The knight hangs?
What well known gambits are unsound?
Sorry about my sleepy post. Here is what I should have said
11. Bd2 a5 12. Nc3 is good for White but it is complicated.
12...Bb4 13. a3 Be7 and black should be OK.
Is anybody using help of an engine for this analysis? I think that would help the discussion along.
Of course I use engine help in these analysis to avoid missed tactics.
Ponz you are still unable to show white advantage after 9.Qb3 Be7, despite of your claims. To say nothing on the fact that also after 9...c6 it`s not so clear as you claim.
My last posting gave the advantage after 9. Qb3 c6.
Claiming advantage does not make position better.
I'm no master, but the position looks even to me. If that passed pawn could be taken then white could have a little advantage, but I think that would prove easier said than done. In the time it takes to launch an attack on the pawn, black would be able to get safe and get into the game with the rest of his pieces.
After 9. Qb3 White has a lead in development and several threats and hard to counter all of this. Why someone would want to play this position as Black is a little beyond me as clearly Black is worse to start with after
9. Qb3.
Ponz could you explain why after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Nge7 6.Bg2 Ng6 7.O-O Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Qb3 c6 10.e3 d3 11.Bd2 a5 12.Nc3 Bb4 13.a3 Be7 14.Na4 Black is obliged to play 14...Be6 (instead of normal 14...0-0)?
Also you are repeating yourself again, ignoring my post #294 in which I pointed out that Black has at least no worse after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Nge7 6.Bg2 Ng6 7.O-O Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Qb3 Be7 10.e3 O-O 11.Rd1 c5 12.exd4 cxd4 13.Bf4 Bf6 14.Nc3 Bg4
Dime, yes after 14. Nc3 it very much appears White has the advantage--give me a follow up move for Black.
Your top line was the one I was commenting on. The bottom game that ends in Nc3...I guess Bg4 hitting the rook. I see a fine position for white but if there is any advantage it must be small. What do you mean by an advantage? I would think an advantage is closer to the win of a pawn with good position. If it is giving it a .2 or .3 that is not so much advantage.
Ponz, you are oversimplifying the position. I imagine you're looking at b7 as a target. Just c6 solves blacks "problems".