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Petroff with 3.Bc4

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DrApe11

Right now I just play 3...Nxe4

What should I play after 4.Qe2 or 4.Nxe5? 

verybadbishop

d5 looks good.

InfiniteFlash
verybadbishop wrote:

d5 looks good.

3..d5 blunders a pawn i think. exd5 nxd5 Nxe5 Qe7 O-O, no easy way to recollect it, perhaps a gambit is in need here.

3..d5 4.exd5 e4 5.Qe2, and play from here is probably better for white, its not immediately clear how black will justify the pawn sacrifice.

verybadbishop

Think the OP asked about move 4, where he always plays Nxe4 on move 3.

BruceJuice

3...Nxe4 is the Urusov gambit I think. Taking is theoretically best but you're probably going to be defending until move 20 something...