A few weeks ago the following game was played in the LFG Round Robin. To the spectators, Black's 8th move came as a real surprise, as it was believed that sacrificing the exchange (championed by Blackburne in the 19th century) did not give Black enough compensation. But by playing a new move (9. ... Qc7) Black set White a significant number of problems. Eventually White lost their way and Black was left with a winning position. It seems that the line actually works for Black, although trying to find other examples was difficult (only a few games against 1900 rated players). So further investigation may be required before the exchange sacrifice is totally rehabilitated.
22.09.2023
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 cxb5 9. Qxa8 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. c3 Bg4 12. Qg3 Nd4 13. Na3 Ne2 14. Qe3 Bxa3 15. bxa3 Nf4 16. O-O N6d5 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qb1 Qc6 19. f3 h6 20. Nf7 Kxf7 21. fxg4 Nxc3 22. Qxf5+ Kg8 23. Rf2 Nce2+ 24. Kh1 Nxc1 25. d4 Ncd3 26. Rd2 g6 27. d5 Qc3 0-1
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