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Starting Position of traxler counter attack

Traxler Counter Attack Part 2

Opening
Hello everybody I am back with the Second part of the series of the Traxler Counter Attack. If you want basic theory check the Part 1 of this opening.

Click on Part 1 to view the first part. Don't read this blog without reading the first part. Otherwise you will not understand much.


Let's start


So after e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6 Bc4 Nf6 Bc5:

https://lichess.org/p2vetL6F/black


As I told you all that in the upcoming parts we will discuss the move Nxf7 Bxf2+ Kxf2. Which is neither good nor bad. After Kxf2 we play Nxe4+

https://lichess.org/MfUmOv8h/black


In this part we will discuss another bad move for white which is Ke2 and how you can destroy your opponent.

https://lichess.org/RwZoo73c/black


After Ke2 we jump with our other knight by playing Nd4+. Now white has various options.

https://lichess.org/wwPZNqMS/black


First look at Kf1.we play Qf6+. If Ke1 then Qf2#.

https://lichess.org/jcz4KMAl/black

Or if Kg1 then again Qf2#.

https://lichess.org/UW5oHGEN/black


So white has got to play Qf3 and you can simply take and I believe you can win this easily.

https://lichess.org/szvRuzoU/black


Now let's look at Ke1. This move has very deep lines but you start with Qh4+. And you can refer the Part 1 to look for ideas after Ke1.

https://lichess.org/9kZwzcTZ/black


Now what if Kd3, we simply play Nf2+ winning the queen.

https://lichess.org/iU8Rffs8/black


Finally what if Ke3. Well in Ke3 you have a bit of complex trick to win the white queen which is Ke3 Qh4 (threatening Qf4#) Rf1 (Qf1 also possible but then Rf8 will cause lots of trouble) d5 Bxd5 Bg4 wins the queen since Qe1 is not possible because of Nxc2+. Final diagram after Bg4 is given below.
https://lichess.org/SrdwbnmI/black


One more thing possible is g3 instead of Rf1. We play Nxg3 if he takes then we have a mate in 13 after Qxg3+.

https://lichess.org/14oPkSpU/black


Here is a question for you:-

Find the mate in 13 after Qxg3+
Answer in the comments.


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