In response to a viewer request, I present an aggressive response to the Zhuravlev Countergambit in the Vienna after 1. e4 e5, 2. Nc3 Bb4...
2...Bb4 (Zhuravlev Countergambit)
(I have seen Qg4 suggested, but after 3…Nf6, black is clearly better!)
#// Original line
3. Bc4 Bxc3
3…Nf6, 4. Nf3 Bxc3, 5. bxc3 Nxe4, 6. Nxe5
3…d6, 4. Qh5 g6, 5. Qd1 Bxc3, 6. bxc3 Nf6, 7. d3…
4. bxc3 Nf6
4…d6, 5. d4 maybe? LOOKUP
4…c6, 5. Qg4 LOOKUP
5. d3 Nc6
5…d5, 6. exd5 Nxd5, 7. Bd2 O-O, 8. Nf3 Nc6…
6. Nf3 Nxe4
7. dxe5...
/or/ 5... exd4, 6 e5! d5, 7 Bb5+ Bd7, 8 Bd3...
6…Ne4, 7 Qf3
// Sharper line
3. d4
3…Qh4, 4. Nf3 Qxe4, 5. Be3 exd4, 6. Bd3 Qe7, 7. Nxd4 :)
6…Qg4, 7. Bxd4 c5, 8. Bf5 Qxf5, 9. Bxg7! Qe4+, 10. Kf1 Bxc3, 11. bxc3 d6, 12. Qxd6 (W+3)
5…d6, 6. Qd2 Bxc3, 7. Qxc3 Nc6, 8. dxe5 dxe5, 9. Bb5 Ne7, 10. Nxe5 (White OK)
3…exd4, 4. Qxd4 Qe7, 5. Qxg7 Qf6, 6. Bh6 Bxc3+, 7. bxc3 Qxh6, 8. Qxh8 :D
3…Nc6, 4. dxe5 Ne7, 5. Nf3...
4…Nxe5?, 5. Qd4! Qe7, 6. Nf3 f6, 7. Be3 c5, 8. Qd5 Qe6 :)
4…Bxc3, 5. bxc3
5…Nxe5, 6. f4 Nc6, 7. Nf3 d6…
5…d6, 6. exd6 cxd6…
5…Qh4, 6. Bd3 Nxe5, 7. Nf3 Nxf3+, 8. Qxf3 :)
3…d6, 4. dxe5
4…Nd7, 5. Qg4 Nxe5, 6. Qxg7 Qf6, 7. Qg3 Bd7, 8. Ne2 O-O-O, 9. Bg5 :D
3…Qf6, 4. Bd2 Bxc3, 5. Bxc3 Qf4, 6. Ne2 Qxe4, 7. dxe5
7…f6, 8. exf6 :)
7…Nc6, 8. Qd2 b5, 9. e6 :)
4…exd4, 5. Nd5 Bxd2, 6. Qxd2 Qe5, 7. O-O-O c5, 8. Nf3 Qd6, 9. Qg5!
Book a 1-hour online chess lesson with me here! [ Ссылка ]
Follow me on Chess.com: [ Ссылка ] #learnchess
Tip me! [ Ссылка ]
![](https://s2.save4k.ru/pic/UZh8Iwj8Uo4/maxresdefault.jpg)