Handling the "Do Nothing" line

Out of pure frustration of my opponent's plan ( and my own loss ) in last week's game, I call the line 1.d4 Bf6 2.f3 d5 3.e4 dxe4 4.Nc3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nfd7 the "Do Nothing" variation.

Last post demonstrated my loss after the normal 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.Bc4 e6 12.0-0, but since then, I learned that 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bg5 (diagram) is better.

a/ 10...Nf6 ( the Do Nothing variation at its best ) 11.Qe2 (diagram)

...a1/ 11...Qxd4 12.Rd1 (+)
...a2/ 11...Nc6 12.0-0-0 (+=)

...a3/ 11...Nbd7 12.d5 (+=)

...a4/ 11...Nh7 12.Bd2 (+=)

...a5/ 11...Nd5 12.Qb5 (+)
...a6/ 11...e6 12.d5 (+=)

...a7/ 11...c6 12.0-0-0 (+=)

b/ 10...Nb6 11.Qd3

...b1/ 11...Qd7 12.Bg2 (+=)
...b2/ 11...Qd6 12.0-0-0 (+=)

...b3/ 11...c6 12.0-0-0 (+=)

...b4/ 11...Nbd7 12.d5 (+=)

c/ 10...Nc6 11.Bg2

...c1/ 11...Nb6 12.d5 (+=)
...c2/ 11...f6 12.Qd3 (+=)

...c3/ 11...a6 12.Qd3 (+=)

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d/ 10...c6 11.Qe2

...d1/ 11...Nf6 12.0-0-0 (+=)
...d2/ 11...Qa5 12.Bd2 (+=)

...d3/ 11...Qb6 12.0-0-0 (+=)

...d4/ 11...Qc7 12.0-0-0 (+=)

e/ 10...c5 11.d5

...e1/ 11...Qc7 12.Qf3 (+=)
...e2/ 11...Qb6 12.Qf3 (+=)

...e3/ 11...Qa5 12.Qe2 (+)

...e4/ 11...Ne5 12.Bb5+ (+)
...e5/ 11...f6 12.Bd3 (+)

f/ 10...f6 11.Qd3 (+)

g/ 10...Na6 11.Qf3 (+)

So we see that the simple 10.Bg5 gibes white a simple game, with a small advantage in all lines. A just punishment for black's play !