The classic mistakesEarly queen, same piece twice, useless pawns, castling postponed — and how to punish the first of them.

Four opening mistakes account for nearly every game lost in twenty moves: bringing the queen out early, moving the same piece twice, pushing pawns that open nothing, and putting off castling. Now the other side of the coin — how to PUNISH. Black has just taken the queen to h4, the marked square, right at the start. That is not dangerous: it is a gift, as long as you know what to do with it.

Attack the black queen with a move that also develops a piece of yours.

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