[Event "New to nuke: Opening queen tactics: Qh5-g5, \"skim\""] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/sRM1FScZ/hook20aX"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Atomic"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Illion"] [StudyName "New to nuke: Opening queen tactics"] [ChapterName "Qh5-g5, \"skim\""] [UTCDate "2017.08.23"] [UTCTime "20:39:41"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/sRM1FScZ/hook20aX"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 f6 2. Nc3 Nh6 (2... c6 3. e4 e6 4. Ne5 fxe5 5. d4 Nh6? { Carelessly advancing ...Nh6 also falls prey to the "skim" sometimes. } 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qg5 { [%csl Rh6,Rg5][%cal Bd1h5,Bh5g5,Rd8g5,Rg5d8] } 7... Qxg5 { In fact, I gave this tactic a name because I had been falling for it far too often, and needed something (like a name) to help me keep it in mind. }) 3. Ne5 fxe5 4. h3 c6 5. e4 e6? { Prevents the Qh5-e5 tactic, but loses a knight to the "skim" tactic. } 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qg5 { White threatens to win with Qxd8# or Qe7#. Black has to lose the knight by playing 7...Qxg5 (or 7...Qf6 8. Qxg6). I call this the "skim" because white "skims" off the black knight by sliding the queen just in front of it. } { [%csl Rg5,Rh6][%cal Rd8g5,Rg5d8,Bd1h5,Bh5g5] } 7... Qxg5 { White is up a pawn. } (7... Qf6 8. Qxg6 { White is up two pawns. }) *