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davidsmeaton
i think that d5 is obviously better for black. black is a pawn up and looks to challenge white's bishop (while defending his knight at the same time).
so, Bxc3 would be (for black) considered a mistake, black would lose its advantage. Nxc3 is also a mistake, since taking a pawn exposes the black king and allows white to take advantage.
if you are white, you would hope for Bxc3 ... :) ... but black wouldn't play the variation you're proposing.
just a personal thing, but 3D pieces are ugly for analysis. lol
i'm a novice, so all that is just my $0.02
NM OmarCayenne
Sure we've seen it before...and you can too (just by punching the position in to the Openings Explorer on this site).
I agree with everything davidsmeaton says btw (including the comment about 3D pieces...eek).
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