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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 3. Nxe5 3. exf5 e4 4. Ne5 (4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Nd4 Nc6 6. Qh5+ Kd8 7. Nxc6+ dxc6=) (4. Nd4 Nf6 5. d3 c5 6. Nb5 a6 7. N5c3 exd3 8. Bxd3 d5~/=) 4... Nf6 5. Be2 Be7 6. Bh5+ Kf8 7. Nf7 (7. Nc3 d6 8. Nf7 Qe8 9. Nxh8 Qxh5 10. Qxh5 Nxh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. g5 Ne8 13. g6 Kg8 14. Nd5 Bh4 15. Nf7 Bxf5 16. d3 Bxg6 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 exd3=) 7... Qe8 8. Nxh8 Qxh5 9. Qxh5 Nxh5 10. g4 Nf6 11. g5 Nd5 12. g6 h6~~ 13. f3 exf3 14. O-O Nc6 15. c3 d6 16. Rxf3 Ne5 17. Rf1 Nd3+- 3. d4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Nf6 5. Bg5 d6 6. Nc3 c6 3. Bc4 fxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Qh5+ g6 6. Nxg6 hxg6 7. Qxh8 Kf7 8. Qd4 (8. Bb3 Bg7 9. Qh7 Be6 10. f3 (10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nxd5 Nf8 12. Nxc7 Nxh7 13. Nxe6 Qc8~~) 10... e3 11. g4 Nh6 12. h4 Qd6 13. f4 Bxg4) (8. Be2 Bg7 9. Qh7 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Bd1 Bf5 12. d3 exd3 13. c3 Nc2 14. Bxc2 dxc2 15. Na3 Qe7) 8... Be6 9. Bb3 (9. Be2 Nc6 10. Qe3 Bh6 11. f4 d4 12. Qf2 d3~~) 9... Nc6 10. Qe3 Bh6 11. f4 Nge7 12. O-O Nf5 13. Qf2 Bg7 14. c3 Nb4=/+ 3. Nc3 fxe4 4. Nxe5 Qf6 3... Qf6 3... Nc6? 4. Qh5+ g6 5. Nxg6 Nf6 6. Qh4 Rg8 (6... hxg6? 7. Qxh8 Qe7 8. Nc3 Nb4 9. d3 Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Bg5 Kf7 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. Qxg7+ Kxg7 14. Nxe7) 7. Nxf8 Rg4 8. Qh6 Rxe4+ 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Nxh7 Rxe2+ 11. Kd1 Ng4 12. Qg6+ Kd8 13. Qg8+ Qe8 14. Qxe8+ Rxe8 15. Rf1 Rh8 16. h3 Rxh7 17. hxg4 fxg4 18. d3+/- 3... Nf6 4. exf5 Qe7 (4... d6 5. Nf3+/=) 5. Qe2 d6 6. Nc4 Bxf5 7. Qxe7+ Bxe7 8. Ne3 Be6+/= 4. d4 4. Nc4 fxe4 5. Nc3 Qg6 (5... Qf7 6. Ne3 c6 7. Nxe4+/= (7. d3 exd3 8. Bxd3 Be7 (8... d5 9. O-O Bd6 (9... Bc5 10. Na4 Bd6 11. c4 Nf6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ncxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5+/=) 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Nexd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qxf2+ 14. Kh1 Bg4 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. b4! Nbc6 (16... Qf6? 17. Qg5 Qxa1 18. Qxg4 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qxd6 20. Bxe7 Re8 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+) 17. Bb2 Rf2 (17... Rad8 18. Qc3 Qg5 19. Nxb7 Rb8 20. b5 Rxb7 21. bxc6 Nxc6 22. Ba3 Rc8 23. Ba6 Nb8 24. Rf1 h6 25. Bd3 g6 26. Qe1 d4 27. Bc1 Qh5 28. Rf6 Rg7 29. Bb2 Nd7 30. Rf4+-) 18. Qc3 Qg5 19. Rf1 Raf8 20. Rxf2 Rxf2 21. Qe1 Rf8 22. b5 Nd8 23. h4+-) 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nf5 O-O 11. Bh6! d5 12. Bxg7 Bxf5 13. Bxf8 Bxd3 14. Bxe7 Bxf1 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qg4+ Kf7 17. Rxf1 Na6 18. Re1 Nc5 19. Re3 Rg8 20. Qb4 b6 21. Qa3 a5 22. Nxd5+-) 7... d5 8. Ng5 Qf6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. d4 Ne7+/=) 6. Nd5 (6. d3 Bb4 7. Bd2 (7. dxe4 Qxe4+ (7... Nf6!? 8. e5 Ne4 9. Qd3+/=) 8. Ne3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bc4 d5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Na6+/= With some chances to draw) 7... Nf6 8. Nxe4 (8. dxe4 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Nxe4=) 8... Bxd2+ 9. Nexd2 (9. Qxd2 d5 10. Ne5 (10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Qe3+ Be6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. d4 Nc6 And black might survive 14. Bd3 Bf5!? 15. O-O Bxd3 16. cxd3 Rae8) 10... Nxe4 11. Nxg6 Nxd2 12. Nxh8 Nxf1=/+) 9... O-O 10. Ne3 d5 11. Nf3 (11. d4 Ng4 12. Nxd5 Qe8+ 13. Qe2 Qd8~~) 11... Ng4~/=) 6... Kd8 (6... Na6? 7. d4! Qf7 8. Nce3 c6 9. Bxa6 cxd5 10. Be2+-) 7. Nf4 Qe8 8. d3 (8. Be2 g5~/=) 8... exd3+ 9. Be3 dxc2 10. Qxc2 Nf6+/= white is down a pawn but he is better off. 4... d6 4... Nc6!? This was what I used to play but white has an edge 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3+/= 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Nc3 Qg6 7. f3 exf3 7... Nf6 8. fxe4 Be7 9. e5 Ng4 10. Bd3 Qh5 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Qf3 Nc6 (12... Kh8 13. h3) 13. Qd5++/- 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Qg4 9... Qe6+!? 10. Be3 Qg4 This is another possible line. I do not see any immediate loss of material but I do prefer whites chances in the endgame. 10. Qe3+ Be7 11. O-O Nf6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Rf4 Qd7 14. Bf5 Qxf5 15. Rxf5+/= [David Zimbeck]