C57
Traxler Counterattack
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 About This Opening
The Traxler (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5!?) simply ignores the attack on f7 and counterattacks f2 instead, sacrificing material for a ferocious king hunt. It produces some of the wildest forced lines in all of opening theory.
Variations
28 found C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57 C57
Traxler; Wilkes-Barre Var, 2 Knights
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Traxler Counterattack: Forced March
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Bxf7+ Ke7 Fried Liver Attack: Traxler Tamer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Bxf7+ Ke7 Bb3 Traxler Counterattack: Queen Snare
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kf1 Qe7 Nxh8 d5 Bxd5 Bg4 Kxf2 Bxd1 Traxler Counterattack: Center Smash
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 Nxh8 Qf4+ Kd3 Nb4+ Ke2 Qf2# Traxler Counterattack: Pin Exploit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qh4 Qf3 Rf8 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxc4 Traxler Counterattack: Royal Trap
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke1 Qh4+ Ke2 Qf2+ Kd3 Nc5+ Kc3 Qd4# Traxler Counterattack: Royal Forker
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 Qf3 Nf6 Nxh8 Nd4 Qg3 Nf5+ Traxler Counterattack: Castle Crash
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke1 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxh1+ Bf1 O-O Traxler Counterattack: Viper's Kiss
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kf1 Qh4 Qf3 Nd4 Qe3 Nxc2 Qf3 Qe1# Traxler Counterattack: Queen Plunder
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke1 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxh1+ Ke2 Nd4+ Kd3 Qxd1 Traxler Counterattack: Corner Crush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 Nxh8 Qf4+ Ke2 Qf2+ Kd3 Nc5+ Kc3 Qd4# Traxler Counterattack: Zwischenzug Strike
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qd4+ Ke2 Qxc4+ d3 Qxf7 Traxler Counterattack: Desperate Attack
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kf1 Qe7 Nxh8 d5 exd5 Nd4 c3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nd7 cxd4 Qf6 dxe5 Qf4 Traxler Counterattack: Knight's Leverage
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qh4 Qf3 Rf8 d3 Qe1+ Qf1 Qxf1+ Kxf1 Nd6 Ke2 Nxc4 Traxler Counterattack: Castle Bind
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kf1 Qh4 Qf3 Nd4 Qe3 Nxc2 Qe2 Ng3+ hxg3 Qxh1+ Kf2 O-O Traxler Counterattack: Bishop's Blade
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke2 Nd4+ Ke3 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxg3+ Ke4 d5+ Bxd5 Bf5# Traxler Counterattack: Queen's Prize
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 Qf3 Nf6 Nxh8 Nd4 Bf7+ Ke7 g3 Qg5+ Kf2 Nxf3 Traxler Counterattack: Bishop Equalizer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qd4+ Kf3 O-O Rh4 e4+ Kg2 Qxc4 Traxler Counterattack: Swarming Attack
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kf1 Qe7 Nxh8 d5 exd5 Nd4 d6 Qxd6 Nf7 Qc5 d3 Bg4 Qd2 Bh4 Traxler Counterattack: Knight's Dance
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kf1 Qh4 Qf3 Nd4 g3 Qh3+ Qg2 Qf5+ Kg1 Nf3+ Kf1 Nh4+ Kg1 Nxg2 Traxler Counterattack: King's Pursuit
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke2 Nd4+ Ke3 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxg3+ Ke4 d5+ Kxd5 Be6+ Kc5 b6+ Traxler Counterattack: Defender Hunt
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Ke3 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qd4+ Kf3 O-O Rh4 e4+ Rxe4 Ne5+ Rxe5 Qxc4 Traxler Counterattack: Traxler Squeeze
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxg3+ Kf1 Rf8 d3 d5 Bxd5 Bh3+ Rxh3 Qxh3+ Ke1 Nd4 Traxler Counterattack: Discovered Fury
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kf1 Qe7 Nxh8 d5 exd5 Nd4 c3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nd7 cxd4 Qf6 Be2 Bxd4+ Ke1 Qf2+ Kd1 Qxe2+ Kc2 Bf5+ Traxler Counterattack: Queen Decoy
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kf1 Qe7 Nxh8 d5 exd5 Nd4 c3 Bg4 Qa4+ Nd7 Kxf2 Qh4+ g3 Qf6+ Ke1 Qf5 Rf1 Nc2+ Qxc2 Qxc2 Traxler Counterattack: Overload Crush
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxg3+ Kf1 Rf8 Qh5 d5 Bxd5 Nb4 Bb3 Nxc2 Bxc2 Rxf7+ Ke2 Bg4+ Traxler Counterattack: Pawn's Fury
e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Ng5 Bc5 Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxg3+ Kf1 Rf8 Qe2 d5 Bxd5 Nb4 Qb5+ c6 Qxb4 cxd5 Qh4 Rxf7+