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I was forced to play against a TRAXLER GAMBIT

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IM Eric RosenTraxler counterattackAdvanced

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In this video, I play the white side of a Traxler Counter Attack (a sharp variation of the 2 knights defense) against lichess user adfost8 (2012). The mainline Traxler is terrifying for white. Only the bravest of souls should mess with this opening.
Analyze the game here: lichess.org/Q0QTemoJ

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