Traxler Gambit 5.Nxf7
26 Mar '18 21:46Greetings players and fellow patzers 🙂
For those who have never played this opening before,
I'll give you fair warning that it's not for the faint-hearted!
It is, however, a lot of fun and very rewarding should it pay off.
The Traxler Gambit follows the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
Here, with White to move, which do you prefer?
5.Nxf7
5.Bxf7+
5.(Other)
In the following game, Nxf7 was played.
This decision gave the initiative away, consequently leading to a prolonged attack against White's King.
From that moment on, many of the moves are actually rather forced and have been seen before,
see annotations for more information.
I cite the following link as a source of inspiration for the making of this game:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008357
This is a useful list of games to play through and realise this gambit's attacking potential.
Let me know what you think of this opening.
Have you played it before?
Where are the improvements for White?
Cheers,
~64
For those who have never played this opening before,
I'll give you fair warning that it's not for the faint-hearted!
It is, however, a lot of fun and very rewarding should it pay off.
The Traxler Gambit follows the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5
Here, with White to move, which do you prefer?
5.Nxf7
5.Bxf7+
5.(Other)
In the following game, Nxf7 was played.
This decision gave the initiative away, consequently leading to a prolonged attack against White's King.
From that moment on, many of the moves are actually rather forced and have been seen before,
see annotations for more information.
I cite the following link as a source of inspiration for the making of this game:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1008357
This is a useful list of games to play through and realise this gambit's attacking potential.
Let me know what you think of this opening.
Have you played it before?
Where are the improvements for White?
Cheers,
~64
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