[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: A useful Traxler/Wilkes-Barre site

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
A useful Traxler/Wilkes-Barre site
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1187888888.shtml


   I'm usually not interested in cult openings (e.g. the Blackmar-Diemer
   pawn loss) and go out of my way to discourage people from using them,
   but I have a soft spot in my heart for the Traxler/Wilkes-Barre
   variation of the Two Knights: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5!?
   (Threat? What threat?). I don't know if it's sound - it might be - but
   it's a lot of fun, and it seems a most fitting reply to the duffer's
   move.
   At any rate, those who are interested in this crazy line should
   bookmark and utilize John L. Jerz's very useful [1]page on this
   variation, as well as Stefan Bücker's July 2007 Chess Cafe [2]column.
   HT (of sorts): This month's Bücker's [3]column.

References

   1. http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesz4a6/current/id12.html
   2. http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kaiss23.pdf
   3. http://www.chesscafe.com/text/kaiss24.pdf