Chess Openings: Traxler Counter Attack

The Traxler Counter Attack is a very aggressive defense from black stemming from the two knights defense. Instead of defending the f7 square, black offers to counter attack the weakened square on f2 for white.

Make sure to check out more great chess content at: http://www.thechesswebsite.com

This opening usually ends in wild tactics and rarely ends in a tie.

Software can be found at http://www.chesscentral.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• traxler counter attack
• two knights defense

[Timeticker]

Once I made someone cry with Traxler. It was epic.

[Timmy12688]

Picked out a random video by you this morning and boy did a great one come up!

Make a million more videos please!!

I love them all. Live games is what I want most.

[mummafier]

20:12 "he might just resign right there" lool

[DvaisKila]

people who lost to traxler disliked video xD

[TheKupranugaris]

after 13:00 you can move Ke2 and it will be ower

[A1RSOFTX]

I suppose h2 is a refutation but still good for black

[A1RSOFTX]

At 13:03 bishop e2 forces mate on f1 coz if whites bishop captures ( only defence) then the night on d4 recaptures for checkmate. Castling is useless :P

[albertqwer16]

@Timeticker he was still fuming and later on asked for a rematch. Of course, I still beat him with the traxler counter attack

[Timeticker]

@albertqwer16 Lol, the disbelieve in their eyes. Did the ice-cream soften the blow? :-)

[albertqwer16]

@Timeticker same here, except that guy was like hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you cheated!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's no way you could've won and I had to buy him a Ice cream. (It was at a chess tournament)

[1Deejay7]

Wow that was a very interesting game. Wonder how far he thought into it? Amazing

[chessking94]

That is one pretty way to end the video...