Nice example of Traxler counter attack that gives black element of surprise.
http://en.lichess.org/analyse/oaschfeg/black
http://en.lichess.org/analyse/oaschfeg/black
that was sexy.
Yeah the Traxler is full of romantic-style surprises like that. They're all very sharp, but I've always been afraid to play the Traxler in competitive chess because of 6.Kf1!, in deviation from that
game. There was a line where White maintains a winning game even after 5.Nxf7 instead of 6.Bxf7+, but I don't remember what it was exactly. I wrote it down somewhere.
I prefer the King's Gambit because I at least know that, unlike with the Traxler, even Houdini/Rybka can be convinced that the opening draws and has sufficient compensation against all cases.
The lines you get to play and surprise your opponent with are a bit harder to memorize than with the Traxler, but that gives you more room for your own imagination.
game. There was a line where White maintains a winning game even after 5.Nxf7 instead of 6.Bxf7+, but I don't remember what it was exactly. I wrote it down somewhere.
I prefer the King's Gambit because I at least know that, unlike with the Traxler, even Houdini/Rybka can be convinced that the opening draws and has sufficient compensation against all cases.
The lines you get to play and surprise your opponent with are a bit harder to memorize than with the Traxler, but that gives you more room for your own imagination.
Traxler wins again!
http://gl.lichess.org/analyse/qj2adgew/black
http://gl.lichess.org/analyse/qj2adgew/black
Oh god, I came.
Nice one! ;D
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