New Colorado Gambit

What about this line: 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5 3. exf5 d5 4. Bb5 Bxf5 5. Ne5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Nxg6 Nf6 9. Qh3 Rg8 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. d4

@okgo Here, I did some analysis on that



I think 7.Qh5+ gives black the opportunity to disturb the balance.
7.d4 (or 7.0-0) is the engine's preferred move because white doesn't give black such an opportunity, and if black can't disturb the balance then he will be stuck with weaknesses

@FunnyAnimatorJimTV I couldn't find my variation (9. Qh3).

@FunnyAnimatorJimTV For me Stockfish says that 7. Qh5+ is actually best move... but I would disagree and say that 7. d4 is clearly better for white

@okgo Ok here is 9.Qh3



The trick is to take back on f8 with the king, not the rook. It seems black is OK

Instead of 14. f3 White can play 14. d4. Then if 14... Rxd4 15. f3. Black won't play e5. For example 15... Qf8 16. Qe3 Rc4 17. Na3 Rc6 18. Bd2 (and Be5)

@okgo After 14.d4 black plays 14...c5

#8
Haha, well Magnus played 2... d5 vs Bill Gates :p

@alekhinesgun1937 I thought 2...d5 was inferior, turning into a worse version of the Scandinavian where the Nc6 is misplaced

Tbh 2...d5 is better than 2...f5. It's playable though it's a bit awkward for black and an easy game for white. But tbh the Scandinavian is an easy game for white anyways.