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3...Nxe4: This is confusing, alternatives for whom?
[td][/td] [td]A long and complicated tactical sequence which has frequently been seen in master games is 3...Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 Bxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Bxe4 Nxc2 12.Bxd5 Bf5 13.g4 Bxg4 14.Be4 Nxa1 15.Bf4 f5 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Rc1 c6 18.Bg2 Rfd8 19.Nd2 ({{em|diagram}}) and White has the slightly better endgame after either 19...Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Rd8 21.Bc3 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 or 19...h6 20.h4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=1150991 |title=Position Search after 19.Nd2 |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref><ref>de Firmian (1999), p. 136</ref>[/td]
[td]A long and complicated tactical sequence which has frequently been seen in master games is 3...Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 Bxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Bxe4 Nxc2 12.Bxd5 Bf5 13.g4 Bxg4 14.Be4 Nxa1 15.Bf4 f5 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Rc1 c6 18.Bg2 Rfd8 19.Nd2 ({{em|diagram}}) and White has the slightly better endgame after either 19...Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Rd8 21.Bc3 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 or 19...h6 20.h4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=1150991 |title=Position Search after 19.Nd2 |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref><ref>de Firmian (1999), p. 136</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]Alternatives to the sequence include 5...Nd7, 5.dxe5, 4...Nc6, 4.dxe5, and 4.Nxe5, which typically transposes to the main line of the Classical Variation.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 3...exd4 ===[/td]
[td]=== 3...exd4 ===[/td]
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[/td][td][/td] [td]A long and complicated tactical sequence which has frequently been seen in master games is 3...Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 Bxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Bxe4 Nxc2 12.Bxd5 Bf5 13.g4 Bxg4 14.Be4 Nxa1 15.Bf4 f5 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Rc1 c6 18.Bg2 Rfd8 19.Nd2 ({{em|diagram}}) and White has the slightly better endgame after either 19...Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Rd8 21.Bc3 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 or 19...h6 20.h4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=1150991 |title=Position Search after 19.Nd2 |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref><ref>de Firmian (1999), p. 136</ref>[/td]
[td]A long and complicated tactical sequence which has frequently been seen in master games is 3...Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Bd6 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 Bxe5 8.dxe5 Nc6 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Bxe4 Nxc2 12.Bxd5 Bf5 13.g4 Bxg4 14.Be4 Nxa1 15.Bf4 f5 16.Bd5+ Kh8 17.Rc1 c6 18.Bg2 Rfd8 19.Nd2 ({{em|diagram}}) and White has the slightly better endgame after either 19...Rxd2 20.Bxd2 Rd8 21.Bc3 Rd1+ 22.Rxd1 Bxd1 or 19...h6 20.h4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?node=1150991 |title=Position Search after 19.Nd2 |website=[[Chessgames.com]] }}</ref><ref>de Firmian (1999), p. 136</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]Alternatives to the sequence include 5...Nd7, 5.dxe5, 4...Nc6, 4.dxe5, and 4.Nxe5, which typically transposes to the main line of the Classical Variation.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 3...exd4 ===[/td]
[td]=== 3...exd4 ===[/td]
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