Talk:Damiano Defence
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this artical shows that 4. Qh5 is fatal if black responds with 4. ... Ke7. but what if black responds (as it can be assumed he would) with 4. ... g6? i think black will lose his queen in this case, but it will not lead to mate. --Whiteknight 15:20, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
- 4...g6 just loses the rook to 5.Qxe5 followed by 6.Qxh8. Black doesn't get mated, true, but the article doesn't claim mate is inevitable. --Camembert 18:20, 18 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Stub?
Although this article is currently tagged as a stub, I don't think much expansion is possible. There just isn't that much to say about the Damiano. I'm leaving the stub notice for now, but if anyone else agrees that substantial expansion is unlikely, I would support removing the tag. Quale 06:42, 5 October 2005 (UTC) --- Paradoxically, f6? actually strengthens the kingside and pawn chain, but its problem is that it exposes the king.
[edit] A mistake
"10.Qa5!, when Black's best is 10...Nc6 11.Bxb7 Rb8, when White can play 12.Qxa7, with five extra pawns, or continue developing his pieces, remaining four pawns up -- in either case with a clearly winning position."
I don't think it is 10...Nc6 11.Bxb7 Rb8. It is more likely to be 10...Nc6 11.Bxc6 Rb8.
And another thing, if Black plays g6 as a defense against the White Queen (and lose his rook), Black can actually lock the queen and castle queen-side, eventually capturing White's queen. The stub does not mention it.
Of course it is longer than a stub, but this is excellent, let us not shorten it.
Yosef Cohen. Israel. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 217.132.169.142 (talk) 19:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC).
