White to move
297 games · 1890-2008 search database for this position
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move
games
white wins - draws - black wins %
5. Bxf7+
155
32.9%
16.8
50.3%
5. Nxf7
117
12.8
75.2%
5. d4
15
26.7%
13.3
60%
5. O-O
8
25%
37.5%
37.5%
5. b4
2
100%
5. d3
2
100%
The Wilkes-Barre Variation 4...Bc5!? looks crazy--Black
ignores White's threat to f7--yet there is no known refutation
of it. In Europe, it is known as the Traxler Variation. ---Nick DeFirmian
C57: Two Knights (297)
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The Wilkes-Barre Variation 4...Bc5!? looks crazy--Black
ignores White's threat to f7--yet there is no known refutation
of it. In Europe, it is known as the Traxler Variation.