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Italian Gambit: Knight Capture
6. Nxf7?!
Taking the pawn on f7 with the knight wasn't the best move for White in that position. It would be better to take this pawn with the bishop. From now, there are 2 main lines:
6... Qxe4. Black has just took a hanging pawn. White has the only move 7. Kf1 and after 7... Qxc2 Black in any variation will be a pawn up.
6... d5!. By computer this move is worse than 6... Qxe4, but for White it would be extremely hard to deal with this move. Yes, after 7. Bxd5 Nf6! black sacrifices their rook and 2 pawns, but the compensation will be Black's wild activity against no White's activity.
Theory table
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4 Nxd4 5.Nxe5 Qe7 6. Nxf7
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