The position comes about after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 (imgur.com/a/Lmdt6w5). It was played famously in the game Gufeld v Kavalek in the 1962 Student Olympiad. Of course, white plays d4 attacking the bishop, and black takes fxe4, but after that, it's such a mess of tactics for white, that I don't understand why it's out of style. Even if white has all the variations analyzed, he doesn't gain a winning edge, and black's game is very playable. Is there something I'm missing, as to why it's out of style?
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