[ If she looks unimpressed, it's mostly unintentional considering her resting expression is pretty neutral. The "pretty lady" statement isn't winning him any brownie points though. ]
Very well. [ She isn't terribly pleased about explaining her gambit, but he's got a point. ] By advancing by two places, I open the way to advance with either queen or bishop --
[ She selects the bishop, moving diagonally 3 spaces. ]
-- thereby applying pressure to black's front line.
[ In truth it's a fairly common strategy. "Scholar's Mate" is all about aggressive development to achieve checkmate early into the game. ]
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The "pretty lady" statement isn't winning him any brownie points though. ]
Very well. [ She isn't terribly pleased about explaining her gambit, but he's got a point. ] By advancing by two places, I open the way to advance with either queen or bishop --
[ She selects the bishop, moving diagonally 3 spaces. ]
-- thereby applying pressure to black's front line.
[ In truth it's a fairly common strategy. "Scholar's Mate" is all about aggressive development to achieve checkmate early into the game. ]