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Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nc6/3. Bc4/3...Nf6/4. Ng5/4...Bc5/5. Bxf7/5...Ke7/6. Bd5/6...Rf8/7. Bxc6/7...dxc6/8. d3/8...Ng4/9. Nh3/9...Nxf2

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< Chess Opening Theory‎ | 1. e4‎ | 1...e5‎ | 2. Nf3‎ | 2...Nc6‎ | 3. Bc4‎ | 3...Nf6‎ | 4. Ng5‎ | 4...Bc5‎ | 5. Bxf7‎ | 5...Ke7‎ | 6. Bd5‎ | 6...Rf8‎ | 7. Bxc6‎ | 7...dxc6‎ | 8. d3‎ | 8...Ng4‎ | 9. Nh3
Traxler Counterattack
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black kingc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black rookg8 black kingh8 black king8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black kinge7 black kingf7 black kingg7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black pawnd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black kingg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black bishopd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 black kingd4 black kinge4 white pawnf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 white pawne3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 white knight3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 white pawnd2 black kinge2 black kingf2 black knightg2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 black kingg1 black kingh1 white rook1
a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)

r1bq1r2/ppp1k1pp/2p5/2b1p3/4P3/3P3N/PPP2nPP/RNBQK2R w

Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7 Ke7 6. Bd5 Rf8 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d3 Ng4 9. Nh3 Nxf2

Traxler Counterattack

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9... Nxf2 Still a complex line, Black captures a pawn and awaits to see if White has any unspotted replies.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 Rf8 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d3 Ng4 9. Nh3 Nxf2
9 10
1 Bg5+
Ke8?!		 Qh5+
-		 +/=
2 ...
Kd7		 Qe2
Qe8		 =

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References

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Wikipedia has related information at Two Knights Defence

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