why is 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Nc3 so popular?

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tigergutt

if anyone is curious this is some of the lines from my dvd. There is more but i cant share everything, it wouldnt be nice to the author




schlechter55

Nxd5 ?! (my signs), Nxf7 Kxf7 is extremely complicated. Even the computer has apparently not yet exhausted that variation.

Most theoreticians give white a clear advantage. But there are players who insist in the playability of Nxd5.