I'm happy to see this match in progress.   It seems that active kibitzing is acceptable here, so I will put in my two cents!

After 6...e6  7. g4, I don't understand why Black would play 7...Ne4, seeking complications in a position where he is a pawn up and devoid of weaknesses.   Perhaps that's just another way of saying that I'm ignorant of this move's merits.

Also merely on principle, I am suspicious of ...c6.   Why play a move that does not directly contribute to one's development, without being forced to?

I do hope Bonsai plays 6...e6, for no better reason than that I would like to see a test of my view, expressed here before, that 7. g4 Bg6  8. Qf3 c6  9. g5 Nh5 is better for Black.

There is 8. Bg2, of course, but my understanding is that it's supposed to be better for Black.

Ah, in just the time it took to post that, Bonsai played ...c6.  Ah well, I guess the future will have to decide who is right about 9...Nh5 -- Markovich, or the Chesspub Forum!

Vieto's 6...c6 idea looks very strong to me.  If white tries to avoid exchanges after 7.g4 Be6 followed by ...Nbd7, it looks like a good Alekhine for black, plus he's a pawn up!

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6...c6 and 6...e6 are definitely the moves I'll have a look at. I'll have to wonder about whether white has any alternatives to 7.Bc4 after 6...c6 (e.g. 7.Bd3, 7.Bf4)... Getting a "normal" Ziegler without having to worry about the whole Alchemy mess is tempting, on the other hand 6...e6 is more of a development move and that white might sooner or later play Qf3 does not seem like such a problem... Well, I'll think about it for a day or two.

Of course 7..Ne4 is not the only sacrificial move, there is 7..Bxc2 and 7..Nfd7 but I dont garanty win for black but theses variations are interestings. There is 7..Be4 too, or the more classical Bg6

Many black players (including me) would concede that White has sufficient compensation after 6.Ne5!. 
The whole idea of O´Kelly 4...c6! (=+) is exactly to avoid this position by a different move order.
But sufficient compensation doesn´t mean that White can´t lose! Good Luck, Bonsai!

tracke 

If I was playing the white piece, I would play the well know Ne5.

I quite like some variations of the Gunderam but the advantage of c6 is that it force white to commit, and g4 classical pawn attack fall here, but in the Gunderam the bishop is immediately a target, and white got what they wanted: attack were a plan is easier to find that in c6, as in the Shoupal-MnB match.

Gl for both, I will watch this game with great attention and comment it for sure!