Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack King March line

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CommieBDav94

Basicly I cant find the correct move for black in the Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack King March line counter attack?

 

Can somebody please help?

Crazychessplaya

You may want to look into 8...Nf6. If 9.Nxh8, only then 9...Nd4 to be followed up with 10...Nxc2 and 11...Nxa1. In answer to 8...Nf6, white's best move is probably 9.d3, to which black responds 9...Rf8.

Alternatively, you could reevaluate 7...Qe7 instead of 7...Qh4. Palkovi argues that 7...Qe7 is stronger, but that was in the times when only 8.g3 was played.