I wont give up

We all know that the Bogoljubow defense is a difficult animal, not only for the attacker but also for the defender. In previous posts, I already discussed both the Studier Attack and the Long Bogo. Both have their  advantages, both have their problems :
- it seems the Studier attack is incorrect against precise defense. But it complicates the game, and that is what the attacker is hoping for, no ?
- the Long Bogo is more precise, but it just doesnt feel right to me. The attacker, hoping for wild Diemer-ish attacks, plays it quietly ? It is like Robert de Niro playing in a spaghetti western - who would believe that ?

In any case, the line 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.00 00 8.Qe1 Nc6 9.Qh4 Bg4 10.Ne2 Bf5 (diagram) has proven to be a challenge for white.

I considered 11.Bb3 before, only to find that black is better after the simple 11...Na5.

But now is seems to me that 11.Bh6 (diagram) is much better than 11.Bb3. Let's have a look at the lines :

a/ 11...e6 12.Bg5
...a1/ 12...Bxc2 13.Rac1 Bf5 (=+)
...a2/ 12...a6 13.c3 (=)
...a3/ 12...h6 13.Bxh6 Ne4 14.Qf4 (=)
...a4/ 12..Qe7 13.Ng3 (=)
...a5/ 12..Nb4 13.c3 (=)

...a6/ 12..Re8 13.g4 h6 14.gxf5 hxg5 15.Nxg5 gxf5 16.Rxf5(=)

b/ 11...Bxh6 12.Qxh6
...b1/ 12...Ng4 13.Qd2
......b1a/ 13...a6 14.h3 Nf6 15.Qh6 (=)
......b1b/ 13...Qd6 14.h3 Nf6 15.Qh6 (=)
......b1c/ 13...Be4 14.Qg5 (=)
...b2/ 12...Bxc2 13.Ng5 (++)
...b3/ 12...Na5 13.Bd3
......b3a/ 13...Ng4 14.Qd2 (=)
......b3b/ 13...Bxd3 14.Ng5 Bf5 15.g4 (=)

...b4/ 12...e6 13.Ng5 (=)

c/ 11...Na5 12.Bb5

...c1/ 12...c6 13.Bd3 (+=)

...c2/ 12...a6 13.Bd3 (=+)

...c3/ 12...Qd5 13.c4 (=+)

d/ 11...Qd6 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Ng3

...d1/ 13...e6 14.c3 (=+)

...d2/ 13...Be6 14.b3 (=)

e/ 11...Nd5 12.Ng5 (++)

f/ 11...Ne4 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Bd3 (+=)

Of course, with accurate play, black is slightly better after 11.Bh6, but white holds his chances for a fierce attack. And that's what counts for a gambiteer !