The Traxler refuses to defend f7 and asks a harder question on f2. You will learn when the bishop check is forcing, how ...Qe7 and ...d5 turn a rook loss into open lines, what changes after the king captures, and how to meet White's calmer bishop sacrifice without pretending the attack plays itself.
Follow eight guide routes: four from Black's side and four from White's. Build the Kf1 center break, conduct the Kxf2 king hunt, handle 5.Bxf7+, meet 5.d4, and learn the exact defensive resources in the sharpest positions. Complete any line to save its progress locally.
Keyboard: ← → step through the moves. Click any move chip to jump.
Source position: every line and legal move comes from the Traxler Counter Attack guide. Its five tests appear here with the guide's answers and evaluations: Bxf2+ (+1.36), Ne5 (-0.01), cxb5 (-0.19), Bc4 (+1.18), and Nxf7 (+0.92).
These 16 positions cover the f2 sacrifice, central breaks, queen entry, open-file pressure, the mirror mate, White's survival move, and both guide defenses. Every Learn route appears twice, with legal alternatives tied to immediate board consequences.
Keyboard: Enter next drill · H hint · R reset the position.
Choose one of six Traxler starts and set the bot from 600 to 2500. The coach recognizes the base counterattack, both king choices, the trapped h8-knight, the bishop line, the 5.d4 reply, and the mirror-mate pattern.
The six starts contain the eight-move base, all four seeded book variations, and the ...Qf4+ mirror-mate set piece. Each gives Black and White opposite, observable targets.
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