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After White takes here

The most common move for Black is to take

And now when White attacks the Queen

This is the main line: 3...Qa5

The idea is to pin the Knight

Eventually, Black will play this move

And two threats may be on the line

1. The Bishop coming here

2. The Knight coming either here

Or here

The idea is to exploit the pinned Knight

This is the most popular variation