I've been trying do some research on the defence against 4. Ng5
, since it has been a really big thorn in my side for a bit of time.
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[StartPly "7"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5
I've firstly taken a look into the Traxler attack, but I'm unsure about it since it's such a 'hack' line and well, it's a bit unreliable in a really big match.
I am looking at mainline with Na5
and c6
, but I am not quite sure how Black keeps up the initiative from there. His queenside looks a bit shattered and White seems to be fine with happily developing his queenside.
Can anyone tell me some kind of plan or theory on the classical refutation against 4. Ng5
?
Thanks!
4. Ng5
. The Fried Liver is1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxf7 Kxf7
which you probably don't want to go into.