Estrin does rate this line much saying 4...Be7 and 4...Bc5 are playable and
shoud lead to equality. But 4.Qe2 is OK if you are a looking for something
different and want to get your opponent thinking for themselves ASAP.
In the 4...Bc5 line White should not be tempted to play the Bxf7+ combination.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Qc4+ d5 7. Qxc5 Nxe4 8. Qe3 Re8 9. Qb3 Bg4 10. d3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nd4 {And White had to let the Queen go and lost. The Queen is trapped due to tricks around Nxc2+ and Nxf3+ forking King and Queen.} 12. Qa4 {12.Qxb7 meets the same reply, 12...Nc5.} 12... Nc5 13. Qa5 b6 14. Qc3 {14.Qe2 Nxf3+} 14... Na4 {The White Queen is lost.}
Originally posted by greenpawn34 I think the lad was asking about this line.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Qe2
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Estrin does rate this line much saying 4...Be7 and 4...Bc5 are playable and
shoud lead to equality. But 4.Qe2 is OK if you are a looking for something
different and want to get your op ...[text shortened]... ...Nc5.} 12... Nc5 13. Qa5 b6 14. Qc3 {14.Qe2 Nxf3+} 14... Na4 {The White Queen is lost.} [/pgn]
That's right that's why I asked about c3. Not Bxf7
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Qe2 {now 4....Be7 will possibly lead to a variation of the solid Hungarian Defence (3....Be7 in stead of 3...Nf6). Let us stay with 4...Bc5 as it is a target for the c3-d4 plan.} 4... Bc5 5. c3 d6 {Now 6.d3 is probably the most flexible. Going for d4 is far too early.} 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxd4 {And once again....} 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ d5 11. Qxd4 Re8 {Now 12.e5 may be legal but it looks awkward for White after 12...c5, 13...Rxe5+ 14....b6 and Ba6 keeping the White uncastled. So White has to shed a pawn..} 12. O-O Rxe4 13. Qd3 Qd6 {Black is OK here.}