I play that line myself for Black (and studied it a lot too). Here is a forum thread I created on this exact line which got some nice answers 
Bogoljubov variation of the Italian Game - Knight Attack (8. Qf3)
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KeSetoKaiba wrote:
I play that line myself for Black (and studied it a lot too). Here is a forum thread I created on this exact line which got some nice answers
Thank you! I took a look, it's a pretty detailed thread so it might take me a while to dissect, but I appreciate the link, cheers!
The white side of it is not practical to play for me. Several versions of sacrificing the rook are possible, and also sacrificing 2 pawns is possible. If the intention is to go bd3 anyway then just 8 bd3 seems less workload. In any case 4 ng5 is way too demanding for non gms in my opinion and it doesn't make sense to have it as the main repertoire especially since both 4 d4 and 4 d3 are at least just as good theoretically.
king5minblitz119147 wrote:
The white side of it is not practical to play for me. Several versions of sacrificing the rook are possible, and also sacrificing 2 pawns is possible. If the intention is to go bd3 anyway then just 8 bd3 seems less workload. In any case 4 ng5 is way too demanding for non gms in my opinion and it doesn't make sense to have it as the main repertoire especially since both 4 d4 and 4 d3 are at least just as good theoretically.
I mean, if you feel it's way too demanding, that's ok, but it's something I enjoy and something I want to develop my game around, because I love attacking, dynamic games.
I've gotta ask though, why Bd3 instead of Be2? I understand it's been a bit popular recently but I thought it hems in the develop of the bishop on c1, unless the plan is to fianchetto that bishop?
bd3 tries to prepare ne4 instead of nf3 in case of h6. in the be2 lines the knight gets kicked around with h6 and e4 giving black space, or if nh3 instead, white will have to reroute this knight. bc1-b2 is possible but in the games i remember white doesn't really get to develop everything so easily as he has to deal with more concrete problems on the kingside.
king5minblitz119147 wrote:
bd3 tries to prepare ne4 instead of nf3 in case of h6. in the be2 lines the knight gets kicked around with h6 and e4 giving black space, or if nh3 instead, white will have to reroute this knight. bc1-b2 is possible but in the games i remember white doesn't really get to develop everything so easily as he has to deal with more concrete problems on the kingside.
Ahhh ok that makes a lot of sense. In that case, Bd3 and Qf3 have a similar objective in helping the knight get back to e4. I was looking at the ideas, and I do see that Bd3 is most likely the best scenario in the event of black playing Be7, but I guess the point behind Qf3 is that it's a lot more dynamic and fun for me than just retreating the bishop straight away.
Hello!
I am here to discuss the Bogoljubov variation of the Knight Attack, which goes as follows:
I am wondering if anyone knows of any studies/ websites that have looked over this position. I couldn't seem to find much myself. I know it's a relatively equal position according to the computer, but it's been a lot of fun to play!