. Very few people who try 2...f6 find 3...Qe7. 3...fxe5, the trap line, is by far the popular choice.
20 Jan 07
Originally posted by YUG0slavI'm pretty much certain this is a really ignorant question, but why can't he just move his pawn to g6 after the queen checks?
3. ...Qe7 seems to be the only way not to lose material after Nxe5 but still results in a +- position once you factor in white's lead in development and black's inability to play Nf6.
3. ...fxe5 4. Qh5+ +-
the most extreme situation is similar to: Game 2319900
just replace the f pawn with a knight