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. O-O/7...d6/8. c3
Appearance
Traxler Counterattack | |
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) | |
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7 Ke7 6. Bd5 Rf8 7. O-O d6 8. c3 |
Traxler Counterattack
[edit | edit source]8. c3. This move prepares d4 and allow the White Queen to develop along the d1-a4 diagonal.
Theory table
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- 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 Rf8
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
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1 | c3 Bg4 |
Qb3 Bb6 |
Bxc6 bc6 |
h3 h6 |
hxg4 hxg5 |
d4 Qd7 |