So what line does @jempty_method refer to with the comment "if black stupidly allows it there on move 5". What line would white be hoping for, where black just plays normal moves but white is all of a sudden considerably better?
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ozzie_c_cobblepot wrote:
So what line does @jempty_method refer to with the comment "if black stupidly allows it there on move 5". What line would white be hoping for, where black just plays normal moves but white is all of a sudden considerably better?
Maybe 4...Bf5? or 4...d4? which are both met strongly by 5.Bb5+ .: 6.Qf3 and Black faces an early crisis. I've never been fortunate enough to see either of those lemons though.
Is white's idea to play Bb5 against Nc6?
1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5 Nc6 5.Bb5
It has been seen, but 5.d4 is more appropriate. If 5..Nxe5 6.dxe5 White plays a wedge (pawns on c3, e5, f4, minor piece on d4)
I think 5.Bb5 is a bluff that Black can call via 5...Bd7!