The Terrible Traxler Part 7

Submitted by cldng on Sat, 02/09/2008 at 5:02pm.

The Terrible Traxler Part 7 Ke3

by NM Steve Colding

Now we arrive at the 7.Ke3 variation the 2nd best variation in the 6.Kxf2 variation. Here for Black we have 2 possibilities one is 7...Qe7 and the other is Qh4 which is what we will look at. I will leave it to the reader to discover the intricacies of 7...Qe7. So after 7...Qh4 we will look at these possibilities for White:


Position After 8.Nxh8??	Position After 8.Qf1	Position After 8.Rf1

Position After 8.g3	Position After 8.Qf3

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by Masialeti - 4 months ago
Lusaka Zambia

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 85

Thanks Steve, your article somehow posses alot of chess wisdom. Keep up with the good work.

by Masialeti - 4 months ago
Lusaka Zambia

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 85

i got a lot of wisdom from this article and its its posts. Thanks Steve and keep up the good work.

by spoony45 - 4 months ago
Faversham--- Kent United Kingdom

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 45

Hi steve Thanks for the articles .there helping me teach my kids chess which is a nice ordeal .. please keep up the good work .Have you any advice on which opening i should get them to concentrate on as mere beginners ( myself included ) i,ve looked at birds opening and the scillian themes but they seem complex . any help would be nice .. thanks again

by davidetal - 4 months ago
Tarragindi Australia

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 885

Steve

Thank U for your comment on how to respond to Kg1. Needless to say, you are right...I followed your guidance - and have posted this in my blog - and, again needless to say, Traxler lives!

Thanks again, David

by NM cldng - 4 months ago
Brooklyn, New York United States

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Well, I know on Kg1 which is the best move the usual answer is Qh4 not Qe7. Then on g3 the best move the answer is Nxg3. I think that I will run another article talking about Kg1. Look for it in a couple of days. Steve

by davidetal - 4 months ago
Tarragindi Australia

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 885

Thanks again Steve, these articles are excellent and, yes: the 70s were 40 years ago!

And: where did I go wrong???

by NM cldng - 4 months ago
Brooklyn, New York United States

Member Since: Jan 2008
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You know it occurred to me that I should have gone further in my previous post. Yes the Traxler was popular during the 70's but since then many major steps have happened. Beliavski, Shirov, Dan Heisman's book, and several New in Chess surveys, websites on the opening, have all come extolling the pluses and minuses of the opening. The 70's was almost 40 years ago and well theory hardly ever stays the same. Steve

by NM cldng - 4 months ago
Brooklyn, New York United States

Member Since: Jan 2008
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Yes, I realise that the opening may be well known but ,indulge me! lol Exploring what is old is often a way to discover what is new. This article on Ke3 is just the start of our explorations. Hopefully we will discover something new and if not well, adding to our knowledge can't be a bad thing. lol

by Singa - 4 months ago
Singapore

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 210

For your general information, the Traxler was known as the Wilkes-Barre defence deriving from the Two Knights Defence in the 1970's. So you see opening theory does not change much over the years. Only the names changes with time!

by Singa - 4 months ago
Singapore

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 210

NM, Colding, your traxler opening post is very instructive and very detailed too. However this opening is not new you know. It has been very popular in the 1970's era. Played by by masters competing in the international chess arena. Thank you Steve, I have certainly enjoyed your post and is looking forward for more.

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