Tactics Everywhere: Traxler Counterattack || Part 1

Please note that the Traxler Counterattack should not be played at highest level.

Intro Note:

This is one opening that is pretty different than the others. Many play wrong and end up having to deal with forks, pins, skewers, and many threats of checkmates. But this opening can be avoided sometimes, and thus ends up with some losing material. I recommend studying lots of tactics before playing this wild opening. I will upload part 2 later ( a different way of avoiding this attack would be in part 2 )

First Glances:

You may notice that white has threatened a fried liver attack. But what is this trash bishop move? Is black really allowing white to fork the queen and the rook? 

A thing to note is that sometimes pieces are tactically defended. In this version of traxler counterattack, this situation is true.

Well if we take a look at our forcing moves- CCTQ ( I like to add Q for queen because the queen is always usually making threats- you need to look of for that dangerous piece .

The bishop moved for a reason. It can take the f-pawn and give a check. This is one of the forcing moves. White must do something about the check before truly making black contemplate about the threat of the fork.

In this part 1, we will see one of the lines white can play- usually leading to checkmate. Later in part 2, is where black really needs to focus.

This one move, is what many people play wrong. They take the bishop on f-2. You may ponder why this is wrong. And its because you have another forcing move. Nxe4+! The threat of the fork is becoming more real at the moment and you need to make sure you have a bigger threat before sacrificing one of them.

Let's take a look at one line if white is the greediest ( not sure if thats a word but too lazy to search it up ) person alive.

I will not say who, but this was a game I played against someone fairly above my rating at that moment. Even if you make the silly mistake of Kxf2!? when the knight takes the pawn and checks you- you MUST go back. Not toward the center. Then, when the time comes, you will have to sac one of your pieces. You save your queen of course, but you should know the rook is tactically defended it because once they did, I really don't care. My main attack is on the king and I am using my two knights and a queen to do that. My rook is not even developed yet.

I recommend that before actually playing games like these, you should watch them, and see how other players can checkmate the opponent in tough situations; like without a rook, a knight, maybe a bishop. 

Overall, it's actually a very fun thing to play, and when you get the chance, I recommend to play it. BUT, there is one thing white can play to avoid this attack. 

Kf1.

Stay tuned to see how to proceed when white does this.