Originally posted by najdorfslayerQuite possibly. The queen can drop back to h6, which is quite a good square for it (protects f4 and enables the possible Nf6-h5 manoeuvre). Also the king doesn't really want to be on f1. The point I'm making is that 3...Qh4+ may be underrated; many of the resulting positions are pretty unclear.
But surely after White play Nf3 Black has to move his queen again. Is placing the king on f1 worth moving the queen twice in the opening?
Originally posted by Squelchbelch8.d4 with the idea of 9.e5 (also against 9...c6 and 9...f6) looks pretty good for white.
1.e4...e5
2.f4...exf4
3.Bc4...Qh4+
4.Kf1...d5
5.Bxd5...Ne7!
6.Nc3...Nxd5
7.Nxd5...Bd6
Is a tough-nut for white to crack I think?
[fen]rnb1k2r/ppp2ppp/3b4/3N4/4Pp1q/8/PPPP2PP/R1BQ1KNR w kq - 0 8[/fen]
Originally posted by Northern LadYeah, I think the toughest variation is with 3...d5 and 4...Qh4+ ...I think. I can't quite remember, I haven't played it in a long time.
That's certainly the accepted theoretical position, but actually I'm not so sure. I do think 3...Qh4+ may be better than its reputation.
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Yah I know Raf8??
And try 12. ... Qh4+! instead of RxP .. I had that game in the bag 🙁.
It's games like this that keep me coming back. Sound or not my results are good enough (and judging by the strength of my opponent, will continue to be good enough) to keep playing the Traxler.