Like I said subjective =+ tells which side you find easier to play. Still you can try to convince others.
Stefan Buecker wrote on 10/14/09 at 21:28:47:3...e5 4.Nxe4 Nc6 5.Nf3. It's a normal position, and you can study it for many hours without finding a clear evaluation. That's not what I'd call easy equality.
The ending after 5...f5 6.Ng3 e4 7.d5 ef seems equal.
A funny line is 5...Bg4 6.Bb5 Qd5 7.Qe2 Bf3 8.gf 0-0-0 9.Bc6 Qc6 10.de f6
SWJediknight wrote on 10/14/09 at 14:44:27:But I am yet to find anything conclusive to suggest =+ even in the BDG- we discussed lines like 5...c6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Nh4!? and 5...Bf5 6.Bd3!? (an idea borrowed from the Soller Gambit) earlier for example.
I assume you mean 5...c6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bg5 e6 8.Nh4 although I can never be sure with BDG players.
8...Bg6 9.Ng6 hg 10.Qd3 Qa5 11.h4 Nd7 (Qxg5!?) 12.000 000 13.Qe2 Nb6 I saw in Stefan's column: a standard position.
Compared to 5...Bf5 6.Bd3, the important Black bishop guardian of f7 has been exchanged with the white
knight.
So we haven't Ne5 headaches. Whether Black can make progress is an interesting strategical question.