1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3

4. d3 is normal 55% White in 2363 games on my database.

4... d6

4... Nxe4!

This has scored 69% for Black in 1178 games !

5. Nxe4 As Bxf7+ is known to be advantage Black. 5... d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. d3 Bg4 11. c3 Qd7 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Bxe4 14. dxe4 Nd8 15. Nh4 Qe6 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Rd1 Qxb3 18. axb3 Ne6 19. Be3 a6 20. b4 Red8 21. g3 f6 22. f3 1/2-1/2, Fette Martin (GER) 2342 - Quast Michael (GER) 2215, Germany 1999

5. Ng5 d5

5... Be6 6. Nxe6 fxe6 7. Bxe6 has scored 90% for White.

6. exd5 Nb4

6... Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Ba4 (9. Qf3!?) 9... Bc5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qb6 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. c3 Qb6 15. b4 Nb7 16. O-O a5 17. Qxe5 axb4 18. Bb3 Ra5 19. Qg3 Bf5 20. Bb2 Bg6 21. cxb4 Rf5 22. Qc3 Rf6 23. a4 c5 24. b5 Na5 25. Ba2 Rd8 26. Qe3 Rfd6 27. Rfe1 h6 28. Qe5 Rf6 29. Rac1 c4 30. Qg3 Rd3 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. dxe3 Rf5 33. Bd4 Qb7 34. h4 Qc8 35. Bb1 Rd5 36. Bxg6 fxg6 37. Qxg6 Qd7 38. Qe4 Nb3 39. Rc2 Na1 40. Rxc4 Nb3 41. Rc8+ 1-0, Braun Erhard (GER) 2026 - Sadjadi Said, Merzig (Germany) 1996

7. d6!

Now Black is probably lost.

7... Nfd5

7... Be6 8. dxc7 Qxc7 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. a3 is winning.

8. Nxf7

8. Nxd5 probably amounts to the same thing. 8... Nxd5 (8... Qxg5 9. Nxc7+ is winning.) 9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. Bxd5+

8... Qh4

A desperate try for a swindle !

8... Kxf7 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5+ transposes into the line above.

9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. Qf3

10. Nxh8 is messy e.g. 10... Bg4 11. Ne2 Nf4 12. g3 Ng2+ 13. Kf1 Qh3 14. Kg1 Qh5

10... Nf4?

10... Nxc3! is a much better try. 11. Nxh8 Qe4+ 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. dxc7 g6 14. h4 Nf6 and Bg7.

11. Nxh8 Bg4 12. Qg3

12. Qxb7 is also very strong.

12... Qg5 13. d7+ Kxd7

13... Ke7 14. h3

14. Nf7 Qf5 15. Qxg4!

Black resigns, as Qxg4 is answered by 16. Nxe5+

1-0 [Geoff Peake]