King's Pawn Opening: Speers

King's Pawn Opening: Speers is a chess opening with the ECO code C20, part of the King's Pawn Opening family. It goes 1. e4 e5 2. Qg4 Nf6 3. Qf5. White opens with 1. e4 (the king's pawn) and Black answers 1... e5. After 5 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.

The moves

• 1. e4 – White plays the pawn to e4
• 1... e5 – Black plays the pawn to e5
• 2. Qg4 – White plays the queen to g4
• 2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
• 3. Qf5 – White plays the queen to f5

Related openings

• It extends: King's Pawn Game (1. e4 e5)
• Related line: King's Pawn Opening (1. e4 e5 2. b3)
• Related line: King's Pawn Opening: Van Hooydoon Gambit (1. e4 e5 2. Qe2 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Nxd4)

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