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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6

What would a computer say?

Stockfish_20092110_x64_modern:

69/93    145:40:25        +0.23    9.c3 Be7 10.Be3 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Na5 13.h3 0-0 14.Rad1 Nc4 15.Qc1 Rfe8 16.Rfe1 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 c5 18.Rd2 Rad8 19.Red1 Qc6

69/98    145:40:25        +0.08    9.Be3 Be7 10.c3 Qd7 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Na5 13.Nd4 c5 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Bd1 Nc4 16.Qe2 Nxe5 17.Qh5+ Nf7 18.a4 Rc8 19.axb5 axb5

69/83    145:40:25        +0.04    9.Nbd2 Be7 10.c3 Nc5 11.Bc2 d4 12.Nb3 d3 13.Nxc5 dxc2 14.Qxd8+ Rxd8 15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Be3 Rd5 17.Rfc1 Nxe5 18.Nxe5 Rxe5 19.Rxc2 Kf7

69/79    145:40:25         -0.00    9.Qe2 Be7 10.Be3 0-0 11.c3 Qd7 12.Rd1 Rad8 13.a4 b4 14.Bc2 Qc8 15.Nbd2 Bf5 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.Qc4 bxc3 19.bxc3 exf3

In the 9.Qe2 line we can try 10.Rd1 0-0 11.c4 bxc4 12.Bxc4 and now:

61/85 17:31:11  +0.05 12...Bc5 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qb8 15.Bb3 Na5 16.Nd4 Qb6 17.Na3 c5 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.f3 Ng5 20.Rxd5 exd5 21.Bxd5+ Kh8 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Qxg5 Qxb2