Editing Queen (chess) (section)

==Strategy==
A player should generally delay developing the queen, as developing it too quickly can expose it to attacks by enemy pieces, causing the player to lose time removing the queen from danger. Despite this, beginners often {{chessgloss|develop}} the queen early in the game, hoping to plunder the enemy position and deliver an early [[checkmate]], such as the [[scholar's mate]].

Early queen attacks are rare in high-level chess, but there are some openings with early queen development that are used by high-level players. For example, the [[Scandinavian Defense]] (1.e4 d5), which often features queen moves by Black on the second and third moves, is considered sound and has been played at the world championship level. Some less common examples have also been observed in high-level games. The [[Danvers Opening]] (1.e4 e5 2.Qh5), which is widely characterized as a beginner's opening, has occasionally been played by the American [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] [[Hikaru Nakamura]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2005/04/nakamuras-2qh5.htm |title=Nakamura's 2.Qh5 |date=22 April 2005 |publisher=ChessNinja.com |access-date=12 April 2011}}</ref>

A queen exchange often marks the beginning of the [[chess endgame|endgame]], but there are [[Chess endgame#Queen and pawn endings|queen endgames]], and sometimes queens are exchanged in the opening, long before the endgame. A common goal in the endgame is to promote a pawn to a queen. As the queen has the largest range and mobility, queen and king vs. lone king is an easy win when compared to some other [[checkmate#Basic checkmates|basic mates]]. Queen and king vs. rook and king is also a win for the player with the queen, but it is not easy.