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... Bc5 isn't your only option.
Both MCO-13 and ECO C[55] (1981) list 4. ... Be7 as the main continuation. In the notes, ECO has h6 as an option, or d5, transposing to a line in the Bishop's opening (C24), after 5. exd5 Nxd5.
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[fen ""]
[Event "Ding Liren - Giri"]
[Site "Wenzhou CHN"]
[Date "2017.08.09"]
[EventDate "2017.08.08"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Anish Giri"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "90&...
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Nxe4 has a 100% win score from that position based on players 2200 up to 2400
at 2500 - 2700 BC5 has best results although about 9% worse than whites result
what level is your opponents at ?
Personally I play BC5 and gladly let the Max Lange happen. You might want to memorize that one if you let them play that ...
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Black could castle, but that doesn't make the king any safer! White could follow with f5 0-0 Qd2, threatening both f6 and Bh6.
Anyway even if Black could castle that doesn't make f5 a bad move (the only downside being the e5 square becoming a bit weak)
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