why do black play the traxler?

Oran_perrett wrote:

anyone else love to see a 1600 rated player get killed in blitz by a gm?

Me 5-6 points up against a GM?? Make a forum bring me a GM tell him to give a rook and a pawn and we shall see what happens

You don't really win a rook against the Traxler. It's pretty obvious you have no idea what you're talking about. I'll crush you in blitz if you play the line I think you do.

thats it lift up your ego by playing lower rated players..

The Traxler is probably only worth the hardship in a correspondence game, and even then it's an open question whether it's refuted. I've seen some master level correspondence games that BLACK has won in recent years, so the refutation isn't easy.

I love to see that.

Oran_perrett wrote:

loving that the 1600 rated player thinks he can beat a GM playing the traxler, there's a reason it has 54% win for BLACK in the database

Show me where I said I can beat a GM if he plays me I only said I have a fair chance if I started being 4-6 points up.. Get your facts right boy

Yes, and everyone assumed that you were talking about the line in question, because nobody realized how far you went off topic.

Skinny is a fool!!!!

Lol I am a fool (stupid person) but I am 500 points higher than you I can imagine what u r ;)

why are your guys even arguing about this: put it on houdini, and you'll see after Nxf7, White is up something like 3.20

I would dispute the evaluation. If it were that simple, take the top choice of Houdini every step of the way, publish it here, and watch it get taken apart.

i am using a mac right now, so i cant.

and plus, there has to be a reason why it is not played.

if it is as sound as some people claim in the forum, than more people would play it.

Magnet-21 u called me a troll too many times in the polite message u sent me.. U stated that u could beat me in slow time control I take up your challenge I accepted your friend request when u r in live chess knock on my door and challenge me. Live up to your words

Fool of a Tooke

There are many drawbacks. If white is familiar with the lines, there are many draws available. This can eliminate it out-of-hand for many players. But beyond that, there are many places that white can deviate, like move 3 and 4. It takes a LOT of effort to learn and keep up with all the lines (obviously not as big an issue in correspondence), and so seeing this OTB would be rare.

I think there should be an "I challenge you!" right after a persons name in the forum posts..  That way when someone is talking trash, boom challenge! and the game is posted right after conclusion beneath the post..  it would be especially useful in a case like this where legit talk about an open is going on, pick a side settle it!

That is the best Idea ever, now what if one person prefers standard to blitz. How is it decided which to play?

More importantly, how does it settle anything?

Doesn't chess settle everything?

Especially when the person talking trash can always respond that they're too busy to play.