Traxler Counterattack
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MapleDanish
Jan 23, 2008
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Jan 26, 2008
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Anyone interested in the Traxler might want to also investigate NM Colding's wonderful series of articles here on the subject:
Jan 26, 2008
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"Why on earth does he call it the terrible traxler?"
I suspect for the same reason Tsar Ivan was known as Ivan the Terrible, not because he was a terrible leader, but because he inspired fear.
NM Colding plans on treating Bxf7+ in subsequent articles on the Traxler.
I agree. I love the Traxler. It's just fun to play and watch the fur fly. Here's a game I played here at Chess.com. It was probably the most fun I ever had playing a game of chess. My opponent made some mistakes like losing his Queen but I was down in material for awhile. But I feel I always had a better position and was constantly attacking while he was always retreating. Comments welcomed.
Bladerunner, in your game, isn't 11... Ne3 checkmate? (and also wins the Royal Fork if it wasn't). Unless I'm missing something here.
Shruikon wrote: Bladerunner, in your game, isn't 11... Ne3 checkmate? (and also wins the Royal Fork if it wasn't). Unless I'm missing something here.
Yes it is. I completely missed that. Thanks for pointing that out. I can't believe I missed something like that.
"I hate to give myself such commendation for this move but I will say it deserves the credit. No book ever published, nor any engine will show this move as playable... turns out that it's winning!"
This is not true. The move is not particulary hard to spot, because for one thing it threatens Qe4+, which leads to mate if white doesn't stop it. Second, it threatens Nc2+, winning the queen, other moves to defend c2 leading to mate. Not to mention, my engine found that it was the best in less than a second.
I'd leave that out of the book.
By the way, would you like to expound on your "refutation" of 9. c3. Where is this move called a "refutation" of the Traxler? I found a game as far back as 1896 where Traxler beat up on someone who played it against him (although Traxler did get a little help from some sub-optimal moves by his opponent).