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
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