Following Game - analysis help needed

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This game is from the exeter chess club learning centre. My question is after 15. Ne4, does not 15...d5 make more sense for black?

Anderssen,Adolf - Dufresne,J
[Evans’ Gambit, C52] Berlin
‘Evergreen’, 1852

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
B×b4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 e×d4 7. O–O d3 8.
Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 Qg6 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Ba3
b5 12. Q×b5 Rb8 13. Qa4 Bb6 14. Nbd2
Bb7 15. Ne4 Qf5 16. B×d3 Qh5 17. Nf6+
g×f6 18. e×f6 Rg8 followed by this superb ending;

19. Rad1 Q×f3 20. R×e7+ N×e7 21.
Q×d7+ K×d7 22. Bf5+ Ke8 23. Bd7+
Kf8 24. B×e7# 1-0

Avatar of Preggo_Basashi
Move 15 d5 is not so good
Move 11 d5 is pretty good
 

 

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Thank you!! I missed the enpassant :-) :-)