1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6

3. Nxe5 LINE ONE

[3. Nc3 LINE TWO

3... Nc6 transposes to 4 Knights variation 4. Bb5 (4. d4 ed 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bc 7. Bd3 d5 8. e5 (8. ed cd 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 55% Black in 262 games) 8... Ng4 9. Bf4 f6 (9... d4 10. Qf3 dc 11. O-O-O cb 12. Kb1 Nxf2 13. Be4 Nxd1 14. Bxc6 Kf8 15. Rxd1›) 10. h3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Qe7 12. Qh5 Kd8 13. O-O feµ; 4. Bc4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 (5. Bxf7 Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5 Kg8 76% Black in 93 games) 5... d5 69% Black in 742 games) 4... Nd4 5. Nxd4 ed 6. e5 (6. Ne2 a6 7. Ba4 Nxe4 8. Nxd4 Qf6 9. Nf3 Nc5³) 6... dc 7. ef Qxf6 52% Black;

3. Bc4 LINE THREE

3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 (4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bxf7 Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5 Kg877% Black in 93) 4... d5 72% Black;

3. d4 LINE FOUR

3... Nxe4 4. Bd3 (4. de d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 6. Bxd2 Be777% Black; 4. Nxe5 d6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bc dc 11. Bxc4 Bf5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bd5 Qc7 =) 4... d5 5. Nxe5 (5. de Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O =) 5... Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. cd cd 52% Black in 98 games]

 

3... d6 This is forced - Black cannot play Nxe4 because of Qe2 !

[3... Nxe4 ? 4. Qe2 d5 (4... Nf6 5. Nc6) 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nc6]

4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4

[5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. O-O-O Na6 11. Rhe1 Nc7 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. de Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Ke7 15. f4 Ne6 50% in 10 games.;

5. Bc4 d5 69% Black in 35]

5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4

[8. Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. cd Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qxd5 52% Black in 105 games]

8... Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3

[10. a3 Nc6 11. cd Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bc Bf5 14. Bf4 Na5 57% Black in 23 games.]

10... Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bc Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cd

[14. Bf4 dc 15. Bxc4 Bd6 50% Black in 8 games.]

14... Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 58% Black. 16. h3 Bf6 17. Nh2 Qa5 18. Bd2 Ne7 19. Bf3 Rcd8 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hg h6 22. Rb1 b6 23. a4 c6 24. Qc2 Qa6 25. Re4 Qc8 26. Rbe1 Qd7 27. Qd3 Nd5 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. c4 Nc7 31. a5 ba 32. Bxa5 Ne6 33. d5 cd 34. Qxd5 Bd4 35. Be4 ? Qa4 36. Kh2 Bxf2 37. Bc3 Qa3 38. Qd2 Bd4 39. Bb4 Qa1 40. Bd5 ?? Bg1 [...]

[41. Kh3 Ng5 42. Kh4 Qf6 43. Bc3 Bf2 44. g3 Nf3 45. Kh3 Nxd2 46. Bxf6 gf]

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