I had posted the question Should Black avoid the Two Knights Defense because of the Fried Liver Attack? After seeing the Traxler Counter Attack from Black, it made me wonder if White should just avoid the Fried Liver Attack because of the Traxler Counter Attack. I have seen some variations on how the game is continued if Black plays the Traxler Counter Attack, but I am not sure what White's best response would be. In all variations, I have seen the continuation 5. Nxf7 Bxf2
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+
If the game continues 6. Kxf2:
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Ne4 7.Kg1 Qh4
In the above game, I see Black with a growing attack on White, so I guess by best I mean, how can White avoid getting brutally attacked in the Traxler Counter Attack
5.Nxf7is much sharper, and white has to do more defending.5.Bxf7is more common at the top-level. This thread chess.stackexchange.com/questions/322/… address your question. – Akavall Feb 19 at 19:285.Nxf7that may help in determining what I mean by best. – xaisoft Feb 19 at 19:525.Bxf7white is definitely under less attack. – Akavall Feb 19 at 20:215.Nxf7– xaisoft Feb 20 at 12:01