Is this the real way for black to fight in the c6 e6 main line, Bc4 variation ?

If you are a 2100+ player, you may have wonder how to stop the white knight from entering your position in the c6 e6 main line. Today, I tried to study the most agressive line for white against c6, which is for me Bc4, and tried to refute it or at least fight it and get equality.

Chapter 1 : Classical variation (Bc4, c3)

We start with : 1. e4 c6

2. Bc4 e6 #Bc4 forces e6 because of the freeze@e7Bxf7 threat.

3. c3 Qc7 #Qc7 attacks the bishop through the c pawn (even if there are tricks)

4. Bb3 Na6 #Na6 prepares Nb4 or Nc5, which can be stop by castling quickly.

5. Nf3 Nc5

6. O-O Nxb3 #Black taking that bishop allows more play on the king's diagonal.

7. Qxb3 b5 #From here white's move order can change, white is building for Ne4

8. d4 Bb7

9. e5 a5 # a5 trying to remove the white's queen from the b file.

10. Nbd2 a4

11. Qc2 c5  # c5 opens the bishop and is trying to get play against white king.

12. Ne4 freeze@d3Bxe4 

I am not sure about the last move but i thought this was a pretty good way to get back development and maybe win a piece. 

Chapter 2 : Boom boom variation (Bc4 Nf3)

The trap : 1. e4 c6

2. Bc4 e6

3. Nf3 b5 # b5 is losing here.

4. jump@e6Bxf7+ Kxf7

5. freeze@e7Ne5+ freeze@e5Nf6 #Black's move doesn't matter much.

6. Qh5+ Ke7

7.Qf7+ Kd6

8. d4 #There's no way to stop Bf4 or Nc4+ e5+

The refutation is to play Bc5 move 3 and freeze@e5Bb4 counter-attack on white's king and after c3 Ke8 white just lost a jump.

Don't hesitate to tell me if some of my moves are wrong and I'll modify this article ! I spent some time on this one so I hope you'll enjoy it !

@Delhy

I think you mean 3.. c3 instead of 3.. c6

for sure i'll modify it in 3 seconds

I'm not sure if white is winning after 4. jump@e6Bxf7+ freeze@e2Kxf7 (although white has won the majority of games in the database after 5. Nc3) or 4. jump@e6Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. freeze@e7Ne5+ freeze@e5Nh6 (6. Qh5+ Kg8 7. Qf7 is not checkmate)

Okay this is probably crazy and stupid but 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 e6 3. c3 Bc5 4. d4 jump@h7Rh4 5. dxc5 Rxe4+ 6. Be2 Qh4 7. Kf1 jump@h2Qxh1.

1 e4 c6 2. Bc4 e6 3. c3 Bc5 4. d4 jump@h7Rh4 5. Qc2 freeeze@e2Rxe4+ 6. freezed5Nd2 Qh4+ 7. Kf1 looks better for white though. To play that kind of rook jump I think we need the ennemy king to be really stuck by its own pieces.

About the "boom boom" trap, what you say is right however taking with freeze has never seemed great to me because it's a risk to be down a freeze for one piece in the opening, and about Nh6 protecting f7 i generally think the attack is powerful enough and you also allow your queen in your h file which I think is very dangerous.

I think you mean 5... freeze@d2Rxe4+ because otherwise 6. Qxe4. I feel like there has to be some other variation(s) where Rh4 is a good move. I'll throw some more possibilities here (after 1. e4 c6):

2. Nf3 e5 3. Nxe5 Rh4

2. d4 e5 3. c3 Rh4 (or 2. c3 e5 3. d4 Rh4)

2. c3 e6 3. d4 Rh4

So if black has to go e6 after 1. e4 c6 2. Bc4, then what if 2. feeeze@d7Bc4 to stop e6 and then maybe 3. Bxf7+?

Rh4 may be a good move sometimes but we better be sure of how exactly it's good because if we don't play accurate we have just lost a jump...

1. e4 c6 2. freeze@d7Bc4 doesn't look that great because you don't actually have a threat of taking the f pawn with freeze because it's in cooldown. what's more we can freeze the bishop back and play b5...

How is 10… a6 possible after 9… a5?

where do you see a5 and a6 ?

Hm thought it said 10… a6 instead of 10… a4 maybe you already changed it or I misread it.

oh yeah I changed it inbetween