Answers.Body: <p>6.Qh5 is not so great because Black has 6...Nbc6, both attacking d4 and threatening ...Nb4 trading off White's important light-squared bishop (it can't move to e2 or something because of ...Nxc2+). White seems to be better off preemptively defending the d-pawn with a move like 6.Nf3 or 6.Nge2.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: In the game white played the inferior `6. ... Be6`, but I met the later `Nbc6` with `Nb5!?`, which seems to work fine, and even managed to destroy the opponent's bishop pair.
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Body: <pre><code>[fen ""]
  
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Qh5
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  <p>I played this as white, and my last move seem to bother my opponent a lot. So I'd like to know if 5. ... Ne7 is correct and if my early queen trip is justified. If this is the case, which attacking ideas does white have. I later put my bishop on g5 (which is pretty obvious), but after this I had the feeling that I could do more to keep the pressure.</p>
  
Tags: <french-defense><attack>
Title: French Defense Exchange variation - Qh5?
ThreadText: # French Defense Exchange variation - Qh5?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-14)
  
  [fen ""]
  
  1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Qh5
  
  I played this as white, and my last move seem to bother my opponent a lot. So I'd like to know if 5. ... Ne7 is correct and if my early queen trip is justified. If this is the case, which attacking ideas does white have. I later put my bishop on g5 (which is pretty obvious), but after this I had the feeling that I could do more to keep the pressure.
  
  **Tags:** french-defense, attack
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-14. Score: 4
  
  6.Qh5 is not so great because Black has 6...Nbc6, both attacking d4 and threatening ...Nb4 trading off White's important light-squared bishop (it can't move to e2 or something because of ...Nxc2+). White seems to be better off preemptively defending the d-pawn with a move like 6.Nf3 or 6.Nge2.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: In the game white played the inferior `6. ... Be6`, but I met the later `Nbc6` with `Nb5!?`, which seems to work fine, and even managed to destroy the opponent's bishop pair.  
  
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