the early development of the Queen is not desirable as she is
sure to be exposed to the attack of minor pieces. Indeed, White
obtains the better game through (3) Kt-c3, Q-a5; (4) P-d4 or (4)
Kt-f3, followed by P-d4. Black cannot get his King's Pawn up to
the center [(4) P-d4, P-e5; (5) Q-h5] and in addition he is bound
to lose some more moves with his Queen as soon as White has
developed his Bishop to d2 threatening a discovered attack
through a move with the Knight c3.

II. (1) P-e4 P-e6

With this move Black switches the center from the e-file to the
d-file.

(2) P-d4 P-d5

Now White need not hesitate to protect his King's Pawn with Kt-
c3, for Black cannot, as shown in example 1, gain control of the
center by exchanging on e4 and playing P-e5.

The advance (3) P-e5 cannot be recommended for the reason
explained in example I. Of course, White, being a move ahead
anyhow, can afford to make a Pawn move which does not exactly
advance his own development, if that Pawn move hampers the
development of the opponent to some extent. This would be the
case after (3) P-e5, as Black could not develop his King's Knight
to the most natural square, namely, f6. However, the Pawns d4 and
e5, though forming a strong center, as long as they are both in
place, are liable to become subject to disagreeable attacks which
Black can institute with P-c5 and P-f6, and if White cannot